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Why do semis pass each other so slowly?
Posted on 5/28/19 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 5/28/19 at 6:56 pm
I swear that every five minutes one of them will pull in front of me when I'm cruising up the left lane and proceed to pass the truck that's going 70 MPH in the right lane at 70.25 MPH, causing a line of traffic in the fast lane. I understand that they don't accelerate like a sedan, but I also know that they can certainly move a little faster than they do. What's the deal, OT truck drivers?
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Posted on 5/28/19 at 6:57 pm to zacata88
You try driving 8 hours a day without becoming a sadist.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 6:57 pm to zacata88
Because they don't want to disengage their cruise control, just like every other jackass in the left lane blocking traffic.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 6:57 pm to zacata88
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Why do semis pass each other so slowly?
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they don't accelerate like a sedan
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:01 pm to zacata88
They're doing 70.005 mph vs 70.003. takes a long time to pass at that rate
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:02 pm to zacata88
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Why do semis pass each other so slowly?
They weigh more than your prius. How do you not know this?
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:03 pm to zacata88
The trucks have GPS that relays info on their driving back to the company, and knows when they violate the speed limit
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:04 pm to zacata88
They have been given a heads up about a speed trap up ahead and go ahead and do a public service by getting side by side below the speed limit so nobody behind them gets tickets.
This post was edited on 5/28/19 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:04 pm to chalmetteowl
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The trucks have GPS that relays info on their driving back to the company, and knows when they violate the speed limit
Every now and then, I see one guy hauling (relative) arse at 80mph or so, reckon they are violating transportation rules.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:06 pm to HempHead
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Every now and then, I see one guy hauling (relative) arse at 80mph or so, reckon they are violating transportation rules.
Many drivers are independent. They go out and and visit companies and offer their services.
This post was edited on 5/28/19 at 7:09 pm
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:07 pm to zacata88
All of them are methheads
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:07 pm to zacata88
This afternoon about 10 of us got stuck behind an Ambulance, with his lights on, traveling on HWY 90 in the left lane going 68-70. He would not move over to the right lane.
Most of us ended up going around him and getting in front of him, but what a fricking dick.
You have your sirens on but impeding traffic. You’re apparently not in an emergency situation so gtf out of the way.
Most of us ended up going around him and getting in front of him, but what a fricking dick.
You have your sirens on but impeding traffic. You’re apparently not in an emergency situation so gtf out of the way.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:08 pm to zacata88
Because to save costs, companies govern their rigs around 70mph. If both rigs are governed at the same speed, it takes a while to pass.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:09 pm to chalmetteowl
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The trucks have GPS that relays info on their driving back to the company, and knows when they violate the speed limit
Those are just the big companies.
The owner operators don’t have GPS reporting to anyone
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:09 pm to zacata88
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when I'm cruising up the left lane
found the problem. the left lane is for passing, not cruising. if you were doing what you were supposed to do, then the semi would not have pulled in front of you
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:10 pm to zacata88
Bc their trucks are governed to only go up to a certain speed.
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:11 pm to Walt OReilly
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All of them are methheads
When did you go from the lovable drunk driver, to the sociopathic bore?
This post was edited on 5/28/19 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:11 pm to FightingTigers138
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Many drivers are independent. They go out and and visit companies and offer their services.
I thought there were some new stringent rules on all operators in recent years. Is that just hours logged?
Posted on 5/28/19 at 7:14 pm to HempHead
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Every now and then, I see one guy hauling (relative) arse at 80mph or so, reckon they are violating transportation rules.
These are called dump truck drivers. Craziest assholes on the interstate.
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