How I spent an afternoon with my little brother last year

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/01/2014 at 11:43 • Filed to: TRUCKLOPNIK

Actually, it was about an hour. We stood there over I-80, and I filmed him getting trucks to honk. This is the result. If the 6-year old in you still likes seeing cool big trucks (including a massive tow truck and some NASCAR haulers) roar by down the highway, horns blaring, this poorly-edited video is for you. If you think that you should come away from every Youtube video a smarter person having gained a valuable new perspective on life, you might want to pass.

DISCUSSION (54)

Coty > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:27

More entertaining than it should be/10

Aaron James > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:27

Was your little brother pumping his arm up and down to signal the drivers to honk?

daender > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:28

The inner child in me is smiling wide right now.

PhilipNotPhil > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:28

Truck yeah!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Aaron James
06/01/2014 at 12:37

Yup. Although a few go them did it while we were just standing there, like the gold Volvo.

Aaron James > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:40

That's cool, I remember the excitement of getting a honk when I was a kid. Amazing how cool the little things are when you are that age. As a little brother and now a dad myself, I highly approve.

Bloqs3 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 12:44

Nice video! I find it amazing how huge trucks are in the 3rd or 4th lane! I mean, why? They seem to be going at the same speed as the cars, but I still find a little troubling...

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 13:08

That's a mix of awesome and adorable

GeoJosh > Bloqs3
06/01/2014 at 13:20

Likely since they are through traffic, not taking exits. This allows them to keep going smoothly and leave the right lanes open for traffic merging onto the interstate. You can see there are signs for multiple exits behind them.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Bloqs3
06/01/2014 at 13:25

It's likely what GeoJosh said. Through town, they stick to the inner lanes, leaving the outer lanes open for merging traffic.

JJS119 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 13:37

I just did the drive from Miami to Brooklyn and I was following a Sienna somewhere in the Carolinas. I guess they had kids in the car because every time they pulled next to a truck, the truck honked.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 13:41

I enjoyed it. I think on both accounts. The six year old in me enjoyed it and I feel I've gained a valuable new perspective on life.

That's just an excellent big brother thing to do.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > John Norris (AngryDrifter)
06/01/2014 at 13:52

I actually had just as much fun as he did. I'm a little sad he's to old for that now.

Singhjr96 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 14:02

It doesn't matter if you are the manliest most bad ass trucker, if you see a kid signaling for you to pull the horn, you do it.

Swanny > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 14:14

Just out of curiosity, are trucks in the US not speed limited?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Swanny
06/01/2014 at 14:32

You mean electronically or posted speed limit?

Swanny > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 14:36

Electronically, like the trucks (or should I say lorries) over here are limited to 56mph.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Swanny
06/01/2014 at 14:44

Some major corporate trucks (Fedex, Swift) are limited to 70mph, but most of the trucks you see in this video are not limited at all.

techinsanity2011 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 15:00

I'm not sure where I read this from, but I read that some semi trucks have two different horn settings. a city honk (sounds like a standard car horn) and the more familar one which is normally used on highways, interstates, etc. Is this actually true?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > techinsanity2011
06/01/2014 at 15:08

I know some do. When I was on a coach bus taking a tour of Washington D.C., the bus had a car horn and an air horn.

Swanny > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 15:26

Good to know. Also in the US they are allowed to drive in furthest from the hard shoulder overtaking lane which trucks aren't allowed to here.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Swanny
06/01/2014 at 15:35

Yes, because they can go much faster.

tgx4776 > techinsanity2011
06/01/2014 at 16:16

yes this is correct.

Source: I drive trucks for a living

tgx4776 > Singhjr96
06/01/2014 at 16:17

so few kids are doing it these days thanks to movies in cars and electronic devices. I only get a few a week now

tgx4776 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 16:21

All corporate trucks are limited. Here are some of the limits.

Prime: 60 mph

Swift: 62 mph

US Xpress: 65 mph

Schneider: 65 mph

tgx4776 > Swanny
06/01/2014 at 16:22

only if local laws allow. Most 3 or more lane roads restrict trucks from the left lanes.

CitroenBX > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 17:00

Cops on the shoulder at 3:17?

They hadn't come to spoil your fun I hope?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CitroenBX
06/01/2014 at 17:04

Lol no he pulled somebody over but I edited that out. I think that truck probably scared the shit out of him, though.

Singhjr96 > tgx4776
06/01/2014 at 17:16

You're a trucker? COOL. I know I have talked to someone about this before, but I can't remember who it was, but I have an uncle who owns his own trucking company.

alan666 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 17:26

Here in the UK we used to do the "arm pump" on the back seats of the coach when were going on a school trip.

alan666 > Aaron James
06/01/2014 at 17:27

Here in the UK we used to do the "arm pump" on the back seats of the coach when were going on a school trip.

Aaron James > alan666
06/01/2014 at 17:31

Here too, I think it's a universal kid thing. There would be 8 or 10 kids packed into the back window area of the bus back in the day before you had to be in your seat for safety.

alan666 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 17:31

I used to love Convoy when i was a nipper, i know the films aged badly, still pretty cool for a youngster i would think.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > alan666
06/01/2014 at 18:34

We did that too, except for us it was one of these:

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > alan666
06/01/2014 at 18:37

It's funny you should mention that. Manheim Steamroller, the band who did the song Convoy, is actually from the same town as me. I think the lead singer's kid goes to the same high school as I do, although I've never met him.

BigBlueMadness > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 21:21

CW McCall disagrees with you.

pieceofSchmitt > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 23:26

i wish they used their compression brakes instead

Squid > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/01/2014 at 23:53

On one road trip my friends S4 was crippled by a limp home mode so we were limited to 4th gear. Driving from Phoenix to Tustin in a car that was stuck in 4th sucked big balls, so I was hanging out the window getting the trucks to honk as they passed us at 70 while we were going 60. . . It always is entertaining to get trucks to honk when you are bored. And I was doing this when I was 26. . . It never gets old.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Squid
06/01/2014 at 23:56

Amen. I've only stopped doing it on family road trips because I'm either driving or I'm being told not to. Otherwise the temptation is still there.

Midnightmecha > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/02/2014 at 05:07

2:01, my dad worked for that Grant trucking company back in 2006, they're based here in Northern Utah, that gave me some nostalgia, being a kid and going on runs all around the states, mostly the northern Midwest like the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, etc.

Swanny > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/02/2014 at 07:30

I can just see all the undertaking Audis now. Brake testing the lorry that dared to wonder into the 'fast lane' (aka Audi and BMW private lane over here) at 56mph.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Swanny
06/02/2014 at 09:11

I have never ever brake-checked a semi truck for overtaking too slowly (or at all). The only time I can remember doing anything was not actually me, but my dad. We were in eastern Colorado, which is as flat and straight as anywhere, and we got behind a presumably speed-limited Fedex double trailer trying to pass a wide load carrying a combine harvester. He took, quite literally, over 15 minutes. 15 minutes, and we were the first ones behind the pair. The combine-carrier was forced to drive on the shoulder, which meant it was 15 minutes of driving about 55 in a 75, with the sound of the rumble strips a constant drone. When the combine finally decided to end the agony by slowing down a little and letting the Fedex past, my dad gunned it up to about 90 and laid on the horn for the both of them. Everyone behind us did the same, except some of them also flipped the bird. And yes, we were driving an Audi.

cazzyodo > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/02/2014 at 10:04

I was helping some friends move into a condo they just bought last month. They had a box truck to pick up furniture and as we were going through a neighborhood a kid sat in his driveway moving his arm up and down...unfortunately it was a small truck so it's just a horn.

I can remember the joy of truck drivers responding to us (an entire bus) kids. It was glorious.

BraappBraapp > tgx4776
06/02/2014 at 10:54

I'll be sure to encourage my 2 year old to do it. He goes nuts for big trucks. Mighty Machines on Netflix is pretty much running 3 hours a day.

CalzoneGolem > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/02/2014 at 13:06

If you think that you should come away from every Youtube video a smarter person having gained a valuable new perspective on life, you might want to rethink your stance on Youtube videos

FTFY

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > CalzoneGolem
06/02/2014 at 13:13

TYVM.

EdWunclerJr > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/02/2014 at 19:20

As a trucker anytime I see a kid give me the signal I honk. Btw my train horns are super loud. The wife got my 3 and 4 year olds started on this also.

EdWunclerJr > techinsanity2011
06/02/2014 at 19:24

I have a city horn on the steering wheel like a car and air horns on the roof, plus I have train horns under my cab.

SingleOverHeadCamZombie > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/03/2014 at 13:30

Wait, where are you located, that stretch of I-80 looks very familiar.

*edit, yea I know exactly where you are...great, now I am trying to catch a glimse of myself driving by...what time did you take this? :D

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > SingleOverHeadCamZombie
06/03/2014 at 13:34

Sometime in the late afternoon, probably last April or May. Where you in a particularly distinct car?

SingleOverHeadCamZombie > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/03/2014 at 13:42

Would have heard me, but visually not distinct. But unless it was a weekend or after 5pm I would have been at work. Good to know you are in the area.

tcan > Swanny
07/08/2014 at 20:49

Many corporate vehicles are, and most all rentals are speed limited. Private rigs, absolutely not. In many states you technically don't even need a commercial license to drive one. You only need the commercial license if you're operating it for commercial purposes.

DailyTurismo > Aaron James
08/07/2014 at 19:42

The only other possible explanation is that he was hanging his brother off the bridge "Michael Jackson" style and getting concerned motorists to honk.

Why are all the trucks driving in the fast lane? Here in Cali, that is illegal.

Sorry for the reply from the dead, but this post just got featured on best of oppo, so I just read it for the first time today. Yay for time machines!

Aaron James > DailyTurismo
08/07/2014 at 21:28

I live in Ohio and the trucks use the fast lane but usually get right back over. California might be the only state I've ever driven in where that is the law but it may exist elsewhere.