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Contrarian take, but tons of truck traffic on interstate highways makes driving far more fun (as long as there isn't road maintenance or undue stoppage). I'm a

by korse 3y ago

Contrarian take, but tons of truck traffic on interstate highways makes driving far more fun (as long as there isn't road maintenance or undue stoppage). I'm actually looking forward to future me being able to ride my motorcycle around a freight-train's worth of semi-automated cargo-haulers on interstates that are mostly devoid of vacationing families.

askonomm 3y ago
To each their own, but as a fellow motorcycle rider myself, I absolutely shit myself around huge trucks that won't be able to even see me.
- bombcar 3y ago
  I guess you’re supposed to reenact the space whale scene from treasure planet.
  - strictnein 3y ago
    An absolute gem of a movie. Didn't see it until I had kids and it was one of the few movies that I didn't get tired of rewatching again and again with them.
    - bombcar 3y ago
      It really is one of the top-tier movies and it’s quite sad it didn’t get the recognition it deserves.
- hughesjj 3y ago
  With all this expensive AF gear it's humbling to know that a single tire can still end me quick enough I wouldn't even know it happened.... In the best case.
mynameisnoone 3y ago
Only in Wyoming where, unlike Texas, truckers have the sense to stay to the right. Also, there is de facto no speed limit there because there are only a handful of WSTs. I suggest avoiding Wyoming <-> Colorado unless you have nose plugs or no sense of smell.
- jazzyjackson 3y ago
  Wyoming is exciting because a gust of wind can blow a semi into you at any second.
  - elcritch 3y ago
    Driving across I-80 we'd always count at least a couple of semi's blown over. Not to mention sudden blizzards, snow blowing sideways, or super dense fog. Once while I living in eastern Wyoming we had an "80 car" pileup, probably more like 60 cars but one tank truck caught fire: https://www.facebook.com/118611954828240/photos/update-on-i-80-pileup-crash-west-of-laramie-59-vehicles-have-been-confirmed-to-b/938005032888924/ https://www.facebook.com/118611954828240/photos/update-on-i-...

by korse 3y ago

askonomm 3y ago

To each their own, but as a fellow motorcycle rider myself, I absolutely shit myself around huge trucks that won't be able to even see me.

bombcar 3y ago
I guess you’re supposed to reenact the space whale scene from treasure planet.
- strictnein 3y ago
  An absolute gem of a movie. Didn't see it until I had kids and it was one of the few movies that I didn't get tired of rewatching again and again with them.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    It really is one of the top-tier movies and it’s quite sad it didn’t get the recognition it deserves.
hughesjj 3y ago
With all this expensive AF gear it's humbling to know that a single tire can still end me quick enough I wouldn't even know it happened.... In the best case.

mynameisnoone 3y ago

Only in Wyoming where, unlike Texas, truckers have the sense to stay to the right. Also, there is de facto no speed limit there because there are only a handful of WSTs. I suggest avoiding Wyoming <-> Colorado unless you have nose plugs or no sense of smell.

jazzyjackson 3y ago
Wyoming is exciting because a gust of wind can blow a semi into you at any second.
- elcritch 3y ago
  Driving across I-80 we'd always count at least a couple of semi's blown over. Not to mention sudden blizzards, snow blowing sideways, or super dense fog. Once while I living in eastern Wyoming we had an "80 car" pileup, probably more like 60 cars but one tank truck caught fire: https://www.facebook.com/118611954828240/photos/update-on-i-80-pileup-crash-west-of-laramie-59-vehicles-have-been-confirmed-to-b/938005032888924/ https://www.facebook.com/118611954828240/photos/update-on-i-...