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 Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
[Re: Creekrunner]
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09/28/20 09:19 PM
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She was fine, but of course they rode her butt the whole 14 miles.
There's at least five or six passing zones between here and there and it's a very low traffic road.
One thing I've noticed is that passing lanes are usually uphill. If the truck was a gasser and the trailer was loaded, they may not have had enough torque to get around her. But that's still no excuse for ridin' her butt.
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
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09/28/20 11:15 PM
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Man there are some passing lanes on 90 west of Uvalde that are a joke, by the time the vehicle gets over you don't even have time to smash the peddle down to make a pass.
There’s lot’s of them like that around. If you know where they’re at, the trick is to back off a ways before you get there. Then you hammer down at the right time and get up a good head of steam so you can fly past them just when the lane opens up. Got to be ready to do a quick brake in case they are too stupid to move to the right lane. If they’re looking in their mirror at all they’ll get right on over.
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
[Re: Creekrunner]
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09/28/20 11:24 PM
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When there is a shoulder, and a gentleman or lady moves into it to let me pass, I always wave in the back window "thanks". It's a common courtesy that is being forgotten.
The road on which this occurred has no shoulder, and it's dam dangerous in many places to pull off.
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
[Re: Creekrunner]
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09/28/20 11:26 PM
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When there is a shoulder, and a gentleman or lady moves into it to let me pass, I always wave in the back window "thanks". It's a common courtesy that is being forgotten.
The road on which this occurred has no shoulder, and it's dam dangerous in many places to pull off. So probably not real easy to pass someone while pulling a trailer
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
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09/28/20 11:33 PM
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When there is a shoulder, and a gentleman or lady moves into it to let me pass, I always wave in the back window "thanks". It's a common courtesy that is being forgotten.
The road on which this occurred has no shoulder, and it's dam dangerous in many places to pull off. So probably not real easy to pass someone while pulling a trailer So you need a shoulder on the left-hand side of the road too, in a designated passing zone, for you to have the courage to pass with a trailer?  Okay, got it now. 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
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09/28/20 11:51 PM
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I used to drive to Port Aransas from Temple all the time. ----------- I dont know exactly why,but once you got South of I-10, EVERY driver that you would come up on from behind would pull over on the shoulder to let you pass. After passing, I flash my emergency lights as a thank- you. Made the trip a lot easier. Nobody in south Texas is in a hurry unless your a tourist. Dammif datso!
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
[Re: Creekrunner]
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09/29/20 01:19 AM
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When there is a shoulder, and a gentleman or lady moves into it to let me pass, I always wave in the back window "thanks". It's a common courtesy that is being forgotten.
The road on which this occurred has no shoulder, and it's dam dangerous in many places to pull off. So probably not real easy to pass someone while pulling a trailer So you need a shoulder on the left-hand side of the road too, in a designated passing zone, for you to have the courage to pass with a trailer? Okay, got it now. You said it is a dangerous road so I would assume it isn't a road with long straight stretches to pass which someone could need while pulling a trailer. I realize you are offended by these horrible people but I never said anything about a shoulder on the left so not sure what that was about?
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Re: FM and Ranch Road passing lanes
[Re: Dustnsand]
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09/29/20 02:15 AM
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When there is a shoulder, and a gentleman or lady moves into it to let me pass, I always wave in the back window "thanks". It's a common courtesy that is being forgotten.
The road on which this occurred has no shoulder, and it's dam dangerous in many places to pull off. So probably not real easy to pass someone while pulling a trailer It was a Ford. The trailer is an afterthought and a moot point.
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