Don't be this person--PIC

[cbshoestring]

A. As a truck driver, it is discouraging when I hear someone make a comment about "those dumb@$$ truck drivers". First off, I bees calledge ejukated--second, most drivers are just trying to make a living. RVers seem to have a bit of a love/hate relationship with their bigger brothers :B

B. As a person who enjoys RVing, I always get a chuckle when towing my TT and I hear some recent truck school grad on the C.B. commenting how I should have a special license---and probably can't even back the trailer up. I chuckle because I never went to any fancy 6 week school---I learned the old way, with the guy who owned the truck next to me, threatening to beat me in the head if I wrecked his truck. I probably have more miles backing up, then that smart@$$ has going forward (he doesn't know about "A").

HOWEVER... Stupid is STUPID. Please note the parking spaces to the left & the spots to the right. The angle wasn't the best, but this RV is squarely parked in the travel lane between the parking spaces.

Please don't be this person...

[D_E_Bishop]

I have said it over and over, no, absolutely no reasonable truck driver wants to replace a windshield. Their windshields cost as much or more than ones for an "A". I believe in the make eye contact rules, make contact with approaching truck operators and move to the right as far as you can. Try it and see how many of them move to the right also.

My point is they are pros and need to roll, not stop for a police report. Give them the benefit of your driving for recreation and let them roll. The old Treat them the way you want them to treat you, rule.

I have received help from some and unless the truck on the shoulder doesn't have a driver on his cell, I slow down and let them know I will stop if needed. Of course they could clean up the CB chatter a bit.

[creeper]

jandjbaums wrote:
The reason the trucks are parked on the onramps is because the rest areas are full of RVs. The pee bottles I dont really know about. The drivers have rules, the RVs dont. Not to be pissy!

The trucks are parked there because of poor planning and lack of caring who they block in. They drive up to their limit and then park where ever.

[We_ll_See]

GaryWT wrote:

I generally do not have issues with trucks on the road, all is good for the most part. The only thing that drives me nuts is on a 2 lane highway when a truck pulls out to pass another truck and they are basically going the same speed, it takes miles and miles for them to make the pass. This is an issue more when I am not towing...

Amen. This is incredibly frustrating.

Most truck drivers are pretty good though. And I drive a lot of highway miles per year.

[slickest1]

He got it into the parking lot didn't he? Well that is sumpthin isn't it? He was probably thinking I'm Here How do you like me so far?

[Homer1]

A lot of the time, not always, the first guy in can set the whole parking lot into to a mess. It gets worse the farther down the line you go.

[Ozlander]

Homer wrote:
Those rest areas are for everyone that needs a long parking space. They were paid for by every taxpayer. Let's stop the nonsense about who does and does not have a right to park a long vehicle in the rest areas.

Well, at least park between the lines when you do it again.

[Homer1]

Those rest areas are for everyone that needs a long parking space. They were paid for by every taxpayer. Let's stop the nonsense about who does and does not have a right to park a long vehicle in the rest areas.

[jandjbaums]

The reason the trucks are parked on the onramps is because the rest areas are full of RVs. The pee bottles I dont really know about. The drivers have rules, the RVs dont. Not to be pissy!

[creeper]

Truckers should be the last people who complain about people and their parking. When the on ramps are often packed with trucks right in front of the numerous No Parking signs. Then of course let's not forget the left behind pee bottles in various parking lots. People in glass houses.

[Laman]

I wish I had taken a picture of the Harley parked in a truck parking spot at an I-75 rest area in Florida last week, talk about being "that guy".

[Homer1]

10-4 on passenger cars using Truck/RV parking. I have seen it many times. My observations have been they are mostly dog walkers. I have seen truckers use the curb space behind passenger car parking. Not a good idea.

[IDoMyOwnStunts]

I hate cars that park in the truck/trailer side of the rest area. I don't know what they are thinking, especially when they are so far up in the space that you can't see them until you're making the turn.

On the flip side, I see big rigs parked in the dump station all the time in the I-5 Gee Creek rest area. I wonder what's up with that?

[Xanadu_50]

cmcdar wrote:

korbe wrote:
If you were to park in-between 2 parked vehicles in a busy parking lot and those 2 vehicles were both straddling the stripes you would look like a fool later when everybody left and you were all by yourself with on-lookers thinking you were a jerk for parking that way. 😉

That could have been me in Kentucky two weeks ago. (figuratively)

I pulled into a rest stop that had very long drive thru parking spaces for trucks/RVs.

When I pulled in the place was almost full. I parked between two Semis w/trailers. When I parked, I did NOT pull all the way to the front of the parking space. If I had, another driver would not have seen that the space was taken. Thus, the rear end of my camper was even with the rear of the trucks.

When I returned from the restroom, the trucks were gone and I looked like I was parked in the middle of NOWHERE!

Just sayin'

Makes you want to wear a sign with a pic of how it looked when you parked there 😮

[cmcdar]

korbe wrote:
If you were to park in-between 2 parked vehicles in a busy parking lot and those 2 vehicles were both straddling the stripes you would look like a fool later when everybody left and you were all by yourself with on-lookers thinking you were a jerk for parking that way. 😉

That could have been me in Kentucky two weeks ago. (figuratively)

I pulled into a rest stop that had very long drive thru parking spaces for trucks/RVs.

When I pulled in the place was almost full. I parked between two Semis w/trailers. When I parked, I did NOT pull all the way to the front of the parking space. If I had, another driver would not have seen that the space was taken. Thus, the rear end of my camper was even with the rear of the trucks.

When I returned from the restroom, the trucks were gone and I looked like I was parked in the middle of NOWHERE!

Just sayin'