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Old 01-26-2010, 06:28 PM   #5
BrianR
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Dallas, TX
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Oh, I am reminded that I did do it to a truck once. I did ask permission and kept two-way comms with the driver at all times.

It was an emergency.

I was crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in heavy rain when my wipers quit. There was no place to pull over and no separator back then. It was just two lane-55 mph traffic, wind driven rain, gulls and spray. I was driving blind and couldn't stop. So I called the truck ahead of me and got his permission to get close enough to him that some of the water was blocked and I could see his taillights enough to be sure I was still in my lane. He would let me know if he was about to use his brakes so I could back off. That guy pulled me several miles to the first turn off where I could get off the road and stop and get help. He received profuse thanks.

lesson learned: CBs, not loud pipes, save lives
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