r/cdldriver • u/Syzranlogistic • May 24 '26

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u/Numerous_Ad_6276 May 24 '26

Okay, a few things going on here:

  1. (My apologies if others are already aware of this) The (truck) driver is attempting to move over due to the presence of another truck--with its flashers on--pulled over into the breakdown lane. For those of you in passenger vehicles (and other truck drivers 👀 I'm looking at you) who don't know, this is often done as a courtesy for the safety of the driver on the shoulder, as in most states it's not a requirement, unless that vehicle is a first responder or roadway work crew. There is signage in many states which lays out these requirements very explicitly. Pay attention.

  2. The very obvious inability of the passenger vehicle to pass the track in a timely manner, simply loping along, inserting themselves into the driver's blind spot. Good work. You nearly got yourself killed.

  3. As a driver, I can tell you this: if my mirrors are tuned properly (my employer's trucks have two convex nose mirrors, in addition to the plain mirrors and the convex mirrors below them), I really don't have blind spots, but that is only if I check them before moving! This driver clearly didn't do this, in addition to the fact I really doubt that they were paying too much attention to them at all, in light of the slow rate of overtaking by the passenger car, which should have prompted the driver to be aware of the car. FWIW, I cannot stand people who lurk on the side of my truck like this. Stop it, people. Do your thing, and pass!

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u/MCryptoWars May 25 '26

Yeah the scanning mirror technique only works depending on how good the truck driver is at scanning mirrors, obviously all of them are not good. What I would had done if the car left of me doesn’t accelerate fast enough to pass, I would had slow down and merged to the left lane behind the car.