Roll On 18 Wheelers

I grew up on songs like "Roll On 18 Wheeler!", songs that inspired feelings that the big rigs of the roads were a protector of sorts. The Big Brother.

I have always given them a wide berth. I mean, hell! They normally have a heavy load truckin behind the! They can squish me like a bug on the windshield.

BUT GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LEFT LANE, Mo-Fos!

Yeah, you guys whined about having to go 10 mph slower than the rest of the traffic. You got that revoked, stating that it will help improve emmisions and all that jazz. Great! I am glad for you. You can run with the small dogs now! That doesn't mean your 18-wheeled ass needs to be in my left lane!

It drives me to the point of anger. The left lane is for passing. Granted most of us use that lane for "faster than speed limit" lane. But ideally it is for passing. So when I get stuck behind some semi that is just truckin' along at the 60 mph, in the left lane, my first thought is: He is in this lane because we are passing on and off ramps and he is being courteous. But when that Trucker stays in that lane?! My BP goes through the roof! You big rigs ARE NOT FAST MOVING VEHICLES! You don't accelerate fast; you don't decelerate fast. Isn't that what Jake Brakes are for? Cause if you used your brakes as often as the rest of us, you wouldn't have any to speak of?

You guys just need to get out of the left lane on highways unless you are passing some mini van that is going slower than the speed limit. You do NOT need to stay in my lane!

On a 3-lane road, I had a semi in each fuckin' lane. I was pissed! Each one was going 40 in a 45, tappin their brakes at every single thing! What the hell? I can understand the right lane, making right turns or staying in the :Slower traffic keep right:. The trucker in the left lane should be making a left turn soon. But the trucker in the center lane? WTF! Is he going to make a center turn? You sure as hell weren't passing either truck. So what were you thinking staying in the lane and blocking traffic? You get a kick out of it? Lemme tell you what, that is what is causing road rage. You are causing people to lose their healthy respect for the Big Rig Big Brothers of the Road. I know I am.

So roll on, 18 wheeler, just not in my lane.