Are lorry drivers thick?
18 January 2007, 05:46 PM
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Are lorry drivers thick?
It's blowing a gale and you drive a high sided vehicle....what do you do? Knowing the risks involved you:
a) Carry on as normal (rolling up, mobile phone calls, pouring coffee), endangering everyone around you.
b) Stay where you are.
a) Carry on as normal (rolling up, mobile phone calls, pouring coffee), endangering everyone around you.
b) Stay where you are.
18 January 2007, 05:49 PM
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Under todays commercial enviroment, and as most of them are polish anyway, I reckon #1 
Went past one today that got high sided over Reddish Vale bridge, and fell over onto a Fiesta. No idea about injuries sustained to drivers, but the Fiesta was well crushed
Went past one today that got high sided over Reddish Vale bridge, and fell over onto a Fiesta. No idea about injuries sustained to drivers, but the Fiesta was well crushed
pissed on vodka no doubt
18 January 2007, 05:56 PM
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Went up to Glasgow this time last week and there were 5 trucks turned over at various points on the motorway.
Would not like to be in one when they go over.
Would not like to be in one when they go over.
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18 January 2007, 06:16 PM
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They are thick full stop so it seems. The M20 the other morning 3 lorries stacked into each other going up a steep hill, no doubt the middle one was sitting right up the ar$e of the lead lorry as it had gone through the back of the trailer. The cab had been cut off the chasis and looked a total mess when I drove past. The driver apparently only suffered minor injuries so one lucky idiot.
18 January 2007, 06:43 PM
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I doubt drivers have any choice.
Traffic clerks would be screaming at them if they parked up.
RDCs would be screaming at the traffic clerks.
Distribution firms would be looking at "fines".
Consumers would be screaming at supermarket managers.
The price we pay for our modern "just in time" economy.
Those who profit from it all don't give a monkey's.
Now, if we had a Transport Minister brave enough to stop HGV activity in such conditions.
Traffic clerks would be screaming at them if they parked up.
RDCs would be screaming at the traffic clerks.
Distribution firms would be looking at "fines".
Consumers would be screaming at supermarket managers.
The price we pay for our modern "just in time" economy.
Those who profit from it all don't give a monkey's.
Now, if we had a Transport Minister brave enough to stop HGV activity in such conditions.
18 January 2007, 06:45 PM
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I doubt drivers have any choice.
Traffic clerks would be screaming at them if they parked up.
RDCs would be screaming at the traffic clerks.
Distribution firms would be looking at "fines".
Consumers would be screaming at supermarket managers.
The price we pay for our modern "just in time" economy.
Those who profit from it all don't give a monkey's.
Now, if we had a Transport Minister brave enough to stop HGV activity in such conditions.
Traffic clerks would be screaming at them if they parked up.
RDCs would be screaming at the traffic clerks.
Distribution firms would be looking at "fines".
Consumers would be screaming at supermarket managers.
The price we pay for our modern "just in time" economy.
Those who profit from it all don't give a monkey's.
Now, if we had a Transport Minister brave enough to stop HGV activity in such conditions.
18 January 2007, 06:54 PM
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18 January 2007, 09:42 PM
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18 January 2007, 10:28 PM
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There are several car drivers who are just as thick....
You are driving behind an articulated lorry in high winds. Do you
a) Drive right behind the lorry, as close as possible to the back of the trailer
b) Appeciate that the lorry may have to slow down and move out to avoid debris, low branches etc and give the lorry plenty of room
Most drivers I saw this evening went for a)
You are driving behind an articulated lorry in high winds. Do you
a) Drive right behind the lorry, as close as possible to the back of the trailer
b) Appeciate that the lorry may have to slow down and move out to avoid debris, low branches etc and give the lorry plenty of room
Most drivers I saw this evening went for a)
18 January 2007, 10:32 PM
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I have an HGV licence, so I suppose that makes me a 'lorry driver'. I have a degree; and considering the f*cking stupid remarks regularly found on ScoobyNet I am confident that Im substantially more intelligent than many of the f*ckwits posting!
18 January 2007, 10:37 PM
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As a very well educated HGV licence holder I have to agree wholeheartedly !
18 January 2007, 11:07 PM
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18 January 2007, 11:13 PM
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I have an HGV licence and a PSV license - but only because the locals didn't understand the British licence categories and just ticked everything on the form when I exchanged my UK docs for Dutch ones
At least I've got something to fall back on if banking goes **** up
At least I've got something to fall back on if banking goes **** up
18 January 2007, 11:18 PM
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I think perhaps those, including myself, that have referred to lorry drivers actually mean articulated lorry drivers and should have said so to start with. I do 400 miles a week on motorways with a lot of that on one of the two main routes up from the Channel Tunnel and the driving of articulated lorries on the M20 is shockingly dangerous. Just about every accident I have seen on that motorway over the last 2.5 years has involved an articulated lorry.
If they aren't tailgating each other inches from the bumper of the one in front (and when I say inches I have seen them close enough where the following truck driver could, if there was no windscreen, lean out of his cab and touch the rear of the one in front!) they are doing it to cars that join the motorway off a slip road. Why do it? Its just dangerous and very stupid?
I am not a lorry hater as the majority of lorries are actually very considerate to motorcyclists and its appreciated, but it does not change the fact that many of them drive stupidly and dangerously.
If they aren't tailgating each other inches from the bumper of the one in front (and when I say inches I have seen them close enough where the following truck driver could, if there was no windscreen, lean out of his cab and touch the rear of the one in front!) they are doing it to cars that join the motorway off a slip road. Why do it? Its just dangerous and very stupid?
I am not a lorry hater as the majority of lorries are actually very considerate to motorcyclists and its appreciated, but it does not change the fact that many of them drive stupidly and dangerously.
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