You know what really grinds my gears...
You know what really grinds my gears...
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You know what really grinds my gears...
Is it manadatory for an 18 wheeler, when trying to pass someone, drop their speed by 10+ mph once they get into the passing lane, while on an interstate?
I was just on I-95 for about 40 miles, and ran into three such ass clowns moving into the left lane at 75 mph or so, and drop to 60-65 in the passing lane. One guy didn’t have the stones to pass the car, and actually slowed down and got back over.
WTF?
I was just on I-95 for about 40 miles, and ran into three such ass clowns moving into the left lane at 75 mph or so, and drop to 60-65 in the passing lane. One guy didn’t have the stones to pass the car, and actually slowed down and got back over.
WTF?
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Couple of possibilities here, in no real order of probability:
1.) When it pulls out from behind the lead truck and moves to pass, it lost its draft and doesn't have the power to get around once it meets the increased air resistance. More common with older trucks (similar to item 3).
2.) Trucks have governors that don't allow them to exceed a certain speed, which is relatively low. Truckers are VERY concerned with gas mileage as it's tied to their performance and pay, so putting the pedal down might be impossible or they simply don't do it because of the extra fuel required. They want to get by as slowly as possible and then resume the speed for optimal MPG.
3.) They may have begun their pass on a flat plane but if the roadway shifts to an incline/hill it may no longer be capable of making the pass, and now they're stuck with the other vehicle in the lane to their right. Happens very often on the PA Turnpike near Cranberry when the flat plain of northern Ohio changes into the rolling hills of western PA.
It can be a combination of those, as well.
Generally people need to be more cognizant of trucks around them and make certain concessions. If a truck to the left of a vehicle for several miles it would help everyone if the vehicle to the right would move forward or backward the 40 feet and give the trucker an option of moving over that doesn't involve using more gas or even worse, the brakes.
I understand your frustration, though. I was stuck behind a jagoff in a U-haul in the far left (third) lane between exits 57 and 39 on the PA turnpike. If I wasn't in the Delorean I might've been rude to them.
1.) When it pulls out from behind the lead truck and moves to pass, it lost its draft and doesn't have the power to get around once it meets the increased air resistance. More common with older trucks (similar to item 3).
2.) Trucks have governors that don't allow them to exceed a certain speed, which is relatively low. Truckers are VERY concerned with gas mileage as it's tied to their performance and pay, so putting the pedal down might be impossible or they simply don't do it because of the extra fuel required. They want to get by as slowly as possible and then resume the speed for optimal MPG.
3.) They may have begun their pass on a flat plane but if the roadway shifts to an incline/hill it may no longer be capable of making the pass, and now they're stuck with the other vehicle in the lane to their right. Happens very often on the PA Turnpike near Cranberry when the flat plain of northern Ohio changes into the rolling hills of western PA.
It can be a combination of those, as well.
Generally people need to be more cognizant of trucks around them and make certain concessions. If a truck to the left of a vehicle for several miles it would help everyone if the vehicle to the right would move forward or backward the 40 feet and give the trucker an option of moving over that doesn't involve using more gas or even worse, the brakes.
I understand your frustration, though. I was stuck behind a jagoff in a U-haul in the far left (third) lane between exits 57 and 39 on the PA turnpike. If I wasn't in the Delorean I might've been rude to them.
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Then maybe they should realize any of the above 3 things and stay tf in the right lane. No compassion from ulf on any of those fronts
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1) Hm my truck always seems to slow down when I go to the left lane - solution, don't go in the left lane
2) my truck only goes 70mph and the car in front of me is going 69 (nice) - solution, stay in the right lane
3) There seems to be a hill coming up which will slow my ginormous vehicle down - solution, stay in the right lane
2) my truck only goes 70mph and the car in front of me is going 69 (nice) - solution, stay in the right lane
3) There seems to be a hill coming up which will slow my ginormous vehicle down - solution, stay in the right lane
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1) Hm my truck always seems to slow down when I go to the left lane - solution, don't go in the left lane
2) my truck only goes 70mph and the car in front of me is going 69 (nice) - solution, stay in the right lane
3) There seems to be a hill coming up which will slow my ginormous vehicle down - solution, stay in the right lane
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Truck haters.
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Haters of jagoffs who impede traffic, you mean.
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It's noble to stop traffic for social justice, but unforgivable to do the speed limit in the left lane.Haters of jagoffs who impede traffic, you mean.
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Keep right, pass left. Not keep right, drive the same speed left.It's noble to stop traffic for social justice, but unforgivable to do the speed limit in the left lane.Haters of jagoffs who impede traffic, you mean.
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Truckers have a difficult job. That said, a lot of questionable decisions are made by them.
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That is my pet peeve on the turnpike (trucks and cars), because it then results in a huge wad of cars in a small area on an otherwise sparse traffic day
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YesTruckers have a difficult job. That said, a lot of questionable decisions are made by them.
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My neighbor power washed his 100sf patio for 5 hours on July 4th. And then again for 4 more hours the next day. He’s been out there for 3 hours now doing it again. I’m fairly certain that he’s incompetent now.
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r/powerwashingporn
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I’m pretty sure he’s just a real life Larry.
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Questionable decisions is probably the reason they are a truck driver to begin withTruckers have a difficult job. That said, a lot of questionable decisions are made by them.
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I was thinking the same thing.
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Day four of my neighbor power washing the same god damn area of his small patio.
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Could have replaced the whole patio by now.
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Perhaps some kind of unspeakable debauchery is taking place every night.
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Perhaps some kind of unspeakable debauchery is taking place every night.
You know what really grinds my gears...
Duquesne Light couldn't/wouldn't process my online service request for the apartment I'm moving into because I didn't pay the security deposit.
Problem is, they don't give you an option to pay the deposit when requesting new service. What's even the point of having the online request form then? How is anyone supposed to know to pay that if you don't specify it?
Problem is, they don't give you an option to pay the deposit when requesting new service. What's even the point of having the online request form then? How is anyone supposed to know to pay that if you don't specify it?
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