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bqf
Original Poster
940 posts
40 months
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When on the 2-lane, 20 mile long M26, do not pull out to overtake another lorry, and spend 8 miles doing so, you daft t  t. If you are traveling at 55.5 mph, and the vehicle you want to overtaken is travelling at 55.25mph, just BACK OFF A BIT. Also, if you are the lorry being overtaken, BACK OFF A BIT, and you will help to avoid an 8 mile tailback on the M26, and a great deal of horn blowing and general abuse from other road users, you cretinous t t. Many thanks.
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v8will
2,527 posts
65 months
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I'm sure he's reading this...
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kentmotorcompany
2,374 posts
79 months
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8/10
More anger would have been a 9.
The content of your rant is spot on, and extra points for being aware that it is as much the fault of the lorry being overtaken as the overtaker.
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ybt1982
1,382 posts
69 months
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 Oh, it's been at least a week since the last HGV Driver 'bashing' thread! Why don't you calm down a bit, be patient and let us get on with our jobs?
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jmorgan
17,010 posts
153 months
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Dear car drivers, get lost, you lower the IQ on the roads. Stay at home or leave earlier....
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kentmotorcompany
2,374 posts
79 months
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jmorgan said: Dear car drivers, get lost, you lower the IQ on the roads. Stay at home or leave earlier.... So you don't drive a car as well?
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reckless st
160 posts
76 months
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so another truck driver bashing starts
you dont think that educating car drivers is a better way foward
that is why car drivers get up tight at a slight delay in their no time to loose journey
we dont generaly have the luxury of choosing our journey times or the tight schedule we have to run to because YOU want your goods in shops resturants ect on time give us a break and plan ahead
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Rovinghawk
1,987 posts
27 months
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ybt1982 said: Why don't you calm down a bit, be patient and let us get on with our jobs? Those who act like inconsiderate pillocks should accept being called inconsiderate pillocks. (decent lorry drivers also exist) RH
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Wulluff
618 posts
75 months
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The same truck drivers also frequent the A34 - a 2 lane dual carriageway. Makes the M3/M25/M1 look like an attractive proposition even though it's a major detour 
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jmorgan
17,010 posts
153 months
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kentmotorcompany said: jmorgan said: Dear car drivers, get lost, you lower the IQ on the roads. Stay at home or leave earlier.... So you don't drive a car as well? Drivin god me.
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europhil
14 posts
9 months
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i am a lorry driver, and i can understand where you're coming from.
elephant racing is totally unprofessional.
if i'm being overtaken, then i ease off a bit.
if i want to overtake, then i check that i won't be holding anyone up.
it's simple really.
but some car drivers, usually in bmws come tear arseing down lane 2 at 100mph, they don't judge their speed against the slower moving vehicles. if they eased off to say 65mph, they wouldn't need to brake, they'd make it to the lorries just after he's pulled back in.
judgement, common sense, forward planning, and courtesy. it's not difficult.
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frosted
3,549 posts
46 months
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jmorgan said: Dear car drivers, get lost, you lower the IQ on the roads. Stay at home or leave earlier.... Knobhead
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7mike
2,053 posts
62 months
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Wow what an original topic. Inconsiderate people hold up others, some just happen to be driving trucks. What I fail to understand is car drivers without limiters choosing to overtake at +0.25mph. And yes, there are plenty of them. It's just that most drivers don't look far enough ahead so the only time it's obvious what's holding them up is when they can see the taller vehicle up front.
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4lf4-155
410 posts
112 months
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europhil said: i am a lorry driver, and i can understand where you're coming from.
elephant racing is totally unprofessional.
if i'm being overtaken, then i ease off a bit.
if i want to overtake, then i check that i won't be holding anyone up.
it's simple really.
but some car drivers, usually in bmws come tear arseing down lane 2 at 100mph, they don't judge their speed against the slower moving vehicles. if they eased off to say 65mph, they wouldn't need to brake, they'd make it to the lorries just after he's pulled back in.
judgement, common sense, forward planning, and courtesy. it's not difficult. I used to do the 100mph pissed off thing but now I do the let off the fun peddle for a bit, cruise up behind, no braking and then push on when its clear and its soooooo much more relaxing.
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jmorgan
17,010 posts
153 months
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frosted said: jmorgan said: Dear car drivers, get lost, you lower the IQ on the roads. Stay at home or leave earlier.... Knobhead ok, it was a flippant reply to the age old complaint. Hence the smiley in the reply. I am not taking this seriously.
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ZR1cliff
17,768 posts
118 months
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The problem of courtesy in driving is common with drivers of every type of vehicle.
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GC8
9,524 posts
59 months
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bqf said: When on the 2-lane, 20 mile long M26, do not pull out to overtake another lorry, and spend 8 miles doing so, you daft t t. If you are traveling at 55.5 mph, and the vehicle you want to overtaken is travelling at 55.25mph, just BACK OFF A BIT. Also, if you are the lorry being overtaken, BACK OFF A BIT, and you will help to avoid an 8 mile tailback on the M26, and a great deal of horn blowing and general abuse from other road users, you cretinous t t. Many thanks. Be quiet.
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surveyor
4,531 posts
53 months
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I was stuck behind a lorry driving t t on the A1 elephant racing at 6.45pm today. Why the time? - because lorries were banned from the outside lane between 5 and 7PM. Where are the police when you want them.
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GC8
9,524 posts
59 months
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Remember though, that that lorry-driving t t had spent his whole day being inconvenienced by car driving t ts, who outnumber him by more than 10:1.
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172ff
1,403 posts
64 months
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bqf said: When on the 2-lane, 20 mile long M26, do not pull out to overtake another lorry, and spend 8 miles doing so, you daft t t. If you are traveling at 55.5 mph, and the vehicle you want to overtaken is travelling at 55.25mph, just BACK OFF A BIT. Also, if you are the lorry being overtaken, BACK OFF A BIT, and you will help to avoid an 8 mile tailback on the M26, and a great deal of horn blowing and general abuse from other road users, you cretinous t t. Many thanks. M26 is three lane if you count the hard shoulder! ;-)
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