How do semi-trucks flash their brake-lights ("thanks for letting me in" ?

But, where is that? With it now being stay left except to past, cruising in the right lane is just holding folks up also.

 

Those ol 70's movies are so dumb and cheesy and I love them for it.

 

I was driving a backroad and an oncoming car was flashing their high beams frantically.

I had no idea what was going on so I slowed down and there was a huge buck standing in my land around a blind corner.

That guy saved me a lot of trouble that day.

 

I was driving home from work a few days ago. I was beside a semi and he was trying to move into my lane, guy several car lengths behind me flashed his lights!!! I had to move into the fully paved shoulder to avoid the semi, slowed a bit, and moved back into the passing lane. After an incident like that, that trucker will probably not rely on us civilian drivers for a while. I had to make myself believe the driver behind me was a 90-year-old blind woman so my road rage would not get the best of me.

 

I was almost pushed into a wall by a truck coming into my lane for absolutely no reason (nobody in front of him). I laid on the horn as I braked and dodged him. He blasted his horn back like it was my fault.
I won't say truckers are getting worse, but there are a lot of dangerous drivers, everywhere.
Kinda looking forward to automation.

 

Or when they dick up backing into the loading dock and send the taillights into your taco...

https://youtu.be/tHmyBFKaPy0

 

Other countries do it too as a courtesy. When I lived in Japan drivers, especially taxis would flash their lights to thank a driver for letting them in. I find myself doing it occasionally, but I doubt anyone Other than truck drivers know the meaning.

 

Where is it stay left, pass on the right?

 

Amen. Been driving for 40 years, it’s a me first screw you attitude these days. Lotta steering wheel holders out here these days.

 

It's because the "they flashed their brights at me" doesn't hold up in court.

 

I remember the west Texas courtesy of the hand gesture from the wheel; 4 fingers = “hey, have a nice day”, and 2 fingers = “speed trap ahead”. Hmmm, or was it the other way around?

 

Here's another great trucker song:

 

Here in WA and OR, except eastern OR. That have lane discipline over there for some reason.

 

When some dumb fuck flashes their bright lights when I look in my mirror to see if I can get back in and am nearly blinded, I’d like to run them right off the fucking road.

 

We have a spring loaded toggle switch that can shut the trailer lights off.

 

I finally found a Friday On a Friday, no less!!

 

They have a single suicide middle passing lane for both directions, they’re awesome!! Not yielding to uphill traffic, try dealing with idiots doing that while passing a semi while pulling a trailer uphill in your Taco sometime, guy must’ve been from Cali and nearly made me swing the front end into the back of the semi trailer I was passing to get out of his way. Luckily, the semi saw it and gave me clearance to move over into his lane a bit. My trailer brakes worked great and didnt lock up or jackknife.

 

Heh really speaks to the times.
"Smokey bears or bare Smokies" is going to make me laugh randomly for a while now.



I like how some new artists are capturing some old spirits