"Idiocracy" wasn't a comedy, it was a documentary in-the-making...
Well, when it comes to the 18-wheelers I can understand the rationale; in fact, if I see a big rig coming up on slower traffic in the right lane and I don't have anyone on my ass, I'll slow down to let the big rig get in front of me...about half the time. What I hate is when one cuts in front of me w/o any signals or anything...both cars and semis...
It also torques my ass when traffic is heavy and the car behind me is on my bumper...umm, I can't go any faster than the car in front of me, numnuts! I'd be tempted to do the 'brake tap' thing if our rear bumpers weren't so difficult to find replacements.
Oh yeah, and I can't forget about the people that think 'Yield' means they don't have to slow down or stop...just barrel onto the road...happened to me a couple days ago...thought I was gonna get side-swiped!
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I have a buddy who drives an 18 wheeler and he ran over the front of some ladies car (he was on the Interstate) when she decided that yield meant challenge a semi to a side swipe contest at a highway on ramp. Cops gave her a stack of tickets to add to her totalled car.
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I concur, although I do not have a huge amount of love for dump truck drivers. It seems that they are oblivious to the fact that their fully loaded truck is spewing all sorts of crap either out of the bed, or from the chassis. Or when they are empty after depositing whatever their load was, that traveling in excess of 75 mph is perfectly safe to do in a vehicle that weighs 25,000 lbs.
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"You CAN fit a square peg into a round hole, all you need is a big enough hammer." -Original
What about the people who for some reason tend to stick the nose of their car into the street. They think you'll slow down/stop because they're coming out a little bit and they can cut you off. Fu<k that I speed up
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Down here, you can spot a career trucker from a local trucker pretty easily. There are some local gravel hauling companies that don't give a **** about who they hire or how they haul. Those drivers tend to be careless *******s. Once you get out of town a ways though, either on the I35 or I10 corridor, you can find some of the guys that actually know what they are doing, and those guys will have your back if you have theirs. I have a lot of respect for long-haul truckers.
"Idiocracy" wasn't a comedy, it was a documentary in-the-making...
This is because companies govern the top speed of the rigs. When you leave a S&R that just screwed you and massivily delayed your departure and you have 3 hours now to drive a 3.25hr run to make next del/pick up and if you don't make it you have to sit for 48 hours till they open again (if the rig isn't moving not only aren't you making $$$ but it is costing you a lot of $$$ to sit - because of vehicle size truckers are stuck dealing with truck stops where costs are 75% to 100% higher than the general public pays for their daily living expenses) and your rig is governed @ 76 and you come up behind another rig goverened @ 75 - this causes the issue to which you refer.
Yes, love the morons that come up the ramp and EXPECT you to move over or slow down to let them in the traffic lane... Duh! hey stupid, go back to drivers ed & re-learn the definition of the word MERGE! I've had a lot of people end up on the shoulder... Boobs!
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