What is it with ICE truck drivers? Is it just me.....?

[Spacep0d]

Well said. I haven't seen that kind of crazy, unsafe driving here in ME, but it likely happens sometimes. A few high-end ICE cars have cut in front of me and tried to show off, but I know I'm in the best car on the road. I just drive along and ignore the jerks.

Thanks!

 

[brur]

if you act like a limping gazelle you will be chosen.

 

[MacGreiner]

I
9. Unholstering the " finger " to display to you while driving by - danger

Glass half empty/full.
I always interpret this as them declaring Tesla as No.1.

 

[CyberGus]

North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) has a way to report "smoking" vehicles:

North Central Texas Council of Governments - Regional Smoking Vehicle Program

However, it is voluntary compliance, and not used to issue citations.

 

[vickh]

North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) has a way to report "smoking" vehicles:

North Central Texas Council of Governments - Regional Smoking Vehicle Program

However, it is voluntary compliance, and not used to issue citations.

I think AZ has a similar program. voluntary compliance=fail when it comes to idiots.

 

[texas_star_TM3]

the absolute worst are lifted trucks with off-road tires constantly swiping the sides of the road and spraying everybody driving behind with rocks/ gravel....

 

[Spacep0d]

the absolute worst are lifted trucks with off-road tires constantly swiping the sides of the road and spraying everybody driving behind with rocks/ gravel....

Put that E-power to work and pass them fools ASAP. Then again, the jacked-up truck driver will probably see this as a threat/challenge.

 

[KenC]

the absolute worst are lifted trucks with off-road tires constantly swiping the sides of the road and spraying everybody driving behind with rocks/ gravel....

Are you saying they do that intentionally?

 

[El joe]

First road trip in our M3 in Northern California and I ran into several d-bag truckers. Not sure what the bias is, but it’s terrible and apparently nationwide.

 

[Fernand]

In Northern California, outside the high-tech area, a lot of people don't know much about EVs. I've had people innocently ask if my car runs on batteries. Others have just heard that Teslas are expensive, so they assume Tesla = Rich 1%'er. That used to generate disapproving looks. And heaven forbid the car be too shiny. But we seem to have entered a new phase, with a whole contingent of new haters, with hair-trigger grievance. So we get it from all sides. The disapproving glances were less stressful.
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[TjckTock]

I also live in AZ and also used to get harassed by trucks. One even actually hit me and did several thousand dollars damage (insurance found him 100% at fault, though, thanks to TeslaCam). I generally don't do bumper stickers but shortly after the accident, I added a small (3"x5") American Flag sticker on the left side of the rear bumper. Seems to work as I have not been targeted since.

 

[Gasaraki]

I had someone give me the finger on the highway as i was slowly passing them on the middle lane. I wasn't even mad because I was so surprised, I just started smiling.

 

[texas_star_TM3]

I also live in AZ and also used to get harassed by trucks. One even actually hit me and did several thousand dollars damage (insurance found him 100% at fault, though, thanks to TeslaCam). I generally don't do bumper stickers but shortly after the accident, I added a small (3"x5") American Flag sticker on the left side of the rear bumper. Seems to work as I have not been targeted since.

oh yeah... totally did the same living in Texas and recently went on roadtrip from Texas to Northern Idaho and back.
tactical black/white american flag magnetic sticker on trunk ... looks now "tacti-cool" and no coal rolling anymore. likely keeps keying down to a minimum as well.

 

[pipestem]

Plenty of jerks out there from both political parties. I think there is a lot of pent up frustration because of COVID and it’s understandable. I’ve only been coal rolled a couple of times...I chalk it up to ignorance or insecurity. I am very much a guns and God guy...and proud of it. My Tesla is a great American car with incredible ingenuity and technology....

No, this was happening way before covid. It's culture wars. Cars are the most important status and aspirational indicators in the US. The right wing truckers do hate you for your Tesla, regardless of how you view it. As someone originally from a small, rural town, I find this very saddening.

 

[PDB2655]

I am a truck driver and drive 620 mile per day 5 days a week and we drivers feel the same way about the 4 wheelers. You guys are always us cutting off and doing crazy things, remember we have 80,000 pounds behind us and cant maneuver like you guys can. There are a lot of young truck drivers out here and do not have the proper experience or training that just part of us not having enough qualified drivers the demand for truck driver is very high these days. So if we just could all respect each other things would go a lot better for all of us. The roads are out here for all of us to use so let's just be safe and Courteous to each other.

 

[qingshan]

Well I get it. They're axxholes.

Trucks are the biggest sellers so it's just statistics. The WRX is the most ticketed model in the US but I never even got stopped in my sti - I picked the times and places to drive crazy.

 

[Wvapoker]

I’ve had this happen to me once.

I-79N in WV. Completely empty road early Saturday morning. I was cut off by a lifted diesel Dodge Ram. It was completely on purpose.

There is one thing there isn’t a shortage of in this world - jerks.

 

[qingshan]

I have another thought. Trucks are like high school bullies, pickups - biggish baseball/soccer players, semis - huge american football/rugby players, they just do what the hell they want

 

[CyberGus]

Yeah but what happens when I get a Cybertruck, will I have to ICE myself

 

[Fernand]

IMHO republican-leaning signage wards off all sorts of trouble, including cops.