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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1. Ron, we were just at La Push last week and had a ball. We were in Site 7. And yes, the food is good at Rivers edge regardless of what some folks say. Service was a tad bit slow as usual as they are on a different time standard...
2. In the state of Washington, it is illegal to hold up more than 5 vehicles.
3. it is also illegal to tailgate...
4. It is also illegal to cut off another vehicle.
5.When I was driving school bus, I was told NOT to flash your lights to signal that a passing vehicle could safely pull over. I know several truckers that have told me that they aren't allowed to do ir either because of liability.
A number of years ago, I was pulling a 32' TT back from Pullman and a guy in a MH was pushing me hard enuff that I couldn't see the front of his rig and my TT was doing some funny things. I kind of slowed down easy and he just stayed back there and didn't get the message. Sped back up to a safe speed and here he came again. No place to pull over and too curvy for him to pass. Called on channel 9 on the CB to see if a WSP may have been monitoring, they wouldn't answer as they weren't s'posed to be on it, and about 5-10 minutes later here comes one the other way and the guy is still glued to my bumper.The trooper hit his lites, u-turned and that's the last time i saw the MH.
2. In the state of Washington, it is illegal to hold up more than 5 vehicles.
3. it is also illegal to tailgate...
4. It is also illegal to cut off another vehicle.
5.When I was driving school bus, I was told NOT to flash your lights to signal that a passing vehicle could safely pull over. I know several truckers that have told me that they aren't allowed to do ir either because of liability.
A number of years ago, I was pulling a 32' TT back from Pullman and a guy in a MH was pushing me hard enuff that I couldn't see the front of his rig and my TT was doing some funny things. I kind of slowed down easy and he just stayed back there and didn't get the message. Sped back up to a safe speed and here he came again. No place to pull over and too curvy for him to pass. Called on channel 9 on the CB to see if a WSP may have been monitoring, they wouldn't answer as they weren't s'posed to be on it, and about 5-10 minutes later here comes one the other way and the guy is still glued to my bumper.The trooper hit his lites, u-turned and that's the last time i saw the MH.
