the reason the trucks do tail gate is so the ******** do not jump in there breaking area, bear in mind they can see way ahead of you and will know when to break.
Please....give me a break. Scenario: this morning at 2.30am on the Western Ring Rd travelling towards Melbourne iin the left lane, in my VX Calais just finished work. I've my cruise control set to 100kph. I can see headlights from a vehicle behind me getting closer and closer. Of course it's a truck driver. he doesn't look as if he's going to stop and he's meters away from my boot so I prepare to get out of his way.
As I prepare to move to the right lane, he swerves into the right lane and accelerates past. It's one of those 'B Doubles' and this guy is hiking.
C'mon, please do not use the above excuse. Why wouldn't this so called professional driver move into the right lane well before he reaches me. We were the only two vehicles on this stretch of road. I constantly witness maniac truck drivers driving sometimes half a cars length from the vehicle in front.