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Passed in construction zone on 2 lane road

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by jamin22, Oct 20, 2023.

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  1. Oct 20, 2023 #1
    jamin22

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    While going up a hill in an obvious no passing zone while doing 45 in a 40 by another semi today. Guess he was in a hurry? Lot of people working too, wasn’t one of those construction zones with the cones and signs where no one is working. No cops so I guess he got away with it. Didn’t do him much good as we both waited on a pilot car 2 miles later, and I passed him up the next hill which was 4 lane being I was empty and never saw him again l. Not sure what’s what’s wrong with people. No wonder a lot of people look forward to driverless triucks.
     
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  3. Oct 20, 2023 #2
    Lonesome

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    I HATE when that happens.....
     
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  4. Oct 20, 2023 #3
    Mattflat362

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    Fedex!?
     
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  5. Oct 20, 2023 #4
    jamin22

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    I don’t know what company it was. Flatbed loaded with bricks. It wasn’t just like a long hill where we could still see long ways in front of us. We were almost to the top and if any vehicle would have come into view at the top, I would have had to lay on my brakes to let him pass, and if we both layed on our brakes, he or the oncoming vehicle would have had to head for the ditch. AND like I said I was already going 5pm over myself in a construction zone. One of the more boneheaded decisions I’ve seen in my almost 2 million miles
     
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  7. Oct 20, 2023 #5
    mstrchf117

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    Not a construction zone, but a 2 laner in Illinois, I was going 60-65 In a 55, some genius Flys past me blaring his horn. Got to the interstate a few miles later, he's stopped on the ramp for some reason. Middle of the day and multiple truck stops at that exit. Idk what people think. It was at least a passing zone probably but traffic wasn't negligible.
     
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  8. Oct 21, 2023 #6
    OLDSKOOLERnWV

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    Local news was reporting on the accidents here in the construction zone near my place. 131 accidents since the first of the year, it’s ridiculous…..
     
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  9. Oct 21, 2023 #7
    JoeyJunk

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    I wonder how many in Fairmont since the beginning of bridge replacements on 79?? I actually got tired of reading about them.
     
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  10. Oct 21, 2023 #8
    lester

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    when stopped for the pilot car I would have jumped out of the truck and pulled that driver outta the cab and given him what for. little infuriates me more than passing up hill or being unsafe in a construction zone..
     
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  11. Oct 21, 2023 #9
    Harry Flashman

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    The other day I was in a construction zone that was once two lanes, but was reduced to one.

    This was in Texas where they never bother to remove the old lane markers, so the old lane markers ran right down the middle of the one lane construction zone.

    This one POS tried to pass me on the right. He apparently thought there were still two lanes so he was angry at me for “hogging up both lanes”.

    Honked at me the whole time as if I was doing something wrong and was nearly crushed between me and the concrete wall.
     
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  12. Oct 21, 2023 #10
    OLDSKOOLERnWV

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    To many gadgets on the dash to play with anymore it seems, or people are eating more and more dum dum soup before they leave home….
     
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