Why do people in cars cut in front of big heavy trucks then slam on the brakes? Do they have a death wish?

Question

Why do people in cars cut in front of big heavy trucks then slam on the brakes? Do they have a death wish?

Answer 1

May be the truck was blocking traffic, They travel in the 2ND to the right lane so they cut a 4 lane freeway down to 2 lanes. Need I go on? or maybe it's because 1 truck pass another 1/8 MPH faster, I believe they do it to tell the driver to move into the far right lane to open up the freeway....

Answer 2

I travel daily in Atlanta and North Georgia.  This is common around the Atlanta area and extremely dangerous.  As many know or pass through, a well known FACT in Metro Atlanta is we like to drive extremely FAST, 55 to Atlantans actually means 80.  More do, than do not, Police/State Patrol cannot stop everyone when most are doing same.  Point is, "big rigs" think they can do same, as well, but need to be shown "respect" on the road.

FACT, most incidents of "vehicular fatalities" in Atlanta area involve "big rigs", 18 wheelers.  I have "come up" on many accidents, although not as occuring, involving 18 wheelers, and guess what is "crushed" in front, an automobile.  I can only guess how this happened, an 18 wheeler is NOT just going to run over a car.  We have strict "laws" in Georgia that 18 wheelers are required to use "specific" lanes only.  MOST of these accidents, the 18 wheeler was traveling in one of the two FAST lanes, "violating" known state laws.  No matter who or what created these "fatal" accidents their are many 18 wheeler operators in our "jails" for vehicular homicide for "violating" the law and traveling is lanes they knew were prohibited to them.

Point is, "respect" from all must be maintained.  These "idiots" quickly, closely, changing lanes in front of 18 wheelers need some education in driving.  Patience, common courtesy to all must be a "practice" daily.  

I will tell you this, these "fat asses" and "wimpy skinny dudes" in "big" dump trucks, now these are the ones I "s***w" with, but "safely".  These guys, women as well but they are courteous, think they are driving a "sports car", I will not go into detail.  

Good Luck, stay positive.

Answer 3

Because they haven't a clue how much distance it takes to slow or stop 80000 lbs moving 70 mph, or what will happen to them if that 80000 pound vehicle doesn't slow or stop in time.

Answer 4

I think they are just plain ignorant.

Answer 5

Probably not, but there certainly needs to be more education out there about the physics of moving objects.  I feel sorry for the truckers,  because the majority of drivers don't have a clue what it is like to be them.

Truckers hold this country (US) together.

Answer 6

It's called natural selection. Nature tends to try and irradicate the slow, weak and ignorant.