Don’t Follow Trucks
Don’t Follow Trucks (or busses!)
There are many reasons why you shouldn’t follow trucks.
They are bigger than you.
They have to fit inside a lane that was made for cars. They might have 2 feet to spare if you add up the space on either side.
You can’t see in front of us - so when we inch over into the other lane to avoid that chunk of tire in the road it might end up causing you some problems if you end up hitting it. Or if we inch over because there is a guy is changing his tire on the side of the road, you might not notice and that too might cause some problems if you hit him. There is also the occasional deer carcass, the christmas tree, a boat, insulation, baggage that fell off someone’s car, plastic in many forms, a bicycle, mystery bag with something in it, large rocks, and the suicide rabbits that love that joke that goes…
“Why did the rabbit cross the road?” “Rabbits and deer have no concept of speed vs. size vs. distance.”
more at: Truck Driver Journal
