For impatient road warriors

[Nags4CashParticipant 1163]

So today i was driving my oversized load like usual. As i was approaching a cloverleaf interchange, underpass on the interstate, a few cars zipped around me and got back over to take the exit instead of waiting behind me which is fairly normal.
Something happened, could be an old person that didn’t know how to merge, could have been some sort of emergency, i couldn’t see it. Either way a group of at least 6 cars trying to merge on and off all slammed the brakes a few hundred feet in front of me.

About 100 feet away from the back of this group of cars i realize that not only am i incapable of stopping in time, i’m going to go at least 2 cars deep into this pile, probably more. I make the decision that i will risk any cars in the exit lane beside me, since there really shouldn’t be any there, and swing the wheel to the right just enough to delicately blaze by the pileup.

As i’m doing it, i’ve entered adrenaline fueled slo-mo, and i wait for my eyes to finish focusing on the right mirror only to see a city cop car trying to pass at probably 20+ mph up on my speed. He leaves my mirror, and i look out my window to see him careening off the road into the grass sliding sideways and desperately trying to keep control, meanwhile i’m still guiding my situation. I pull over and notice 3 cars pulling off the road ahead, i think they hit each other.

At any rate, the cop didn’t see any of the trouble that was unfolding and had no clue why i ran him off the road. After explaining we had some small talk and he went about his day with grass sticking out from under his hood.

the lesson to learn here, don’t make a habit of getting in front of trucks needlessly to save an extra second, because you put yourself at their mercy. Had the situation been different, or even if i had known ahead of time that a cop would try to pass, i may have decided that the safest course of action was to control my damage by driving directly into everyone in front of me. After all, why should i risk the cops life because of the mistakes of the people in front of me? Don’t make truckers decide who’s life they should try to save, they don’t have enough time to think it through, but they still have to live with the decision afterwards. Every trucker at my company that i know of that has caused a fatality quit that day, and it wasn’t any of their faults.

Murph ~ There is nothing brave or manly about entering into a contract with somebody which allows them to take your money, assets, children, and decades of your future income on a mere whim.

[hmskl’dParticipant 6406]

Nags4Cash wrote:

swing the wheel to the right just enough to delicately blaze by the pileup.

You are to be commended for your actions, many fold .. that was a very brave and extremely skilled maneuver you successfully executed .. in a split second emergency with essentially no time to think .. just reacted perfectly .. the Cop you didn’t see acted defensively so it all worked.

Everyone! .. you saved from a mishap today .. including that Cop who would have otherwise been working a pile up .. needs to thank the Universe tonight that “you were behind the wheel” .. and pulled that amazing thing off .. choosing the least bad option with no perfect options available. Literally, no real damage and injury to anyone or anything.

I’d say Congrats on the result .. but that word doesn’t seem right for something so serious and frightening .. instead, I say excellent decision skills .. driving skills .. well done, my hat is off to you tonight!

[CarnageParticipant 22113]

I always give priority to trucks, if I get in front of them I hit the gas like I’m running from god wrath or I quietly stay behind them if I’m not in hurry and enjoy the ride with less wind resistance.

Why?

Easy, he is bigger, heavier and stronger…

Common f~~~ing since.

To those following me, be careful, I just farted. Men those beans are killers.

[FunInTheSunParticipant 8283]

Dude, I NEVER cut in front of an 18 wheeler. That’s suicidal. I’m fully aware of their long braking distance. I stay away from big trucks as much as I can when I’m on the freeway and I also don’t tailgate—you never know when some asshole in front going to “brake check.”

"I saw that there comes a point, in the defeat of any man of virtue, when his own consent is needed for evil to win-and that no manner of injury done to him by others can succeed if he chooses to withhold his consent. I saw that I could put an end to your outrages by pronouncing a single word in my mind. I pronounced it. The word was ‘No.’" (Atlas Shrugged)

[Anonymous 42]

Don’t you just LOVE the way they FILL IN the margin of safety by piling in front of you and stealing all the room you need for braking in case of the unexpected?

They have no idea they’re driving a soda can among sledgehammers and anvils!

CASE IN POINT:

[BoarParticipant]

I am an advocate of removing airbags and seat belts while installing a 6″ dagger in the steering wheel pointed right at the drivers face. Gotta thin the herd somehow….

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[Nags4CashParticipant 1163]

Carnage- especially in my case of driving overweight loads. When I slam the brakes it looks like I’m casually slowing down for a stop sign thanks to the 45 tons of goodies pushing me.

Hmskl- people putting me in spots where I have to make these decisions, I can’t explain how frustrated that makes me. This is the third time I’ve had to risk going into an alternate lane with no warning, but the first time there was anyone there. My luck, and theirs, is going to run out eventually.

My dash cam SD card stopped working and I didn’t know it since it’s been months since an incident.

Murph ~ There is nothing brave or manly about entering into a contract with somebody which allows them to take your money, assets, children, and decades of your future income on a mere whim.

[Ranger OneParticipant 16836]

I’ve only ever driven small trucks in the past on deliveries but I did ride with truck drivers on larger trucks (still not big-rig level though) and I saw plenty of bulls~~~ from people that don’t understand on any level the issues associated with their reckless behavior around trucks.

I try to give trucks an extremely wide berth, whenever possible, and I always try to unambiguously let them execute whatever lane change they are indicating they want to do (for example they have a right turn signal on and morons are passing them on the right… I’ve been know to change into that lane, slow down until I am visible in their mirror, and then wait for the truck to change lane before going back to my original lane).

Too many idiotic, narcissistic nits on the road. So, if you see someone in a pickup truck on the East Coast doing that, it might be me helping you get into the next lane.

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[AttonParticipant]

Anonymous wrote:

Don’t you just LOVE the way they FILL IN the margin of safety by piling in front of you and stealing all the room you need for braking in case of the unexpected?

They have no idea they’re driving a soda can among sledgehammers and anvils!

CASE IN POINT:

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