Question to the general public from a trucker

LOL.

I pretty much try to run thru there late at night, early am. Not to bad at those times, minus the drunks.

 

Maybee I should add how nice I was today, and when a semi pulled out into traffic, from the abandoned ocean spray car wash on 60, I immediately moved over and then sped up so he could get into the granny lane as you all call it I am always respectfull to all truckers on the road, my only beef is foreign vehichles on the road! But just wondering, does any body ever think that maybee there are a few who do not act like idiots in there 4x4 me being one of them. I think I am letting this whole thing upset me way to much!! Maybee because I am not like the others?????

 

You 4 wheelers that drive like you should don't go un-noticed. There are many a 4 wheelers that drive well.

We just seen to beech about the idiots, more than the good drivers.

Thanks and drive safe.

 

Yeah i do pay attention to those that drive well. Its easy since there are fewer everyday. Thats the people I give breaks to. now the type that won't move to let you merge even when its a empty 3 lane and you're the only two there... not a chance in hell. I rather go out of my way to bind them up later on.

 

This may be a little off topic. But, why when a truck is oversized the 4 wheelers won't get off of the centerline and give the poor trucker some room so that he can let the 4 wheeler by? It makes no sense to me.

 

Would love to see the police bust people driving while multitasking and holding everything up or driving recklessly.. but then thats all they would be doing all day long... its gotten too far out of hand to stop it now IMHO.

 

Pete!
Why would we beech about the 4-wheelers who drive well?
Shux Howdy!
I throw 'em kisses.

I'm the opposite.
In heavy traffic, I run in the right lane, and keep plenty of room in front of me for ANYone who wants to merge.
I give 'em all a break.

I reckon that's my selfish nature comin' out.
You see, I'd rather not sit in stop-N-go traffic, and I'd do most anything to shorten the time stoppin'-N-gonin' --- and when folks allow other motorists to merge as they should, traffic flows smother and that shortens the drive time, and reduces stress.

I've noticed, that when folks DON'T let traffic merge, it clogs up traffic real quick -- and EVERYbody gets trapped in it -- even those who drive friendly.

If the driver behind me rides my rear bumper, I let more folks merge in front of me to make up for those I know the driver behind me won't let merge.
The old --- After ME --- you come first, attitude.

That act of kindness by me usually results in the driver behind me gettin' mad(der) , and moving into the next lane to the left -- which, if they're not gonna drive friendly, is where they SHOULD be, anyway. IMO.

Of course -- on the way by, that 4-wheeler driver is most likely gonna flip me off and remind me that I'm number one.
But, they'd do the same if I treated THEM the exact same way THEY'RE treatin' the other motorists.
Kain't win for losin.

I once heard that Virtue is doin' the RIGHT thing ------ even if
NObody is lookin'.
(Just in case someone IS lookin'?)
HaiL!
For all I know, it might be Sandy Claws (lookin')
And I Do NOT want to get on Sandy's "BaD" list.

But here's the kicker ---- if that same driver is really payin' attention, they'll notice that 95% of the time --- I wind up passin' THEM, while I'm in the right lane that, if those drivin' in that lane allow folks to smoothly merge, actually runs faster than ALL the other lanes.
Imagine that
and go figure.
Explain how it's possible to get ahead by letting other drivers merge in FRONT.
All I know is, I do it ALL the time.
And it works.
Maybe it has somethin' to do with Faith?
Ya reckon.

I've discovered that, by and large, the folks who complain about the traffic -- a lot --, are often the same one's who are actually causing and/or contributing to it in no small way -- and quite often they're not even aware of that. Nor will most of them listen to any explanation so as to understand how it all works when y'all do the RIGHT thing(s).
They just charge all ahead, full stop, with blinders on and eyes wide shut -- along with their minds.
There's usually no way to reach the reasoning of someone like that. And they'll probably introduce ya'll to Mr. Fist for even suggesting that THEY might be, at least, PARTLY to blame for their own woes.
And if y'all point out that a Big truck trucker experiences more miles in a month than most 4-wheelers drive in a YEAR --- the insults will begin.
If y'all can't dazzle 'em with brilliance ---
baffle 'em with bovine excrement.
But that's just a diversion tactic to distract anyone who's actually makin' sense, and it'll be a losin' battle to change their completely closed, open mind, -- to anything closely resembling rational or logical thoughts.
Bully tactics, probably perfected since childhood, or traits left over from their caveman ancestors.

Right or wrong -- if they say, "Let's fight!"
And ya'll decline, be it forever known that THEY "won" the battle, and y'all "lost" -- even when y'all ARE correct. To them, being correct isn't all that important. Being a tuff-guy is. Intimidation 101 and advanced bully tactics is what they've majored in.
Common sense and Logical Thinkin' were only electives where they attended school, and those subjects are not required to graduate. So why should they have to endure those boring things when there's SOooooo much more to learn?
To heck with a good foundation being built on solid morals and virtues -- but rather, let's go straight to the top and bypass and avoid the learning process all together.
Just git in the fast lane and floor it, and assume SOMEone out there, actually knows where they're goin' -- that they can follow all the way to where ever that might be.

And, as an added bonus, should they become lost, they can, and WILL, blame it on the OTHER guy --- who don't know where the HaiL they're goin'.
Denial.
Don't'cha just love the rational?
Exactly the same as back in the sandbox,
only different.
But, then again, it's probably more like shooting the messenger
and never reading the message that was delivered.

I reckon they don't want to be confused with the facts.
So, ..... rather than be a part of the solution, they'd rather continue to be a part of the problem.
They make the choice.
I guess, if nuthin' else, that solves THEIR problem of findin' somethin' to complain about --- other than the weather.
And, in their mind void of reasoning, traffic is ALWAYS caused by the OTHER motorists.
and NEVER them.

Over the years, I've come to just accept the way SOME folks drive and think (or don't think -- as the case may be), and I remain alert, expecting them to pull some bone-headed stunt. I don't let them upset me -- and SOMEtimes THAT upsets THEM.
Go figure.
But make no mistake, it's all just a game.
And that's a game I ain't gonna play.
Nope!
That's a drivin' game that'll drive ya nutz in NO time flat.

Now-a-daze, I can usually predict what a certain driver is gonna do -- long before they do it. I've amazed more than a few who ride with me in my vehicles when I demonstrate that ability.
I can also predict the traffic flow, and make necessary adjustments beFORE it becomes a panic situation, or, to just plan ahead and put myself in the right position ahead of time to keep flowing along smoothly, rarely having to come to a full stop -- and rarely touching the brakes -- other than to light up my brake lights to alert those behind me that traffic is doin' a 'brake test' ahead.
I drive on the transmission.

And, for me, it's fun to use the transmission to govern my speed and be ready to pick up speed when traffic opens up again. I enjoy effortlessly shifting up and down using clutchless shifting --- so smoothly, that I've been asked if the Big truck I'm drivin' is an auto-shift.
I consider THAT a complement.
But I DON'T consider it chore to do my OWN shiftin'.

I hear truckin' companies advertising that they've switched to auto-shift Big trucks to eliminate the "stress" and "fatigue" of shiftin'.
HuH?!
What "stress"?!
What "fatigue?!
Give me a break and cry me a river.
And let me do my OWN dad-gum shiftin'.

All in all, heavy traffic is something most of us have to deal with from time to time. Gettin' upset about it has NEVER made a situation better for me, so, I figure .... why waste my time being upset about something that isn't going to change until EVERYbody realizes what the REAL root of the problem IS, and does what's necessary to eliminate said problem?
What are the chances THAT'S ever gonna happen?

I've wondered the same thang, HaulHand.
I once heard an explanation by a Big truck trucker -- who is MUCH wiser and experienced than I -- and he suggested those drivers just might have a death wish, or they're plum suicidal.

I read an article about a study of a cross-section of drivers, and it was discovered that, in most cases, when a driver gets behind a steering wheel, their REAL personality comes out and the vehicle they're drivin' becomes an extension of that" real" personality.
That's "really" scary.
Ya reckon.

 

Now sometimes I do tend to pass a trucker then notice that the left lane is going to be packed with cars coming on the interstate and the car in front of me is almost past the truck. So Most time I will let the truck driver have enough room to get over to the left lane so he can get out of the crowded right lane.