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Truck, cars and your life...
17 years ago
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I have come to eat your soul.
Okay now let me get this straight, I am not one to rant. Still I think I feel the need to point out somethings to all you furs out there with that little license that lets you guys drive around.
1) Tailgating.
Now I know that Mythbusters proved that tailgating a semi-truck/tractor-trailer, like what I drive, does save gas, however please remember a tractor trailer needs space to stop, so if your tailgating one and it needs to make a emergancy stop, who do you think would be more affected should you crash in to it... the trailer, or you when you die. Truckers will do a few things to let you know, for your safety to let you know your to close. Hazards and swerving abit in the lane are clues, and slowing down as well. So if your exit is comming up, back off. If not go around. Give them there 100 feet of space, so they can stop in a emergancy if needed safely and you can be safe as well.
2) Hanging in the shade.
It's not uncommon to see a car hanging around next to a tractor-trailer, usually to take advantage of the shade on a hot day. I can understand this, but again, don't do it. Again your creating another problem that only risks lives. This time in the case of preventing the truck of avoiding one ahead of him by going around it.
3) Cutting off a truck
Again this is another hazard situation. Suddenly cutting off a truck in heavy traffic, just to get to a faster lane, and having to slow down creates the situation that can very likely cause a accident. Only cut in front of a truck if you can do it with at least 50 feet (100 feet is ideal), this will give a truck a safe buffer to avoid ramming you as well as other possible accidents.
Now I could go on and on with things I have seen drivers do, but I won't instead I'll point out this. Your in a little vehicle that weighs at most 4 tons. I'm in a combination vehicle that can weight anywhere from 10 to 40 tons depending on the load. Now simple math time, who is more likely to survive a accident you in your little vehicle, or me in my large 40 ton steel bullet.
In the end I am just saying, please use some common sense out there, we truck drivers are trained to be aware of everything around us, as such even if the accident is not our fault the DOT says we are, as we are supposed to take measures to avoid a acceident all the time. You guys don't have that extra responibility or training, so please becareful out there and give us truck drivers our space. You'd likely be suprised how easy it will be to drive down the road, and with alot less road rage.
1) Tailgating.
Now I know that Mythbusters proved that tailgating a semi-truck/tractor-trailer, like what I drive, does save gas, however please remember a tractor trailer needs space to stop, so if your tailgating one and it needs to make a emergancy stop, who do you think would be more affected should you crash in to it... the trailer, or you when you die. Truckers will do a few things to let you know, for your safety to let you know your to close. Hazards and swerving abit in the lane are clues, and slowing down as well. So if your exit is comming up, back off. If not go around. Give them there 100 feet of space, so they can stop in a emergancy if needed safely and you can be safe as well.
2) Hanging in the shade.
It's not uncommon to see a car hanging around next to a tractor-trailer, usually to take advantage of the shade on a hot day. I can understand this, but again, don't do it. Again your creating another problem that only risks lives. This time in the case of preventing the truck of avoiding one ahead of him by going around it.
3) Cutting off a truck
Again this is another hazard situation. Suddenly cutting off a truck in heavy traffic, just to get to a faster lane, and having to slow down creates the situation that can very likely cause a accident. Only cut in front of a truck if you can do it with at least 50 feet (100 feet is ideal), this will give a truck a safe buffer to avoid ramming you as well as other possible accidents.
Now I could go on and on with things I have seen drivers do, but I won't instead I'll point out this. Your in a little vehicle that weighs at most 4 tons. I'm in a combination vehicle that can weight anywhere from 10 to 40 tons depending on the load. Now simple math time, who is more likely to survive a accident you in your little vehicle, or me in my large 40 ton steel bullet.
In the end I am just saying, please use some common sense out there, we truck drivers are trained to be aware of everything around us, as such even if the accident is not our fault the DOT says we are, as we are supposed to take measures to avoid a acceident all the time. You guys don't have that extra responibility or training, so please becareful out there and give us truck drivers our space. You'd likely be suprised how easy it will be to drive down the road, and with alot less road rage.
Thank you for the warnings hun.
Add to that the fact that I drive a Cavalier (read that as "invisible")... not one to piss off a trucker.