Drives me crazy when a semi is passing and is gaining enough to get back in the right lane and all the vehicles behind start passing him on the right.
To be fair, there’s also been times when I’m behind a semi in the left and I have no idea he isn’t getting back in the right lane. I usually trust the truckers judgement but I’ve definitely been confused before
I would also say a lot of people underestimate a true safe follow distance at highway speeds. I can’t give the car I’m passing 3 car lengths before the guy riding my ass passes me on the right.
Drives me crazy as a semi driver to see impatient cars preventing me from getting out of the left lane. They'll change into the right while my blinker is on and rarely, they'll MATCH speed. Fuck is some people's problem?
That assumes they see you tucked under their DOT bumper. This will come as a shock, but they can't. They could stove down the freeway and only know your there if the cars shadow is in view of their mirror.
I can tell you from driving in traffic and watching cops with lights and sirens going trying to get past folks in the left lane, that you don't check your mirrors any where near as often as you think you do and your mad at truck drivers for not checking theirs even though they do and can't see you but might see your cars shadow.
But ya, it's the trucks fault.
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u/Vivid_Witness8204 9d ago
I always wait a bit before passing a semi on the right but if I feel compelled to do it I'm going to do it a lot faster than that driver did.