Many truckers used to do meth before more frequent drug testing came around. I'm sure a lot of them still do it.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

every year, some 4000 people are killed in semi tractor truck related accidents. I wonder how many involve meth heads?

I spend as little time as possible in and around semis when on the interstate, especially in a passing situation - just due to the physics involved with a vehicle that large and heavy should an extremis situation develop.

If I'm coming up on one or more semis, I'll first look back and make sure there isn't a group of "speed racer" DB's coming up on us - I don't want some DB, much less 5 or 6 of them, inches from my bumper when I'm trying to make my way around one of these beasts. I'll purposely hang back and let those idiots go on their merry way before I pull out and go around myself.

Same if I see a "blue hair" pull out and start literally inching their way past one or more semis, or one semi pulls out to pass one or more others - I know the DB's are going to pile up behind them in a daisy chain, bumper to bumper, with no room for manuvering. I'll hang back until everything sorts itself out and I've got a clear shot at going around.

I'll also hesitate, even if I've got a clear shot, if we're coming up in immediate proximity to an exit, and I can't see whether or not there's some DB coming down the entrance ramp at 45 mph that's going to try to force their way out immediately in front of said semi.

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Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club

X2.

Nothing more dangerous than being in a pack of DB's itching to do 80.

That's exactly what I do. I may even downshift to hurry it along.

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Current:
2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.

This morning I was driving along in my little 190E, at crawling speed (less than 20mph). Had to switch lanes, but the DB behind me in his X5 did not like that and did not want to let me through, AFTER I was already signaling for good 5 seconds and half of the car already in front of his.

So he laid on the horn, arms up in the air, the usual banter. I looked up in the mirror, and slowed down, waaaay down. There was a space of a good 10 car length in front of me and the car ahead. He was literally inches away, I was tempted to brake check but I decided to just slow down instead. So he motioned to me that he was going to "shoot" me with his "finger gun" - so I shot back with my "finger gun"

By this time, another van wanted to squeeze in between myself and the DB behind. As predicted, the DB in the X5 did not like it again, so he eventually switched lanes, and proceeded to cut me off. Saw this coming and I was ready on the brakes. So I just applauded him from behind, laughing away.

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Not trying to give you grief, I've done stuff just like that many times but I'm trying to stop. I want to go all 'Kung fu Caine' on them. Calm, peaceful, unblinking, no antagonism but if they try to come at my person, watch out, taste the pavement.

Of course, most of the aggression fizzles out when people are out of their armored vehicles.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Never get out of the vehicle!

Definitely. I didn't word that well. I meant in life as a whole, you're much less likely to get someone behaving aggressively while on foot compared to while behind the wheel.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Absolutely goddamn right! Unless you were goin' all the way... Kurtz got off the boat. He split from the whole ****in' program.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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I've had two of them get out of their vehicles and RUN toward my vehicle. The first actually got his hands on the window sill before I took off with the vehicle.

The second saw the canister of pepper spray and decided that he best return to his vehicle.

The pepper spray is a terrific deterrent without the inherent risk of a gun.

Oh MAN, missed my chance to punch this sob just now! Was heading to a local dinner place to meet the GF, and who but this guy pulls right in front of me in the same car, same plates! I was in the van again, he pulled off into a bar parking lot after cruising in frnt of me for about 5 miles. I didn't stop, but ill check on the way back if the &*$# is still there.

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Quick.........give us your location...........we'll bring the bail money!!

That DB will DEFINITELY have you arrested.

I would head into the bar, attempt to figure out who said db is, then start buying him drinks....
At closing time when he gets in the car, call the mounties.

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On some nights I still believe that a car with the fuel gauge on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. - HST

1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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He, the DB, and the PO know each other personally.