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Road Etiquette

To keep in mind when you are driving around a bus, limousine, or other large vehicle. . .


Ever driven a small sports car?  It is a thrill and you should experience it at some point in your lifetime.  If you have driven a small sports car, one thing you will notice is the performance of acceleration, curve handling, and the braking.  A small sports car can stop on a dime!  They really are different from your regular household car.  The reason is the light weight of the sports car.  There isn't as much mass to slow down.

If you are familiar with radial tires you probably have noticed that they can sometimes look under-inflated.  That is part of how the radial tire works.  The radial tire gives a softer ride, partly because the rubber in the tire can give a little as it rotates.  If a radial tire is too under-inflated, you will get a smooth ride, but you will pay for it in lower gas mileage.  Radial tires should be inflated to the correct tire pressure and checked often.  Sometimes adding a couple pounds of pressure can increase your gas mileage by 10% (well worth it).

Compare the radial tire to what you will see on a large transfer truck.  No radials here.  The large truck tires are always filled to the point that they don't give very much, even under the heavy load that they carry.  This is important for improved gas mileage, and to handle a load that doesn't need the same luxury as your passenger car.  Everyone is already aware that large trucks can't stop on a dime, nor even as short as the family passenger car.

Now consider the limousine tire.  What should it be like?  After all, it is a "passenger" car.  The next time you are around one, take notice of the tires.  They are not under-inflated like the common radial tire.  Instead, they are inflated more like the truck tire, and of course, the limousine obviously is heavier.  Limousines have beefed up suspension systems to lend a hand in giving a smoother ride.  If you haven't experienced the luxury of a limousine, it is better than the luxury of the sports car.

It should be clear to you that a limousine's stopping ability is more akin to the transfer truck than the family passenger car.  If you find yourself driving in front of a limousine, bus, or large truck, don't bunch yourself up behind the vehicle in front of you, because if everyone has to stop due to an emergency, the larger vehicle behind you is going to need more room than the standard sized car.  Even though the large vehicle driver will likley leave plenty of room in front for emergencies, conditions do happen that reduce the chance of this occurring, and if you don't have sufficient room to stop, the larger vehicle surely will not have time to stop.

If you ever find yourself driving behind a bus, limousine, or large truck, likewise make sure that you don't tailgate.  Because of the larger size of the vehicle, it is harder to see what is going on in front of the vehicle.  In spite of what you just learned above, bus, limousine, and larger truck drivers are trained to drive well in any emergency, and you might find that the vehicle will indeed get stopped before you do; and neither of us would want that to happen.