What are some good offensive driver techniques?

If that was their rule, I can tell you that their drivers are ignoring it.

 

One offensive thing to tell new drivers these days is that they’ll actually have to shift gears

 

This should be a good thread, look forward to reading the replies.

Personally I have a simple philosophy, don't put yourself, or anyone else in a position where you or they have to do anything sudden.

Lots of space and paying attention to what going on far ahead is the easiest was to do that IMO. And of course preparing for and assuming the other driver will do something silly like they did in your video in the other thread.

 

@Lepton1 had a good post about having to hammer on it while dragging his trailer through a ditch on a very tight corner.

 

Best offensive driving technique?
Drive it like you stole it!

 

Offensive driving technique? Cut off the merging four wheeler, THEN roll down your driver's side window and empty your piss bottles......

 

Buy a Dash cam and wait for that green light, then do your turn. If something happens and it's on video with YOU on green good. If you got attack and moved through a red and got hit by someone on green guess what YOU are it.

Wait a while. Then move when you legally can. Your day will be finished with 11 hours driving anyway. No hurry.

The days of aggressive trucking is long past. And in today's society with cameras everywhere potentially against you, then you should not even be in a 18 wheeler if you are feeling aggressive.

Things have changed and how.

Covenant can stuff it with their rules. There are very basic flaws in our highway and traffic systems, no amount of nanny company do nots will save you from getting hit. I tend to be very possessive of my lane. Again after 11 hours the driving day is over. Maybe even 8 hours if I find a good spot for the sleeper break. The load will get there when it gets there.

 

There is no GOOD offensive driving techinque. You have two choices in every situation. Take the least aggressive one and you will do fine.

 

Maintain your lane. Merging traffic is required by law to yield, whether they like it or not. If there’s no one behind you and you choose to let off the accelerator to slow down a bit then that’s alright, but don’t get on the brakes.

If you’re in the right lane and you see traffic coming down the ramp, there’s a very simple way to see that what I wrote above is the safest way to drive...

As long as you are maintaining your lane and your speed, a merging vehicle that sideswipes you or hits the barrier at the end of the ramp and causes an accident is 100% at fault because they failed to yield as they are required to do by law. That’s why there are yield signs on the ramps, right?

On the other hand, if you choose to be Mr. nice guy, share the road, blah blah blah and you side swipe another vehicle that you didn’t see in the middle/left lane, then that’s 100% your fault. You’re putting yourself at unnecessary risk every time you change lanes unnecessarily.

Aside from that, how often does a vehicle merge and then slow down to let you back over? Very, very rarely. That means you’re now trapped in the left lane and all the speeders behind you are gonna jump over and pass you on the right. Now you’ve created an even bigger problem.

“Defensive driving” is not always the best or safest way to drive. I understand that most people are unaware of what the actual rules of the road are. Even if they did know, most are oblivious to what’s going on around them. That’s exactly why you have to do what’s best to protect yourself.

I’ll move over for trucks if I’m absolutely certain that it’s safe to do so, but most of the time a speed adjustment accomplishes the same thing without the risk.