Tight Construction lanes and maintaining control?

I agree, but the OP may not have the experience or skill that you or I have.

 

Try it with a smooth bore tank 3/4 full of creme.

I wish they would hang the White Volvo and SuperTruckers for passing in those tight uneven construction zones.

What are they gaining?

 

i just wish all truckers that want to pass me, at least please control of your own lane. but it is not always the case (2 or 3 out of 10). i do worry about my own safety sometimes lol. same thing happened to me while driving from san antonio to austin to dallas, construction with barriers that left you with pretty much no extra space on both sides and everyone there just drive like a maniac, small cars + trucks

 

That’s what the issue is.

Lots of times, in construction zones, the shoulders will be closed off with jersey barriers. OR, there will be a lane shift onto a temporary lane, and it’s off camber. It throws you off. It takes a few years to master threading the needle.

Threading the needle is one of those skills that you want to learn. So, don’t shy away from learning. Don’t attempt to run down the middle and block both lanes because you’re never going to learn the lane control you need to thread the needle in construction zones.

Slow down to the minimum speed limit. Hazards on. You want to practice hugging the jersey barrier and running a constant speed simultaneously. Once you get it, CLICK, it will be locked in to the brain (the lane control) and you will be able to do it on muscle memory. Then, you up the speed accordingly.

“But Six, what about the other trucks?”

If you run the minimum limit with hazards on, the will be able to get by you. Don’t worry about them. We want to work on your lane control. You don’t want to be one of those guys that has to concentrate really hard to do what everyone else is doing. If you run the minimum speed, it will easier for you to learn. It’s easier to learn to thread the needle at 45 than 55. And no one will be struggling to pass you. A win for everyone.

Luck in battle.

 

All it takes is one vehicle bumping them concrete tire eaters and those barriers are out of line and sticking into your lane so take it at a speed you are comfortable with so you can maneuver when that tire eater is hungry otherwise you will be replacing some tires.

 

Imo if the lanes are that narrow and another truck is coming up to pass, if i don’t feel comfortable with him doing it i take both lanes. I’d rather be cussed out for taking both lanes then have to deal with the fall out from Mr. i’m in a hurry and can’t maintain my lane.

 

One of your problems is your focus has changed from well down the road to right in front of you and you're looking at the barriers/cones/whatever and the roadway right in front of the truck instead of the road ahead. If you could see your truck you would see you start to weave in your lane more than when you're out on the open highway due to constantly making steering corrections. Change your focus.

And, as several have stated, just drive your truck.

 

This!

Most construction zones are the exact same width as your normal lane. The only difference is the jersey barrier blocking the shoulder. Even if they narrowed the lanes, the lanes are still 11ft wide. The only difference in most construction zones is that claustrophobic feeling caused by the jersey barrier. More than adequate to a driver that can thread the needle.

Anyways, a little practice and you will be so comfortable that you forget to slow down. If you haven’t already, you will run into the single lane construction with the wall sitting on the fog line and the zipper. They’re STILL usually 12 wide. Plenty of room.

 

Yep the White Volvo crowd is running balls out swerving all over the road with their empty dilapidated van, practically side swiping me as I am hanging on maunerving for dear life half on the road.

Actually I am burned out on Wrestling a smooth bore all day.
Time to much move On