Why do you slow down approaching a scale?

I have had days where I get pulled in with nothing in the box and days I get by-passed with 45K in the box. It's a crap shoot

 

FYI.......Smooth bore.

 

Asked 1 driver why he slowed down more than needed , said it was to allow his blowup GIRLFRIEND time to deflate

 

Must be worried about a ticket on an unauthorized passenger.

 

I-75 into FL...White Springs and the Ocala scale...almost EVERY driver does not understand what the big "Maintain 45mph" sign means. It's a surprise when I'm behind a truck that actually drives 45mph. I wish the scale would implement a system that will pull a truck in if not going the posted speed limit. I must be missing something here, because I've NEVER had any problems reacting to the arrows that give you the bypass or tell you to pull into the scale lanes.

 

I am surprised at how many DON'T turn their lights off.

 

There are many scales that do not want the lights turned off.

 

The Yahk British Columbia scale was open the other day so had we had to go in. Going west, you have to come in and around about kinda, roll over the scale as they look down and through your passenger window, anyway you circle back and around about again to get back on the highway.

Well they had this street sweeper guy setting himself up just right to clean the winter's sand, he was sorta in the 'get out' lane's way so I pulled up and stopped and patiently waited. The driver behind me decided to leave via the 'back to scale' route which caused him to put his tridem trailer in the ditch and dang near flipped his rig right over. Street sweeper and I just watched all this and shook our heads. A few kilometers later I see that guy pulled over with is head on the steering wheel like he was saying thankful prayers for surviving his poor decision.

Moral of the story, slow down approaching a scale and slow down leaving a scale.

 

I pull a tanker, so I have to slow down gradually, starting way ahead of time, in order to keep my product from surging inside the tank.

 

What is funny is that they may pull you around if your brakes are not hot enough, cold brakes say they are not working.