How to embarrass yourself in front of a truck driver [Archive]

klingon

17th February 2009, 18:50

I was filtering between two lanes of stationary traffic today, at a red light. There was a light truck in the right lane, positioned all the way to the left of his lane. As I got closer I realised there was no way I was going to be able to get my mirror past his mirror, so I was going to be stuck between lanes when the lights changed. :(

But as I came up beside the truck, the driver saw the problem. Next thing I know his mirror was making a whirring sound and folding forward out of my way. At this point I may or may not have squealed with surprise. :o

Seeing my surprise, the driver started laughing, which gave me the giggles. We were both sitting there laughing away (with his passenger looking from one to the other of us with no idea what was going on) when the lights changed.

Thanks for your courtesy, Mr Truck Driver. And thank goodness for tinted visors and a quick getaway.

Mom

17th February 2009, 18:56

Nice! :clap:

Bet the truckie feels as good as you do tonight. Us bikers are bad, bad to the bone. How come you got special treatment? :Pokey:

PirateJafa

17th February 2009, 19:14

Us bikers are bad, bad to the bone. How come you got special treatment? :Pokey:

Tits.

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Ixion

17th February 2009, 19:16

That'll do it every time.

If Honda made trucks, do y' reckon that us males would have a chance of special treament - the pretty ones, anyway

klingon

17th February 2009, 19:38

Tits.

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Nah. I don't even think he knew I had them until after the squealing episode. :o I think he just saw a bike approach in his mirrors, knew it couldn't get past, and decided to do the courteous thing and get out of its way. He would have to be very observant to notice the biker had tits.

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

MsKABC

17th February 2009, 19:47

I think he just saw a bike approach in his mirrors, knew it couldn't get past, and decided to do the courteous thing and get out of its way. He would have to be very observant to notice the biker had tits.

Yep, it'd be pretty hard to identify a biker as female when looking at them in your mirror from the front.....unless they were wearing pink leathers or summit.

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

Although that may have given the truckie reason to believe he'd encountered one of the moron few :shutup:

klingon

17th February 2009, 20:06

Yep, it'd be pretty hard to identify a biker as female when looking at them in your mirror from the front.....unless they were wearing pink leathers or summit.

No pink leathers here. It would ruin the "bad to the bone" image Mom was talking about earlier. :headbang:

Although that may have given the truckie reason to believe he'd encountered one of the moron few :shutup:

:rofl:

MsKABC

17th February 2009, 20:10

No pink leathers here. It would ruin the "bad to the bone" image Mom was talking about earlier. :headbang:

Yeah, black all the way baby! You know what they say....

Chooky

17th February 2009, 20:36

The truck driver is probably a bikie too.......:yes:

klingon

17th February 2009, 20:46

The truck driver is probably a bikie too.......:yes:

Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I often wonder that when people show a particular courtesy on the roads, or even just the ones who notice I'm there!

On the other hand I tried to be courteous to bikes before I had one of my own. Although now I realise that some of my courtesy was perhaps misguided and they didn't actually need that much room to get past. :lol: But at least I tried!

rainman

17th February 2009, 20:50

No pink leathers here.

Klingon in pink leathers...

No, does not compute.

BMWST?

17th February 2009, 20:53

Big Dave

17th February 2009, 20:55

Nah. I don't even think he knew I had them until after the squealing episode. :o

Girlfriend, I have news for you. :yes:

twotyred

17th February 2009, 20:59

Tits.

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works for cops too

Maha

17th February 2009, 21:00

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

That also accounts for quite a few male Suzuki riders klingon......:girlfight:

klingon

17th February 2009, 21:08

Girlfriend, I have news for you. :yes:

Big Dave, are you implying what I think you're implying...?

...That all truck drivers are pervy weirdos that can spot a pair of tits in a wing mirror from 5km away, even when they're hidden in a black jacket designed for practicality not looks?

Hmmm... you may be right.

<G>

17th February 2009, 21:09

You sometimes meet the nicest people in the most unexpected places :)

Big Dave

17th February 2009, 22:37

I think you are being harsh on truck drivers. Universal calling.

Laxi

17th February 2009, 23:26

Tits.

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i really have to get me some of those

Pascal

18th February 2009, 06:42

...That all truck drivers are pervy weirdos that can spot a pair of tits in a wing mirror from 5km away, even when they're hidden in a black jacket designed for practicality not looks?

Back in South Africa I was on-site in Jo'burg with a a rather strange chap called Willem. We're heading home after a day battling with a client when, doing about 160km/h in his Jetta heading down the motorway, he whips his head to the side and says: "Did you see that?"

And I'm like, "What? What?"

"The tits on that girl!"

What girl?!? Somehow, I have no idea how, he managed to spot the girl, down a residential street off the side of the motorway at speed and she impressed him to terrible degree.

He had a kind of radar. Maybe the truckie did too? Anyway, it's good to hear that kind of story! Whoot for Klingon!

rabidnz

18th February 2009, 07:43

That'll do it every time.

If Honda made trucks, do y' reckon that us males would have a chance of special treament - the pretty ones, anyway

Depends how big ya tits are mate

Dutchee

18th February 2009, 08:17

Yeah, I wondered about that myself. I often wonder that when people show a particular courtesy on the roads, or even just the ones who notice I'm there!

On the other hand I tried to be courteous to bikes before I had one of my own. Although now I realise that some of my courtesy was perhaps misguided and they didn't actually need that much room to get past. :lol: But at least I tried!

When cars move over to let me past, it's more than that. It's also an acknowledgement that they've seen me, and so whether I think the move is unnecessary or not, it's always good to know that there's a safe area.

One thing I remember from driving a cage, is watching out there's not two bikes going past at the same time, on either side. I make a point of not splitting if I see a bike on the other side of the cars, unless it's a bike I'm wanting to get past.

As for truckies, I like most of them. They are generally more considerate of bikes than any other road user.

slimjim

18th February 2009, 08:56

glory-be for truckie's...yea..:2thumbsup... sitting high all day long..:whistle:.and boy they get to see a lot of thing's normal poeple wouldn't..;)

GSXR Trace

18th February 2009, 09:31

kasper

18th February 2009, 09:53

*Takes off her biker lid and flicks on the trucker cap*

Sounds like he was in an Isuzu, only ones i know of with fold ins. except the Hino hybrids.

And you can tell by the hips. Especially if you see the biker lean the bike.

guys tend to lean with their shoulders. girls lean with their hips.

-- Trucker Kasper.

jrandom

18th February 2009, 10:13

guys tend to lean with their shoulders. girls lean with their hips.

Yes. It's why (most) girls are slow.

(No, really.)

MarkH

18th February 2009, 10:17

My experience:
In general truck drivers are courteous, professional road users.
In general bus & taxi drivers are arseholes.

YMMV

TOTO

18th February 2009, 10:21

Nah. I don't even think he knew I had them until after the squealing episode. :o I think he just saw a bike approach in his mirrors, knew it couldn't get past, and decided to do the courteous thing and get out of its way. He would have to be very observant to notice the biker had tits.

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

Oh contrary to what you may think...

...you have no idea dahlink. we can spot those thing from a mile away.

Your posture, shoulder proportions, hips and all the other stuff make it obvious for us males to know when a female is approaching.

make no mistake, he knew it was YOU :D

Nice one from the truckie. Blow him a kiss next time :yes:

klingon

18th February 2009, 10:40

*Takes off her biker lid and flicks on the trucker cap*

Sounds like he was in an Isuzu, only ones i know of with fold ins. except the Hino hybrids.
...

-- Trucker Kasper.

Interesting. The thing that really surprised me was that the mirror didn't fold back towards me, it folded away - towards the front of the truck. I have never seen such a thing. And with the mirror being on the end of quite a long stalk it did look very strange. :blink:

Taz

18th February 2009, 11:12

But then yeah, the squeal-and-giggle reaction may have given him some clues after that...

Maybe not tho as I do that all the time :o

vifferman

18th February 2009, 12:00

Mirrors at the same height as your bike's ones are frustrating. I've busted two mirrors while lane-splitting from that. Can't say I've ever had anyone helpfully fold their mirrors in for me (although I've folded a few back the wrong way...:o )

My favourite moment was splitting to the left of stationary cars ( I was going to turn left, and there was less room on the right, so it made sense). I came up to this parked Volvo with a woman siting in the driver's seat.
She saw me, got all agitated, and went to wind down the window, obviously electric, so she couldn't with the car switched off.
So she banged on the window instead and yelled at me. Dunno what she said, or why she was so cross, but oh how I laughed, at her rage and impotence.

Chooky

18th February 2009, 14:33

Interesting. The thing that really surprised me was that the mirror didn't fold back towards me, it folded away - towards the front of the truck. I have never seen such a thing. And with the mirror being on the end of quite a long stalk it did look very strange. :blink:

Mitsa jap import...NZ new dont do that...but could be wrong..usually am.

kunoichi

18th February 2009, 14:45

LOL! Me thinks i should get klingon leathers if it'll get me some more courtesy on the road! :yes:

Cheers to truckies! :rockon:

MarkH

18th February 2009, 15:09

Interesting. The thing that really surprised me was that the mirror didn't fold back towards me, it folded away - towards the front of the truck. I have never seen such a thing. And with the mirror being on the end of quite a long stalk it did look very strange. :blink:

Seems weird until you go to back a truck down a narrow alleyway and then it just seems like a very sensible feature!

klingon

18th February 2009, 15:58

Mitsa jap import...NZ new dont do that...but could be wrong..usually am.

That's it! That's exactly the one! *squeals again* :banana:
Now you can see why I was so surprised (and startled) when it started folding away from me.

Rollestonchick

18th February 2009, 16:17

awesome:niceone: go the truckie:clap::first::love:

Okey Dokey

19th February 2009, 07:42

[QUOTE=kasper;1941351

And you can tell by the hips. Especially if you see the biker lean the bike.

guys tend to lean with their shoulders. girls lean with their hips. [/QUOTE]

I've never thought about that before- but I know exactly what you mean.

Truckers are really professional in my experience and so much more courteous than the average driver. I wonder how they keep their cool when so many car drivers pull out in front of them without enough time to get up to 100k- some pull out and then go only 85k tops- it would drive me nuts after a while!

Great post, klingon, keep 'em coming!

kasper

19th February 2009, 14:03

In answer to your question
it is the thought that some day an idiot will pull in front of you, and that no matter what, you will use your truck to punch in the back of their car.
And you will be at no fault at all.

*looks wistfully at her truck brakes and wonders how to fit an activated fail point* oh the day.

--kasper
biker/trucker the best combo ever.

jsut remember a truck can not lane split :sweatdrop (yes there is a storry behind that, for any one interested.)

Number One

19th February 2009, 19:52

How come you got special treatment? :Pokey:
Yeah I reckon?! They must be able to tell she is shexxy as, even behind the tinted visor!

Me I'm so tough I pull my own mirrors in to get through in those situations :o

MarkH

19th February 2009, 21:04

I pull my own mirrors in to get through in those situations :o

I have done that. I stopped and looked at the gap ahead and folded one of my mirrors in, then I rode through to the front of the intersection.