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Old 05-27-2011, 05:41 AM   #21
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I would like to modify parts of the above.... Never Mind.
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Old 05-27-2011, 07:46 AM   #22
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There are 2 forces at work it seems. First the bow wave that pushes you away from the passing vehicle. This is immediately followed by a reduction in pressure which sucks you towards it. You get a double whammy when the trailer is hit by the same.

Keep a weather eye on your mirrors for large overtaking vehicles, pull to the right as far as possible, ease up the gas and cover the brake. There is a tendency to over correct steering setting up a dangerous reciprocating sway.

IMHO the worst vehicles seem to be car carriers.
I would like to modify parts of the above. Defensiveness is not complacency.

As a ex New York City cabbie. I learned to drive rather aggressively and defined defensive driving as defending my little piece of road at all costs. I have considerably modified this road philosophy. I am assuming we are talking about highway driving and not downtown NYC, and we are talking about being passed by large vehicles. Let me modify my original post with 2 basic tenets of my philosophy of life:

1. Most commercial drivers are professional and appreciate the courtesy of giving them a little space for passing and will extend the same.
2. I want that big hunka hunka 18 wheeler away from me as soon as practically possible.

I do reserve my right to adjust my driving tactics to individual conditions rather than ridgidly adhering to any so called rule of the road.

I also realize that when I am passing a smaller and slower vehicle I am creating the same aerodynamic forces acting on the little guy..

And lastly the other driver is not always going to drive like you think he should and I expect the unexpected.
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Old 05-27-2011, 08:45 AM   #23
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As I was towing the Airstream this weekend I noticed that when a large vehicle (pickup with horse trailer, 5th wheel, motorhome) passed me that there was a "sucking" sensation. When the "sucking" sensation occured I had to correct for lane position slightly as they passed. Was this sway?
No, you experienced being pushed by wind from annother vehicle.
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My fingers hurt....
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I am hanging out at home dealing with the residual pain of the shingles, wishing I was camping, with nothing better to do than beating dead horses.
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Airstreams "sashay", other makes "sway". Many times, we've taken the next exit and waited a while rather than trying to pass an "accident waiting to happen".
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