Rules of passing?

Tbh safety did actually seem to take priority when I was at Swift. Then again, so did throwing drivers under the bus when the #### hits the fan, so what do I know.

All I'm saying is that for better or worse, if you're having any problem at all, they go by the book, for better or worse.

When you have 25000 plus drivers, there are bound to be some bad ones. The VAST majority of Swift drivers are safe and experienced. They probably have more drivers with experience exceeding everyone in this thread combined than your company has drivers period.

 

There's the flip side of being passed. If a truck is taking a long time to pass then I slow by 3 mph to let them past. It only costs me 300' and I doubt I've done it more than maybe 10 times in a run. Overall I've found it rather amazing how little actually makes any difference. I'm late, I'm late for a very... Oh wait, not I'm not.

 

My rules for passing:

1.. Don't even try unless you can do it quick fast in a hurry; none of this Princess attitude that just because your ego dictates you must try to pass at 1/2 mile per hour faster then therefore everyone should slow down for your Princess butt.

2. If a Princess is trying to pass you, sometimes better to just slow down and bow down to the Princess and allow them by quicker.

3. Don't be a Princess Passer.

 

Scottie, Your correct with #2 and #3.

Your #1,NO..........Don't stoop to their level of cruise control passing (That's what I call it)
Get off the Cruise Scottie for a second- Let em Pass-Then get back on it......Because THEY are on a Cruise too while passing you-

Everyone wants to set a cruise at the highest speed the truck will go- hence the side by side stupidity

 

Get outa the left lane here comes that redneck hillbilly doin' 80!

1st rule of Italian Motor-racing: What's behind you - doesn't matter!
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This is all a joke, of course.
I hate it when people hog the passing lane.
Cops should pull them over and beat them with a board.
I pass safely and courteously and return to the right lane; as everyone should.

 

There are some left from the old Prime that kept thier legs because they are so stubborn.

 

I could be wrong but backing off the throttle like 2-3 mph for alittle while wont hurt much for the total miles driven that day. You might lose like 20+ miles that day if my math is correct by driving alittle slower for short periods of time.

Maybe just slow down a hair if you don't want to have a battle of the tortoise and the tortoise lol

 

Not that YOU are but MANY fast trucks will ride your ### on a 2lane... That's when I'll slow down a bit to see if they will go around if not we gona run 10 under the limit till they do or I find a pull out (rest area, gravel area, ext)

 

That's down the list a ways.
I always try to yield to a more motivated mover. My driving strategy is to wind it up
to just slower than the faster car ahead of me; I like to think of them as a "Bait car," for the bears.
Slowing to 10 under seems to invite confrontation to me? I just move over, and give a friendly wave.
If I'm not passing - I'm in the right lane. Hills are another thing for the "cruise control" truck mentality
mentioned above by Mr. Scott.

Cars don't understand the uphill - downhill thing with a truck, and always seem to be in the way,
when you finally get up a head of steam after a steep upgrade, and you then descend the other side.
Usually the just passed you - and now are a rolling roadblock. I make it a habit not to ride closely
behind any vehicle, (Like giving them a hint to move over) tho I'd like to sometimes. Anything can happen.

Further down the pet peeve list is the tortoise passing tortoise scenario, when I'm the passer,
and suddenly passed truck has a burst of newfound energy, just when I'm about to finally
get out of the way of the six or eight cars doing 80, to go home and sit on the couch and watch Oprah.
I've gotten the one finger salute from them several times, Like I'm the bad guy here. Thanks.

 

It’s actually SAFER.

How so?

On the Texas 2 lane, you come up on a truck or a car or whatever. When the vehicle in front of you straddles the shoulder, guess what happens (not talking to Bulldog, just adding on to his post)? It completely clears your field of vision while you are in the lane of travel. If the person in front of you straddles the shoulder, this also signifies that they think it’s safe for you to pass. Which means they will also back off the throttle to help you. Doesn’t get any better than that on the 2 lane.

“Why should I back out if I’m not speeding?”

Because if anything happens, you’re involved. Someone attempts a pass but catches oncoming traffic. Odds of your involvement in the tangle are pretty good. Sure, it’s not your truck and you’re not at fault...but do you really want to be involved? That hurts your money too. Hug the shoulder and let faster traffic by? Sure thing. No problem. And if I’m coming around you, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will be speeding. If the speed limit is 70 and you’re running 62, I will blip the throttle to make the pass as quickly as possible and then go back to my set speed.

Say for example, we’re on the big road, you’re passing another truck on a 3 lane with truck restriction in the number one lane. As you go around the curve, you get side by side with the slower truck. Suddenly, you realize that there’s an emergency vehicle on the shoulder. What do you do? If the left lane is clear, grab that left. Allow the truck on the right to grab the number 2 lane. As soon as he clears, he will return to the number 3 and at the same time you go back to the number 2. This was called synchronized truckin back in the day.

“But why should I move over and risk a ticket? He’s the one that has to move over or slow down.”

If an accident happens, odds of your being involved are pretty good. And no, you won’t get a ticket for a synchronized emergency lane change.

Lots of people refuse to share the road because sharing the road requires you the driver to be alert for those opportunities. Instead, you want to just sit there and hold the steering wheel and not look in your mirrors unless you absolutely have to...you know, the A Typical steeringwheelholder’s path of least resistance. When you have been discourteous to others, be sure to thank them when others are discourteous to you.