Western Express cuts me off going up mountain.

If a truck is passing me and their right turn signal is on when their cab is still behind my cab what are they trying to communicate??? I have always presumed that they were never trained correctly on how to pass. It almost sounds like some are telling me that I am supposed to slow down for them???

 

It can mean different strokes for different folks. I think normally it's to communicate to the person behind them. That they will be getting out of their way as soon as they pass, but if the op said there was nobody behind him. Them I would assume its the driver being a clown and saying. I'm going to pass you super fast. It also say's if he is slowly going by you. That I'm in a governed truck and if you would be so kind to let me get out of other's way by dropping your speed a bit. Just depends on the situation. But of course as fast as he passed him. I would think it was him saying I'm going to blow your doors off, and still could of been a mistake with him not taking his time to judge correctly when he looked in his mirrors.

Dennis they say you can learn a lot from a dummy. So I suggest you take notes

 

I say Nothing !

 

Very true statement
Like you said you have to learn how to drive defensively, there are too many out there that drive aggressively and you have to be ready for it, I cant count the times im cut off like that especially when I drive in the LA area especially the 405 which I take several times a week. It was especially bad today compared to most days for the time of the day I traveled it.

 

I don't know where you all come up with being "scared" I never said that. I don't drive a truck yet but I have driven all over the world and in Japan and the UK I drove on the wrong side of the road with a car that had the steering wheel on the wrong side : )
I live in South Korea and drive in Seoul on a regular basis which is a lot bigger city than NYC so I have seen it all, I get cut off on a regular basis. I am just saying as a professional driver you should drive like a professional.
I learned to fly and work on airplanes , I think I can learn to drive a truck. I am not saying either is simple but it also ain't bottle rocket science.
Be safe

 

why quote me? I never said a statement towards you or anyone about being "scared" I only replied I agreed on how people drive.

 

Easy wolf , didn't mean you said that , that is just the quote you replied to. I was just saying I know what to expect out there, I am a wannabe truck driver not a wannabe driver, I have I been driving for a lot of years. Sorry for misunderstanding.
i see crazy drivers everywhere,these are the drivers I feel that kill people and many of these people walk away no problem.

 

just like drunk drivers, they slaughter a whole family but walk away from the scene with a scratch and bruise at times....

 

Yeah that is the point I was trying to make, just because it happens all the time don't make it right. Maybe honking at that driver and getting on the CB would of got his attention and made him think a little harder next time he passes. If no one honked he might be thinking he has all kinds of room.