Vehicle on taxiway, driver upset because aircraft too close.

Attributes
ACN	283094
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cdg
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	283094
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Our flight was cleared to taxi to runway 23. On the taxiway there was construction vehicles in the grass along side the taxiway. 1 vehicle was still partially on the taxiway. The man inside the truck jumped out and motioned us to stay further right of his vehicle. I moved further to the right with regard to the r-hand limit of the taxiway. My perspective from the cockpit, we had plenty of clearance. As we continued to taxi, the man called ground control complaining we had almost hit his truck. It seems commonplace now that there are more motor vehicles on the txwys and ramps than airplanes. Maybe someone should tell these people that it's an airport not an interstate highway. I also think when motor vehicles are going to be on active txwys the airport authority should close those to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: VEHICLE ON TXWY, DRIVER UPSET BECAUSE ACFT TOO CLOSE.

Narrative: OUR FLT WAS CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 23. ON THE TXWY THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES IN THE GRASS ALONG SIDE THE TXWY. 1 VEHICLE WAS STILL PARTIALLY ON THE TXWY. THE MAN INSIDE THE TRUCK JUMPED OUT AND MOTIONED US TO STAY FURTHER R OF HIS VEHICLE. I MOVED FURTHER TO THE R WITH REGARD TO THE R-HAND LIMIT OF THE TXWY. MY PERSPECTIVE FROM THE COCKPIT, WE HAD PLENTY OF CLRNC. AS WE CONTINUED TO TAXI, THE MAN CALLED GND CTL COMPLAINING WE HAD ALMOST HIT HIS TRUCK. IT SEEMS COMMONPLACE NOW THAT THERE ARE MORE MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE TXWYS AND RAMPS THAN AIRPLANES. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD TELL THESE PEOPLE THAT IT'S AN ARPT NOT AN INTERSTATE HWY. I ALSO THINK WHEN MOTOR VEHICLES ARE GOING TO BE ON ACTIVE TXWYS THE ARPT AUTHORITY SHOULD CLOSE THOSE TO ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.