Why are trucks driving in the inside/high speed and HOV lanes?

Discussion in 'Questions To Truckers From The General Public' started by TrooperRat, Feb 17, 2009.

  1. notarps4me

    notarps4me Road Train Member

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    Aww, don't let it get you down. We all miss those little details from time to time...:biggrin_25523:
     
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  3. psanderson

    psanderson Road Train Member

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    To we old farts it's the Monfort but these kids wouldn't understand that.
     
  4. psanderson

    psanderson Road Train Member

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    Sorry......I didn't see you already posted this
     
  5. squirrellsgnwild

    squirrellsgnwild Medium Load Member

    yeah tell that to the bear that pulls you over and see what he says. Yes i will agree that if you wanna drive slower than the traffic stay to the right!!!
     
  6. eckz

    eckz <strong>"Radio Rambo"</strong>

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    "Slower traffic, keep right."

    Where does it say "keep middle"?

    If you are not passing, you *are* considered slower traffic, and should move to the right. Merely "keeping up" with the people in the center lane does not count, and if i was patrolling that area as a police officer i would likely assume that the person you are "keeping up with" was impeding for not moving to the right and letting you by. If everybody would learn this all of our roadways would be much less congested.

    A great example of why Chicago's continuous pursuit to "Widen" it's interstate system is utterly useless. You can have 20 lanes, but as long as there is someone moving too slow for others in every one of them you're going to have the same problem.
     
  7. Winchester Magnum

    Winchester Magnum Road Train Member

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    Well said, eckz. From the Wisconsin dells to Madison, it's 6 lane and unreal how many 4-wheelers camp in the 3rd lane, primarly folks from Illinoiz.

    Better yet on the 8 lane in Miami, the 2nd, 3rd, and sometimes even the 4th lane is LOADED with people going 45 mph.

    I'd LOVE to see half of Chicagos driver, and half of Miamis drivers all run together in each other cities, just to show just how bad urban drivers can be. Towing comanies would make a killing, and insurance companies would take it in the ____............LMAO
     
  8. JSmitty

    JSmitty Light Load Member

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    Wah, Wah, Wah.


    I'll tell you why we're over there. We're over there because there is less in and out traffic, and #### near no oncoming traffic from that lane. In all reality, it's the safest lane for a truck to travel in. IMHO, all local traffic including cars and trucks, should be in the right lanes, and passer through's should be in the farest left lane possible.


    If you really want to enforce the traffic rules, get out there and start writing more tickets for pricks not using their turn signals, and making evasive lane changes. If your not a cop, and you wanna be a rat (your name insist this), then get out there and start writing tag numbers of the other folks not using signals, and various other idiotic traffic infractions.


    It's also the Caterpillar lane, that's why the line is yellow hahahaha
     
  9. Winchester Magnum

    Winchester Magnum Road Train Member

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    Hahahah no kiddin!

    Chicago has got to be ABSOLUTELY 100% BACKWARDS. All thru trucks must use the local right lanes, while local 4-wheelers can use the express lanes. Chicago is the number 1 model for how to create unnesseccary traffic problems.

    But, laws are made only by 4-wheelers, who are predominately corupt in the first place.
     
  10. JSmitty

    JSmitty Light Load Member

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    Well, I never liked the restrictions in Cali. Right 2 lanes only, and right lane only except to pass is BS.

    There were quite a few times when running in Shakey, I said the hell with them, and got frowned at 1 time by an Evil Coneivel.

    Ain't nuthin like trying to get somewhere out there, only to get held up by 2 container haulers running 53 mph
     
  11. StrawberryWine_SC

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    The 4-wheelers want to complain about us. Wonder why they think we complain about them? Cuttin' us off, passin' on the right(in our blind), tailgaiting so close that we can't see them unless we're in a curve....... C' mon 4-wheelers, there's a reason for the sign on the trailer that says: " IF YOU CAN'T SEE MY MIRRORS, THEN I CAN'T SEE YOU." We as DRIVERS have our complaints too.
     
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