Do you find yourself making wide turns in your 4 wheeler?

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  1. PosseRider

    PosseRider Bobtail Member

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    ROFL..............
    Honestly, everytime I see a car move over 10 feet to left to make a right hand turn, I think to myself "did he just get out of the big truck?"
    Do you catch yourself doing this?
     
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    Scarecrow03 Road Train Member

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    Yes, I do. As well as many other things like...

    reaching to my right on the dash for the cruise resume

    going for the clutch in my automatic car at a red light

    reaching for the gear shift in my automatic car

    trying to shift from 5th to 6th in my manual 5-speed Explorer

    reaching above my head to get something out of the cubby hole that's not in any of my vehicles except my semi...

    I'm sure I'll think of some other things soon enough.
     
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    Texasgordo Medium Load Member

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    For some reason I always try to back into a parking spot while in my pickup truck. I'm dont like going in nose first. Going down the highway I always check my mirrors and the gauges every few minutes. :biggrin_25517:
     
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    I just thought of something else I do.

    Often times I'll put my Explorer in 1st thinking it's reverse.
     
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    LOL
    I used to also drive forklift in a warehouse and I would get in the car and try to back up using my signal light............. :biggrin_2559:
     
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    I find myself not using the center mirror in the car because I am used to two outside mirrors. I make lane changes in the car and then automatically signal the trucks I passed with my blinker in a "thank you". Once in a while I catch myself swinging wide for a turn in the truck and then realize that I am bobtailing....
     
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    Even after being off the road for almost 20 months!
     
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    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I wonder how many people pulled into a weigh station by mistake while in a pickup truck?

    I did that once.
     
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    Now thats beyond bad........... ROFL
     
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    Wife tells all the time. You are not in your truck now!:biggrin_25523: A few years ago I was in a 4 wheeler and had to cross the state. I was driving local then and was cruising along and the scale house opened and I almost pulled in.:biggrin_2556: