Highway Antics

Well, if you are a driver, and travel the highways as often as i do, you are certain to come across some unusually crazy stuff out there. Now, i drive in Canada, and the US. Believe me when i say this. Assholes are every where, and they come in every shade of stink you can possibly imagine, if you want to imagine that. Hmmm!
I'm a deluxe highway coach driver. So i myself am not without my own faults. But doing stupid and dangerous things with the cargo i carry would most certainly cost me my liscence, and probably kill somebody.
There is an unwritten code of conduct on major highways that truckers use within their own society. I say society, because truckers are of the same state of mind.The society of fat,unshaven,poorly dressed turd droppings. Basically, they think they own the highways. Everyone else, well, go to hell.
For instance, have you ever had a trucker right on your ass at full speed, while driving? This is their way of telling you to get the fuck out of their way. And when i say right up your ass, they are close enough to wipe yours. So,do you do the right thing, which to them is move over, or do you feel comfortable having 50 tons of  steel and rubber following you like an out of control asteroid? First of all, i strongly suggest you do the safe thing, and move over, for your own safety. Because if you force that trucker to go around you, he's gonna drive so close to the side of your car that you will be able to see the dust on his rims. What i strongly suggest is that you decide not to slow down, further pissing off that prick to a higher degree. Now, you are just playing the wrong game. You are tiny, Truck is enormous. Do the math.
Now, remember, trucks are carrying every essential piece of goods and products needed to keep us alive, so to speak. They are under a tight schedule. Without them, we see some pretty bare store shelves.
Have you ever seen the wandering all over the road trucks. Truth is, they all wander. Sometimes it looks like they are just going to crash, and then they do. Seeing first hand what a truck looks like when it decides to lose control is not for the faint hearted. It's a real disaster, especially when it takes out cars, other trucks, and anything else in it's way. But why does a truck wander so much?
I mean, sure, the wind can be a strong factor. But, in my travels, i have pulled up alongside a truck many times to see the driver laid back, one hand on the wheel, and a cell phone or plate of food in the other. And, their wearing headphones. Hmmm, what's wrong with that picture? And, their probably tired.
Have you ever seen a truck trying to pass another truck on the highway?. This one's a real brain cramp. A driver travelling 103kms per hour trying to be passed by another doing 105kms per hour. So, they take up the passing lane, blocking traffic for about 15 minutes. You see, the one trucker could care less about being passed. His mentality, he's not gonna slow down and let other trucker in. And why, it's like i said, the society of  stupidity is also their motto.
To be continued, i'm going for lunch. Back soon