Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

**Retz** · December 8th, 2013 10:49 PM

Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

Do not (and I can't stress this enough) ride alongside a truck, ever. Scenario: You're in the left lane trying to pass a truck in the right. If there's a car in front of you, and you're both not passing the truck quickly, and you're sort of "lingering" waiting for the asshat in front of you to move on, you're in the kill zone. Two horrible things can happen. First and most obvious, if the truck loses control or has to change lanes quickly, you're going to get crushed because the truck has nowhere else to go. You're the path of least resistance. You're probably gonna die. Second is that trucks tend to have tire blowouts. If you've never seen the power of a truck tire blowout, take a minute to look up such videos on Youtube. It may scare the **** out of you from the comfort of your chair right now. And if it scares the **** out of you while you're behind the wheel, you will lose control of your own car and drive under the rig or off the road. It's exactly like hearing a bomb go off, and sometimes the tire exits the truck with such force that it will knock a car off the road. Your reaction skills likely will not save you. Many times, the truck can lose control and crash. It always swerves right before the worst, and if you're in that kill zone, you're going out with it. So either pass the truck very fast, or lay back with enough room to avoid the truck if it has a blowout, then pass it quickly once the car in front of you moves.P

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Why You Should Never Drive Alongside a Large Truck

**brainmafia_310** · December 8th, 2013 11:32 PM

Happened to me in 06. Basag amg driver side window ko. Natilamsikan ng batong nasagasaan ng truck.

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**holdencaulfield** · December 8th, 2013 11:58 PM

a week ago (kung pamilyar kayo dito samen daanan ng trucks papuntang pier o port area), natumba yung container buti walang katabi. naisip ko anak at misis ko, araw araw trucks kalaban namin.

**ADAA73** · December 9th, 2013 05:44 AM

praning ako sa ganyan. lalo na sa trucks na may containers...iniisip ko na matutumbahan ako. kaya lagi overtake agad or paiwan kung alanganin maunahan. never on either of its side.

**vinj** · December 9th, 2013 09:34 AM

You never really stay beside an keep pace with a lorry when you're moving on the road at considerable speed. You wait behind and then move ahead to pass it when there is enough space on the lane ahead of you.

**ghosthunter** · December 9th, 2013 09:45 AM

If possible I never drive beside a large truck. I don't feel safe in it's shadow simply because of the large blind spots around it.

Either I let it go ahead or I overtake it completely.

**vinj** · December 9th, 2013 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

If possible I never drive beside a large truck. I don't feel safe in it's shadow simply because of the large blind spots around it.

Either I let it go ahead or I overtake it completely.

Exactly! In case of an emergency maneuver by you or the lorry, options of evasion are very limited if you are beside a huge trailer truck.

**holdencaulfield** · December 9th, 2013 10:07 AM

di ko lang alam kung alam ba minsan ng mga truckdrivers na bukas yung pinto ng container nila sa likod o tinungkab lang yung lock ng mga kawatan while on the road.
iwasan niyo rin bumuntot minsan mag-swing na lang yung mga pinto, dami ko ng nakitang nabasag ang windshield dahil dito.
nakakita pa nga ako ng nagbibisikleta nahampas ng mga pintuan na yan.

natatawa ako sa mga bisita namin dito, pag may sumabog na gulong ng truck napapahawak sa dibdib. kaboooooooooooom!

**lowslowbenz** · December 9th, 2013 11:54 AM

I don't even follow large trucks. Some years back I was about 200 meters behind this speeding truck trailer combo when out of nowhere a rock the size of a fist, was hurtling towards me. Forced me to zig and zag at around 100 kph, just to avoid that rock hitting my windscreen. Got to test (impromptu) the handling dynamics of a big Merc then ....

I surmised that the rock must've wedged itself in between the rear wheels of the truck, and when the speeds got higher, was catapulted like a loose cannonball on the road.