Why are truck drivers flashing cars over?

as a former driver myself, if a car was in the middle lane and they were going too slow for me to like, i'd flash the lights, and they would generally move over.

as a private person now, if some dumbarse trucker flashes his lights at me, i stay put. especially since they have another left lane to use.

i can assure you that they move over for me, as my rear view and front driver cams will catch them riding my bumper.

great lawsuit against them.

 

I think it's a "hey mom, look at me way up here in the big truck" mindset. 8 days ago they were driving their hoopty (I'm told that means rusted Kia toaster) and now they are the Kia toaster driver in a big truck and they haven't started thinking, or backing, like a truck driver.

 

I don't know if scared would be the most accurate word to use, I don't worry about my own driving but from what I see on a daily basis I sure as heck worry about everybody else's driving.

 

No one worries about their own driving, and everyone considers it the other persons fault.

 

Its courtesy.... once apon a time truckers shared it with each other.
If i see a car looking to move over but not being decisive, i will flash just to help them decide instead of pondering more the coming out at moment when i have to take evasive action....

 

I had a truck come barreling up on me in a one lane 45MPH construction zone.I was going about 48,and he started flashing me like I was going to pull over on the shoulder and let him by.
Nope I did the speed limit “45”.
His horn works good too!

 

I think there’s some confusion in this thread.
Seems half of y’all are referring to a trucker flashing his lights to allow you to merge.
The other half seems to believe it’s about truckers riding your tail and flashing their lights telling you to move over.

 

Flicker-Flicker,Flash-Flash and all that other trucker trash!!!!

 

Because the super trucks can flash whom they wish.




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