[Ford Man]

It's been mentioned that passenger traffic needs to be more considerate of commercial traffic. Sometimes the opposite is true. When I lived in NC and came to visit my parents in southwestern KY I had to drive through the Smokey Mountains on I-40. There was one section several miles long where truck traffic was limited to the right lane yet nearly every time I drove that section I'd come up on two trucks running side by side at 35-45 MPH. Is this the type consideration passenger vehicles should expect just because they're truck drivers and how they make their living? The driver's of both trucks being too inconsiderate too follow the law and of each other for one to let the other one go ahead and pass and not block both lanes holding up everyone going in that direction? At least my driving 10 MPH below the posted limit on the interstate is legal, there's at least one other lane, often 2 or more for passing and is safer than a passenger car/ commercial truck going 10 MPH over the posted limit especially that 78K pound loaded truck. Someone stated it took about 665 FT to stop a loaded truck, I'm assuming this is at the speed limit. How much does that increase with each 10 mph over the posted limit? I drive the interstates enough to know it's not at all uncommon to see trucks running 80-90 MPH. At those speeds I'd guess they're approaching 1000 FT stopping distance. I've had trucks following me so closely I couldn't see any part of the cab other than the grill and headlights in my rear view mirror. Now talk to me more about highway courtesy.