Posted by Scot in pa on December 11, 2009 at 04:17:33 from (68.28.230.228):
In Reply to: Re: Drivers Ed for Couyon posted by really jd-tractor on December 09, 2009 at 20:49:59:
You have obviously never driven a semi. If only they could make everyone sit in a truck for 5000 miles before they could get their regular license.
I've got three mirrors on each side of the truck, and sometimes I still find myself almost running someone over because they found a spot where I could not see them, and rode there. Or they are running 80-90 MPH and went from being 1/4 mile back when I started the lane change, to being half way on the shoulder passing me on the right because they couldn't let off the gas and give me another 3 seconds. About the time my tires cross the line, OH CRAP THERE'S A CAR THERE!!!!! A foot either way can make a big difference.
AND, no headlights in the rain should be a ticket-able primary offense. All that wheel spray is coming from OUR wheels, and your headlights are the only way for you to be seen through it. Your tire spray doesn't add enough to make a difference.
Blame the trucker, that's how it goes. Blame him for everyone else's dumb@$$ moves.
Also,
I had a lighter gray Plymouth Breeze, and was constantly getting cut off on sunny days. Then I noticed that if I looked at the hood, I couldn't tell where the hood stopped and the road started. Didn't have near the trouble after that because I started running my lights on sunny days. We also had an old pickup that we painted a nice medium-dark blue, and it got cut off all the time, too, without headlights on. Some color cars are just hard to see on the road no matter the conditions.
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