Question for current or retired truckers
We just returned from a 10 day trip and on the last night we spent the night in the back parking lot of a casino at Stateline, Nevada/CA. During the evening there was quite a bit of truck traffic, co...
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The last thing I want to do is get in the way of an 18 wheeler who is working for a living. I stay right and out of the way the best that I can. I will flash the trucks over as they pass so they can get over safely.
A few will blink their lights in appreciation but most don't.
I'm not on a schedule and realize that these guys are trying get where they are going as quickly as possible, time is money for them.
I try to be patient but when I'm in my regular car and a trucker starts to pass another truck on a hill at 1 inch a mile, it gets tiring. Why pass if you can't do it quickly or reasonably? I don't show any aggravation but it makes me scratch my head.
Safe travels,
MM.
A few will blink their lights in appreciation but most don't.
I'm not on a schedule and realize that these guys are trying get where they are going as quickly as possible, time is money for them.
I try to be patient but when I'm in my regular car and a trucker starts to pass another truck on a hill at 1 inch a mile, it gets tiring. Why pass if you can't do it quickly or reasonably? I don't show any aggravation but it makes me scratch my head.
Safe travels,
MM.
