craziest thing you saw a truck driver do?

Booboy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-27-2007, 04:05 PM

i just came from a road trip to charlotte,nc from illinois.I never seen mountains close up.Going thru west va which is all curves no straight aways going downhill Truck drivers doing 80mph in a70mph zone which had curve that i though was hard for me to take on at 70mph,switching lanes like they were in a sports car and some trucks taking up two lanes to make these turns on a three lane roadway.Stoping for no one reckless i thought.There was signs posting telling truck drivers to go 5mph below speed limits to advoid tipping over.I will add it was dark driving through the mountains at night.

CaMaRo82 · #2 (**permalink**) 03-27-2007, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Booboy

i just came from a road trip to charlotte,nc from illinois.I never seen mountains close up.Going thru west va which is all curves no straight aways going downhill Truck drivers doing 80mph in a70mph zone which had curve that i though was hard for me to take on at 70mph,switching lanes like they were in a sports car and some trucks taking up two lanes to make these turns on a three lane roadway.Stoping for no one reckless i thought.There was signs posting telling truck drivers to go 5mph below speed limits to advoid tipping over.I will add it was dark driving through the mountains at night.

I call those super truckers

COUPDEVILLE · #3 (**permalink**) 03-27-2007, 09:13 PM

If you were in WVU I call them relatives.

otrpetercar777 · #4 (**permalink**) 03-28-2007, 12:09 PM

okay I admit it!!!!!!!!!!!! I use to LOVE!!!!LOVE!!!!LOVE!!!!! that hundred miles going West from Flagstaff AZ to Kingman AZ down hill through the curves ZOOOOOOM!!!!! okay now that I am older now it wasn't very smart I am problay lucky to be alive!!!! but oh man what a ride!!!!!

Dockworker · #5 (**permalink**) 03-29-2007, 02:57 PM

This is no lie. I know I shouldn't have been doing it but I was driving 100mph and an owner operator with a 53' tractor trailer was keeping up with me. I backed off and let him go.

JIM BOB · #6 (**permalink**) 03-29-2007, 06:49 PM

I was on 85 N going to Durham in my pickup,cruise set on 72.A flatbed passed me and pulled into the scales.He came out of the scales, passed me again and went out of sight. I'm still running 72.