Originally Posted by Bullwinkle

construction zones are also a pet peeve of mine. You are told to reduce your speed for a reason. The cones are set up because of construction, not because they are setting up a road course for you. I always do the speed limit in construction, and even a little slower sometimes when the workers are out there. One of these guys/gals could trip/stumble at any time, and I would like to increase my chances of being able to stop.

To a point someone else made, it infuriates me more to see a truck driver tailgating and making idiotic passes than when I see a 4 wheeler do it. I had and England driver just two days ago pull out and try to pass me in a construction area as the lanes were merging into one. Why? I guess because I was leaving too much of a safe distance between me and the other vehicle. Well, needless to say, she didn't make it passed me before running out of room and sent a Schneider egg flying before getting stopped.

The "idiot" ratio on the highways just keeps increasing.

Originally Posted by Transit24

no doubt people are in too big of a hurry I drive school bus & 4 wheelers are in too much of a hurry to stop for us when we are loading or unloading students sometimes too,sure we can try to get there plate & turn them in but they want us to get to much info when our main concern is the children!

Originally Posted by Transit24

no doubt people are in too big of a hurry I drive school bus & 4 wheelers are in too much of a hurry to stop for us when we are loading or unloading students sometimes too,sure we can try to get there plate & turn them in but they want us to get to much info when our main concern is the children!

Originally Posted by Brickman

I see many many bus drivers doing very dangerous things as well. For example pulling out right in front of traffic with a load of kids. Sure glad I don't have kids to ride the bus. If I did and their driver did some of the stuff I've seen he would have an ear full that he would remember for a long time to come.
I just can't believe a bus driver would be that careless with a load of kids.

Originally Posted by Transit24

no doubt people are in too big of a hurry I drive school bus & 4 wheelers are in too much of a hurry to stop for us when we are loading or unloading students sometimes too,sure we can try to get there plate & turn them in but they want us to get to much info when our main concern is the children!

Originally Posted by bullhaulerswife

I've ridden with my hubby and seen some pretty stupid stuff. I think that people need to be reminded about how hard it is for you guys to turn, stop, and maneuver your rigs around cities and towns. I don't know exactly how this would be accomplished, but it would be nice to have something in movie format shot from the drivers perspective (through the windshield of a big rig) that each person getting their license has to watch, so that they could understand what you all go through everyday. *I know that I'm dreaming on this one!*

But honestly, I think that common courtesy has gone completely out the window these days. There is no respect for the other driver anymore, 4 wheeler or otherwise. I see people here who refuse to move over for rescue and fire and it burns me to no end!!! What if it was them that they were rushing to save? Wouldn't they want people to move out of the way so that the squad could get to them quickly?

I try my best to stay back in the turn lane, when I see a truck trying to make a sharp right turn on a narrow street, I stay back far enough when following a truck that he/she can safely see me in the mirrors, and if he/she has the blinker going, I stay behind the truck so that if he needs to make a wide turn, he doesn't have to worry about me sneaking up on his drivers side to get around him.

I'm like the rest of you and honestly don't understand what the big hurry is to get where ever they are going. Life is too short, to cause an accident, take a life or cost someone their job.