Semi truck drivers..lack of concern ??

JCR-1 wrote:
Many excellent drivers out there and have safety concerns for others, but I have come across a few AH's from time to time. Most recently crossing the Mississippi River at Memphis the bridge is so old and designed back in the day that the lanes of travel are so narrow that they barely accommodate the width of todays trucks.I was crossing doing about 55mph when a semi decided to pass me doing 65 and the passing wave of wind nearly pushed me into the side railing which is only a foot or two away. No concern for the other rig . On a narrow bridge I would think extra caution should be emphasized and cowboy driving at 65 mph is reckless.If you are one of those take it off cruise and use your head when on a narrow bridge and passing a trailer in tow.

You were on the "new" bridge I think since the "Old" bridge was only two lane.

I can remember going over that old bridge with my Dad in a tractor trailer back when I was 11 or 12. If two trucks were passing each other in opposite directions they had to pull in their driver side mirrors to get by...and all this time the sidewalls were scraping the cement curb of the bridge.

I think that old bridge is still there as you are heading East look over to your left and you will see a very old Steel Superstructure bridge...that's the old one.

It seems as far as the truck goes...he has a clear lane and he knows what he's doing and can keep his truck in the lane. That's not always the case for guys pulling recreational trailers.