Thats a little true,but if I spend 2 miles trying to build up speed to hit the grade with,I am not letting off the gas unless I see disco lights behind me.Now if its just a hill I will back out of it,but a long climb if I let off I may not make it to the top.I have run out of power to go forward on a mountain and had to back down it to a flat spot,then back up it again in low gear.I also have missed a gear trying to downshift and had to stop and start all over going up a mountain.So its like this,if you are in a 4 wheeler and you think the truck in front of you is too slow,wait until he has to stop and see how slow it is to get started moving again,especially if the truck driver doesnt have much experience and drops the drive shaft on the ground by taking off wrong.Yeah it might be irritating to 4 wheelers,but unless you drive a truck you have no idea how irritating 4 wheelers are to trucks.Best thing to do is be patient because you are not going to stop all those trucks from doing that,and the roads are to be shared,but they are built for trucks to keep the country moving.Making trucks drive to suit impatient 4 wheelers will have everybody waiting behind even slower trucks.I have to agree about the ones going too slow to start with getting side by side because they mess up the trucks too.A lot of places now that have a steep grade have 3 lanes,one for the too slow trucks,one for the rest of the trucks,and the 3rd for empty trucks and 4 wheelers.When I drive a big truck I get in the passing lane when traffic is in my way,pass it and get in the right lane,all the time.I see cars,trucks,everything,out in the country,with a 1/2 mile gap between the traffic,drive side by side.If a truck tire blows out beside you pieces of rubber could rip a front fender right off of your car.I saw it happen.Its best to drive without cruise and pass then get back in and go faster than the vehicle you passed than block the left lane on cruise and be a zombie riding in some trucks blind spot.
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