Why don't people moan about lorry drivers?
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Everyone whinges about cyclists, bikers and BMW drivers...but we rarely see a thread about lorry drivers?
They keep crashing on the motorways inconveniencing 1000's of motorists. They jackknife in winter closing roads. When they indicate on the motorway you'd better f
king move cos they don't wait.
They overtake each other with a 0.5mph speed differential.
But no...that's fine - you'd rather moan about someone who flashed their lights cos you overtook them?
They keep crashing on the motorways inconveniencing 1000's of motorists. They jackknife in winter closing roads. When they indicate on the motorway you'd better f
king move cos they don't wait.They overtake each other with a 0.5mph speed differential.
But no...that's fine - you'd rather moan about someone who flashed their lights cos you overtook them?
Because they have a job to do. Without lorry drivers we wouldn't have food on shelves or clothes in shops - pretty much everything is moved around on the roads really.
If car drivers were a little more considerate of the fact that it takes a lorry a LONG time to accelerate/brake/turn and factor in the massive blind spots, then things would probably flow a lot better on the motorways.
If car drivers were a little more considerate of the fact that it takes a lorry a LONG time to accelerate/brake/turn and factor in the massive blind spots, then things would probably flow a lot better on the motorways.
Think you'll find that the reason for the overtaking at 0.5mph speed differential is that both trucks are running at their speed-limiter point. If one limiter is set for just 0.5mph more, then that's all the differential they can use.
Perfect examples are to be found on the A34 dual-carriageway from Winchester to Oxford, any day, any time, of the week.
Perfect examples are to be found on the A34 dual-carriageway from Winchester to Oxford, any day, any time, of the week.
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Everyone whinges about cyclists, bikers and BMW drivers...but we rarely see a thread about lorry drivers?
They keep crashing on the motorways inconveniencing 1000's of motorists. They jackknife in winter closing roads. When they indicate on the motorway you'd better fking move cos they don't wait.
They overtake each other with a 0.5mph speed differential.
But no...that's fine - you'd rather moan about someone who flashed their lights cos you overtook them?
Do you want me to generically rip in to car drivers with wild accusations based on the things I see every day without fail when I'm driving my truck? Doubtful.They keep crashing on the motorways inconveniencing 1000's of motorists. They jackknife in winter closing roads. When they indicate on the motorway you'd better f
king move cos they don't wait.They overtake each other with a 0.5mph speed differential.
But no...that's fine - you'd rather moan about someone who flashed their lights cos you overtook them?
AAGR said:
Think you'll find that the reason for the overtaking at 0.5mph speed differential is that both trucks are running at their speed-limiter point. If one limiter is set for just 0.5mph more, then that's all the differential they can use.
Think you'll find that they don't have to run at their speed-limiter point and don't have to overtake.CO2000 said:
I think Bus drivers that drive at 20mph because they are ahead of time are far more annoying, just stop at some bus stops out of everyones way if you have to waste time.
maybe its because the bus cant go more than 20mph, hell i drive buses that struggle to make it into double figures on any sort of inclineTBH I think lorrys could be driven alot worse generally speaking it takes alot of forsight to drive something that big slow and unresponsive but you rarely see them pulling out infron of people or having to brake behind another truck or hogging the middle lane for no reason as car drivers often do bus drivers on the other hand bunch of wkers you wouldn't pull out from being parked at the side of the road with no regard for what is passing you in a car so why do these monkeys choose to do it in buses bunch of tossers
kers you wouldn't pull out from being parked at the side of the road with no regard for what is passing you in a car so why do these monkeys choose to do it in buses bunch of tossersrt106 said:
AAGR said:
Think you'll find that the reason for the overtaking at 0.5mph speed differential is that both trucks are running at their speed-limiter point. If one limiter is set for just 0.5mph more, then that's all the differential they can use.
Think you'll find that they don't have to run at their speed-limiter point and don't have to overtake.
Gaz. said:
While a very valid point, when a car driver makes a howler, hopefully it's a 3 second inconvenience.
It's the blatant ignoring of MSM that does my head in.
That said I'm always in awe of the skill the drivers have at work, especially when they have to line up with a machine that slides inside the trailer with inches of clearance either side.
I agree. There are some terrible truck drivers out there, but I can 100% say, hand on heart, that the average car driver is worse than the average lorry driver.It's the blatant ignoring of MSM that does my head in.
That said I'm always in awe of the skill the drivers have at work, especially when they have to line up with a machine that slides inside the trailer with inches of clearance either side.
Anyway, this is going to turn in to the annual bash the truckers thread, so I'm out.
CrammyJay said:
CO2000 said:
I think Bus drivers that drive at 20mph because they are ahead of time are far more annoying, just stop at some bus stops out of everyones way if you have to waste time.
maybe its because the bus cant go more than 20mph, hell i drive buses that struggle to make it into double figures on any sort of incline
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