I try to travel at night as much as possible and "van life" it in the truck. But yeah, not a lot of people with patience to stay close to home out there, or the $600/week dried up and it's back to work. Not ragging on Texans, but I'm kind of wondering what couch they're digging from to get all the funds to go on the stereotypical summer family road trip? I know down here in NM we closed off all our state parks to non residents. I'm guessing that leaves state parks in other nearby states.
And then of course there's all the construction workers for the still ongoing Denver metro construction. Lots of out of state, non tourist traffic there.
Slowing to the shoulder to let faster traffic by.
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Pulling sand boxes we didn't make any friends. The other nitwit company drivers wanted to do 15+ over on the 2 lanes. Enough that it drew attention from local cops. Real smart. Don't #### where you eatD.Tibbitt and bentstrider83 Thank this. -
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Yeeted, never heard that before, but kinda know exactly what it means in context.
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Most rock chips I have gotten was from people running outside the fog line. Why should I flip rocks at people behind me or at people going the other direction. How much time does it take to replace a windshield? Is it really worth it? What about ruining a tire from road debris?
If you are going that slow then it should be that much easier for people to pass, like most every state in this country. They just need to get into it and get it done. If they can't, then they don't need to pass.
What's the friendly speed for passing on dirt roads to avoid rock chips? 20-25mph? Sure, that may be a good time to move over.D.Tibbitt Thanks this. -
If y'all dont drive in Tx a lot, the courteous thing to do is pull to the right and let faster traffic by. Not on the freeway, but on 2 lanes.
If you're in a small town, usually ones that main st is 1 lane each way, dont get pissed if you're turning and people go around you to your right. Its to keep traffic moving.
And if ya can, tell your 4 wheel driving family members to take a breath, relax and slow the F down a bit. The highways aren't racetracks. They'll get where they're going, just like 23 seconds or so later. Thx.JolliRoger, D.Tibbitt, kemosabi49 and 1 other person Thank this. -
If nothing goes right, try going left.
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