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The short answer is you do not and over 10 minutes that big rig running in its
overdrive 18th gear is slowly catching you - he is on cruise control and I can
assure his speedometer is a lot more accurate than yours.
What to do? When the truck is a couple of hundred metres behind you flash
with your turn indicators and wave him through. Every time I have done this and
there are heaps of them the truck will move right over to the right side of the
road and will pass you with as much clearance as he can.

Once he is passed and clear, give him a flash on your high beam and they will
slowly come back to your side of the road. You will get a flash on the indicators
and even a blast on the air whistle and all returns to normal.
When they are coming the other way be prepared for the wind blast. The big
flat fronted rigs give you a bigger nudge than the more streamlined long nose
rigs. It also depends on the wind direction believe it or not.

If the wind is blowing from the right to the left you will get a blast, if it is blowing
from the left to right you may not get anything.
They are all using UHF radio now and they like a chat.

Overtaking big rigs is a whole different ball game. There is no way I will try and
tell you how to do it. I will however go as far as to say watch out for the suction
as you go approach the cab, and beware of the bow wave they create as you
pass the front of them. Enough said.

My experience has shown that it is not a good idea to travel in very large groups.
Arriving at a servo on the Nullarbor with 20 bikes will mean that it will take ages
for everyone to refill, have a drink and get going again.

As I have already said this is a guide for those who those who are not used to
long distance riding and is not necessarily directed at those who are used to
reeling off 700 kilometres days one after the other.

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