Editorial – Put yourself behind the wheel of a big rig
September 21, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Alexandria Echo Press
We’ve all experienced it frustration when a big truck, or two, are ahead of us on the road, making it hard to get around them. Continue Reading
Something that I try to do that I’d like to add. When pulling up to an intersection where you notice a truck is approaching from the right or left, stop back a little short of where you normally would. This gives the trucker more room to make his turn. The truck needs to swing a lot wider, to make the turn and if you’re sitting there, he can’t do it.
Admittedly, I forget this from time to time and if I can, I will back up to give him space.
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Does anyone else still flash their headlights to let a passing trucker know he’s clear to pull back in the lane?
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Yep, sure do … then again, I am a truckers daughter. : ) Learned a lot from riding along in the truck when I was a youngster. Always thought the sleeper in the back was the neatest thing of all … oh to be a kid again …
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