Letting Logging Trucks Pass
I spent the day driving on Highway 101 South on the Olympic Peninsula in WA state. I'm driving the speed limit (60 mph) and have logging trucks trying to goose me forward. There are no or few turnou...
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You're doing all the right things - drive in your comfort zone and don't overstep you abilities.
this is one of my pet peeves:
They always seem to take the opportunity to pass but never acknowledge my efforts.
If I was driving on a country road at the speed limit and I see more than 3 or 4 cars stacked up behind me, i USED to pull over at the first opportunity. I did this for years and thought I want being courteous.
However, on a drive across PA last year, I pulled over more than 20 times on a single day and not one driver waved to say "thank you".
Guess what? do you think I pull over any more?
Trucks drivers used to signal a "thank you" by turning on their 4-way blinkers for 2 or 3 seconds - I have not seen this behaviour for a number of years now.
I think I may be becoming a grumpy old man.....
this is one of my pet peeves:
They always seem to take the opportunity to pass but never acknowledge my efforts.
If I was driving on a country road at the speed limit and I see more than 3 or 4 cars stacked up behind me, i USED to pull over at the first opportunity. I did this for years and thought I want being courteous.
However, on a drive across PA last year, I pulled over more than 20 times on a single day and not one driver waved to say "thank you".
Guess what? do you think I pull over any more?
Trucks drivers used to signal a "thank you" by turning on their 4-way blinkers for 2 or 3 seconds - I have not seen this behaviour for a number of years now.
I think I may be becoming a grumpy old man.....
