Lanes narrowing in tight areas

You just have to get used to it. There are some areas that can really make you sweat when you are behind the sheel. Construction zones and barricades can really be a hassle in this regard. You just need to concentrate on your driving. Usually, the times I find myself in a narrow section, I tend to drop my rear view mirror scan and concentrate solely on what is coming up in front of me. I also make it a point not to get directly alongside other trucks and do absolutely no passing in those areas. just concentrate on the driving task and ignore all outside distractions.

It constantly amazes me that I can drive a 8.5 foot wide truck and trailer through one of Illinois 10 foot wide toll booths at 35 mph at times. I know the speed limit is lower than that, but I have been moving with the flow of traffic and done that before. If I pointed you at a garage door of that width and told you to drive a truck in at that speed you would panic, but really, going through the booth without bumping the curbs in the same thing. It's just isn't as frightening when it is only curbs.

 

Aren't lane widths regulated by federal law? Or are we just talking about the absence of a shoulder, and other instances of "white knuckle" driving as Burky pointed out?

 

11 foot is the minimum standard, but it can get tighter in construction zones. Over recent months, the onramp at the Chicago Skyway from the dan Ryan has barely been at the 10 foot mark, though they have finally moved the barricades and opened the lanes up to where they should be.

 

i never thought milwaukee was bad and i go from 94 to 43 n all the time

 

I do the same thing and just keep a peripheral view of the left side so I know when a 4 wheeler is going to sit there because they're afraid to pass.