Truck driving isn 't an easy profession. Drivers can log as much as 10,000 miles per month. Most of them are paid by miles driven rather than an hourly wage. Their entire work day is spent on the road, often dealing with difficult traffic. All of these factors can cause some truckers to drive aggressively. On the one hand, they need to cover enough miles to earn a living. On the other hand, the traffic situation doesn 't always make this possible. Some consummate professional truckers have found smart ways of coping with this without violating traffic laws or endangering the driving public. Others have not, and drive aggressively.
Aggressive truck drivers sometimes act out of anger or rage. However, often their acts are calmly executed tactical maneuvers. Regardless, both types of aggressive drivers endanger the motorists around them. Here are three of these "tactical" maneuvers:
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If slow cars are blocking their way, the truck driver may tailgate and perhaps flash their headlights to signal the motorist to get out of the way. If the truck driver slows down, it would take a lot of time and fuel to get back up to speed.
While this act is rational, he or she shouldn 't employ tailgating because the truck doesn 't have enough stopping power to avoid colliding with the car should the traffic suddenly slow down. Saving time and fuel isn 't worth the possible injury or death of a motorist.
Cutting off a Car in an Attempt to Maintain Momentum
This is similar to the previous tactic except that the truck driver is in the right lane behind a slow vehicle and quickly moves into the passing lane in order to maintain his or her momentum. While doing this, the driver knowingly cuts off a car. This endangers the lives of the car 's occupants.
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