Remember, if you are an automobile driver in the Williston area:
- At an intersection, when stopping, stop well behind the white line/the intersection, to allow big rigs to make a left turn in front of you
- If you are the only car waiting, and there's a huge space between you and the next line of cars about a mile back, let that truck go first in making his left turn; if not, he/she will be waiting forever; it will cost you 15 seconds; it will save the trucker 5 minutes (which feels like an eternity when waiting)
- Fully loaded trucks cannot stop "on a dime"; in fact, I don't think they can stop in a country mile; use your rear view mirror; keep track of where the trucks are; use your signal lights; don't make sudden lane changes
- If enjoying a Sunday drive, get into the far right lane as soon as possible and let the truck pass you in those new passing lanes
If there's a mishap, it may not have been your fault, but that's small comfort when a truck meets a compact.
I was told yesterday that the vehicle count/day on the bypass west of Williston was 6,000 before the boom; the latest vehicle count was 26,000. And it's all trucks. I don't think it's the tourists. If it is, I don't know where they're staying in Williston.
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