They can be if you do not give them a good inspection before caring a load. My son drives an 18 wheeler and is very careful to check all the equipment , including the tires, before he makes his run.
I'm always bewildered by the way people drive, especially on the interstate. When passing a big truck I speed past it so that I'm next to it a minimal amount of time. If there are several cars in the left lane ahead of me, I stay behind the truck until the car in front of me has cleared the truck and then I hit the gas and get by it. Some will just lumber along next to the truck which is something I just don't do unless I'm caught.
They scare me on inclines too; some truck drivers just terrorize car drivers by speeding up behind them and moving into the left lane way after they should have.
This post was edited by Thriftymaid at May 9, 2018 8:34 AM MDT
I feel uncomfortable driving next to them because I don't know if they can see my wee car. One time I almost got hit by one of those things when I was merging onto a freeway, that was probably my fault but good thing I glance in the mirror and realized the mistake I made so I quickly pulled off into the emergency lane to get out of its way. Then later I ended up in the middle of a big herd of them. I was sweating like crazy.
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