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kyohrus t1_jdbmvdl wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Does anyone else notice how often people road rage on the turnpike? by [deleted]

i drive an older mustang that sits very low and jesus christ, this but when a semi is behind me! literally ANY truck rides my ass until i let them pass… i always chalked it up to “maybe they can’t see me” but my car is a very bright color 🤣

a truck driver almost side swept me not too long ago and luckily no one was really all the way up on my ass behind me or else that would’ve gotten very ugly.

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DamonRunnon t1_jdcee5c wrote

Truck drivers have not been Knights of the road for years.

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18wheelapartment t1_jdlcauk wrote

Unfortunately it’s because the trucks are set at a maximum speed (65-75) and we have to be somewhere “yesterday”, because someone in an office planed using google maps that estimates travel times based on what a car can do. Also weight is a factor which is why trucks can slow way down on an uphill and get faster on the downhill. And we need every mph we can squeeze out of a 5-8-11 hour trip because our bosses demand it.

Which is why, screen name aside, I’m not doing it anymore.

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