In article >, Dave Head wrote:

>>It is solved by a simple technique. Signal, check, re-check, start moving
>>over slowly.

> Yet someone who was attempting to be as cautious as he could, failed. Don't
> even think about trying the "He's a moron" idea - it happens way too regular
> for them all to be morons.

I kind of doubt that.

>>If someone is there they will have time to either adjust

> Like what? Say there's a Jersey Wall on the left, like I saw a truck squish
> another car into in Kentucky or Tennessee (forget which - long time ago.)
> There was nothing the guy could do...

Making counter points is a lot easier by spliting sentances. Try the
whole thing together.

>>or
>>make their presence known by moving into the field of vison or through
>>audiable signal.

> He didn't have time to move anywhere, and the damn trucks make _way_ too much
> noise for the puny auto horn to be heard.

They seem to hear mine. I dunno.

> Denying there's a problem doesn't make it go away...

I am not denying a problem. I am doubting that the caution claimed is
given. I've watched truckers do acceleration lane passing. I've watched
truckers tailgate so close that even my brembo equiped mustang would have
a hard time avoiding a collision. I've watched semi's make quick
unsignaled lane changes without regard to who was next to them. I've
seen truckers not follow lane restrictions. I've seen truckers accelerate
to keep people from merging on to the interstate. I've seen lots of MFFY
behavior on t he part of truckers that were clearly not mistakes.

I've seen so much MFFY behavior of truckers I have to make it the
default.