Trainee Needs Advice!! Caught A Violation Last Night

I'll also note that in Georgia, truck lane restriction signs are frequently, even normally, posted on bridge overpasses, not on the side of the road.

The reason everyone is getting on you about the signs I'd pretty simple. They are very important! The problem isn't that you missed a sign. We're human, it's going to happen from time to time. It's that you missed a while bunch of them in a row. That is a problem. It indicates that you may just be driving on autopilot without really paying attention. That can get you and/or others hurt or killed.

Lol I can't believe nobody has pointed out his name.... Left Lane Bandit... Whom doesn't feel as if he has done anything wrong.

I'll also note that in Georgia, truck lane restriction signs are frequently, even normally, posted on bridge overpasses, not on the side of the road.

As I commented - I took a minute on Google Maps Street View, and "drove" the entire route through where he got nabbed - +95% of the overpasses, had the lane restriction sign on the center post of the overpass. MO law (especially the section I cited) is real specific about truck lane restrictions in "city/urban" areas with 3 or more lanes.

OOIDA and a few others tried to get that squashed back in '14 - but were unsuccessful. Apparently, like speed traps - some places are using is as a "revenue stream".

Which is why everyone who trains gets HAMMERED on paying attention to signs. A member here, who recently road tested, was asked like a dozen times "what was that sign we just passed. What was the weight limit on that bridge sign. What was the height of the overpass". That's done FOR A REASON.

Lol I can't believe nobody has pointed out his name.... Left Lane Bandit... Whom doesn't feel as if he has done anything wrong.

Oh - I noticed it, as I'm sure others did - we had enough with his content alone, that we didn't need to point out his handle too.

LOL...

Rick

Lol I can't believe nobody has pointed out his name.... Left Lane Bandit...

I did catch that, but for the sake of learning, I was planning on pointing it out when the thread ran its course. You beat me to it!

I did catch that, but for the sake of learning, I was planning on pointing it out when the thread started beating a dead horse. You beat me to it!

There - fixed that for ya...

LOL...

Rick

I think it's possible that the Bandit picked that user name sarcastically.

I think it's possible that the Bandit picked that user name sarcastically.

I assumed we all assumed that since this thread was started with his first post. The account was created mere hours before the first post, so of course the name is a reference to the incident.

I assumed we all assumed that since this thread was started with his first post. The account was created mere hours before the first post, so of course the name is a reference to the incident.

A lot of people "first post" here with a "problem". Not all that uncommon in the years I've been here.

I barely pay attention to the usernames. My handle elsewhere (and in real life) is SickRick - how serious would I be taken if I used that here?

Rick

Rick comments:

A lot of people "first post" here with a "problem". Not all that uncommon in the years I've been here.

I call most of these "drive by posts", since the OP makes that post and doesn't come back.

L.L. Bandit did come back. I hope he understands why we show no mercy - in a good way.