Why do some drivers engage in this dangerous practice?

You could take a lesson from most of the other 4 wheeled drivers and never look in any mirror so you don't think about what's behind you ...lol

But in all reality, the reason for sliding back behind you, mostly going from left lane to right lane, for me at least is to get out of the rest of peoples way. If I wait an extra 3 seconds they will start coming around from behind me locking me in the left lane. They will even start coming around when you are still accelerating on my right and not past yet. So I will put my signal on and that's so everyone behind can see what I'm trying to accomplish. I'm not trying to kill you or anyone else. I want to go down the road and have zero interaction with anyone else. You car drivers fly along at whatever speed you want just leave me alone in the right lane to do my thing.

Or I could just ride the right lane and when you're trying to merge I could just let you drive into the ditch. Any way you cut it the truck driver will piss people off, but he isn't trying to.

 

4 wheelers think too much just drive like you normally would. No need for speed change, if you do pass a semi keep up your speed, don't slow down and activate my on guard thank you

 

as it is at times very difficult for you to keep space around you, a 4 wheeler, please think about the huge amounts of space we need and the moronic 4 wheelers that feel the need to ride along side, us and disallow us to move over and to merge properly.

I cannot defend each and every trucker out there, that would be insane, but for those of us that actually DO drive professionally, and have earned safety awards, I can assure you that we try each and every day to be as professional and courteous as possible. we have earned our stripes in the past and continue to earn them daily (or in my case, nightly), especially when the drunks are out on a Friday night and Saturday night.

I hope you can at the very least, understand that much. But also understand this, that every time someone comes to talk abut trucks on the roads, the conversation from the o/p almost always invariably retorts to being killed by one of us. Please look up THE FACTS regarding car/truck crashes, and the percentage of who really is AT FAULT most times.

For those drivers (car or truck),that are too close to your tail, then if you can, INCREASE your following distance, bypassing on it "IF YOU CAN", to get away.

Now regarding you "possibly slamming on your brakes suddenly", again, if you pay attention to the cars ahead of you, the first moment YOU SEE brake lights or erratic driving, try YOUR BEST to get away from what might soon happen.

But even car or trucks close to your rear, can still not have enough reaction time themselves to avoid slamming into your rear.

Be safe out there is all anyone can say, and try to remember, many of us DO NOT tailgate, sadly there are unprofessional drivers out there that do.

 

I would be of the thinking that a ticket at the scene (or sent in the mail after an investigation) would have to have been issued, otherwise how could that be proven? The judge can want to know, but unless he has some sort of proof in front of him, any cheap lawyer can fight that.

 

Keep in mind the loudest voices in this world do not represent the majority!
Most of us understand that a human life is far more important than making a delivery appointment, getting home in time for dinner...
I see a lot of decent responsible drivers on the road in 4wheelers and trucks. I would guess over 80% of the drivers we see causing problems will eventually season out and become professionals, some will find normal jobs. Unfortunately young drivers have it a little tougher than previous generations with all the electronic nanny devices and the new HOS clock ticking away, pushing drivers out into rush hour traffic just for the sake of not burning up driving time, wages based partly on safety bonuses for closely watching the speedometer, and the minutes ticking away on a digital device. Performance bonuses for getting maximum miles, timely deliveries...
Perhaps someday we can put the stereotypes aside, and have a meaningful conversation. Be safe!

 

That, right there, my friends, Is a true supertrucker.....

 

I went 5 miles trying to move over to the right lane,,my exit will be coming up soon. I had my signals on,,but no,,you all kept coming up my right side what's especially annoying is the tailgater that was hiding in my shadow and I couldn't see,,,then suddenly he comes up my right side. Yes I am going to move over ASAP as long as you sure accelerating..

 

When my flasher goes on its telling, not asking.

 

Insight would be for you, because there is no "reason" involved there, other than your own to solve the problem, either speed up or change lanes if possible, its safer than having a huge object with momentum behind your vehicle, either of which could blow a tire at any given time. It happens, and all you can predict is this being a worst case scenario by juxtaposition (I've seen it happen, on several occasions, nearer misses than tailgating amounts to). Truck drivers can't avoid doing this at all times, when lanes end for example, so the best they can do is back off after getting behind another vehicle, and the other one can do what they need to do too (usually it's the opposite, as far as everyone and their mother asking for me to hit them if something went wrong with their equipment while passing).

The fact is, regardless of who might be at fault if someone dies, standing your ground would be futile if it came to that, and trucks can't follow all laws at all times, it's impossible when the same laws don't apply to all vehicles and aren't enforced or are also impossible to enforce, so breaking one moderately for a few seconds can be the safest judgement call anyone can make there. I'd say do both if you can, speed up and change lanes, then resume what you'd intended to do without a truck immediately behind.