...this to be true or is it trucker folklore?

No Scout... it is definitely *not* folklore. Strange stuff happens
out there on the "big road" particularly when you get in or around
the metropolitan areas.

Over the years... I've seen the good the bad and the ugly. From
sexy exhibitionists... perverts... police pursuits... and horrific
accidents.

With the advent of the citizen band radio (for mobile communica-
tions) back in the late Sixties... and the visual vantage point that
a trucker has while seated in a cabover or convential rig... he or
she is pretty much on top of the situation (no pun intended) as to
what is going on and/or coming along.

I believe Scotty who still gets out on the "big road" will attest to
this highway phenomenon.

Bill

Note: My CB handle was/is "Willy" and my call sign on the other
bands is N6TGC.