Well, I do not know what you do not understand about it Michael.
Is this a message board or are we being graded on our posts? You can ask me to explain what you do not understand if you like, but it was not a really IMPORTANT post. I suppose we all have our own ideas as to what is humorous.
Please try to prove this (Idiot) wrong CrankyAsAOldMan. You may not agree with my posts or my percentages, but, I would ask that you not assume that I am an idiot. As for being a troll. maybe I am. Maybe I did come out from under my bridge to post my opinion. If I did, so what? You guys have something against old men that occasionally look up over the top of the bridge to rant about the truckers driving over me???
Tinkertoy, if you were referring to me in this post as something that smells like the underside of a bridge, please see my reply to CrankyAsAnOldMan. By the way, how do you know just WHAT the underside of a bridge smells like, or for that fact, just how do you know what I smell like? Thanks for your kind words, and it was good you warned dalejrfan about me. I must say she did not need your warning, she was doing quite well TALKING with me. I had to take a bit of time off for real life during the holiday, I hope you did not think i was going to just drop in, post an opinion , and then disappear.
No, we have a problem with idiots who come in here spouting off complete and utter lies.
That’s either a complete and utter lie and you knew it when you posted it, or you really believe it’s true and you’re just a fucking moron. Either way, I wish you’d shut your fucking face and stop typing.
I will not attack someone personally, be they smart @SSES or judgemental.
The Old Stinky Troll…TwoTurkeys? 
How about I rephrase myself then? Will it be more tasteful to you if I say “99.7% of the posters who claim that all truckers do drugs are complete and utter assholes, admit it?”
Very attractive language. Thanks for your obvious well thought out and beautifully worded input!
I Am The Troll…:rolleyes:
P.S. I believe it.
I do not get out much these days. Although, I have been to two county fairs AND a goat show and I AIN’T never seen anything that compares to your posts !
I Am The Troll…:rolleyes:
Sorry, been away for the last few days, unable to respond… I just want to clarify - when I put on the brakes, I’m PLENTY far ahead of the trucks. It may not be the nicest thing, but I’m not suicidal. The truckers don’t even have to slow down, it’s just something to get their attention and let them know “I don’t appreciate you driving in the left lane for the last 15 miles”.
Consideration for safety sake ?
OK, howz about NOT blocking both lanes in a high-traffic area by passing on an upgrade, especially when it prevents other people yielding to vehicles merging from the on-ramp?
Howz about NOT getting so close behind (while I’m in the slow lane) that all I can see of “PETERBUILT” in my mirror is “ERB”?
and finally…
Howz about obeying weight limits so that both shoulders of the Interstate don’t become three mile long parking lots waiting for the weigh station to close?
This might not apply to your situation but sometimes trucks will be required to drive in the left lane by law. These areas are always marked by sign posts informing truckers of the restriction. Is it possible you were passing a semi in one of these zones?
Sometimes trucks will have to pass going uphill, even if it means blocking the way to faster traffic, because slowing for whatever their passing will kill the momentum they need to get over the hill. A semi stopped on the highway will snarl traffic far more than a slow moving one temporarily in the left lane will.
If a trucker is tailgating, they’re the fool. Like any group, not all truckers are safe. But often they’ll have no choice as cars will slow down in front of them or cut them off. In that case, I’d be thankful I could see the truck at all in my rear view mirror and not my back seat.
As far as overloading, in a perfect world it wouldn’t happen. Some times dispatchers will give loads they know are overweight or require going over the legal hours to finish. Driver are in a tough position then. They can either play ball, and pray they aren’t caught 'cause the company will disavow any knowledge if busted, or they can refuse and have the crappy runs dropped in their lap from then on.
First, I understand that those who have driven a truck, have also driven a car, and therefore have infinitely more insight into truck driving than car drivers.
However, if you wish to insist that I can’t state an opinion because I don’t drive a truck, then there’s no point to this discussion. If messages from car drivers are being willfully ignored by truckers, then the truckers may as well start their own message board.
This has nothing to do with who’s right–if anyone is–but in every other discussion I’ve seen so far, no matter what the tone or how ridiculous the post, other members at least take the time to demolish an absurd post on the basis of fact rather than blowing it off with ‘shut the f*** up.’ Not that this showed up often here, but why post if you don’t care about anyone else’s opinion?
With that said, I do respect truck drivers who make the effort to drive safely and courteously. I would suppose that this is the majority of truckers. As in any profession, some will take considerable pride in doing what they do safely and well.
When we talk about problems with trucks, don’t assume we mean your truck. Just because you drive safely does not mean that everyone else does. Personal actions can’t be used to defend the behavior of an entire group.
This dosn’t mean that there are no unsafe trucks or truck drivers. As mentioned, what is good for the shipping industry is not always good for the trucker or car driver. While I don’t place this blame on the trucker–no one builds or designs their own vehicle–truckers still choose to drive those vehicles. If your profession is so unsafe that you might committ suicide because of the emotional distress caused by someone else’s error, maybe a different job would be better.
Should anyone take issue with that last sentence, please read the first three paragraphs also before posting.
Finally, there differences in safety and trucker behavior from state to state. Having driven New Jersey Highways a fair amount, I never had any problem with truckers there. There are a lot of them, which is not condusive to safety–you can’t see anything from a car on the Turnpike sometimes–but most NJ roads contain well-behaved trucks.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike can be different. Especially in the tunnels–there are few places where police could feasibly ticket anyone, so people speed there, including the trucks. Ordinarily, being passed with 10 mph difference–a truck doing 70–would not faze me, but when there’s only two inches between my window and a truck’s side mirror, it’s a little nerve-wracking. This is a fact of life, and I realize that truckers are familiar enough with their vehicles not to cause problems, but it is still unsafe because car drivers often aren’t.
To finish:
Of course car drivers seem pathetic, erratic, and careless compared to truckers. Even a daily commuter will not spend as much time on the road as a trucker. You can’t expect us to be as aware of the road or as proficient with our vehicles, because we don’t spend thousands of hours on the roads. Thus, in addition to taking into consideration the weight of the truck, you need to consider that a car driver may not be as alert or ready to act in a dangerous or even typical situation.
I don’t mean to exonerate recklessness, but a trucker complaining about car drivers is sort of like Leonard Bernstein complaining about wrong notes in the fourth grade band: it’s going to happen. Deal with it.
Yes, of course, because all they do is deliver toys. It’s not like they haul food, medical supplies, clothing, gas, oil, and everything else we use on a daily basis. With that set aside, the rest is just directed to the world in general, while the first was to you SAL.
Trucks are out there on the roads, bitching and moaning won’t get rid of them. Next time your on the road and you feel that a truck has entered your little safety bubble, find some room to maneuver, and let them pass, slow down a minute, better to be late to where your going than to be the late Mr/Mrs whoever. When you get on the road you have to watch out for you own safety as much as you do for everyone else.