Move over or slow down

back on topic now..... today on WK parkway I hear on the radio I got a full grown about a mile behind me. I got the cruise set at 70 and I am watching my mirrors. Yep, there he is. About this time I hear there is a KSP on the side with a broke down 4 wheeler just ahead of me. As the KSP passes me I see the other one up ahead. I signaled and went to the hammer. I am checking my mirrors for a shot back over to the granny since I am just passing the stopped bear. I look up ahead of me and the bear that just passed me all but stops in the hammer as he is looking to see if the other KSP needs assistance.

I have noticed here lately some of these bears put themselves in jeopardy by not paying attention to what they are doing while they are preocciupied with something else. I saw another bear awhile back sitting in the middle. He was shooting radar and went after his victim. He lost control when he did a flip and almost spun out as he was fish tailing in front of oncoming traffic...

 

Of course he wants to repeal it...that would mean tax dollars into his bankrupt system...but that isn't the ppoint of this thread!

 

I was taking my wife to the dentist this morning, on our way there I saw a CHP coming down the on ramp (opposite direction) and actually used his turn signal when entering the traffic flow. I almost had to stop and pull over to catch my breath...it was absolutely amazing...I didn't know they even had the little stick on the side of their steering column!

I have always been amazed at how the agencies, who are supposed to enforce the laws, can't even follow them themselves...I guess they actually believe they do own the roads! I was raised to understand that the LEO's were supposed to be the example setters, not the "do what I say, not what I do" types...sorry dieselbear, never seen you behind the wheel so not making any comment about your driving habits! I am just saying for the most part...about 95% LEO's tend not to follow the rules. IMHO!

 

I was waiting for the typical response: "I'll drive mine, you drive yours". always seem to hear that one (back when I even had a CB, let alone turned it on) from the drivers who know they are in the wrong, but have no cares about other drivers, be it 4 wheeler or truckers!:smt073:smt073:smt073:smt073

 

You are the only one changing your story, changing the scenario, going back and forth on the issue...we have all agreed that straddling is wrong, for several reasons and we laid out those reasons, both legally and sensibly, but you don't want to accept the fact that your choices in these scenarios CAUSES more conflict and potential danger than what you think you are trying to reduce!

 

Cept for the part where nothing bad has ever happened when I've done it. And I've worked both driving and on the side of the road for years, so I know what it looks like from both sides. You have decided the way it is and decided that everyone agrees with you. Hell, your last comment, all you could come up with was a lame crack at my name (you're not the first to come up with it.) You're pronouncing it wrong anyway.

You said not to worry about what the traffic is doing. I'm traffic to you, so stop worrying about what I'm doing.

 

Yes, and it took a couple of days of you riding my ### telling me how to drive my truck to get to that point. You complain that I don't care after bothering me about caring. Which is it? Ignore everyone or not?

 

I havent taken the time to read every page of this thread, but i would assume somewhere someone has said the same thing i'm about to....if not...here goes.

Seeing an emergency vehicle on the side of the road 'at the last second', isnt the fault of anybody but the driver of the truck. why do i say this? it is because s/he is not looking far enough ahead. You dont look just 100 yards in front of you. Me? i'm looking a mile ahead of me when i can. I'm going to be where i'm looking in a minute, and i want to know what is going on up there before i get there. it isnt like you cant see those flashing lights from a mile away.

dont want to get caught out having to slow down from 60 to 40 just so you can get over??? pay attention to whats down the road.

 

You are absolutely correct on this one...but the thread is the other aspect of 4 wheelers (and truckers) trying to slide by before the lane reduction, in the reduction zone, and about truckers straddling the line to block anyone from tring to slide by.