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Originally Posted by slowmover
...Which is why I take umbrage at the truck drafting threads which assume the concerns of the truck driver are non-existent. Petty, if they actually exist, by comparison to someone elses tiny profit. But, hey, this is America.
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*(looks round, notices large presence of tartan, deep fried food and either cat strangling or bagpipes)
OH no it isn't... - its Scotland
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Originally Posted by johnunit
....There are some people on here who seem to have downright reckless (at least on any road near me) driving techniques. Personally I would absolutely NOT use pulse and glide on any major highway....
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I use it regularly on motorways and bypasses (equivalent of US highways in tartan land) regularly with very few problems at all. As with anything - drafting, merging, overtaking etc. - a little common sense is needed. Those who just do it and "everyone else can just accept it" are going to get into trouble. If you pick your places and circumstances carefully there is no problem. Personally I keep my engine on.
As for visibility I try and establish contact with the driver of a truck or bus I'm following, but I use it for lowering drag (still using the 2 second rule) and also as a warning to other drivers that someone is going slow - they may miss seeing me but this bloody great truck...
...yeah some of them fail to spot that too.
