how can a 4 wheeler best help an 18 wheeler?

Just make sure you have really good brakes and reactions. My trailer brakes tend to lockup, unexplainable, so when others get too close to the rear of my trailers.

Want to help drive with the gas pedal, then we know what to expect. and stay away from the trucks. The futher the better. If I loose a cap off the trailer it will remove your head or at very lease total whatever your driving... And we blow tires all the time. Just stay away give trucks plenty of room it's better for all concerned. And the same also. Truckdrivers need to back off the rear of the one one front of them.

 

Hope you are joking and not serious. Otherwise, I hope to never see you on the road.

 

Those truckers that tailgate each other need to stop doing it as well. It doesnt matter what your driving and what type of vehicle your tailgating because none of it's wise to do. Your car may be able to stop faster than that truck, but if you arent paying attention to those brake lights, your reaction time to them may quickly overcome your car's ability to stop on a dime and not end up like this:




Yes, I watched the Mythbusters episode you're talkin about but maybe you failed to hear them say that it was highly dangerous and was not recommended hence the picture above.

That was in a controlled environment where there was two-way communication between the truck and the car.

And yes, I know, this picture is of a car that hit a parked semi on the side of the road but dont think for one second that it couldnt happen if they were rollin down the highway.

 

Okay, I was shunted into the midst of this topic and didn't catch the first 16 pages of posts..............................

However, I see that some experienced drivers have posted some excellent advice..............................

Rather than post advice here, I'm gonna work on a blog entitled "The Combat Zone"---all about dealing with ignorant 4-wheelers on the road.

By the way, hand, that's a good-looking 4-wheeler in the previous post.........................

 

if you are following me that closely, i am going to slow down and force you to pass me. Stay away. What if i had a tire blow out? Your life is more important than a little extra money spent on gas. That should be *your* concern, not mine. I'm more concerned about the paperwork I'd have to deal with and the damage to my livelihood from your untimely death....

Besides that, I think you're actually wasting gas by doing this. The back of the trailer is as un-aerodynamic as it gets. The air back there is highly turbulent.

 

So, how much gas is saved by "drafting"? A teaspoon? What a myth and a waste of time. No more tailgating. It's dangerous.

 

i agree. stay the hell back, when you ride close behind a semi trailer i dont care how high your truck sits, you cant see anything but the back of a semi trailer!