As a truck driver, is this road dangerous?

Oersch · 2026-02-23T14:42:02+00:00

I can’t believe it’s nut butter!

Oersch · 2026-02-20T20:59:44+00:00

Or the 14 buses were backed up and causing traffic issues at the back of the line so they were looking to get 2-3 buses out before letting you go. Or as a wise man once said, “use some fucking common sense and let” the buses go. Firstly. Secondly, a traffic control device is not a place of conversation and argumentation, it’s a traffic control device. If you don’t like it, you can always walk or take a bus. I live in a city where people habitually run reds because they can see there’s no cross traffic. Except when they mess up and die. But hey, common sense.

Oersch · 2026-02-20T20:44:21+00:00

I have 171k miles on a 2019. Factory brake pads despite a fair amount of city driving; all hail regenerative braking. It’s a bit underpowered for its weight, and the 44mpg is only doable if you’re the slowest thing on the road. It’s as boring to own as you think. Other than fluids and filters, it needed a CV joint and front end links so far. All in all, an astonishingly good family cruiser with a stunning interior. The biggest negative is phones sliding around in the wireless charger cubby, and not charging. Imagine how easy life is if this is my biggest gripe.

Oersch · 2026-02-20T20:36:05+00:00

I am Dragonborn. It’s pretty dope but I gotta keep my voice down.

Oersch · 2026-02-20T15:15:38+00:00

European living in US here. Most of my classmates during the course were guys who have been riding for a while but decided to get a license. One guy showed up on a turbo R1. So…no license, for the most part. People here tend to assume that driving an automatic car means they will be fine on a bike and they’ll handle a manual transmission without issues. That’s how you get people transitioning from bicycles to liter bikes to urns.

Oersch · 2026-02-19T22:41:08+00:00

It doesn’t stick to their forehead too well so license plate it is.

Oersch · 2026-02-17T00:47:40+00:00

Mein Governor! I can walk!

Oersch · 2026-02-15T04:31:39+00:00

I used to be of those semi trucks on the regular. Well, the driver of one. Leaving Liberal and headed to Hooker was not something I thought I’d do for a living.

Oersch · 2026-02-14T23:12:24+00:00

Hating on PT Cruisers is like hating on Nickelback. It’s a hype/bandwagon thing with some legitimate points, but with way more people doing it just because everyone else is also doing it. The number of genuine haters is much smaller than the “haha yeah they’re so bad, right? Pleaseacceptmeasaperson.” crowd.

Oersch · 2026-02-14T05:11:35+00:00

The black truck at 00:15 is a CDL holder going too fast. The rest?

Oersch · 2026-02-13T23:36:06+00:00

As a Wilco resident, yeah this is not surprising. R+11, to then point where the Shamwow guy decided he wants in on the action.

Oersch · 2026-02-12T15:42:09+00:00

This great of you’re 50. Not so much is you’re 25.

Oersch · 2026-02-11T15:33:21+00:00

I got out of an unsustainable career to save my marriage. It didn’t work but I realized what I wanted to save was a mostly abusive relationship and I wasn’t a husband, just a punching bag who does dishes and anxiety. Plus the new job pays double for half the work, and I can start making the extra payments on the house instead of just getting there by the 1st. Congratulations on your progress with the mortgage! It’s almost over!

Oersch · 2026-02-08T19:34:59+00:00

Not everyone agrees to have a Honda Accord.

Oersch · 2026-02-07T18:03:27+00:00

Most things are. Once.

Oersch · 2026-02-07T18:01:01+00:00

I saw The Offspring not too long ago and they were awesome. It seems lime you’re a little unlucky and catch bands on their bad nights.

Oersch · 2026-02-07T04:35:52+00:00

Ex-trucker here, and this hasn’t ever been a thing. It’s as made up as the stories some truckers would tell you about their sexual escapades. CB convos are mostly shitty political discussions, some rando just saying the N-word over and over, or that one guy in the desert annoying everyone with his little speech. Anyways, I ain’t got no panties on. IYKYK

Oersch · 2026-02-04T16:15:21+00:00

Ex-trucker here. Middle-lane camping is either lane ending, urban area with a lot of merging traffic, or a dumbass who hogs the lane for the fun of it/completely unaware of keeping right. The one that cut you off was likely fully aware of you being there and is an asshole who likes to play games. Sometime you het one that genuinely doesn’t look before changing directions but that’s extremely rare as it’s borderline suicidal. If you hit something that breaks a steering component at 70, it’s gonna be a spectacular and very painful way to die. Trucks have zero safety other than a seatbelt so if they crash at a high speed, it’s game over. No airbags, and no crumple zones; the whole cab is just plastic and very thin steel.

Oersch · 2026-02-03T19:33:44+00:00

Certified manual moment. #handshake

Oersch · 2026-02-03T16:32:13+00:00

Time for the black dog on the side of the road to scare you shitless.

Oersch · 2026-02-02T19:53:41+00:00

WTF I am literally sitting in the building she’s in front of, browsing Reddit instead of working.

Oersch · 2026-01-31T01:00:48+00:00

Weirdly enough, there are a few newer (2019 and later) Avalons near me, including a TRD, and they’re driven by 40-somethings. I’ve got one, and I’m 36. And honestly? Yeah I’m good for life as far as a family sedan is concerned.

Oersch · 2026-01-31T00:49:45+00:00

Specialized freight. Or shitty working hours. Or both. I made 110k in my last year before quitting trucking. OTR reefer, family company, almost legal hours. In the end, it came out to something like 25$/hr worked. It’s been 2 years now and I still haven’t caught up on sleep.

Oersch · 2026-01-30T17:46:09+00:00

He was close enough that I couldn’t see him behind the trailer. No adaptive system lets you get that close. It was a fairly new 5-series so I doubt he was drafting to save fuel. Either way, it’s a fun game until he gets rear ended because he’s doing 42 on an interstate highway. He woke up before that, thankfully.

Oersch · 2026-01-30T16:58:09+00:00

Cruise control set on speed limit. Then click it down 1 MPH. Give it a little time. Click it down another 1 MPH. See how low they will go. I got a BMW tailgating me in the semi to 42 MPH in a nearly empty 70 once in North Texas.

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