Originally Posted by Charlee

One more thing...city driving....if you're approaching an intersection and have to stop...a big truck is turning onto the street you're on, if at all possible, stop a little further back from the intersection, or back up if you can to give him/her a little extra room... some cities/towns have streets that are really narrow and it's *almost* impossible to get a big rig around the corner without going into the oncoming lane...

I think one of the funniest stories from when we were trucking was taking a load of potatoes to a small Russian store in old downtown Chicago...we pulled up and parked on the street, and the store owner came out to greet us. These are VERY narrow streets, because when they were built, nothing was very big! The store owner tells William, with a heavy Russian accent, "My brother and I, we stop the traffic, you pull into that alley over there and back into the parking lot. But you be quick about it, cuz these people, they gonna get pissed!!" :lol: He was right...it took William all of MAYBE 1 minute after traffic was stopped to get the rig backed into the parking lot...and horns were honking, people were yelling, MAJOR upset!
I loved it!