Nice, admission of a felony.
Un-safe trucker
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Nice, admission of a felony.
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Ex brother in law had a small tube of bb's...
I've said right from the beginning that the trucker was an a-hole. I'm not missing that at all... but sometimes the safest thing to do for everyone is to simply let the a-hole be an a-hole and let the next person he encounters deal with it.
We aren't the cops, we aren't the "morality police"... it's not our duty to society to make sure that everyone drives 2mph under the limit.
As for "Google can't produce a single instance" on the speedometer error:
First two pages of Yahoo search under "Speedometer error" (I omitted duplicate hits and hits duplicating manufacturers)
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Speedometer_Error
http://www.my-gti.com/140/volkswagen-speedometer-error-correction
http://www.boston.com/cars/newsandreviews/overdrive/2011/08/speedometer_error_will_it_affe.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070419111918AAjfuPR
http://www.jackphelps.com/vstrom/speedoface.htm
http://www.hondacarforum.com/honda-3/80635-speedometer-error.html
http://www.triumphrat.net/twins-technical-talk/136877-speedometer-error.html
Someone driving unsafely, especially in an 18-wheeler, is *everyone's* business.
I was looking for official statements. You presented an opinion as fact and then supported it with more opinions. Again, car enthusiast forums aren't going to hold much water when I adjust my speed upwards of 10% and try to explain common knowledge to the Texas DPS.
It isn't worth arguing. You're certainly entitled to your opinion. We simply disagree.
It isn't worth arguing. You're certainly entitled to your opinion. We simply disagree.
Honestly? What I would do and what I have done on a number of occasions....
When traffic ahead is clear, I'll move over as far as possible, motion out my window for the guy to pass, and then slow so the a-hole behind me can make a quick and safe pass.
+10,000
It opens up your gap, and encourages the pass... but it is NOT a "brake check" (which will get you a ticket).
A slow deceleration lets the guy behind know that you don't want him back there without being a moron about it.
Regardless of who is right, who is wrong, who is technically legal, and who is factually legal....
NOBODY wins in an accident except the attorneys and body shops.
This is why I always do like 20 over the posted limit.
I don't get a lot of tailgaters.
I don't get a lot of tailgaters.
As to the speedometer accuracy issue, I have noticed that the indicated speed (at about 60 mph) in my Subaru Forrester is about 2 mph slower than the speed shown on roadside speed measuring devices which are set up by the Highway Patrol or county sheriff. The indicated speed in SWMBO's Toyota truck always matches the speed shown on the same roadside device.
If nothing else, this does demonstrate that there is a difference in speedometer accuracy from one make (or even model) to another.
If nothing else, this does demonstrate that there is a difference in speedometer accuracy from one make (or even model) to another.
Have? Yes. Use as implied or outright stated above? Felony in every state that I've ever been in.
Tough guy statements about tossing gravel or pennies or ball bearings (ya, heard it all, usually from bikers, and usually from "bikers" with less than 500 miles under their kidney belt) may have worked 30 years ago when it was you and the road, but as the OP has shown, today nearly everyone has a camera 24/7. Tossing something at a tailgater is the easiest way to flip who is on the wrong side of the law.
Is it worth a felony? Minimum 1 year in prison or probation, lifetime firearms ban, and lifetime loss of the right to vote in many states... all just to win a ---- swinging contest with someone who has no beef with you other than....
...you happen to be driving 10mph slower than he wants to drive.
Big deal! Let him pass when it's safe. Whether you are "right" or not, there is absolutely nothing to be gained by being a jerk about the situation other than increased blood pressure.
I can guarantee you that the truck driver in the video didn't even remember the incident until his boss brought it up (if he did)...
Yet the OP and the fine gents here at B&B are in a tizzy over it.
The speed limit is just the limit to how fast you can legally travel on that roadway. It is not the speed you are required to travel at. In the situation here the truck driver was completely at fault with no wrong doing from the car in front of him, legally, morally, or ethically. The truck driver was an ARB.
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Gentlemen, a reminder that argumentative posts are frowned upon at B&B. This is an interesting thread, with diverse opinions. This being the internet, it seems safe to note that the existing opinions of posters will not be swayed by anything written herein 
If you've posted in this thread more than a few times, time to step off the gas... er... back off... er... put it in neutral... er... well, you get the idea.
If you've posted in this thread more than a few times, time to step off the gas... er... back off... er... put it in neutral... er... well, you get the idea.Gentlemen, a reminder that argumentative posts are frowned upon at B&B. This is an interesting thread, with diverse opinions. This being the internet, it seems safe to note that the existing opinions of posters will not be swayed by anything written herein
Clearly the only thing to do when an argument is fast approaching is ACCELERATE!
OK, I'll downshift and park it somewhere. I wonder what's going on in the Mess Hall?
Guys, this is really simple. The OP was minding his own business, driving safely and within the posted limits. The truck driver started the incident - and this thread - when he tried to intimidate the OP. (That's a ticket-able offense in most places.) Everything else is irrelevant. The OP had every right to set his speedometer to the speed limit and leave it there for the rest of his journey. Given that there was no other lane to pull into, chances are pretty good that is exactly what I would have done.
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very true, but the fact remains- semis do more damage to the road, so they pay more taxes to repair those roads.
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