Anything me (4 wheeler) can do to make things easier?

When I was going thru my training, I wrote this for my family and friends to help convey my observations and whatnot:

Things I’ve learned from driving a tractor trailer:

1) Not all seats move forward enough for short people to fully depress the clutch.
2) Never pull out in front of a rig or cut them off in traffic. They don’t stop on a dime. A fully loaded truck at 55mph can take over 300 feet to stop (longer than a football field). That’s not even factoring bad road conditions.
3) Don’t tailgate a tractor trailer. If you’re very close, the driver can’t even see your side-view mirror from either side. Most trucks are standard transmission, so there is always a possibility of the truck rolling back at a stop or incline too.
4) When at a stop, stay behind the white line. It’s there for a reason! That means the entire car, not just your rear tires. The further your car is past the line, the greater chance that a truck trying to turn that corner from either direction won’t make it, and will have to sit there blocking traffic until you have a green light to go. Not cool.
5) It is possible to parallel park a rig, and it’s not as difficult as I thought it would be.
6) Trucks have anywhere from 8 to 18 gears to go through, so be patient as they slowly get up to speed.
7) I can see everything you are doing, heehee.

I'm sure there are more things to add, but that's all I can come up with right now. Safe travels!

 

^^ number 4 for sure.

Isn't it fun making a tight turn and watching the 4 wheelers squirm?

 

The eyes go big a saucers, shinny crome at chest hight, yup they hopfully learned.

 

Yeah, it is pretty funny watching them get more and more nervous as you get closer to them, heehee.

 

BACK OFF! Idle for 5-6 seconds and create space that I can easily see in my mirror. Just because I fit doesn't mean I want to put myself in.that space. Like the man said - gimmie three steps and no one gets hurt.