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52 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, November 15, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend November 14, 2004 Since You Asked Keep on truckin’, and watch your lane I’ve never driven a truck, so maybe there’s something I don’t know about this, but often when I’m coming down an on-ramp to get on I-5, there will be a semi truck on the freeway that doesn’t move over for me, even when there are no other cars around. Is it difficult for them to change lanes or something? — Carol C., Medford That’s a good question, Carol. We asked Dick Seely, who drives truck for Timber Products trucking, and he knows just what you’re talking about. "There’s no reason, as far as I’m concerned," he said. He said he also notices four-wheelers (a.k.a. cars) that don’t move over to the left lane to let a truck enter the freeway. "We should all give and take." If car drivers are looking for tips to share the road, they can help a passing truck, he said. Sometimes truckers don’t have an exact sense of the length of their trailer, and one thing truckers do for each other is: when a truck is passing, the vehicle being passed will turn its headlights off and on twice when the passing truck is safely by. Well, four-wheelers can do this for passing trucks, too, to let them know they’re clear to come back in to the right lane. He said truckers who just passed will flip their rear marker lights off a couple of times as a "thank you." Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities