Amazed at the Lack of Courtesy Anymore

My husband talks about this all the time. Says he prefers drive middle of the night, becuase generally the trucks on the road tend to be more old school...just able to help each other out, got radios on, and able to cut up and have a good time....

Over the last week he has said he has not seen so many inconsiderate drivers on the road during the day light hours...from NJ to TX...no flash backs, leaving him hanging in the left lane when he does get over, passing and slowing down etc ect

 

I think alot of it has to do with, some of these young "noobs", have not been taught "road ettiquette 101".

And/or, they were never taught proper simple courtesy to begin with, or WERE, but are still in their "rebellious little boy" stage, and if something is EXPECTED of them, they are simply "NOT gonna do it!! "

For what ever reasons, I have noticed that there is a real lack of courtesy these days, not just from other drivers, but society as a whole.

Judi Kay

 

I'd say that out of the ten times I flash, I get a thank you flash two times in return.

That doesn't mean that i'm going to stop though. I know that I for one do appreciate the fact that some other drivers are willing to flash for me.

 

Simplyred gave a good answer, society as a whole.........

 

yet another reason why i prefer to drive during the overnight hours 90% of the time. there's less hassle from everybody. i have my radio on but i don't really speak unless it's something important. the chp are also pretty chill about truckers doing 60-65mph.

 

Unfortunately most of the big (CDL mill) companies discourage the practice. (They say it's a liability issue) Most of the idiots coming out of these CDL mills are not truckers, They are people that have no other alternative in life so they decided that they'd try trucking...Most of them suck at it!
I flash all trucks over and if they don't return the courtesy, So what? They're the jerks, Not me. Those of us that are the real deal recognize each other and we easily see the 90 day wonders that'll be gone in six months or a year and be back working at Burger King or some other lucrative career.

 

To expand ou your post, if I may, new drivers will only be as good as their trainers! And we are all well aware of what some trainers are good for!
So, to all trainers out there, this is a question that you must ask yourself: Am I a part of the solution or a part of the problem?

 

You are so right....exactly what I was thinking...

 

Maybe it's habit, but I flash over even in my 4-wheeler...