Asda HGV - how slow is too slow?
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All that jazz said:
I worked for Asda at Normanton for 2 years. I did 3 years with Kwik Save at Sherburn back in the day. I've done agency work for Sainsburys at Sherburn. I currently do seasonal subbie work for Stobbies at Goole (Tesco), so you keep banging your "you don't know what you're talking about" drum as all you're achieving is making yourself look increasingly foolish along with all the other armchair experts.
Ok, I've probably forgotten more than you know about supermarket work, keep digging that hole 
37mph happens to be 60km/h... I wonder if it was an agency driver and was confused with the speedo - perhaps a new truck?
As for going slow on the motorway, I used to have a 26 tonne Volvo that on a good day was putting out 150bhp. The run upto Windy Hill was painful to say the least. Coming back down was alright though
We now have 32 tonner with 360bhp as its replacement and its like a Bugatti Veyron in comparison!!
As for going slow on the motorway, I used to have a 26 tonne Volvo that on a good day was putting out 150bhp. The run upto Windy Hill was painful to say the least. Coming back down was alright though
We now have 32 tonner with 360bhp as its replacement and its like a Bugatti Veyron in comparison!!
a4cabrio said:
Ok, I've probably forgotten more than you know about supermarket work, keep digging that hole
But do you hold an HGV license and a CPC ?What's being questioned is truck drivers keeping well within the driving limits of their vehicle but the original poster has no idea of the circumstances other than a truck going slower than the speed limit - big deal.
FFS I come across many car and van drivers doing just that but cannot pass safely
in a loaded truck.
The average car driver only holds a license for that class of vehicle valid until he is old.
Truck drivers are required to hold a suitable license and under go a far greater examination to hold and keep such license and take other such measures to keep said license.
Average car drivers are muppets who cannot see further than the bubble they drive in
V8 Fettler said:
SVTRick said:
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Average car drivers are muppets who cannot see further than the bubble they drive in
Given the amount of lorries I see swerving into the paths of other vehicles on various motorways then this clearly applies to lorry drivers as well.-
Average car drivers are muppets who cannot see further than the bubble they drive in
I also see a lot of cars get themselves into slightly sticky situations by not reading the road ahead and driving straight into a developing situation that could have been easily avoided. There's good and bad amongst all road users; car drivers being the least qualified and trained of them all have the greater proportion of poor drivers though.
Super Slo Mo said:
V8 Fettler said:
SVTRick said:
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Average car drivers are muppets who cannot see further than the bubble they drive in
Given the amount of lorries I see swerving into the paths of other vehicles on various motorways then this clearly applies to lorry drivers as well.-
Average car drivers are muppets who cannot see further than the bubble they drive in
I also see a lot of cars get themselves into slightly sticky situations by not reading the road ahead and driving straight into a developing situation that could have been easily avoided. There's good and bad amongst all road users; car drivers being the least qualified and trained of them all have the greater proportion of poor drivers though.
V8 Fettler said:
Perhaps you're not particularly observant.
Edit to get off my high horse My first reaction was p
s off you tt, but on reflection you could have a point. I don't think it's correct though, I don't wish to blow my own trumpet too much, but I very rarely get into any kind of conflict with other road users. I would like to think that's because I've observed situations developing and got myself out of the way. This is particularly important on a motorbike, as you tend to come off worse
.That said, I genuinely don't see many trucks 'swerving' in front of other road users. That may, to some extent, be a matter of perception as I usually am able to predict what a truck is going to do with a reasonable level of accuracy.
A lot of car drivers too are predictable, but I would say there's a greater proportion of random behaviour, and generally poor driving, amongst car drivers than any other road user (horses/cyclists/pedestrians excepted).
Edited by Super Slo Mo on Wednesday 16th November 11:14
Edited by Super Slo Mo on Wednesday 16th November 11:25
TwigtheWonderkid said:
I do. Usually on Eastern European plates, and on the phone.
But in general, the average lorry driver is a far better driver than the average car/van driver. IMHO.
I suppose to some extent it depends on where you are based. I tend to frequent the M's 6, 5, 42, 40, 1 and 8, with forays onto the M25 around Heathrow. There aren't a huge amount of Eastern European trucks compared with UK ones. But in general, the average lorry driver is a far better driver than the average car/van driver. IMHO.
I would hope the average lorry driver was better, they are both more highly trained and more experienced. There are the odd dick head, as you get in all walks of life though, but they are dick heads in person too in my experience.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
Super Slo Mo said:
That said, I genuinely don't see many trucks 'swerving' in front of other road users.
I do. Usually on Eastern European plates, and on the phone. But in general, the average lorry driver is a far better driver than the average car/van driver. IMHO.
t smeared on it that the A9 cameras will never get a plate.Although to be fair to them from my experience working with farms, they probably dont have anything more than a B provisional entitlement on their licence
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