Worst places for 18 wheelers to drive

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by stylicho, May 6, 2007.

  1. stylicho

    stylicho Light Load Member

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    For me its Dallas. Unlike the rest of the country the "majority" of the people wont let you come into "their lane" especially if they see your blinker on. I hate to say it but I doubt I would care much if these sons of ####### got run over. That mindset bothers me because I know there are good people there too and I wouldnt want to see that happen to them. Southern California isnt even as bad.
     
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  3. buck and a half

    buck and a half Mr. Miles & Miles with Many Smiles

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    In the medium or in a ditch",just kidding,I really don't have much to complain about,except I don't run the cross bronxe expressway in ny unless I have to,its just too hard on the truck.
     
  4. Lil'Devil

    Lil'Devil Heavy Load Member

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    Montreal Quebec, those people won't ever give you a break, you could sit there all day with your signal on and no one would let you over, those people will actually pull up to block you from getting over. You just have to force your way over.
     
  5. Roadhound

    Roadhound Light Load Member

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    I don't think there will ever be one worse than Atlanta, GA.
     
  6. GasHauler

    GasHauler Master FMCSA Interpreter

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    I think the Beltway around DC is a hazard zone.
     
  7. Cerberus101

    Cerberus101 Heavy Load Member

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    because of all the road construction................
     
  8. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    That's putting it mildly, and not entirely because of the road construction. There's just too much rubber and too little pavement. That highway was obselete since the day the first Woodrow Wilson Bridge opened, thanks to liberal politicians who decided to scrap 90% of the planned freeways for Washington. Well Washington, and to a lesser extent Baltimore, is paying for this stupidity now with excess congestion on the roads we do have.
     
  9. CommDriver

    CommDriver Road Train Member

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  10. Truck Vet

    Truck Vet <strong>NRA AMA Libertarian</strong>

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    I will go with the old standby NYNY. Roads so bad they broke the
    exhaust on my tractor. Drivers agressive enough to try to force you
    to slam on your brakes to let them in (did not work). Plus the first
    time you drive through your pulling your 13ft four rig under
    bridges that say 12ft 5. (its been years I may be off)
    No one warned me about that. Not to mention all the tolls,
    and places to pull over are few and far between. I can go
    on and on but you get the point. For a new driver I think
    NYNY is the worst.
     
  11. CommDriver

    CommDriver Road Train Member

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    Can't argue with that. I guess it's the obvious choice. I was in the Bronx a couple of days ago. Luckily we have 48ft trailers at our warehouse in NJ. I got one of those and slid the tandems all the way up. That saved me a couple of times.
     
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