Defensive Driving

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Wargames, Feb 7, 2012.

  1. kidsdad

    kidsdad Medium Load Member

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    When driving through small towns at night, always assume every car you see has just left the bar. Never drive faster than you can see. In heavy city interstate traffic, drive fast enough not be an an obstrucktion, but slow enough that the four wheelers are always pulling away from you.
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  3. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    It was the dead bodies that somebody ELSE stuck in there that I wanted to avoid. And yeah, I am serious here.
     
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  4. ac120

    ac120 Road Train Member

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    Were they out of hours?
     
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  5. Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    Ack, I left out a word. That word was POSSIBLY. I never had no dead bodies (or live ones either,) dumped in my trailer. But I kept it locked!:biggrin_2559:
     
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  6. ac120

    ac120 Road Train Member

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    Ha! I don't know what would be worse -- dead or possibly dead. :biggrin_2559:
    Yeah, keep 'em locked so the zombies can't get in. Or out.
     
  7. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    Stay out of herd.
     
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  8. ac120

    ac120 Road Train Member

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    Good thread, Wargames. Thanks! :biggrin_25514:

    So, what do you folks think of this, in terms of defensive driving?
    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrGlhwDzIoA[/ame]

    My questions:
    How does he know Mr. Lane Change is Russian?
    Was the guy with the camera following too close? He can't see what's in front of Mr. LC and really has no idea why he did what he did. If Mr. LC stomps the brakes, Camera Guy is toast.
    Did Mr. LC just show his attitude: "No one is gonna pass me."

    One YT commenter said that if anyone did that to him, he'd ram their truck. Any thoughts on that thought? (My thought: :biggrin_25513:)

    Is impatience the real culprit here?
     
  9. tinytim

    tinytim Road Train Member

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    Missed that part.
     
  10. ac120

    ac120 Road Train Member

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    You got that right! :biggrin_25521:
     
  11. MS Lady Trucker

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    There was an incident in Texas where someone locked their kids inside of an empty trailer.
     
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