Trucker Eejuts. 3 x Videos + Poll.

[hiddencam]

There are probably plenty of vids at this forum of this scenario, trucker incompetence, so add these two vids to the list.

Excuse the surprise sound near impact in the 2nd video, I put that in to cover my bad language.

OK, both taken same day, I-40 Memphis to Little Rock, & within close proximity of each other. They show slightly different scenarios, but the same problem; drivers taking an excessive amount of time to complete a pass, i.e. move right.

So I’m westbound on I-40 from Memphis at a very decent cruisin’ speed and working my way through slower traffic. On this particular stretch of road I often come upon truckers passing other slower truckers who slow to reduce the jarring from all the potholes and cracks in the road……naturally causes a lot of congestion. I don’t blame the faster truckers for wanting to pass those that slow down for the potholes etc, and I tolerate that – little choice in the matter. But fer Pete’s sake, son, if you’re gonna pass, then pass, don’t hang in the left lane for an eternity.

The first video shows me having to veer off the roadway to the right shoulder to avoid getting taken out. The second shows me having to stomp on the brakes to avoid getting taken out. The third video is proof that truckers sometimes intend to “scare” people.

I’m thinking that the first trucker actually saw me as I pulled in behind him ….. and decided to set the trap and “give me a scare” as they sometimes choose to do to us nimble folk.

I honestly felt I gave “the bloke” (even if it was a Sheila, we’ll call her a bloke cuz that’s what she probably looked like anyway) person plenty of time and he had created plenty of distance between himself and the truck he just overtook. Certainly, at the moment I decided to pass him I believed he wasn’t going to move right. So I punched it and passed….on the right. It wasn’t until I was almost at his cabin that he signaled and started to veer right. Here we go again, I think to myself. Fortunately I had gunned it and I was moving fast enough to avoid what might have been a bad prang assuming he wasn’t just “playin” with me out of spite.

It happens to me from time to time, and some cases are worse than others. This one was one of the more worrisome, not only because of the poor general state of the road in that area, but also the extremely poor state of the shoulder, and add the fact that there are thick woods just right of the shoulder, throw in the heavy traffic all around and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.
At the very end of the first video you’ll hear my scanner report one trucker saying “These frikking people just don’t give a cuss about their safety”, and I’m going to assume it was the trucker I just passed, and was probably one of the “frikkin” people he’s referring to, along with how many other cars tried to pass the same guy as I did. I had travelled down the road outa sight by the time he transmitted that, but I reckon once I passed so did several others behind me. He’s got the audacity to blame people like me for his incompetence. Lol whatever.

And if it is indeed a case of “I’ll give this guy a scare”, then shame on the person who is supposed to be a professional driver. Shame on such conduct, and I raise a black curse on him and his kind.

One would think that a professional would focus on passing in a professional & safe manner, and move back to the right as soon as practicable. Certainly not wait longer than necessary and put doubt in the minds of the trailing traffic about his intentions.

And therein lies the problem….trying to work out a trucker’s intensions. And at least one of these guys had lower-than-average intelligence anyway, so what hope does one have? And he gets encouragement from another trucker, so onward goes the battle.

Yep, I’m convinced there’s a healthy sub-population who not only look for, but create these scare opportunities......for gratification or revenge, or they wanna "teach" people.

That third video recorded the truck behind “Tango” saying “I would have given him a scare and shaken it”. So there’s our proof that this kind of crap happens and they’re the ones creating this added danger. “Oh yeah, he definitely sped up on you so I woulda give him a scare”…..how pitiful is that logic??

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[Obsidian]

I go around trucks as soon as possible, but I am cautious with them. I go around them fast too ... no slow passes.

[Jag42]

I pass them ASAP last thing i need is another rock thrown in to my car or a truck tire blow and hit my car. I see truck tires blow all the time.

[cooljay]

Truckers usually take a bit after they pass another truck/vehicle before they move over to the right lane. The passenger side of a truck is a HUGE blind spot and they want to make sure they are safely past the vehicle they are passing. You actually zooming past him as soon as he was around the truck with enough room for you to squeeze through and pass ON THE RIGHT actually created that dangerous situation. If you ever driver through Georgia you will see signs along the interstates the show when passing an 18 wheeler to "Leave more space" before pulling in front of them. So in my opinion you created your own dangerous situation in the 1st video.

Same goes for the 2nd video. Honestly I WOULD NOT want to share the road way with you. You create your own dangerous situations there by expecting these 18 wheeler drivers to IMMEDIATELY get back over to the right lane, when in fact they are driving safely by leaving more room between them and the vehicle they are passing.

Honestly your type of driving is what causes accidents and WHY 18 wheeler drivers get pissed off.

[stano0098]

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Yeah i don't normally post videos of this kind of action. But i still have the video of a trucker almost cutting me off. So i uploaded it.

I myself drove one of those 18 wheelers for a local college. I took a truck driving course so i could have my Commercial Drivers License as required for my job. Its not that hard to stay out of peoples way and to move over asap after passing. I don't see how hard it is to look in your mirrors before moving into another lane.

[category4]

I don't think he did, there was more than enough room for the trucker to come back over safely and he should have been able to see that and do so.

I got behind one the other day that stayed in the left lane next to another truck for 7 miles. When I got on the radio and told him it was time to pass or get back in the right lane, his comment was "I'm doing 72 F****ng MPH, what more do you want me to do'?

My reply was pass or move over I really don't give a hoot!!

He might have hit 72 going downhill, but most of the time he was 5-10 under the PSL. I blew by that a** as soon as there was a crack!!

If most of these guys are professional I'll eat my hat. I think most of them are complete hacks!!!

For that matter I would bet there is less than 10% of the drivers on the road that even have an idea that slower traffic keep right is actually a law!! Until we make the process of obtaining a drivers license more than showing up with $25 in hand and being able to drive around a parking lot and park in a pull in parking spot we will continue to have idiots who have no idea of how to drive continually impeding the flow of traffic!!

Truckers usually take a bit after they pass another truck/vehicle before they move over to the right lane. The passenger side of a truck is a HUGE blind spot and they want to make sure they are safely past the vehicle they are passing. You actually zooming past him as soon as he was around the truck with enough room for you to squeeze through and pass ON THE RIGHT actually created that dangerous situation. If you ever driver through Georgia you will see signs along the interstates the show when passing an 18 wheeler to "Leave more space" before pulling in front of them. So in my opinion you created your own dangerous situation in the 1st video.

Same goes for the 2nd video. Honestly I WOULD NOT want to share the road way with you. You create your own dangerous situations there by expecting these 18 wheeler drivers to IMMEDIATELY get back over to the right lane, when in fact they are driving safely by leaving more room between them and the vehicle they are passing.

Honestly your type of driving is what causes accidents and WHY 18 wheeler drivers get pissed off.

[cooljay]

Oh I agree if they are hogging the left lane and don't move over after a bit sure pass them on the right, but in all the time I've spent driving I've always noticed that they wait a little bit longer before getting back over in the right lane. I can understand passing them on the right if they don't plan on ever getting back over but to just zoom around them within 5-10 seconds of them clearing the traffic they are passing is just asking for it.

I've seen my fair share of "professional" drivers who decide to hog the left lane like they own it, but I also know that they take slightly longer to merge back into the right lane after passing than it takes a car.

I mean when I'm driving I always, ALWAYS keep right unless passing and always merge back into the right lane as soon as it's safe to do so and never hog the left lane.

[category4]

I give them what i think is a fair chance to move over, or signal they are going to move over. Without one or the other I go right and move on. If they signal then I give them all the room they think they need, if they don't I give them the room I think they need in order to move over safely. After that point and no signal I'm going by and in a hurry. I've been beside and behind a truck when they blow a tire, I'm not going to hang around long and wait for disaster to happen.

[cooljay]

I give them what i think is a fair chance to move over, or signal they are going to move over. Without one or the other I go right and move on. If they signal then I give them all the room they think they need, if they don't I give them the room I think they need in order to move over safely. After that point and no signal I'm going by and in a hurry. I've been beside and behind a truck when they blow a tire, I'm not going to hang around long and wait for disaster to happen.

Yeah I understand you on that one. I've seen my fair share of "professional drivers" who will actually merge back into the right lane WITHOUT any signal at all and they don't do it in a smooth manner either, I've seen them just jerk their whole truck and trailer over like they just don't care who is around them, THOSE are the guys who scare the crap out of me.

I've hear a lot of older professional drivers and drivers who are X generation drivers complain a lot about how most of these "professional drivers" now days just don't seem to care and don't have the respect for the job etc. as it use to be.

Oh and yes if I am passing an 18 wheeler I pass the sucker as fast as possible as I hate being next to them for several reasons: Tire blow outs, sudden wind gusts pushing the truck into my lane, driver not paying attention and drifting into my lane (seen this too many times with 18 wheelers) and the list goes on.

Basically what I was saying in my 1st post is don't just zoom right around them after waiting 5 or 10 seconds. Give them a slight chance to get ahead as most of the time they will check their mirrors one second, see no one there, start to merge over and next thing they know you're flying past them on the right. Just be safe about passing them is all .

[bigalinwv]

Truckers usually take a bit after they pass another truck/vehicle before they move over to the right lane. The passenger side of a truck is a HUGE blind spot and they want to make sure they are safely past the vehicle they are passing. You actually zooming past him as soon as he was around the truck with enough room for you to squeeze through and pass ON THE RIGHT actually created that dangerous situation. If you ever driver through Georgia you will see signs along the interstates the show when passing an 18 wheeler to "Leave more space" before pulling in front of them. So in my opinion you created your own dangerous situation in the 1st video.

Same goes for the 2nd video. Honestly I WOULD NOT want to share the road way with you. You create your own dangerous situations there by expecting these 18 wheeler drivers to IMMEDIATELY get back over to the right lane, when in fact they are driving safely by leaving more room between them and the vehicle they are passing.

Honestly your type of driving is what causes accidents and WHY 18 wheeler drivers get pissed off.

X2, looking for an accident. Only a matter of time. I don't believe in passing on the right EVER.

First video, you were clearly in his blind spot when he started coming over. If you can't see his face, he can't see you.