grego@athena.UUCP (Grego Sanguinetti) (10/04/85)
I have had good experiences with truck drivers. Two that are
worthy of note. The first happened durring lunch hour, on 17 just
south of Oakland, CA.. My rear tire blew out (and off the rim)
causing the bike to gyrate back and forth. I was completely
surrounded by tractor-trailer rigs and searched for a path to
outside of the freeway. The trucks on my right noticed my problem
and created a safe hole, then escorted me to the side of road by
matching my slowing speed and iscolating me from the traffic behind.
When I successfully made a stop at the shoulder they sounded their
horns and radioed to the CHP's.
The next incident happened when I was driving my new bike from
the dealer, in Seattle, to my home, in Portland. It was durring
the winter and I was caught in a hail storm at night. It was also
very foggy and there were no motels around. I got behind (right behind)
a large truck and followed it for about 75 miles. I pulled to
the left side of the lane and waived to the driver, in his mirror,
to let him know I was there. He waived back and shielded me from
the brunt of the weather.
The bottom line is that truck drivers are not all bad. They are
professional drivers and some are more professional than others.
sounds familiar eh?
Grego Sanguinetti
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