>pass a slow ass semi on a single lane road>the semi driver suddenly finds the power to speed up and starts passive agressively tailgating youwhy is this scenario so prevalent? do these special snowflakes thinks they own the fucking road?
they usually have speed regulators and just full throttle everywhere, this is your fault for not using cruise control and letting him catch back up to you
>>28625083why are you assuming there are no other motorists or intersections in front of me?
>>28625087Because you didn't mention them
>>28625082Why are you driving so slowly that a speed governed semi can catch up to you?>>28625087Oh you're just a retard. Checks out
>>28625082You must be one of those retards that get right in front of a fully-loaded semi when you’re both going downhill.
>>28625082You're one of those fags that overtake and then slow down to the exact same speed as the car you overtook. People like you need to be deported back to india.
>>28625226nothing to do with that>>28625231nope not that eitherI have had COUNTLESS times where a truck is doing 50-55 in the right lane, and the SECOND you go to pass it - the truck is now doing 75 and will attempt to pass you even if the highway is curvy
>>28625082Whip a handful of pennies out of your window at that faggot. Keep them in your cup holder
>>28625082>not filing ICE reports and watching the illegal ones get hauled away
>>28625082>do these special snowflakes thinks they own the fucking road?Yes they really do.
>>28625422what do they get out of passing me at 75 after going 50?
>>28625689>what do they get out of itNormie tears
>>28625250>a semi, even unloaded, just magically accelerated from 55 to 75mph in the two seconds between you changing lanes and ending up beside themsure, okay. I believe you
>>28625082>>28625250>I have had COUNTLESS times where a truck is doing 50-55 in the right lane, and the SECOND you go to pass it - the truck is now doing 75 and will attempt to pass you even if the highway is curvyIf they really are COUNTLESS, you surely have at least one dashcam video to post.
>>28625250>and the SECOND you go to pass it - the truck is now doing 75This never happened. Not to you or anyone else.
>>28625082>65mph rural highway>driving 70mph>go up a hill, get pulled down to 60mph despite pedal to floor because physics is discriminatory >retarded nigger whips around me, set their cruise to 66>get over hill and level out, slow lobotomized chimpanzee that passed me is now in the fucking way>hope the faggot has a seizure and drives into a treetrue story that happens more often than you'd fucking think
>>28625250>the SECOND you go to pass it - the truck is now doing 75Was it hauling a space rocket?
>>28625082Is that picture from Interstate 81 near Blacksburg VA? I fucking hate this stretch of highway. Retard jeet truck drivers crash here on a daily basis and cause 15 mile backups.
Wah wah wah I don't care, I am the premiere authority on the subject and youre a gay nigger with a gay nigger slide thread. Kill yourself busriderSage in all fields
>>28626360I prefer 81 over 95, going north.I fucking hate driving through Washington DC!
>>28625118>Why are you driving so slowly that a speed governed semi can catch up to you?He reminds me of this tool.
>>28625082I don't know what size your vehicle is but I've tucked a van into the draft from a car to gain a few mph (actually quite a bit) but you need to get stupid close for it to work.
>>28625082>not being able to pass a vehicle with, at best (no trailer (12,000lb), 550hp), a 22lb"1 hp weight ratioSkill issueLoaded, it's likely 140lb:1hp.I've driven shitboxes on 2 lanes roads (50hp), and even then it's not hard.Protip: Hang bang so that you can see upcoming (If you're close, you can't see shit, stop doing this. t. trucker), then when you see an opening, accelerate so that you are moving MUCH faster than the semi, wait for the oncoming vehicle to pass, then pass the semi - should take less than 10 seconds.Really op, post the shitbox you're diving, maybe we'll have sympathy for you.
>>28625231>doing 70mph in semi>pickup catches up, passes, does 55I just don't get it.I'd be more agressive, and use my horn more, if my information wasn't (per govt mandate) on the side of the truck.4wheelers, what's your problem?
>>28625689>4wheeler butthurt that got gapped by a vehicle with 1/10 the power:weight ratio of a shitbox
>>28626043>55 to 75Takes, at best, about 15 seconds.More likely, though, about 30.
>>28626849Yeah, his best bet would be a souped up daycab, but most sleeper trucks weigh approximately 15k-20k lbs when bobtailing.
>>28626283Have you also noticed that people stop turning their high beams off, even when you cycle yours at them?>inb4 auto high beamsEven older vehicles.
>>28626858>picIs that steam or oil/gas?Have no pic, but my oilfield unit weighs 38k lb empty. Still have issues with 4wheelers.
Here's some tips for those who find difficulty passing, and not simply griefing the thread.1. >>286268492. Depending where you are, semis will signal when they believe that you can pass, typically with a signal to the left, but I've seen to the right as well. Often they'll also pull to the side, and if they are extra sympathetic to you, or more likely really annoyed about you're tailgating them, they may slow down.3. Stop letting passing opportunities pass, especially if a trucker is helping you - if you miss more than 1 opportunity, the truck may make passing hard to spite you.4. Turn off your high beams when behind a semi - they have huge mirrors.
>>28626863No clue. It’s at a paper company and based on how it looks on Google Maps compared to now, they must have acquired the place a couple years ago.Have another pic I took after dropping my empty. I’m assuming this trailer was loaded with paper rolls.
>>28626873Ah, ty.Expensive - I don't drive fifth wheel except in the country - can you really not use landing gear on pavement in cities with a loader trailer?
>>28626888A lot of drop yards are asphalt, but asphalt isn’t good at handling the weight and abuse of loaded trailers, so some drop yards will have concrete strips for the landing gears. Some companies just do not feel the need to spend a lot of money on building drop yards, so they just pour gravel on a piece of land and be done with it.
>>28625082Retards do that in cars and bikes too. Blame the driver, not the vehicle.
>>28625082Truckerfag, if I catch up to you after you pass me its your fault and im upset I cant fucking kill you
>>28627081.
>>28626283reminds me of some kiwi anon in his honda>having fun on mountain road>comes up to a dump truck>but he's actually keeping it pegged 10 over all the way, even through the corners>hondanon is ok with this>suddenly they slow down to under the speed limit [iirc 10-20 under]>can see it's some land cruiser that brakes for the gentlest of bends>overtaking section appears>land cruiser stays in the passing lane because of course he does>hondanon guns it past both vehicles>truck can't get past land cruiser because physics>hondanon feels bad for dump truck, slows right down forcing land cruiser to slow down as well>land cruiser flashing his lights and honking his horn but who gives a shit>dump truck goes past but hondanon holds land cruiser back so he can't just speed up again to get back in front>hondanon then drops it into second, revving out to 8000 rpm>barely makes it past the dump truck>dump truck flashes his headlights in gratitude
>>28626791I agree with you, that part of 95 is a nightmare. At least 81 is usually not blocked.
>>28625083Don't even need cruise. Just decent throttle control. >Cruising along at 70 on the dot>Car likes it there>Woman trundling along at 68 or so>As soon as she sees you in her peripheral she speeds up>Do this a couple times>Finally say fuck her and go 80 l>She still speeds up>Realizes how fast she is going and slams on the brakes back way below 70Jeezass kroist
perhaps they were losing momentum up a hill and then as they approach the downhill they speed up. AT npc drivers dont notice hills and just gas gas gas. try riding a hill on a ten speed bIke and realize how much more power one needs to overcome steep inclines
>>28627440Always a warm fuzzy feeling when a 4wheeler helps out some way. For every 10 I encounter that make me want to drop kick their mothers for birthing such a cunt, I get maybe 1 decent guy nice enough to help a brother out.
>>28626859genuine retards that nobody taught how to drive, they have their auto headlights turned off and they use the high beam button as their headlights
We don't own the road but we pay a hell of a lot more of the rent than you, shut up 4-wheeler peasant.
>>28625689An erection, usually
>>28628214You ain't paying for anything brokie lbmaoooooooo
>>28626858you're a fatass
>>28628197Nah, it's a known thing and the truck driver boards discuss it as well. Some blame loss of focus but most think it's just miserable bastards being miserable bastards.And any driver with even a little bit of cool holds it back on down grades when somebody is out in the left lane trying to pass. Miserable bastards excluded of course.
>>28628366In Missouri we have to ride the hill a lot because its hill after hill after hill on 44. Need the momentum to climb again.
>>28628392>In (southern) missouri we....man I just hauled a bunch of concrete to the simmons plant expansion in south west city last month. The first night I had just gotten new glasses, so I could see well generally but it was still shitty. Thank fucking god for jake brakes.
>>28628392I do too, but not when a big truck is out in the left lane trying to pass me. Nothing more infuriating than some guy letting it roll when you're trying to pass and then turning what would have been a quick pass into a 40mph side-by-side slog up the next hill.
>>28628310True…
>>28627327That’s legal, IF there’s no other way to hook your securement device. Usually companies issue the flat hook type of straps, and if the trailer frame underneath is too thick, the hook obviously won’t work. So you CAN do that in that case. That said, it’s not ok to be a lazy nigger and you should always strap your shit properly. t.-Flatbed trucker wagie.
Some truckers need to chill the fuck out when passing – not all trucks can go as fast as you.I’m not referring to OP btw. Some o/o swung out from behind me to pass me, like I was holding him back when there was a nice lane next to us he could have used the entire time.
>>28625082I promise you, we hate you more than you could ever possibly hate us and we see you do the dumbest fucking shit all the time. You're either a dumbass, distracted, drunk, or you don't want to live anymore based on the actions of the majority of vehicles on the road that I've personally seen as an OTR trucker. Just get the fuck away from me, and if I can pass or tailgate you and there's nobody and nothing in front of you you shouldn't be allowed to have a drivers license. Put your phone down, find your balls and the accelerator in that order, or get the fuck off the road. In the last month alone I've had three close calls where if I hadn't been paying attention I'd have killed everyone in the vehicle that nearly hit me being a fucking moron and every single time I wouldn't have been at fault legally, that is how goddamn dumb you fucks are. If you don't like trucks being on the road then just stop buying shit because everything you own was carried by one of us at one point in time. Or you can figure it the fuck out and get out of the way and leave us alone, your choice. >but what about the retarded asshole truckers and the illegal jeetarinos!The winning answer is still not to play chicken with the potentially 80,000lb juggernaut. Just let them get in front of you and call the cops and report them and their location and description. You can even keep following them and record them getting pulled over if you're that fucking mad. I call the cops on other truckers all the fucking time, and I call their companies to report their behavior too. Stop being retarded.
>>28628310Now post your weight loaded.
>>28627440>be me>going double the speed limit>come up on a woman in her 50s going at least 20mph under the speed limit in the passing lane>Pass on the left and then get back into passing lane in front of her>match her speed (40mph iirc), then gradually slow down>she literally stays in the lane behind me until we hit 20mph (about 40mph below the speed limit) then she grudgingly gets over>speed off and leave her>mfw she gets back in the passing lane
