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<blockquote data-quote="Dire_Pug" data-source="post: 2957508" data-attributes="member: 42462">Chimera, I can certainly sympathize with you there.&nbsp; I worked as an armored car driver and guard for seven years.&nbsp; The whole zipping around the truck always amazed me.&nbsp; Considering the smallest of our vehicles weighed in at 12,000 pounds empty means that it takes a huge distance to come to a complete stop.&nbsp; God forbid if we had one of our bigger trucks loaded down with coin.&nbsp; Imagine a box filled with $500 of quarters.&nbsp; It would probably weigh close to 20 pounds right?&nbsp; Now imagine 100 boxes loaded on a wood pallet and now imagine four of those pallets in the back of one of those trucks.&nbsp; We're talking four extra tons of cargo which just adds to the problem of the long stopping distance of a big truck.&nbsp; Without fail someone would zoom from around my truck and then cut me off to take a right turn in front of me while drastically dropping their speed.&nbsp; Those people probably never realized how close to serious injury or death they came pulling that little stunt.As far as the whole armored car in the hot sun thing goes all I can say is: ugh!&nbsp; Remember to add in the bulletproof vest (which makes for a nice layer of insulation) to that.&nbsp; I almost gave myself a nice case of heatstroke one summer when the AC konked out on me.&nbsp; Fun times.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire_Pug, post: 2957508, member: 42462"] Chimera, I can certainly sympathize with you there. I worked as an armored car driver and guard for seven years. The whole zipping around the truck always amazed me. Considering the smallest of our vehicles weighed in at 12,000 pounds [I]empty[/I] means that it takes a huge distance to come to a complete stop. God forbid if we had one of our bigger trucks loaded down with coin. Imagine a box filled with $500 of quarters. It would probably weigh close to 20 pounds right? Now imagine 100 boxes loaded on a wood pallet and now imagine four of those pallets in the back of one of those trucks. We're talking four extra tons of cargo which just adds to the problem of the long stopping distance of a big truck. Without fail someone would zoom from around my truck and then cut me off to take a right turn in front of me while drastically dropping their speed. Those people probably never realized how close to serious injury or death they came pulling that little stunt. As far as the whole armored car in the hot sun thing goes all I can say is: ugh! Remember to add in the bulletproof vest (which makes for a nice layer of insulation) to that. I almost gave myself a nice case of heatstroke one summer when the AC konked out on me. Fun times. [/QUOTE]

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