"LUNCH ANYBODY"

Merging on the interstates is risky business for both the trucker and the 4-wheeler. Truckers are nervous because they just don’t know what you’re going to do. You’re nervous too! When an accident occurs between a 4-wheeler and truck we call it lunch. Lunch anybody, well I hope not.
“According to data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, about 140,215 fatal and non-fatal truck accidents occur every year, which cause approximately 89,000 injuries and 5,000 fatalities throughout the country.” To get on the interstate follow these rules.
Make sure you are going at the same speed as the traffic you are merging with before you hit the point at which the ramp merges with the highway. This is very important so that those coming up behind you on the highway do not hit you from behind. Be sure to maintain a safe distance from anyone in the merge lane in front of you; they may panic and stop, causing you to rear-end or clip them while merging (never assume they will merge correctly). Put your turn signal on so that the cars on the highway know you are merging into their lane. Look first in your driver's side rearview mirror and then quickly glance out towards the left (when driving in right-side driving countries) and behind you to see if there is any car in your blind spot (the blind spot is the spot that every car has where you cannot see who is really close to you but one lane over behind you). Then quickly check to see if someone has stopped in the merge lane in front of you.
Determine if you have room to merge onto the highway, if you do not (a car is currently beside you) you will have to speed up or down until you have ample space to merge into. Gradually, never abruptly, merge into the lane, following the natural path of the merging ramp. Make sure to maintain your speed, which should be the same speed as the cars in the right lane on the highway. Rules are from: http//www.wikihow.com
Some other pointers for you are. If for some reason truck isn’t going to move over for you. Slow down and get behind him. Get behind the truck always. It’s easier and safer for you and him. Remember most of the time he will merge to let you in but if he doesn’t. He sees something you’re not seeing. We are up high for a reason. He knows how much room he has to stop depending on his load. Please don’t take personally if they don’t move over. They are doing what they think is safe. Their lively hood depends on it. Go have some lunch at McDonald’s but don’t have lunch on interstate. Penguin down and out, http://truckliving.blogspot.com/ Did you find these tips helpful? Here are some links that might help you. http://penguin33.4idiots.hop.clickbank.net/ http://penguinliving.ws/tissa.htm