Trucks
Another day, another life threatening incident on a freeway caused by a truck. I am getting sick and tired of big trucks on the freeway. It doesn’t bother me when they are in the right lane, or even when they are passing one another in the second lane. What does bother me is when they feel the need to consume 3 out of 4 lanes! Especially when they whip into that third lane with no regard for the person that they come within inches of killing.
Now for my solution… Enact a law that forces trucks to remain in the right lane only!
April 1st, 2007 at 7:44 am
I think it’ so funny that you have a special category/tag called annoyances! I’m going to use that.
April 1st, 2007 at 7:44 am
Where is my Gravatar?
April 5th, 2007 at 11:19 am
I agree it can be annoying, but it could also be a lot worse! I remember when Jeff and I were back east a number of years ago and on 2 lane highways, trucks would want to pass each other sometimes: fine. But they will just get over whenever they want, even if they are going about 40mph up a hill and you are 10 meters away going 75! You literally have to be prepared to slam on your brakes at any moment when a truck is around because they are apparently immune from basic rules of the road. The sad thing is, everyone does it nowadays, not just trucks. Like, am I the only one that was taught that you shouldn’t change lanes in front of someone if you are going to cause them to hit the brakes at all? It’s a simple right-of-way issue. They have the right-of-way because they are already in that lane and you may just need to wait like TWO EXTRA SECONDS (the humanity!) till they get passed you. I would like to make a law that people that don’t understand rights-of-way in traffic can be shot on sight.
April 8th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
i’ve made quite a few trips up the 15 to hesperia in the recent months. what i’ve learned is that i need to move somewhere where i don’t even need a car, so i don’t have to deal with V8, 4WD Sequioas who don’t know how to drive and stay in their own lane!
i think i’m gonna head back up to the bay area and sell my car.
i can’t wait to see you in may, by the way!