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what is it that people can not seem to understand that you are supposed to be up to speed by the time ya get to merge in traffic.. Every morning I get on 75 off Tylersville, and it never fails someone is doing oh say 45 at the end of the exit ramp.. Makes me want to get a LED sign in the back of my car that says something like "Merge with traffic at 65mph not 45mph !! It is my number one pet peeve !! Anyone else get frustrated with this, or am I the only one feeling the rage !!
My theory is run wide open, find a hole you'll fit in. Slam the brake enough to slide in behind the car you want to be behind....hasn't failed me thus far, some people don't like it when you slide a 18 ft vehicle in the 20ft distance they left between them and the car in front but screw em. They should have kept a safe distance!
Alan
Get an old police cruiser and ride there ass ,, they will move. I have had many cruisers and it work's great. Try it.
I bitch about this on a daily basis. You probly sound like me in the morning getting on the on ramp to 275.
"ITS A FUCKING ON RAMP,PUSH THE SKINNY PEDAL ON THE RIGHT DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!"
If they are going 45 maybe you should slow down. Considering that's the minimum and 65 is the max. I agree people cannot merge, just giving another vantage point.
I blame this on them taking drivers education out of the schools and making it all private. I dont feel they teach young people the proper way to drive anymore and that it all is a money grab . I hate when people dont get up to speed to merge into traffic on the freeway , so you sir are not alone.
Facemelter I know the exit you gotta use everyday and all I can say is fuuuuck that
It's very annoying to me also. Happened just last night where some monkey in a Corolla was in front of me trying to get on 71 southbound and they were doing 35.
Even better is when they won't use their signal while merging.
I usually hang to the left behind them, blocking their view but allowing me to merge easier, more safely.
Dont get me started on the clusterfuck that is Union Center. Think its bad now,you should have driven it when West Chester PD closed Union Center and Muhlhauser for the opening of Ikea.Holy shit.Quote:
Originally Posted by jktruckin06
I can't stand this crap either. By the time the ramp hits the highway your ass needs to be going speed limit MINIMUM. 5 or so over is even better since everyone else is likely going that fast or faster. It's like double dutch...you've gotta time it right and you can't just mosey on out there.
Ride their asses and push em up to speed, or pass em on the outside!!! lol jk but I drive 75 everyday for work and constantly am venting about this. I love driving the short bus to work, because I can make traffic my bitch. But in the truck, you have to intimidate lol. My pet peeve is when one big truck is going 63mph, and another one makes a pass traveling 64mph. I call this a cripple fight. Sombitches take 3-4 miles to make a pass, and for what, BOTH of em to drop back down to 60mph on the next hill?!? I respect truckers, but there are some real fuggin winners out there!
I bitch about this every time I am getting on the interstate. The other thing I hate is when people don't purchase the "optional turn signal to change lanes option" or only purchase the "I signaled because I want your space so move I am coming over" option on their vehicles. And why in teh hell won't people stay right expect to pass? I know this is a courtesy in Ohio, (it should be law) but for crying out loud, how long can you drive along side someone at less than a one MPH speed difference?
I hear you man, the on ramp 45mph people got to go. How about the left lane campers....drives me insane. Left lane is for passing plain and simple. Its the passing lane for christs sake. did you ever wonder why everyone passing you on the right looks like they want to rip your head off?
Man you guys all have high blood pressure don't you. Insaneba, do me a favor and next time you come up on someone going 1mph slower than you just stay behind them... that's what you expect others to do apparently. It sure doesn't make my day having to hold people up to pass a governed truck in a governed truck.
The problem with the passing lane is that 9 out of 10 people think they're gonna pass every single person on the highway regardless of how fast they're going, so it becomes the cruise lane more often than not :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by RIXXX93GT
Then lift for 15 seconds, all it takes for the slower truck in the slower lane to allow the other truck by and then back into the slow lane.Quote:
Originally Posted by jktruckin06
This used to be a HUGE issue when trucks in Ohio were only allowed 55 mph while the little folk go 65 mph limit.
Also 1 mph difference between trucks means less than 90 seconds to overtake the slower truck.
Ran into a left lane hog tonight on 275 EB. The Avon lady would only get over when someone flashed her than as soon as that car passed she cut back left even though 3 more cars were coming, NO traffic in the middle lane. After putting up with this for 6-7 miles, she wanted to get off at Montgomery road from the fast lane, in 6 pm rush hour traffic.
Those that had been dealing with her antics, blocked her in.
on or off 275 is just too much... Slowing down 3 miles in advance to 50 mph for an on ramp? what in the heck
Jk trucking, you obviously read and dont comprehend what anyone is saying before you make your comments. I'm not the one doing 1mph faster. The dumbass in the other truck is. Hence the name "cripple fight" The moron in the left lane doesent have the mental capacity to realize that he isint going to get there any faster by traveling that 1mph. Why do you ask? Because I am that asshole that will get infront of him, and slow down just to let him know how it feels. Yes I have road rage, driving amongst MORONS like that daily for years is enough to make anyone have it. But then again, just by your screen name I can tell your a little biased. Just so you know, I work at a Truck dealership, and have many friends that are drivers as well. They even agree with me, that it's bullshit. But then again, they are successful enough they own their own trucks, and dont have a governor set in them. So they feel the aggrivation I do. It's just like Mist Bone said, whats the big deal for the right lane guy to lift for 15 seconds? It's 1 mph for christ sake. Unless that piece of shit has to go up a hill, then it's an afternoon event... Damn you made me rant again!
Apparently you don't read and comprehend what people say because I said "that's what you expect others to do". As in your story about the crippled race... you expect us to sit behind slower trucks to not inconvenience your day. You are just another road rage jerk off always in a hurry with no patience. I drive a car too and like to do 5 over everywhere just like you. But this is the real world and not insaneba land... so why not just slow down and enjoy the scenery a bit? As I said we don't do it to inconvenience you. And what is 1 MPH... not much, but what is 5 MPH? On a 1 hour ride at the speed limit in Ohio, doing 70 will get you there 4 minutes faster. Think dude, use your head.
And is that a jab? "They are successful enough they own their own trucks". Owning a truck in this day and age is just a ball and chain in my opinion... but then again I'm just a dumb unsuccessful truck driver apparently...
Well it wasnt a jab, but since your gonna be the asshole that calls names and makes problems in 1/2 the post your involved in then hell yea its a jab. Jk trucking is probably slang for JB Hunt. Sounds about right. Atleast it does in insaneba land. As for the 1-5 mph difference. That goes both ways sweetheart. Why dont you "professional drivers" half of whom cant even speak fluent english slow down that 1mph and "enjoy the scenery"? It isint truckers world out here afterall. I'm not gonna have a panty pissin match with you, this is a rant section and I vented my issues. Your doing the same, and thats your right. Same as what we choose to do on the road. So you continue in that truck of yours, and do what you gotta do. Us pissant 4 wheeler's will do the same. It's a never ending saga, and always will be that way. Oh, and just so you know, I do signal and try to be courteous to truckers whenever I can. Maybe thats why it pisses me off when I get wronged by one, or see someone else get it. I am however thankful of those 800 numbers and truck/trailer numbers posted on all the trucks nowadays, and even more thankful I have a really good relationship with several DOT officers in my area. I just jot down that number, and hand it over, and problem solved...
You started the panty pissing match by coming back not knowing what you are talking about. I guess I'm just a shit stirrer... don't get all upset now. And I work in sharonville at AC trucking if there's any issue... I speak all kinds of English dipshit
Pm sent you big badass mother trucker! As for coming back, I was just trying to shine some light on this thing we in the real world like to call "common sense". You should really try it sometimes! It isint always what you want, but it does really work well in the end.
Woooow. Anyone... is this guy serious? You sure named your car right cause we all know who rides the short bus... your pm was just so kind hearted its a shame you didn't just post it publicly haha.
I pm'ed it because I have more respect for this board than you obviously do. I dont want my fellow members to read the stuff I wanted to say to you, and I didnt wanna get any warnings for it either. I'm done, you obviously are a successful trucker, because you have all the time in the world to reply on here... And before you throw that one back at me, I have enough knowledge that I can make my living behind a computer, not driving someone elses truck just trying to piss other people off on the roads. As for the car, it was named for people just like you ;-)Good day, Dick...
Dude unless you own the dealership you work at, you sit at someone else's desk typing on their computer... so don't think you are better than this trailer trucker.
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Post the PM!!!!!!!!!! :bigthumb
When you make that avatar move I will lol... And oddly enough, I do have a 1/5 partnership here, so I guess it is my computer afterall...
POST THE PM PUSSY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well shit... 1/5??? Ya got me there, the only 1/5 I got is some jack Daniels...
Partnership is like being in a circle jerk. someone always gets screwed....
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Originally Posted by 03z06vette
......so yeah...stupid on ramps!
Hahaha... you said it!
JK, just chalk it up to another person who feels they are too important, to have to ride behind a truck. It always amazes me the lengths that some go to, to get around trucks.
Brandon, drivers are trying to do the best they can, to not hold others up. I don't think they take great joy at slowing the flow of traffic. You are correct, in saying that the truck being passed, should just slow down to make the pass quicker. But, as with dummy 4-wheelers, there are idiot truckers. The truck I drive, will do 85. I still need a break in traffic and (if loaded heavy) a little time to pick-up speed. Once I do, I make the pass, merge back right and slow to the speed I want to run.
We all SHARE the road.....no one owns it (except for the 65 feet I occupy, LOL)!
If I go any faster than 45 on either ramp I will flip over and I do not want that....
So if you get stuck behind a blue cherokee with a dented up rear bumper sputtering and spitting trying to make it through the clusterfuck that is the highway have some curtosey and dont ride my ass.
Or else i'll catch you at your exit and crush you Monster Jam style:rockon:
Where's the GOD DAMN PM??? If you have 1/5 ownership then use your powers and get my an animated avatar!!! lol
I agree guys, it's a shared road. I was just ranting on my issues, not attacking 1 specific person. It is a rant section, not a personal attack section. Thats why there is no pm being posted. Eventhough I got a lil hot under the collar yesterday, it isint right to JKtruckin or anyone else if I go public with my irrational comments. Appologies to all, I should have been the bigger man and dropped it instead of acting like an immature child and arguing or agging it on. I wont be visiting the rant section anymore. Oh and stolly, sorry those powers only get you in the good graces of the local OHP, DOT and some really good deals on Sterling and Western Star trucks or parts!