Worried about driving through cities

I do it nearly everyday and have 3 1/2 years total OTR. I am not confident at it, but I do it.

 

Not really sure how to answer. How easy it is to get comfortable with the big roads and high volume is dependent on the person.

Old men drive in big cities. Young girls drive in big cities. All kinds of people drive in big cities. I've always looked at new things with the confidence that if so and so can do it there's no reason I can't also.

It does take some getting used to but it's not that bad.

 

I don't know if it's for you man.Driving through is the easy part.It's becoming much worse when you are about to take exit to your destination.

 

It's not too hard. I did it my first gig. 48 states. Brand new. I got off track a few times, several times going thru St. Louis, but always got back on track. Rain and darkness were not my friend. Construction areas are a little tricky sometimes. A truck specific GPS is a must in my opinion.

 

3 years and counting without truck GPS.Sure sometimes it would come handy but you can do fine without it.You just need to watch signs and sometimes ignore navigation.

 

I drive through Chicago all the time and still am wound tight. I see it as giving me an edge. My alert is 100% Driving in the Chicago area with an oversize is still keeps my wide eyed.

 

I was the same. Then I realized that everyone else is doing the same thing I'm doing (trying to go somewhere), and since they're right beside me, they're no better or smarter than I am.

And I've gotten older and realized that there's wose things in life. Oh, and I started eating a bowl of ice cream every day before bed. Helps to keep life in perspective

 

There's times that you just have to "bull" your way into spots. 4 wheelers will get mad, blow their horns, and curse you, but you sometimes you've just got to move traffic out of the way to make a turn.

I was at a intersection awhile back and cars kept pulling up too close to the intersection I was turning into and I knew I couldn't make the turn with those cars there. I waited through several light changes and the people behind me were already mad for me holding up traffic. I finally had to just pull into the intersection and shut the whole thing down until somebody moved to let me make the turn. Depending on what you haul, you shouldn't be making too many deliveries downtown where things are really tight.

I actually don't know which is worse, in big cities or out in the boonies. I've been in some really tight spots out in the boonies. I once had to back out 2 miles because there was nowhere to turn around. Another thing about out in the boonies is if you do run into trouble, help can be a long way away. You usually don't have the traffic and the human factor to deal with though.