Originally Posted by MERTON
stupid trucking jobs. the driver probably was out of it from a lack of sleep or hyped up on some stimulant resulting in bad judgment or none at all.
I have had problems with local truckers - the guys who just do short hauls. They seem to think the own the roads after a bit. The problem is that many of these guys pass fast and close and don't know where their trailer is so they come over too soon.
I used to live in Michigan and a two lane road that I rode on to get out of town was a short cut for interstate truckers. I never had a problem with these guys. They would pass me close about 2.5' (it took some getting used to) but they always knew where their truck was and never came really close. They also passed at a reasonably moderate speed.