Just chaps my *** .

[MossRoad]

The point is, the whole thing could have been avoided if the pickup driver would have just let the camaro pass, drunk or not, instead of purposely blocking him. Many of us (myself included) have done d*** moves like this to teach the other guy a lesson. Just let him go, man. Its not worth it.

 

[aczlan]

I got dash cam shot last week of semi forcing me out of my lane. I had to swerve to shoulder to avoid being hit.

If you got the name of the company on the trailer and a truck or trailer number or even a license plate number you can usually call and get a hold of there Safety Division and they would be more than happy to look at the video and have a conversation with the truck driver about how they're supposed to be driving on the road while representing their company.

Aaron Z

 

[MossRoad]

If you got the name of the company on the trailer and a truck or trailer number or even a license plate number you can usually call and get a hold of there Safety Division and they would be more than happy to look at the video and have a conversation with the truck driver about how they're supposed to be driving on the road while representing their company.

Aaron Z

I recall one time I was out shoveling snow at our first house. We had about 18" snowfall. Anyhow, I'm shoveling away and I hear this tremendous THUD!!! I look over and there's one of our company cars, complete with big old company graphics on the sides, buried about 50' into a public park, in a perpendicular path from the road! How he got that far out, 90 degrees from a straight road in a 30mph zone with no other cars around is beyond me. Anyhow, everyone saw the company logo for a few hours until the tow truck removed the car.

 

[dragoneggs]

I recall one time I was out shoveling snow at our first house. We had about 18" snowfall. Anyhow, I'm shoveling away and I hear this tremendous THUD!!! I look over and there's one of our company cars, complete with big old company graphics on the sides, buried about 50' into a public park, in a perpendicular path from the road! How he got that far out, 90 degrees from a straight road in a 30mph zone with no other cars around is beyond me. Anyhow, everyone saw the company logo for a few hours until the tow truck removed the car.

Yeah having your name on the side of your vehicle can have its bad days! :ashamed:

 

[ovrszd]

No flame here. Not arguing or trying to start one. Just talking to the thread title.

Yes, there are some very poor semi drivers out there. At an Interstate interchange near me I've been pulled out in front of uncountable times by semis. Some so vagrant that I had to stop and back up to keep from being ran over by the trailer tires.

But, I contend the percentage of poor drivers is much higher in cars/pickups than in semis. A poor semi driver won't last long in the profession. I can show you poor auto drivers that have been doing it for 50 years.....

When I'm on an open divided hiway and I catch up to a semi that's traveling near my speed I accelerate and pass it. I never shadow a semi. If things go bad you will lose.

Also when on an open divided hiway and a semi slowly catches up to me, maybe going 1-2 mph faster than me, I either speed up and get out of his way or when I see he doesn't have any traffic in the passing lane obstructing a pass, I slow down a couple mph and let him by. All "company" owned semis are governed. Usually between 65-70mph. He doesn't want to take 20 miles to pass you any more than you want him beside you for 20 miles. He's just trying to make a living and is driving the equipment he's given in the best manner he can. Give him a break and let him by if it bothers you that he's tailgating.

I've never understand auto drivers that want to get in a pi**ing match with a semi........ :confused3:

 

[Looking4new]

No flame here. Not arguing or trying to start one. Just talking to the thread title.

Yes, there are some very poor semi drivers out there. At an Interstate interchange near me I've been pulled out in front of uncountable times by semis. Some so vagrant that I had to stop and back up to keep from being ran over by the trailer tires.

But, I contend the percentage of poor drivers is much higher in cars/pickups than in semis. A poor semi driver won't last long in the profession. I can show you poor auto drivers that have been doing it for 50 years.....


Also when on an open divided hiway and a semi slowly catches up to me, maybe going 1-2 mph faster than me, I either speed up and get out of his way or when I see he doesn't have any traffic in the passing lane obstructing a pass, I slow down a couple mph and let him by. All "company" owned semis are governed. Usually between 65-70mph. He doesn't want to take 20 miles to pass you any more than you want him beside you for 20 miles. He's just trying to make a living and is driving the equipment he's given in the best manner he can. Give him a break and let him by if it bothers you that he's tailgating.

I've never understand auto drivers that want to get in a pi**ing match with a semi........ :confused3:

I have had them (semi drivers & car/pickup drivers too) pull out in front of me and then dawdle along trying to get up to the speed I was doing, just to turn off a couple of miles down the road. I am talking 85' long, 139,900 lbs legal [I'm in Ontario, Canada] two tanker trailers just slopping and sloshing along. You don't want to be jerking the wheel and slamming on the brakes at the same time. It makes for a not very happy day.

I give everybody the benefit of the doubt, mosey along down the road and do my own thing. In 30 years of pulling 'B' trains I have not had an accident. I get the job done and don't get speeding tickets doing it. I ALWAYS leave plenty early enough to get where I am going. IF I am real early, I book the unloading time 'off duty', because when it comes time to unload the customer does it all. He opens the hatch, hooks up the hose and pumps the load off.

 

[kevin37b]

No flame here. Not arguing or trying to start one. Just talking to the thread title.

Yes, there are some very poor semi drivers out there. At an Interstate interchange near me I've been pulled out in front of uncountable times by semis. Some so vagrant that I had to stop and back up to keep from being ran over by the trailer tires.

But, I contend the percentage of poor drivers is much higher in cars/pickups than in semis. A poor semi driver won't last long in the profession. I can show you poor auto drivers that have been doing it for 50 years.....

When I'm on an open divided hiway and I catch up to a semi that's traveling near my speed I accelerate and pass it. I never shadow a semi. If things go bad you will lose.

Also when on an open divided hiway and a semi slowly catches up to me, maybe going 1-2 mph faster than me, I either speed up and get out of his way or when I see he doesn't have any traffic in the passing lane obstructing a pass, I slow down a couple mph and let him by. All "company" owned semis are governed. Usually between 65-70mph. He doesn't want to take 20 miles to pass you any more than you want him beside you for 20 miles. He's just trying to make a living and is driving the equipment he's given in the best manner he can. Give him a break and let him by if it bothers you that he's tailgating.

I've never understand auto drivers that want to get in a pi**ing match with a semi........ :confused3:

Agree 100% .

 

[kevin37b]

Then there are the cruise control drivers that refuse to adjust speed to keep things moving , car or truck . They ease out to pass going 1/10 mph faster and hang beside that vehicle for a 100 miles . And neither the passer or passee will adjust to make this a simple transaction . If you have been beside a big rig when it blows a tire you will quit ******* around when you pass one ! There is no good offense just good defense .

 

[ovrszd]

Few years ago a friend's wife was driving their Jeep Wrangler with top and doors removed. Passing a semi when a trailer tire blew. A piece of sidewall a foot long came inside the Jeep and hit her. Luckily she's a very gritty woman and didn't panic. Slowed and pulled off on the shoulder to evaluate her injuries (she's a nurse), then drove herself to the hospital ER for repairs. Several stitches required. Could have killed her.

 

[jerrybob]

Watching that video.... the guy in the camaro was surely driving aggressively, as he wanted to get around the pickup on the right. However, when he got up close to the semi and put on his signal, the guy in the pickup clearly accelerated in a move to purposely prevent the camaro from cutting in. That right there is against the law. Then the pickup guy boxed him in behind the semi, on purpose, just to teach him a lesson, because, you know, its our job to teach people a lesson while traveling in traffic in 4-5000 pound vehicles next to a semi at 65MPH. Then the camera guy boxed him in from behind as well. Don't think the semi played any part in it, although if I saw two arsehats playing chicken next to me, I'd just back off because you know what's likely to happen. The pickup driver and the camaro driver both contributed to that accident. The semi driver could have seen what's going on and avoided it as well, but I don't think his actions were criminal. I do think the pickup driver was just as criminal as the camaro driver, if not more. Why? Because the camaro signaled and the pickup accelerated on purpose to prevent his lane change. Hope no one died. Hope they both got big hefty tickets and sued by the trucking company.

I agree......two very stupid people.......I hope they got tickets as well.....hopefully some jail time too.