sludgeguts
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Not too sure about the rights or wrongs of the truck staying in the middle lane - every time I watch a clip from the US, I see vehicles using every lane, even though the inside is clear.
The thing with this clip, though, is that nobody else took issue.
I also see many clips from the US showing vehicles overtaking each other on all sides - so why don't we see anything come from the right in this clip? Is it because the truck is overtaking someone already in that lane?
Away from this, though. Looking around the web, drivers of large vehicles are generally getting more and more frustrated by drivers cutting them up and/or brake checking.
The roads are turning into a free-for-all with a them & us attitude. It won't be long before truckers simply won't bother missing the brake-checker. They will apply their brakes so it shows up on the gps & tacho but not hard enough so as to miss them, just give them a low speed nudge.
Try explaining that to your insurance when they see footage of you brake-checking!
The thing with this clip, though, is that nobody else took issue.
I also see many clips from the US showing vehicles overtaking each other on all sides - so why don't we see anything come from the right in this clip? Is it because the truck is overtaking someone already in that lane?
Away from this, though. Looking around the web, drivers of large vehicles are generally getting more and more frustrated by drivers cutting them up and/or brake checking.
The roads are turning into a free-for-all with a them & us attitude. It won't be long before truckers simply won't bother missing the brake-checker. They will apply their brakes so it shows up on the gps & tacho but not hard enough so as to miss them, just give them a low speed nudge.
Try explaining that to your insurance when they see footage of you brake-checking!