Why you need a dash cam

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  1. Giggles the Original

    Giggles the Original Road Train Member

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  3. Lucar

    Lucar Road Train Member

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    if you saw the bikes coming on your rear view mirror, common sense should had told you to let them go first before attempting to pass.. wouldn't it?
    I'd do this with sport muscle cars, ricers, harley packs and specially with crotch rockets *sport bikes..
    you're (we're) the professional, we get ticketed and thrown in jail, our families depend on our income. don't risk yourself or another over their's stupidity.. and I'm a crotch rocketeer
     
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  4. Jake The Bullhauler

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    It doesn't bother me one bit to apply some intimidation in the face of pure stupidity. I have made more than one idiot think twice about what this ole truck can and can't do.
     
  5. Boy Howdey

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    He's not allowed to pass? Itse obvious at the very beginning we catching Marten at a good rate.

    How long have you been driving?

    I can easily see why swerved. He only has one set of eyes. When you have idiots in front and to the side of you, its kinda hard to watch both at the same time.

    Road rage? Are you kidding me?
     
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  6. Richter

    Richter Road Train Member

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    That's what nose spot mirrors are for.
     
  7. WoofWagon

    WoofWagon Light Load Member

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    Wow. Good job Risinger driver for keeping out of that.
     
  8. Richter

    Richter Road Train Member

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    He has right mirrors doesn't he? Also they were probably pretty loud.
     
  9. Boy Howdey

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    Well, we all can't be perfect super truckas like you.
     
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  10. Richter

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    You shouldn't pull out into left lane that far back. Get closer to the truck your passing first so you dont invite people into the gap. If you see crotch rockets, drop back. They can outdrive and out maneuver you and if you want to avoid an accident you need to be the bigger person.

    You only have one set of eyes, but you shouldn't have drifted back right without checking first.
     
  11. CaptainX3

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    He told me afterwards that the only reason he moved over was because drivers were shouting warnings on the CB. Mine wasn't on at the time... I'm just glad I didn't move over to go around him.

    The camera plays tricks with the distance... When he moved over, he was only about 2 car lengths in front of me, which is a lot closer than I prefer to be to any other vehicle if I can help it. I ALMOST moved over to pass him, but had this feeling that something was out of place the way he moved over to fast.

    Thank God for intuition.
     
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