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I had a driver try to push me out of my Lane once .... We smacked mirrors because I wouldn't budge out of my Lane .... He got the ticket for improper Lane change
.... STAY IN YOUR LANE and let them hit you, they will get a big fat ticket I garuantee it !!!

 

That's not flipping you off. Some guys do that instead of flashing the running lights or hitting the 4 ways

 

Thanks for the info. I'd heard the left blinker after passing was a one-fingered salute. I'm not usually very gullible but it sounds like they got me with this one.

 

Part of it too might be these guys are not used to passing. The crown in the passing lane is laying to the left, just the opposite of the trucker right lane which lays to the right.. So they get out there and are unaccustomed to their rig leaning left, drifting left and overcompensate to the right, looking right, accidently steering right as also mentioned, the all of a sudden air void when the two hoods are about neck and neck causes a Top Gun jet wash affect the passing trucker may not be used to.

The little left blink is just an easy way to say 'thanks' rather than reach a little further for the 4 ways. At night after a pass I blink right once, then pause, blink twice then pause then blink once. Then I hit the light interrupter same way, once, twice and once. I imagine it looks pretty cool.

 

PLEASE . . . not another left / right thread~!!!?!!!!

Scottie, post a video, and show the O/P . . . please?!?

 

OK special for you @G13Tomcat --

 

I think the passing trucks creep into the right lane as a byproduct of looking into their right mirror to judge their own progress during the pass. I notice the same behavior on about 25% of all trucks passing my slow truck.

I notice nervous 4 wheelers frequently drift toward my left steer tire as they pass. The more the vehicle seems to be a gandma or grandpa-mobile the more likely they are to almost touch my front corner, as opposed to the wannabe 95 mph race car drivers that start moving right at about my fuel tanks to just barely clear the front bumper as they "clear" me. A dirt bike riding friend of mine suggests the cars drifting toward my steer tire are likely focusing on it to avoid it, which CAUSES them to drift toward that thing they are staring at.

I usually ride in the right lane with the outside of my right outside tires just touching the inside edge of right lane stripe to maximize my buffer from left lane traffic. When I'm in the left lane I attempt to just barely touch the left lane's left stripe to maximize distance from right lane.

 

That video is exactly my experience while being passed by about 25% of trucks.

 

Within my first 6 months driving big rigs, I was being passed by this guy and his wife who were in an SUV. The guy merged hard right into my driver side fuel tank then spun out into the median. He tried to claim he hit a patch of ice but the trooper wasn't buying it since he had come to the scene over 75 miles per hour. Anyway it was ruled non preventable but stayed on my CSA score for 5 years.

 

You also see this lane drift when you initiate a pass. Frequently the trucker being overtaken sees my truck in their drivers side mirror in their peripheral vision, turn to look, and steer toward where they are looking.

Be aware of your tendency to steer where you look. Keeping soft hands on the wheel and relaxed arms will go a long way to helping overcome the tendency.