If a trucker let's a 4-wheeler onto the interstate.....

I know, The truck would of cause more of a risk by slowing down because of all the traffic that was bottled necked up behind him.. The cop should of been trying to paying attention and speeding up to get in front.. He probably was talking on the cell phone as I see so many cops doing anymore..

 

All I can say it 4 wheelers here in Texas do not know what common courtesy is and don't give a rats ### if a big truck is trying to get in any lane. They will speed up slow down, or cut you off to get their point across..

 

Heck back in the day when I used to run with my dad hauling cattle/hogs cars used to pull over to the side in states like Texas, NE, WY, IA ext.. You don't see that anymore.. Had a few in Texas do it for me about 4 years ago but haven't had it happen since..

 

Just not in TX DD.
SOCAL (obvious), Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland, Sac, Reno all the same way. I'm sure in rural TX people drive courteously though.
You know big city drivers don't have time for big rigs

 

I HAVE HAD MANY 4'S RIDE THE "TEXAS-SIZED" SHOULDER TO LET MYSELF AND OTHER 4'S GET BY. ON THE BACK ROADS

 

just yesterday i had a 4 wheeler try to pass me on the right at the 158 mm southbound i65 ind they had the right lane shut down for bridge work he kept going untill he was hitting the cones and all of this to go not a 1/4 mile and the road went back to 2lanes open. when he did pass me on down the road he was thanking me with the most used thankyou from the windy city to indy he flipped me the bird

 

This practice is still in effect down most of TX 43 and TX 79. Down thru Henderson, Palestine, Hearne and in to Round Rock on the two lane roads.
I go down there to visit relatives in RR occasionally and mostly it seems the local area people. Catch them, follow a mile and usually they will hike over on the paved shoulder and slow so you can split the middle.
I can still recall my first trip west in 1958. Steaming along in our little Mack across NM I looked up ahead to see an approaching truck drift over toward the shoulder and this big smoking rig came sliding out to straddle the center line. I learned instinctively to drift over (rapidly) to my shoulder and make us a three lane. Lesson learned.

 

Just say this consolation phrase to yourself when they do that to you:
"Little things annoy little people".
And mentally add: "Me, I'm big"

 

I'll say this again. The on coming traffic must yield to the existing traffic. If you change your speed and they panic and have an accident you can be held liable too. I drove an oversize tanker in Las Vegas for many years and I can tell you that people there have no idea how to drive. It's pretty bad when a ex-New York cab driver says it's worse in Las Vegas.

I'll tell one of my stories. I was heading back to get another load so I was on I-15 heading north empty. I was coming up to the Flamingo on ramp and it was under construction. It seems that when an on ramp goes under construction the engineers screw it up so bad it looks like the interstate must merge onto the on ramp. I was moving about 45mph and this car is right next to me and I'm watching him because I know he's not watching me. There's a concrete barrier coming up so I have my eyes glued to this guy (my mistake) to see when he's going to realize that there's an 85 foot gasoline tanker next to him. I know he can stop in time and will not crash but I'm watching. He then sees what's going on and has to slow way down. I then look ahead and the traffic is at a dead stop. Now I'm standing on the brakes, the truck is empty so it's light and all my wheels are locked up (before ABS). I smoked the tires and I'm sure I filled alot of others shorts that day. I stopped in time but #### those on ramps under construction are brutal.

 

The instructors at my school told me, don't move over, stay in your lane and maintain speed. It's up to the 4-wheelers to yield and merge. If they go in the ditch, it's one less 4-wheeler for us to deal with.