A Trucker's Wife Point of View
If everyone keeps these tips in my mind, it will help me know that my loved one will be able to come home to me.
 DO NOT DRIVE IN THEIR BLIND SPOTS!
Do not tailgate. If you can't see their mirrors, they can't see you. If you can't see the driver in their side mirrors while you are driving by them, they can't see you! Please don't drive in the
NO ZONES.
DON'T SWITCH LANES IN FRONT OF THEM.
You want to pass someone so you jump in the next lane, then have to slow down because someone else had the same idea, well that big rig that you cut in front of CANNOT stop like you can. Who will get the blame? Trust me it won't be any of the small cars.
IF YOU GOING TO PASS A TRUCK THEN PASS AND GO!
This means don't pass the truck get back over and slow down. Once again those trucks can't stop like you can! So Pass and GO!
 WIDE LOADS NEED ROOM!
You are driving down a two lane road and there is a wide load in front of you. He is taking one and a half lanes. What do you do? PLEASE don't try to get by using that half a lane. It is not safe. Wait till the Driver eases off on the shoulder to allow you to pass.
DON'T CUT IN FRONT OF A TRUCK.
If a car jumps in front of a truck they figure the truck can stop or they don't think at all. The average driver likes to have at least
two car lengths in front of them while driving. If a car jumps into that safety zone and has to stop quickly after doing so,
that truck may not have the room required to stop. I have seen so many near misses my husband has had. When I am not there I think of all the near misses I am not seeing and it scares me!
Be safe out there.
ember 2006 skeasling
For more tips on sharing the road, visit Share The Road
Safely.
About the author:
skeasling is a trucker's wife and a member of the ATW
Community. She sees her husband about seven days a month. She knows first hand
driving a truck is not an easy task as she has ridden with him over the road and has personally seen the hazards of being a driver. |
I finally decided it was my patriotic duty to act. Because I spent so much time in toilets when I was using drugs. As you receive information from RAN and other groups who falsely and unfairly claim that APP is not doing enough to protect the environment, we urge you to contact us; come see our operations for yourself; and, work with us to seek solutions that balance the complex and interconnected needs of the developing world. Oakley Frogskins Sverige 203m for asking doctors to wrongly prescribe drug Das wahrhaft atemberaubende Naturschauspiel kommt aber erst, wenn sich der Grand Canyon unter einem auftut und sichtbar wird, was der Colorado River in Jahrmillionen f eine Schlucht in das Gestein gegraben hat. Giuseppe Zanotti Sale Her success was as equally defined by her deep knowledge of the business as by her elegant style. Dinesh says, adding that customers are also increasingly open to new ideas. Given an overall improvement of the global economies, as well as our decisive measures taken in the past 18 months to adjust our organisation and processes to the new market realities, Zeitz said, we feel ready to reengage with our longterm expansion plan as of next year.
| 
Support,
Resources and Fun Stuff for Wives of Truckers, Families and Truckers Too!
