[big truck]

What pisses me off is when four wheelers
decide to use us as a “shield” so the troopers
can't see them.(As if the troopers are going to drop
what they are doing, run to their cruiser, and chase
down a new speeder.) Those flashing orange lights on
the side of my truck and trailer do not mean “stay
where you are, little four wheeler.” They mean
“speed up or slow down, but I need to get over. Now.”
Your cooperation is much appreciated.

Yes we change lanes as soon as it is safe if we
come around a corner and see flashing lights on
the shoulder of the road. Ever stood on the side
of the road when a big truck goes past you at 70 mph?
Gets a little breezy. State trooper reeeeally hate it
when we blow their hats off.

[Responsibility2nd]

Thanks for this reply. It proves my point when I said “I see truckers doing this a lot. It pisses me off.”

Most drivers (including me) know better than to drive side by side with a trucker. But thanks to this “move over” law we see (from your post) just how dangerous this really is.

Because you WILL move over. And if we don’t slam on the brakes, we’ll get smashed all to hell.

Look at it from our POV. You’re in the right lane, we’re in the left passing you at least 5 to 10 mph faster. All of a sudden as we round that curve or crest that hill, YOU see that cop on the side of the road writing yet another ticket. Do we? Nope. Your 75 feet of tractor trailer obscures that unhappy business.

But what do we see? We see your blinker come on and you cut us off with mere feet to spare as you swerve over in front of us.

That, my big rig friend, is effed up.