Just think, most of them are driven by old retired people
Just think, most of them are driven by old retired people
says the Grumpy old man xD. jack lemon and walter mathou always come to my mind when i see you post.
Donna, one would think if people were smart enough make all the money it takes to buy those rigs and pay for the fuel, they would be smart enough to give us more space. But maybe they only inherited the money and aren’t smart at all. That’s why we get paid the big bucks to protect them from themselves. But I do know what you mean. It’s happened to me also.
Uh I’m an old retired woman! I’m not trying to give them a heart attack! Their giving me one !!!
Invoke defensive driving techniques...it’s a must necessary to preserve your mental and physical wellbeing.
Whenever you see a large RV, pickup with trailer or a Uhaul Rental in your side mirror slow down just a bit in anticipation of their less than skillful driving skill. Expect the unexpected.
Situational awareness...it’s up to you to manage the space around your truck.
Yes , Those can be ridiculous especially as there is no training or knowledge required to operate one . If you have a D license all you have to do is get an R endorsement where all you do is take a brief road test in the vehicle and consists of only basic driving , no skills/Inspection needed . Most seem to think it's like driving their car and can be downright scary as most dont drive them often enough .
Invoke defensive driving techniques...it’s a must necessary to preserve your mental and physical wellbeing.
Whenever you see a large RV, pickup with trailer or a Uhaul Rental in your side mirror slow down just a bit in anticipation of their less than skillful driving skill. Expect the unexpected.
Situational awareness...it’s up to you to manage the space around your truck.
At CDL School our classroom instructor constantly stressed that RVs and rental trucks are some of the biggest safety threats to us because they are not used to driving those vehicles. Reading your post I thought I was sitting there listening to our instructor
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Uh I’m an old retired woman! I’m not trying to give them a heart attack! Their giving me one !!!
I’m talking SERIOUSLY old people. I’ve seen people driving them that probably shouldn’t be driving a car.
It’s a fact that you need to watch out for the weekend warriors.
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RV drivers need special license! At least once a day a big rv goes to pass me pulling a car behind it , always cuts back in to short. Scares me everytime! While on that subject.. why can rvs park at truck stops but we can’t park at rv parks?