Truckers of Reddit, what are some secrets of the road that most people don't know about?

I'm not a trucker, but I've done a serious amount of driving pretty much everywhere from coast to coast. One reoccurring thing that has irritated me time and time again no matter where I'm driving, is the shithead who rides your ass at a fraction of an inch away from your bumper until a passing zone opens up, then blazes past to get in front of you, and then drives at inconsistent speeds. For example, going 5mph under the speed limit for a mile, then going 10 over, then 15 under etc. I hate this kind of driver. Can't set my cruise control because of you, jerk!

Semi drivers, I respect that you have a job to do and I know you have time crunches and deadlines and such. Most of you guys are good drivers, however, some of you drive like fucking maniacs who forget they are driving a roving mass of steel weighing in excess of 80,000 lbs, and that if things go wrong is capable of very easily ending several lives all at once. For example, many times I have been driving in hazardous road conditions such as fog, pouring rain where visibility is greatly diminished and there is so much water on the road that hydroplaning is occurring pretty easily, or slippery ice and snow covered roads. Now, most people realize the potential danger in these conditions and slow down. But it never fails for me to see a couple of semi's blast by me doing in excess of 75mph hauling a load, and I always think to myself "This fuckin guy is going to kill people one day."

SLOW THE FUCK DOWN A LITTLE! Whatever you are hauling cannot be so important that it's worth the risk of crashing into a mini van and killing an entire family....

To the ones of you who drive responsibly and with safety in mind, thank you and keep up the awesome work!

That is all :)

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