Trucks with side window curtains pulled nearly shut??
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I'm doing a few more miles on the motorways to get to meetings these days, and have started to notice more oddities on the roads, one of which seems to be a trend, if you want to call it that, for truck drivers to have their cab side curtains pulled almost shut whilst they are driving along??
Without stereotyping too much, it usually seems to be the drivers who have tarted up Scania's and suchlike, covered in a hundred lights, bits of chrome, and frilly curtains.
I saw one today who had his seat quite far back and his side curtains almost shut to the A pillar, so you couldn't see him at all unless you looked into the cab through the windscreen.
I can't imagine this is particularly legal or indeed safe? Is it a fashion thing, privacy thing or just to stop sun getting in your eyes?
Without stereotyping too much, it usually seems to be the drivers who have tarted up Scania's and suchlike, covered in a hundred lights, bits of chrome, and frilly curtains.
I saw one today who had his seat quite far back and his side curtains almost shut to the A pillar, so you couldn't see him at all unless you looked into the cab through the windscreen.
I can't imagine this is particularly legal or indeed safe? Is it a fashion thing, privacy thing or just to stop sun getting in your eyes?
Willy Nilly said:
When I was in the USA, the "Bull Haulers" all drove either 379 Extended Hood Petes, or W900L KW's. They all had big shades, a big hat, loads of tat on their trucks and drove along with most of the air out of the seat, peering over the steering wheel. We laughed at them.
I laughed when I read that because it reminded me of this video on YouTube that I saw a few months ago. Skip to 1:30 ish for a better camera angle of the driver barely managing to peer over the dash.http://youtu.be/KIw_ZfM26Hw
JoyDivision said:
That`s some gear lever.
That's nothing... In a later video the same chap has changed his shifter setup to 3 levers, just so he can look even cooler... 
Still can't see over the steering wheel!
http://youtu.be/8lEYaTvvq4g
StuntmanMike said:
It's a fan boy thing to do.
Most other lorry drivers think it's a t
tish thing to do as well.
+1,Most other lorry drivers think it's a t
tish thing to do as well.Most of the Scania's I see doing it don't need to worry about needing to see out of the window to check their mirrors as nothing is going to pass them and get to the ferry first anyway....................
PS : any chance it was you on the M56 this afternoon Stuntman? About 2pm joining from the M6/ Lymm. Passed a white Volvo with fridge, euro outfit on an 05 plate? Thought of you from that picture on Skem....
guru_1071 said:
I don't usually like any form of 'prank' or wind-up calls but that was really very funny 
"If I want to use the C**t I'll f
king use it!Genius
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