What would you have done?

First of all DONT DRIVE ON THE SHOULDER. If he wants to pass you let him pass you at his own risk..

 

I would have just kept driving in my lane. If he wants to pass, he will find his place. Once he pulls out and starts his pass I will slow down alittle to make his pass easier....
Or if i see a truck stop I'll choose then to take a leak and refill the coffee mug....

 

Wrong. It's Texas. If you're holding up traffic, the proper thing to do is move over and let traffic pass. It may be an illegal move in every other state, but in Texas, it's the right thing to do.

 

No, @TruckerPete1990 was NOT right. Who cares what is "illegal in a lot of places" that aren't Texas. He was in Texas, so you abide by what the law says in Texas...and it is perfectly legal in Texas to move to the shoulder to allow faster traffic to safely pass.

 

Yeah and if you have an accident while driving on the Shoulder your in big ####.... If im holding up traffic cuz i don't wanna run 75 Well thats not my problem pass in a passing zone..

 

§ 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator
may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled
portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done
safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled
lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped
on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing
to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official
traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
(b) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the
left of the main traveled portion of a divided or limited-access or
controlled-access highway if that operation may be done safely, but
only:
(1) to slow or stop when the vehicle is disabled and
traffic or other circumstances prohibit the safe movement of the
vehicle to the shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of
the roadway;
(2) as permitted or required by an official
traffic-control device; or
(3) to avoid a collision.
(c) A limitation in this section on driving on an improved
shoulder does not apply to:
(1) an authorized emergency vehicle responding to a
call;
(2) a police patrol; or
(3) a bicycle.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

While the law does say this they can't give you a TICKET for not driving on the shoulder. Your in a Semi driving 60 MPH on a shoulder is just stupid.. One wrong move you can roll that truck over. Someone pulls out onto the Shoulder then what's gonna happen?