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Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:11 am to TCO
Perspective From a former driver. Car in front of you is going below your cruise governed speed. You get in the left lane to pass. You get beside the car and then they think, “ I don’t want to be beside this big truck. I’ll speed up!” Big truck falls back into the right lane. Five miles later, the car is slow again, truck tries to pass etc., etc. rinse and repeat. It’s not always the truckers fault.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:13 am to SECSolomonGrundy
quote:40 west in east TN into North Carolina is always full of big rigs and that is probably some of the most treacherous interstate in the US. good times.
My trucker buddy says that is his favorite route to drive bc it's more big trucks than commuters.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:18 am to SPEEDY
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It’s even better when they oscillate back and forth on who is faster for 20 minutes.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:19 am to Kafka
'DUEL'. Made for TV movie. A very young Steven Spielberg's directorial debut.
Still his best effort IMO. Budget: Few hundred bucks.
On-edge "Terror" *without* CGI super-demons, ghosts, blood, guns, or explosions.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:23 am to Chromdome35
quote:then all the trucks drop down and continue westbound on 30 towards Texarkana (towards Dallas)
That stretch of I40 between Memphis and Little Rock sucks arse. I hate driving it due to all the trucks.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 8:25 am to Bamafig
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Perspective From a former driver. Car in front of you is going below your cruise governed speed. You get in the left lane to pass. You get beside the car and then they think, “ I don’t want to be beside this big truck. I’ll speed up!” Big truck falls back into the right lane. Five miles later, the car is slow again, truck tries to pass etc., etc. rinse and repeat. It’s not always the truckers fault.
That happens for commuter vehicles as well, it's especially ridiculous when it's just the two of you in a given stretch (like I49 between Opelousas and Alexandria or I55 anywhere from Hammond to Hernando not around Jackson). You would swear they must have an allergic reaction to cruise control.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 9:27 am to Bard
All I can say is if you hate slow trucks then you need to write your representatives in congress before Peternityleave Bootyjudge and the Biden admin sign truck governing speed limiters into law. Gonna have a lot of 65mph blockades going on between the poor souls left in the industry if they actually push that shite legislation through.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 9:30 am to Liberator
DUEL was a really good movie.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 9:54 am to TCO
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Was on I-10 today and I sh*t you not, two 18-wheelers drove side by side for 10 miles.
That’s when both are speed limited. The truck in the right lane.. who is somehow a microscopic bit slower because the truck in the left got beside him, could back off and let the one on the left pass.
Oh but frick no. That would keep him from getting to the truck stop that 5 seconds faster to get on tik tok to complain about bad drivers in cars.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 9:58 am to Nicky Parrish
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Everything you’ve ever bought was brought to where you bought it by a . . . . .
Trucker
Agreed, trucking is core to our economy. I appreciate the industry and the profession.
That doesn't make truckers above reproach or without fault. There are a LOT of shitty truck drivers on the road.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:01 am to CleverUserName
quote:Electronic logging can be partially blamed for that, there's a tattle tale box in every truck now that screams at DOT officers and safety departments if they go over hours of service limits - some guys run it to the razors edge every day and do stupid shite as a result. I try to keep an hour leeway on the 11/14/70 limits at minimum so there's no reason to stress over getting behind a Prime Inc truck governed at 62 or a JB Hunt at 65.
Oh but frick no. That would keep him from getting to the truck stop that 5 seconds faster to get on tik tok to complain about bad drivers in cars.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:12 am to TCO
quote:It's called a race of governed truck tractors. Corporate speed limiter devices in control and driver egos on display.
Was on I-10 today and I sh*t you not, two 18-wheelers drove side by side for 10 miles.
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 10:14 am
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:15 am to TCO
This includes you Ford F350 drivers (and similar) going 69.5 in a 70 the entire time from Florida to Texas, without moving over once.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:17 am to TCO
Be careful messing with truckers now.
This post was edited on 8/8/22 at 10:19 am
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:22 am to TCO
We all understand the frustration of the big trucks going slow in the left lane.
But just know that most of these companies have governors on these trucks and they can only go 65 mph (or whatever the allowed speed)
It sucks, but knowing this will also help the blood pressure knowing they’re not just being a dickhead by not speeding up to pass quickly.
But just know that most of these companies have governors on these trucks and they can only go 65 mph (or whatever the allowed speed)
It sucks, but knowing this will also help the blood pressure knowing they’re not just being a dickhead by not speeding up to pass quickly.
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:24 am to TCO
Anything bigger than a F150 has no business in the left lane
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:33 am to Loup
Posted on 8/8/22 at 10:40 am to Mouth
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But just know that most of these companies have governors on these trucks and they can only go 65 mph (or whatever the allowed speed)
If your vehicle is governed to 5 below the speed limit, keep your arse in the right lane! No 65 mph truck should be in the passing lane, ever.
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