Do you pull over for junk trucks?
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From: Southern NY, known as Florida
What will pulling over accomplish? Even more dangerous as the car in front of you can throw the crap up without warning, do not ask how I know
Better to pass them right away.
Ok so you asked, a 2' piece of 2 x 4 was thrown up from the car in front of me, lucky I was in my car. The 2 x 4 came through the windshield almost one inch, then flipped, shattered the sun roof and flew off. I was covered in glass from the sunroof
Better to pass them right away.
Ok so you asked, a 2' piece of 2 x 4 was thrown up from the car in front of me, lucky I was in my car. The 2 x 4 came through the windshield almost one inch, then flipped, shattered the sun roof and flew off. I was covered in glass from the sunroof
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From: Tulsa, OK
Yuhp, and avoid the rock buckets as well. Just depends on the conditions. But I want that **** as far away from me as possible. Nothing like a good old fashioned oak dresser in the middle of your lane of travel in 5pm traffic to **** up a perfectly good ride home from work. Following distance or outpacing are the keys to survival.
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From: Los Angeles
The closer you ride to the Third World regions of the United States, the more likely the encounter with junk haulers. I just twist the grip and pass as fast as possible.
Beware of end dumps and double bottom dump semi-trailers hauling aggregate, they fire lethal material at motorcyclists.
Beware of end dumps and double bottom dump semi-trailers hauling aggregate, they fire lethal material at motorcyclists.
I used to see them in NY when I lived there for 10 years. I saw them in New Orleans, of course, with all the rebuilding and demolition work from Katrina. And I see them in L.A.
I tend to pass them, carefully and as far away from them as possible.
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From: Overgaard, AZ
I do whatever it takes to leave them behind me or avoid the mayhem they can produce. Came up behind some cars slowing one day this past winter (AZ winter) and there was a landscaping truck pulling a trailer filled with loose gravel that was "dispersing" along the highway, bouncing and breaking car windshields. No way I wanted to try and pass that mess so held back and safely got out of the way. Gotta handle it on a case by case basis.
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From: Ohio
I avoid those situations like the plague.
Did I ever tell you about the time I got caught behind a truck hauling Chickens, the cages were all askew with feathers blowing back at me. I gave it more room but didn't want to pass because I was almost at the Bar I was going to which was dead in the middle of nowhere, I walk in and everyone started laughing at me, yep you guessed it there were Chicken feathers in my hair.
Picture that if you can, lol.
Did I ever tell you about the time I got caught behind a truck hauling Chickens, the cages were all askew with feathers blowing back at me. I gave it more room but didn't want to pass because I was almost at the Bar I was going to which was dead in the middle of nowhere, I walk in and everyone started laughing at me, yep you guessed it there were Chicken feathers in my hair.
Picture that if you can, lol.
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From: Georgia Mountains
One time I was riding behind a cattle truck...One time.
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From: Milwaukee
Same here. I dont want to get hit with anything or be stuck in traffic if and when something comes flying out. Just best to leave that disaster waiting to happen behind you.