Another ABRUPT Braking Situation
Yesterday I was on my way home from a camping trip about 3:00PM towing my 4300-lb (weighed) travel trailer. I was on a rural road that was winding and hilly; the speed limit was 55MPH. I was pretty mu...
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down home wrote:
Day afore Yesterday, we had a semi pass a car behind us and intended to pass us on three lane interstate.
He saw he had to turn into an inspection station and locked up his brakes coming from the left lane in front of us to the right lane and into the lane to the check station.
We stood on the brakes and just missed going under the semi trailer and being rolled over by its rear tires.
This is the reason when I drive I keep up a good interval using brakes and accelerator and making defensive moves long before they get right up to us.
She was driving and like most women waits til the last moment and insist on a certain speed regardless, of traffic around her, most of the time.
I might not have been able to do any better this instance though.
Hard to believe that Semi Driver did what he did. He was not making sound decisions.
He was probably over tired. The big companies are pushing these drivers harder, and harder, all the time.
