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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...terms heard most frequently on truckers' CB is "smokey bear"-the highway patrolman. The air waves virtually stutter with cries of "Breaker, break!" (the standard shortwave request to cut in on a channel) when a smokey sets up his radar. "You better get green stamps [cash] ready," warns a gruff voice on the Indiana toll road. One trooper even ticketed a trucker for urinating by the roadside. That cop's handle is now Fly Inspector. A more common offense is riding overweight, which can result hi a fine of several hundred dollars. Some gutsy drivers sneak around weigh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Voices on the Road | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

Unlicensed Ears. CB is safer than drugs and the price is right: the standard set is only $150. Avoiding just a few overweight fines pays for the radio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Voices on the Road | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

...There ain't no way I can make money if I do everything legal," confesses CB Trucker Bill Hostetter, who revs his big van out of Peoria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Voices on the Road | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

Although the FCC requires CB licenses ($20 per set) and call numbers, few truckers bother with such details...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Voices on the Road | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

Aggravator is by far the best-known woman, burning up the CB waves with nonstop chatter. "She's built like a gorilla," says one trucker. "And her husband Earthquake ain't never said a word on the air." In many cases, CB pals never meet or learn each other's real names...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Voices on the Road | 12/3/1973 | See Source »

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