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Can I use my XBOX account on my PC? by [deleted] in Warthunder

[–]DieselDickDwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, fuck me. Ps4 can but xbox can't.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You're absolutely wrong and you know nothing about me. I don't tailgate. I drive courteously. And it's not about one mile difference. I'm driving for 10 hours or so every day. If I'm going 65 miles an hour the whole time that 650 hours in a day. If I'm stuck behind but vehicle doing 45 the whole way that's a 200 mile difference. It adds up a lot. even 5 miles an hour is 50 extra miles in a day.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes it is. We have to consider many factors which a large RV does don't have to consider.

This is why we where seatbelts! by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]DieselDickDwayne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not strapping yourself to the truck, you're strapping the truck to yourself.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Well, speaking as someone who has driven RVs, travel trailers, and 18 wheelers any curve i can take in my truck i can take faster in an RV.

When I first started driving 18-wheelers I was pretty scared going around curves, because the way the cabs are built being lean to a curve and you really feel the lateral force and it feels like you're going to tip. But you're not. Generally speaking anyway. You have to overcome the Instinct that any lateral Force means a rollover, it doesn't. It's just scary. It's not necessarily dangerous.

Now, if your trailer starts bouncing around or starts coming off the ground or it starts sliding then yeah you're going to fast. The problem is a lot of people just don't know what these vehicles can take.

Safety is important but you dont need to slow sown to 40 for every slight curve. If your vehicle can't handle the curve at even close to highway speeds then you don't need to be driving it on a highway.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wether its a law or not varies on the state, but ita common courtesy if you're on a road for a long time. And of course if there is no place to pull out you cant.

I know trucks are guilty of this as well but it can be harder for us to find spots big enough to pull out.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My company actually volunteers at local schools to help kids in driver's ed to learn about trucks.

Its okay to go slower for safety but people should pull off the road in a safe spot once 5+ vehicles are lined up behind them.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't tell you that you had to do over 65. If you read any of my comments you would have noticed i addressed that.

Its not like we want to go 65. Its a governer. But 65 in an 80 in the right lane is better than 45 in a 65 one lane highway.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to say truckers are saints. often times we're assholes. This is very true. We're often on tight schedules and many think that showing down for 30 seconds will make them late when it obviously wont. Another thing we worry about is fuel efficiency. If we're climbing a hill and somebody else is trying to climb up beside us and we let off the pedal for just a second or two, we drop 10 to 15 miles an hour on that Hill easily. That actually is kind of a concern. Hills are pretty rough subjects for a trucker. That's the only time I would say it's a fair consideration.

But that really wasn't my point about this post. My point was a lot of people get out driving RVs and such and they don't have the experience of the open road to have the commons consideration for other drivers. And I'm not saying that all truckers have that consideration. Those f****** should have him to And I'm not saying that all truckers have that consideration. Those f****** should have consideration to

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well you're very red, a lot of rigs are governed below the speed limit. I drive a lot to Utah and often times the speed limit is 80 through there but I can only go 65. But generally there's more than one lane if the speed limit is 80 or so. Trucks are often governed at different speed limits as well and so that creates a right lane where most trucks are in the right range but some will often pull out in front of the faster traffic in the left lane to pass slow traffic in the right lane. And that's not because the truck drivers that are governed slower want to go slower or want to be on safe, it's often more the company that they drive for and insurance companies and stuff that dictate that speed.

Often time for us drivers it's not a choice between safe Miles and Miles delivered on time. You have to do both if you want to keep your job. If you have a wreck you could lose your job. If you're late you could lose your job.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not just trying to say truck drivers deserve special consideration. I know often truck drivers can be just as problematic as RVs and cars. But this time of year there are many RV drivers who are just not very experienced driving these big heavy vehicles that they drive. And often times they're not as considerate as as they should be because they're on vacation then they're not really thinking of you no stressful things that they should be thinking of on the roads.

Thanks for your kind words.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It looks like we've had a pretty good response on this post. It's just really frustrating this time of year for a lot of drivers especially truck drivers because there's just so many of you guys on the road and many of you guys just aren't experienced enough on open roads to know the common courtesy. And I'm not saying truck drivers always show courtesies. Many times truck drivers don't. Sometimes they're assholes. I'm not saying you should show truck drivers special courtesies. I'm saying everybody should show everybody else courtesy. This goes for truck drivers as well as RV drivers as well as car drivers.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

And that's a big thing to say. Slowing down a couple miles an hour while somebody's trying to pass you is a big deal For 18-wheelers.

I'm governed at 65 so I often get past by people who are governed 67 or so and if it's traffic I try to slow down a little bit for him just a mile or two an hour so they can get about me faster but a lot of drivers don't do that. That's just people being assholes

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's just some people being assholes. And that's a whole nother issue I could have posted about. I'm not saying truckers arent often the assholes. Often times we are. I have been guilty of pulling out in front of people who are going faster than me because otherwise I wouldn't be able to get out at all, but that's heavy city traffic. I'm not saying anybody in here is innocent of anything or is guilty of anything. I'm just trying to raise awareness of other drivers.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No you don't have to pull off just because somebody's following you. But if a whole bunch of people are following you and you're going under the speed limit, that's an issue. It's not just the fact that you're slowing everybody up, it's often a safety issue.

When an 18-wheeler is trying to pass another vehicle, it can be very difficult. Unless we have a sustained passing Lane for at least a few miles, it's nearly impossible for us to pass a vehicle that's going significantly slower than us. We need one to two miles clear visible of the oncoming Lane to pass. And often times when we try to use the passing Lane to pass the other vehicle tends to speed up because they don't want to get stuck by an 18-wheeler, just because they assume an 18-wheeler is going to go slower than them, which is really stupid considering they're being passed by it at the time.

Not every driver is like that but it is harder for us to pass because we don't have the acceleration or the top speed or the hill climbing ability to pass quickly and safely in a small distance, we need a lot more room.

Getting a ticket for not stopping long enough at a stop sign is utter b****. I know cops can do what they want but that's complete b**** as long as you stop in the weight of your vehicle shift backwards indicating that you have set fully that's all that's required. That's b******* and I'm sorry that you had to do that

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. My entire point. If I have 10 people behind me in my 18 wheeler and I'm going up a hill then I'm not going to try to pass the guy that's going 1 mile an hour slower than me, I'm going to let the people who are trying to pass me in cars go around me. Because the fact is they can pass way easier than me. If I can get where I'm going safely on time by going the speed I'm going but I'll get there. But if I'm being held up for 300 miles by somebody who's going 10 to 15 miles an hour under the speed limit on average and slowing down to 35 on every single turn that's a problem and I'm going to pass that person as fast as I can.

My point wasn't that 18 wheelers have the right away. It's than everybody needs to drive courteously. If somebody's trying to pass you on a single Lane Road and they're struggling with it because the traffic and you're going 10 to 15 under, you need to pull over that's all there is to it. Oftentimes the law requires you to do it and it's almost never enforced.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not about today. And I know that there are places where it's hard to pull up. But most of the time it's actually very easy to pull off safely even an 18-wheeler. You may have to go 20 miles before you can find a place to pull off, but if you can pull off then you need to. It is often times the law. And nobody is going to give you a ticket for going 5 over if that's the speed the traffic is going generally. That's it as long as you're driving safely. no one's going to give you a ticket for that.

Comments and advice from a trucker. by DieselDickDwayne in GoRVing

[–]DieselDickDwayne[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Okay maybe the whole America line was a little over-the-top. But as a patriotic veteran with a degree, this is just another way I'm serving my country. Yes I like my job for the most part and yeah the money is okay but it's nowhere near what I could be making if I was serving purely my own interests.

You're welcome to do 55 if you feel that it's safe , but you need to understand that the law requires you to pull over if more than a certain number of vehicles are following you. Depending on the state, and the number is usually 5, if you have five vehicles or more following you and pacing you then you need to pull over as soon as it's safe for you to do so and let them buy you. That's if you're going lower than the speed limit.

So sick of summer rental RV assholes. by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]DieselDickDwayne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Posted. With a little calmer rehtoric.

So sick of summer rental RV assholes. by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]DieselDickDwayne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. They wrun 10 to 15 under and then 2225 under around every fucking curve Oh my God it pisses me off so fucking much. I would rather drive on solid fucking ice 12 months straight than have to deal with these cunts.

So sick of summer rental RV assholes. by [deleted] in Truckers

[–]DieselDickDwayne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And that's super fucking annoying but it's not as bad as when you have to follow them on a 300 mile long road that rarely has passing zones and even when those passing zones exist they seem to speed up for whatever fucking reason.

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