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From: Arif Khokar on 3 Jun 2010 12:00
Scott in SoCal wrote:

> Keep your eye on the red SUV, who is passing another vehicle at a
> reasonable rate:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4TmOtsVObQ
>
> And, of course, the tanker truck driver is a MFFY.

I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but this is clearly a
case where the SUV cut the tanker truck off by going (almost) directly
to the left lane after merging onto the highway without checking for
faster traffic behind him.

But, come to think of it, this is the same rational that those who
complain about people who tailgate them while passing "at a reasonable
rate." That is: "I have to pass RIGHT NOW, MF F the 'speeders' behind me."

Verdict: The SUV is the MFFY driver, not the tanker truck.
From: LFS on 3 Jun 2010 18:16
On Jun 3, 11:00 am, Arif Khokar <akhokar1...(a)wvu.edu> wrote:
> Scott in SoCal wrote:
> > Keep your eye on the red SUV, who is passing another vehicle at a
> > reasonable rate:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4TmOtsVObQ
>
> > And, of course, the tanker truck driver is a MFFY.
>
> I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but this is clearly a
> case where the SUV cut the tanker truck off by going (almost) directly
> to the left lane after merging onto the highway without checking for
> faster traffic behind him.
>
> But, come to think of it, this is the same rational that those who
> complain about people who tailgate them while passing "at a reasonable
> rate."  That is: "I have to pass RIGHT NOW, MF F the 'speeders' behind me."
>
> Verdict: The SUV is the MFFY driver, not the tanker truck.

When I learned to drive, what the 4-wheeler did was make an illegal
lane change--maybe two. Never mind stupidly tailgating the one truck
and cutting off the tanker.
From: Larry G on 4 Jun 2010 06:02
On Jun 3, 12:00 pm, Arif Khokar <akhokar1...(a)wvu.edu> wrote:
f course, the tanker truck driver is a MFFY.
>
> I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but this is clearly a
> case where the SUV cut the tanker truck off by going (almost) directly
> to the left lane after merging onto the highway without checking for
> faster traffic behind him.
>
> But, come to think of it, this is the same rational that those who
> complain about people who tailgate them while passing "at a reasonable
> rate."  That is: "I have to pass RIGHT NOW, MF F the 'speeders' behind me."
>
> Verdict: The SUV is the MFFY driver, not the tanker truck.

I agree with Arif.

the video doesn't show the approach of the tanker truck but that guy
was coming on like a ton of bricks. this is how 4-wheels cause
accidents with trucks IMHO. Where was that trucker supposed to go? was
he supposed to lock up his brakes and jack knife?

From: H.B. Elkins on 4 Jun 2010 10:16
On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:02:37 -0700 (PDT), Larry G wrote:
>

>the video doesn't show the approach of the tanker truck but that guy
>was coming on like a ton of bricks. this is how 4-wheels cause
>accidents with trucks IMHO. Where was that trucker supposed to go? was
>he supposed to lock up his brakes and jack knife?

No, but he should have been driving at a more reasonable rate of speed. It
looked like that truck was flying and I'm sure the SUV had already reached the
speed limit or higher when it passed the truck it had been behind.


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From: T.J. Higgins on 4 Jun 2010 10:24
In article <hub1r10pni(a)drn.newsguy.com>, H.B. Elkins wrote:
>On Fri, 4 Jun 2010 03:02:37 -0700 (PDT), Larry G wrote:
>>
>
>>the video doesn't show the approach of the tanker truck but that guy
>>was coming on like a ton of bricks. this is how 4-wheels cause
>>accidents with trucks IMHO. Where was that trucker supposed to go? was
>>he supposed to lock up his brakes and jack knife?
>
>No, but he should have been driving at a more reasonable rate of speed. It
>looked like that truck was flying and I'm sure the SUV had already reached the
>speed limit or higher when it passed the truck it had been behind.

How are you so sure of the SUV's speed? Are you a police officer
in Ohio?

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