Attention: TDR Forum Junkies The truckers use the cb and they seem to have the lingo for talking on the CB. Here's what I know from listening... Please add to the list if I missed anything...
Smokey=Highway Patrol or Police
County Mounty= County or Local Police
White Rabbit=Dept. of Transportation Police or Motorcycle Cop
Smokey Bear= Highway Patrol or Police
Yard line= The mile marker on the highway i. e. 40 yard line= 40mm
Alligator= A blown out tire tread on the highway or in a lane.
Anybody got your ears on?= Is anyone listening out there
Breaker= The person who says breaker ususally wants to talk or has priority over a conversation becuase they have something important to say. Breaker is usually followed by the channel they are using. I. e. Breaker 1 9
Radio Check=A person who wants to start a conversation... usually heard around truck stops.
Lot lizards= A person at a truck stop who sells merchandise to truckers at a "discounted price" If you ever seen the lizard sticker with a circle and a / (slash thru the circle with a lizard) that means that they don't want to be solicited at the truck stops.
Another good standby is using channel 19 for east/west travel and channel 17 for north/south travel.
If you are asking someone about smokeys, just ask the opposite side of the road about the smokeys. i. e. you are headed westbound, you want to ask the eastbound about the smokeys they might of saw.
Feel free to add to the list
Smokey=Highway Patrol or Police
County Mounty= County or Local Police
White Rabbit=Dept. of Transportation Police or Motorcycle Cop
Smokey Bear= Highway Patrol or Police
Yard line= The mile marker on the highway i. e. 40 yard line= 40mm
Alligator= A blown out tire tread on the highway or in a lane.
Anybody got your ears on?= Is anyone listening out there
Breaker= The person who says breaker ususally wants to talk or has priority over a conversation becuase they have something important to say. Breaker is usually followed by the channel they are using. I. e. Breaker 1 9
Radio Check=A person who wants to start a conversation... usually heard around truck stops.
Lot lizards= A person at a truck stop who sells merchandise to truckers at a "discounted price" If you ever seen the lizard sticker with a circle and a / (slash thru the circle with a lizard) that means that they don't want to be solicited at the truck stops.
Another good standby is using channel 19 for east/west travel and channel 17 for north/south travel.
If you are asking someone about smokeys, just ask the opposite side of the road about the smokeys. i. e. you are headed westbound, you want to ask the eastbound about the smokeys they might of saw.
Feel free to add to the list
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