Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
Bash fest? No, more like common sense fest.
You say "something needs to be done with truckers". Instead of whining like a little [censored] on an internet forum, how are you gonna go about doing that something??? You going to contact any government officials? How about the NHTSA? Trucking associations?
My guess is no. You will continue to be one of the morons raising your blood pressure and giving truckers and anyone else who accidentally gets in your way, the finger, and cussing and crying like a baby.
Sane people in this thread probably concluded a long time ago that there really isn't anything that can be done, and it's best to calm down and live with it because it really isn't that big of a problem, and reacting to trucks on the highway in a negative and emotionally charged way is basically a stupid waste of time, energy, and emotion.
Have a nice day gramps...If that would ever even be possible.
Like I said, try spending 20 hours a weekend dealing with these road hogging a-holes and I guarantee you'd be changing your tune...
At several points in my life for school and one job I had, my daily commutes were 75 to 100 miles on I-25 from either CO Spgs to Denver or to Pueblo; one of the busiest interstates in the country.
I used to get so mad a trucks hogging the road, I'd lose my voice from yelling. After doing research and talking with a few drivers, I quickly learned about the speed governing and how it's not always possible for them to safely get out of each and every passenger cars way. I finally decided to just deal with it and not get angry. Driving has been much less stressful when I stopped emotionally reacting to things I have absolutely no control over.
So yes, I've dealt with truckers in the 2 different ways every person has their own ability to control their emotions over. I've chosen to relax and deal with it and not get angry. You also have that choice.
It sounds like you used to get irate. I don't get that bad. Like I said earlier, I used to drive semis, so I'm not just looking at this issue from one perspective. I know most trucks are speed governed, my issue with them is when they feel the need to overtake other trucks when they're going only 1 or 2 MPH faster than the truck they're passing, knowing darn well that doing so will have a long line of cars backed up behind them. In these instances they could simply slow down 1 or 2 MPH and stay in the right lane until making their pass won't hold up other vehicles...I don't think that's unreasonable...it isn't like I'm calling for the complete eradication of all semis...
