John wrote: >> Please do not ever draft an 18 wheeler without asking permission first from the driver of the truck.
There are several good reasons not to tailgate big-rigs, but permission isn't one of them. I usually have the opposite problem: truckers tailgating ME! Whether in my Westy or my '92 Mitsu Econobox daily driver, a casual glance in my rearview mirror all too often reveals a looming, bug-infested chrome grill and a giant Peterbilt or Freightliner emblem, as the idiot driver drafts my rear bumper for a couple miles before passing. And I should ask PERMISSION before tailgating in my Japanese tuna can!? The courteous, safety-conscious, dutiful truckers you describe are from a bygone era, and the remaining few are a rapidly dying breed. Most truckers anymore are evidently a bunch of careless, over-caffeinated, speedball jockies unable to compute a simple safe following distance. I like the gravel idea--perhaps I'll start carrying a full bucket in the front passenger seat, and dump it out the window at drafting big-rigs ... Jeffrey Earl
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