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Grooves in pavement

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by truck diva, Jun 4, 2011.

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  1. Jun 4, 2011 #1
    truck diva

    truck diva Bobtail Member

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    Hey there! I have been driving for 3 mos and one thing that freaks me out are roads that have the grooves worn in them, I swear it feels like I am all over the road! How do you get over the fear? I watch the other truckers around me and they seem fine...but I'm freaking....LOLOL....any advice??
    Thanks..........
     
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  3. Jun 4, 2011 #2
    ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    Deal with it, they'll be there anytime a road is ground up and prepped for repaving, or they may be just wear tracks. Big trucks are effected much less than smaller vehicles.

    You should try it on a motorcycle... it's scary like suicide.
     
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  4. Jun 4, 2011 #3
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    It might also help if you don't 'fight the groove'. Your tires will have a tendancy to follow the groove, but if you try to follow your own line you will always be overcorrecting as you go in and out of the groove.
     
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  5. Jun 4, 2011 #4
    ronin

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    Great suggestion... right - loosen your grip on the wheel, hold it with your fingertips.
     
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  7. Jun 4, 2011 #5
    Pmracing

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    Yes, are you talking about the tiny grooves from grinding the pavement in preparation for a new layer? Or the big tire troughs in asphalt formed from the mix of weight and heat?

    Mikeeee
     
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  8. Jun 4, 2011 #6
    truck diva

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    Big tire troughs.....:biggrin_2552:
     
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  9. Jun 4, 2011 #7
    Pmracing

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    Do you have the super wide tires, or regular dualies?

    Mikeeee
     
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  10. Jun 4, 2011 #8
    ronin

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    Loosen your grip, let the truck follow them... don't fight it.
     
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  11. Jun 4, 2011 #9
    truck diva

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    Just regular tires, we just got a new Kenworth T660....Owner/Op with Swift
     
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  12. Jun 4, 2011 #10
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    Good point, my husband took over for me for a bit to feel what I was talking about....he drove on it like it was nothing! I was ready pull over and bawl!! LOLOL.....but once I got back out I did better, he basically said what you are....we were on hwy 287 in Texas, there is a stretch of it between Statford and Boise City, OK that sucks!!! It's the worst grooves I have ever experienced....I literally felt like I was gonna lose it.....so I slowed way down, like to 45 and it almost felt worse....lol.....but I will get it.....back in Feb I slid on ice while I was in training and it scared me so bad that it almost gives me that same feeling....ugh!! But I like driving the truck.....
     
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