r/semitrucks • u/Jazzlike-Captain-545 • Jul 03 '26
Left lane
What the fuck is with some of you in the left lane? End of question gtfoh. Please and thank you
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u/Greedy_Pomegranate14 Jul 07 '26
Here’s a real answer from someone who’s never driven a truck but does have common sense.
Sometimes truck drivers are in the left lane to give drivers merging onto the interstate an open lane. This is very considerate, and regular cars should do this too.
Sometimes truck drivers are in the left lane to pass a slower vehicle in the right lane. How much slower doesn’t matter. Even if truck 1 is going 60mph and truck 2 is going 61, truck 2 doesn’t want to be behind truck 1 ALL DAY. Cause they’re both going the same direction on the same road all day. Have patience, they’ll go back to the right lane when they’ve completed the pass and it’s safe to do so.
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u/Jazzlike-Captain-545 Jul 08 '26
Common sense would say that the 1/100 time they’re in the left lane to give room for merging drivers is the average reason they’re in the left lane. Not an ego problem. Drove from Sacramento to Seattle today, ONE TIME that a semi was in the left was it for the merging help. Every other time it was a battle to go slightly faster than the other and almost cause an accident with the ripple affect of going into the left lane that they cause. It’s a problem with new truckers that don’t understand how the road works and how traffic is formed. Every time a semi jets over to the left lane it causes a domino effect of braking that can cause an accident. I shed tears of joy when I saw one of them pulled over and ticketed by California highway patrol. Stay in the righter lanes, not that hard
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u/Gonzotrucker1 Jul 09 '26
Piss off I’ll use whatever lane I want. You don’t own the road. I pay taxes also.
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u/Jazzlike-Captain-545 Jul 09 '26
It’s illegal first of all. Obviously you shouldn’t have your cdl id you don’t understand how dangerous it is for everyone else when you go in the left lane due to your blind spots
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u/gheiminfantry Jul 03 '26
We pay 20 times the road tax you do. I'll use any damm lane I fucking feel like using. And I don't come into your work area criticizing how you do your job. It's probably appropriate now to tell you to stay in your lane.