Signaling truckers it's ok to change lanes

Oddly enough, I have found truckers to be more courteous on the road than my fellow rv'ers.

No matter where in this country I travel I find I receive the same courtesy i extend to others.

I don't use the brights for signalling at night, as they may blind the poor trucker. At night, I turn my headlights OFF-ON-OFF-ON with a half-second pause at each step to signal that it's clear to change lanes. I think that's a bit less jarring.

During the day, I'll use the same pattern with the "flash-to-pass" feature on the turn signal stalk.

I like truckers,they bring me nice things , never met a bad one.

I just give them a flash during the day never thought about what I do at night. If anyone has a CB radio the truckers have some potty mouths some times but We have had them call each other to make a gap for us 3 campers to get back out on the road. If you don't do dumb things most truckers are nice guys.
Didn't mean to hijack the thread too much.

K Charles wrote:
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That being said, I quit driving over the road 30 years ago and things ain't what they use to be.

I agree completely. Back in the day four-wheelers and big rigs used to signal each other with lights when safe to change lanes, etc.

I never see that anymore...

azdryheat, Truckers are no different than any other group. there are good and bad. Sounds like you may be the one with an attitude. I drove a big rig many years and helped out a lot of RVers with flats more times than i remember. If you have no respect for others then you may not get any respect!

Back in the early 50's, my Dad drove big rigs to make ends meet when times were tough. I remember him taking me along and whenever he would come upon a truck from the opposite direction (in the day time), he would always give a quick flash of his headlights to the oncoming trucker. I thought it was so neat that he would let me flash the lights. And when the on coming trucker would flash his lights back, I thought it was like he was saying "hi" to me personally.

Of course, back then, there wasn't near the trucks there are today.

Ron

I always signal to trucks, even when driving light. Just a flash of the high beams and they are good to go.

Gunship Guy wrote:
Oddly enough, I have found truckers to be more courteous on the road than my fellow rv'ers.

Bill.Satellite wrote:
They generally flash me over when clear so why would I not offer them the same courtesy? My coach, likes others have mentioned above, will flash the high beams even when driving without my lights on. However, I always drive with my lights on! This gives me additional visibility and it also allows me to use the ICC function on my turn signal to flash all lights as a thank you to those who have indicated I can change back again. I drive a lot of Interstate miles (the majority of my driving) so while I have no great love for the trucker I do offer them the respect they deserve. Just like there are bad RVers, there are bad truckers. I just don't blame them all for the actions of a few.

Please, tell me, what country and roads are you guys driving on? I've logged over 20,000 miles dragging my trailer all over the US - from Michigan to Florida, Yellowstone, Colorado, Virginia, Minnesota, etc. On any given trip, I've never been signaled more than 2-3 times. In fact, the number of truckers actively tailgating to deny me an opening to merge outnumbers the courteous drivers by at least 3-4 to one. As a former road warrior (salesman) driving 40,000+ miles a year, I used to have a lot of respect for truckers and would show them a lot of courtesy. Ever since I started pulling my TT, I've come to the conclusion that the majority of truckers are complete jerks, and they see everyone else as interlopers in their "office."