4 wheelers, merging and changing lanes

A safe following distance for trucks is 4 to 6 seconds. Follow vehicles at this distance to get an idea how far it is then leave the passed truck that much distance behind you.

 

What makes me mad is the idots who cut right in front of you to get to their exit from the left lane without even giving a signal. With no reguards of their own or other peoples saftey. I know it has to be a pet peeve of the big rig guys. Its one of mine and I'm just one of the many 4 wheeler out there. I also hote those when you signal you want to change lanes they speed up so you can't get over kind of deal.

 

What I can't stand is the ones that want to match my speed while they're on the on ramp, then drive down the shoulder and pass me on the right when there's no room for them to get over.

I had a newer C6 corvette do this to me yesterday. I guess he didn't have enough power to get from 60mph to 65mph on a 1/4 mile long on ramp. However, that rumble strip seemed to give him just enough extra push to fly by me on the shoulder at 100+

 

Many motorists literally operate "in the moment". They can't or don't or won't think even just 5 to 10 seconds ahead. They've got other things on their mind, and they can't multitask, and driving seems to often be the secondary concern

 

You YIELD . Sometimes the best bet is to accelerate to slightly above the speed limit.

 

That and a lot of them don't know the rules of the road and think we are supposed to move out of their way believing they have the right of way when they don't.

 

I've been promoted to an instructor at B.R.A.K.E.S, www.putonthebrakes.com, I told the kids when passing a truck, see the WHOLE truck in their mirror before moving over. I also tell them not to follow to closely, stay back and make sure we can see them in our mirrors, I put a pickup or SUV about 50-70 ft behind the truck and center it up so you can't see it in the mirrors. Then I put them in the truck and they realize they can't see it in the mirrors. I Also told them to look 1 car,10 cars and 20 cars ahead or more all the time and to not cut us off.

 

......get outta da way......