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IME it's more than just a few. I'd say it's one in three as to whether or not a truck driver will tailgate, at least where I've consistently driven (10 freeway through riverside county). There may be some magical place out there where 90+% of the truck drivers are polite, and there's always room to move over, but in CA, even with a 55mph speed limit, they will tailgate (unless they see a CHP cruiser) rather than move over to pass. I think there's some implicit assumption that if they creep up to the point where I can see the bugs in their grill I'll go faster. I don't care how bad their job may be, they have huge vehicles and shouldn't be tailgating, period. There's no excuse, just like there's no excuse for a car to tailgate a motorcyclist or someone on a bicycle.
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