Fmiser wrote:
Until you have sat in the seat, and held the big steering wheel while
rolling down the road, it is hard to imagine how _vastly_ different it
is than even a big SUV with a trailer.
I once drove a Mack cube van 400 miles in moderately hilly terrain. Wanted to
pass a slightly
Fmiser wrote:
I can see that the officials don't want the the big trucks to get in
their way...
I think that's mostly it. It really backs up traffic when you have
trucks taking up all available lanes to slowly pass each other on an
uphill grade. In heavy traffic this can actually catalyze the
Wow. That's wierd. I've never thought of it that thoroughly, but are you
saying that slow traffic can cause stopped traffic behind it? This would
make sense if you figure that as you go back several dozen cars or more,
there might be speed lost over that number of cars, and eventually the speed
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Wow. That's wierd. I've never thought of it that thoroughly, but are you
saying that slow traffic can cause stopped traffic behind it? This would
make sense if you figure that as you go back several dozen cars or more,
there might be speed lost over that number of cars, and
rumor has it that David wrote:
Fmiser wrote:
I can see that the officials don't want the the big trucks to get
in their way...
Michigan had the highest
truck weight limits in the country, but one sampling found that 45%
of trucks were still over the legal limit.
Michigan doesn't have a
Fmiser wrote:
Washingto, Idaho, Wyoming, and North Dakoda all have a GVW limit of
more than 105,000 lb (48,000 kg) and their roads aren't dreadful.
A lot of Washington's are pretty bad, actually, especially in King
County. They aren't full of chuckholes, like in Michigan, but there
are many
Fmiser wrote:
And in the report I read (about 3-4 years ago) MI had a very large
percentage of trucks _over_the_federal_limit_, not the state limit. I
would be curious to see a bit more data than 45% are overweight.
If it _was_ like the report I read, it's sort of like condemning the
Germans
thats cool
David Brodbeck wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Wow. That's wierd. I've never thought of it that thoroughly, but are you
saying that slow traffic can cause stopped traffic behind it? This would
make sense if you figure that as you go back several dozen cars or more,
there might be speed
I just heard on Oprah that semis should use the right-most lane. Seriously,
they said that.
Brian
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I just heard on Oprah that semis should use the right-most lane. Seriously,
they said that.
On a lot of three lane one way thorofares, you can find signs saying
trucks must use the right two lanes. I suppose they are supposed to cruise
in the right and pass in the center,
rumor has it that Mitch wrote:
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I just heard on Oprah that semis should use the right-most lane.
Seriously, they said that.
On a lot of three lane one way thorofares, you can find signs saying
trucks must use the right two lanes. I suppose they are supposed to
huhhh.please do no get me going about that industry...
Regards Tom
- Original Message -
From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Changing lanes
What is a pee
The quote below infers that truckers have greater legal rights than
operators of passenger vehicles. And further, they can act at judge, jury
and executioner.
I understand the frustrations of having to maneuver those big things,
especially when people are oblivious or unwilling to work together,
, September 26, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Changing lanes
I had to read this post several times because I couldn't believe my
eyes.
Maybe you would care to post, in it's entirety, the state (which state?)
traffic law that allows a driver to move over into another vehicle just
because he
to face the consequences of
your action.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Changing lanes
I had to read this post several times because I couldn't believe my
eyes.
Maybe you would care
indicating his/her intention to change lanes.
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Changing lanes
Is there also a law requiring truck operators to list
in the
right lane or heavy traffic?
Regards Tom Scordato
19 79 240D 97K miles
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From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Changing lanes
Is there also a law
What is a pee bomb?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is the rule when a you are in a one lane construction zone which is 10
miles long you are doing 60 mph in a 55 construction zone and truckers
are two inches from your bumper? What course of action should I take?
What is the rule when
I would bet that would be a juice bottle that has been recycled as it
were.
While driving and one does not want to stop, the juice that has been
consumed will come back out and go back in the bottle. When it is tossed
out the window it would become a bomb...
Levi (:
On 9/26/06, Kaleb C.
ohhh
Levi Smith wrote:
I would bet that would be a juice bottle that has been recycled as it
were.
While driving and one does not want to stop, the juice that has been
consumed will come back out and go back in the bottle. When it is tossed
out the window it would become a bomb...
Levi
On a related topic..
Everyone knows how to adjust outside rear view mirrors, of course.
Sit in driver's seat, lean to the left with head almost touching
window, now adjust left mirror so you barely see the side of your
car... For the right, lean right and do same adjustment.. You
I see these alongside the road and in the breakdown lane all the time.
Saw something in the paper once about how many of these things the
roadside cleanup crews pick up, and their loathing to do it. It makes
me wonder how one controls a large truck while accomplishing the whole
deal
Hendrik Riessen wrote:
No that's optional. Some of the big companies do but most don't.
And the drivers seem to spray-paint them out on the ones that do.
we used to call it the speed up and pass signal When driving big trucks,
I follow the letter of the law, anyone whose front bumper is past my rear
bumper when I hit the signal, I let them go by, anyone whose front bumper is
behind my rear bumper when I hit the signal is required to let me in,
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