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"Matthew T. Russotto" wrote:
> 
> In article <39AAF8EB.D4CABB8F@aol.com>,
> The Wizard of Oz  <wiz301@null.net> wrote:
> }"Matthew T. Russotto" wrote:
> }>
> }> In article <39AADFA6.FAACF970@ix.netcom.com>,
> }> Ken M. <poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> }> }
> }> }What is wrong with Route 81?
> }>
> }> Trucks.  Lots of them.
> }
> }       Nothing wrong with the trucks using the road they paid for. Each truck
> }pays between $7000 to $9000 per year, per state, in "Highway Use Taxes".
> }You pay how much?
> 
> Somewhere between $150 and $200, I'd guess.  But OTOH my car damages
> the roads much less than a truck, mile per mile, and I go fewer miles.
> 
> I wasn't disputing the truckers right to be there, though;  only
> pointing out that their presence makes driving less pleasant.

	Care to guess how unpleasant it is for a truck driver, having to dodge
little four wheelers who seem to be out there just to get in his way?
Having to slow down to a grind on some of the hills on I-81, just
because some car blocked him as he tried to build up some speed before
he hit the uphill grade. And then that same car is still there in his
way, doing 55 mph in the left lane, when he tops the hill and starts
gaining speed going down the hill. 
	There are several states that restrict trucks from the left lane when
there are 3 or more lanes in each direction. Guess where the cars like
to run? Yup, in the center lane, blocking trucks who use it as a passing
lane. Trucks can't go to the left lane to pass, and slower traffic has
the right lane blocked, and there you sit at 60 mph in a 70 zone,
blocking trucks, and complaining about the mean old truck drivers who
tailgate you and blow their horn at you.
	Next time you want to complain about sharing the road with trucks, try
to imagine what your life would be like if the trucks shut down and
didn't deliver anything for you. I'd like to get you up in my truck for
a couple of weeks, just to show you what it feels like from the other
side of the door. Let you spend 2 weeks away from your social life, and
family, eating in restaurants 3 meals a day, paying more for tolls, and
tickets, as much as 4oo% more, just because you are in a commercial
vehicle. And having to put up with whiny little fourwheeler drivers
crying about how unpleasant it is to see a truck on the same road they
are on. I think after only 2 weeks, you might have a different
viewpoint, and have a much deeper appreciation for commercial drivers
who average well over 100,000 miles per year, safely, just so you can
have your food, clothing, and gasoline. All I would ask of you is 2
weeks in the truck. Not the 3-6 weeks at a time that I used to put in,
after only 3-4 days at home. That's 3-4 days out of each month, on
average, at home. The rest of the time you are just a voice on the
telephone to your wife and kids. Think about it.
	Wiz

	p.s.: If the sight of trucks really gets you that worked up, stay off
the freeway, and come down the scenic route of hiway 41, or hiway 29.
Not as many trucks, and much prettier scenery. Gas is cheaper, and so
are the restaurants.