TRUCKER’S
“RULES OF THE ROAD”
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~ RESPECT RIGS ~
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(If you are within 50 feet of our front or back bumpers, we can’t see you! …Blind zones)
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2 ~ We only ever have 10 brakes, not 18….
(None are disk brakes)
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3 ~ At 55 mph it takes a regulation football field and a half (650 ft) to come to a complete stop loaded…
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4 ~ An 18 wheeler’s weight fully loaded is 80,000 lbs…
(that’s 80,000 lbs of rolling death)
(40 tons)
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5 ~ Our rigs can suck motorcycles under with the draft killing riders…
(Also to people walking or standing as we pass by you…
If to close to us)
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6 ~ We swing wide at all turns…
(Most roads were not designed for rigs…)
(Long trailers are 48 feet and mainly 53 footers…)
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7 ~ Remember: Our cab turns left say, the trailer tail swings right….
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8 ~ 1st Responders: We are usually the 1st to HELP you!
We are the 1st at an accident, we watched it happen!
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9 ~ Need HELP? Ask us, we have resources to assist you in our cabs…
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10 ~ Fact: Most auto vs rig accidents are caused by the auto &/or 2 wheeler…
(Proven by the Ride Along program with State Police, DOT certified…Cameras, video and tickets… In WA, MO & KY)
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11 ~ 4 wheelers (autos, pickups, trucks, motorcycles) must STOP cutting us off!
(Be it at stops, ramps, traveling, in traffic, etc…)
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12 ~ 4 wheelers STOP pushing us!
(We do the best we can loaded, flooring the pedal to the metal just to get rolling from a stop)
(Most trucks are governed at 62 – 68 mph, a few at 72 mph)
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13 ~ 4 wheelers, move out of the way if you are going S.L.O.W in the right lane….
( It’s safer for you to change lanes than for us)
(We are on time sensitive delivery loads most times)
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14 ~ Our 4-way lights on, we may be backing up, not always stopped!
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15 ~ Backing in to a straight a way, we have to swing the cab to push the trailer in…
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16 ~ Do not high beam us, we have to hold our speeds!
(Some companies make us run at 50 – 55 mph)
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17 ~ In merge situations, we hold our lane and speeds on the highways…
(We can’t yield to you when you merge in from ramps, our loads may shift causing an accident….)
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18 ~ We are more deadly without the trailer attached….
(Bobtailing, we can flip as soon as we hit the breaks quick and hard!)
(Plus, brakes only stop on the front 2 brakes designed to work for 80,000 lbs!)
(Smaller the truck is NOT the safest either!)
19 ~ Most of us have graduated Professional Truck School, we are professional tractor trailer drivers!
(Trucking is our career, our job, our lifestyle)~ ~ ~*
Thank the trucker….
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Christie
Lady Trucker
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It’s against the law for truckers to blow their air horns!
(Unless for an emergency)
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SAVE A LIFE!
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FYI: Police, EMT, ambulance, fire station training all do not include our “Rules” .. Go figure!
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You can change this and make your local towns, schools, emergency drivers and people you care about well AWARE you care by helping to save a life!
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RESPECT the RIG! 80,000 lbs of death rolling down the road… They can be your best friend or your worst nightmare… *Usually depends on YOU! We are professional drivers, it’s our career and our lifestyle…