The poor bastard had to lay on his brakes HARD to keep from rear ending her. Damn airhorns blastin and my sister stayed where she was, justa cruisin along... When we stopped for gas, I chewed her out for cutting in front of that truck like she did. Her response, is much the same as I seen on this thread... She said..." I had cruise set, and did not want to shut it off..." I just shook my head realizing my efforts were a waste of time...
I love reading the "Conservative" viewpoints on trucks. All it would take, for any of these super intellects, is to go for ONE ride as copilot, one time...lol... ONE TIME!!
Yes, many, if not most car drivers are clueless. Nevermind understanding what truckers have to deal with, they're barely capable of piloting their own vehicles safely from point A to point B. I know trucks can accelerate or stop quickly. I know they have big blind spots. I know they have a job to do and a lot of pressure to deliver on time. I often make space to allow trucks to change lanes or merge on to the highway. When I was driving a U-Haul cross country hauling my car behind it, which didn't want to happily do much more than 55 mph, I even pulled over on to the shoulder occasionally to let cars and trucks behind me go past.
Having said all that, I still think heavy truck and car traffic on the same road is a poor mix. It's not so bad out on the open highway, but in urban areas with congestion and stop and go traffic it just doesn't work well. And while most truck drivers, especially the long-haul guys, are professionals, around here a significant minority, a lot of them short-haul around-town guys, are just plain maniacs. Tailgating at 75 mph, crazy lane changes - just no consideration for the other vehicles on the road, including other truckers. I'm guessing a lot of these idiots are probably graduates of those 3 week CDL courses and are pretty new to the business.