A Lorry driver hit me today
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Coming from the a127 waiting to enter round about to enter m25. Three lanes, me in the middle, car to left and lorry on right. t
t in the lorry blasts forward and KNOCKS MY WING MIRROR ALMOST CLEAN OFF. Only inches from bonnet/wing. Luckily the body of the mirror stayed on and the glass was intact, it was the rear of the mirror that fell off.
He did not stop, don't think he even noticed, so I chased him on to the M25 to get his attention but he was fking oblivious.
The dilemma I have is it's my first year on the road, so I literally can't afford to tell my insurers. In turn i cannot afford to report this scummy driver to the police as they will ask if i've reported to the insurers.
This was about 9am today. The guy could have done some serious damage, obviously flying onto the roundabout, cutting into my lane in the process.
FOR fk SAKE. What is wrong with people???
Watch out for this stupid, absolute:
KX12 ZNY
It was a plain white van, so no company to complain to!
Advice?
t in the lorry blasts forward and KNOCKS MY WING MIRROR ALMOST CLEAN OFF. Only inches from bonnet/wing. Luckily the body of the mirror stayed on and the glass was intact, it was the rear of the mirror that fell off.He did not stop, don't think he even noticed, so I chased him on to the M25 to get his attention but he was f
king oblivious.The dilemma I have is it's my first year on the road, so I literally can't afford to tell my insurers. In turn i cannot afford to report this scummy driver to the police as they will ask if i've reported to the insurers.
This was about 9am today. The guy could have done some serious damage, obviously flying onto the roundabout, cutting into my lane in the process.
FOR f
k SAKE. What is wrong with people???Watch out for this stupid, absolute
:KX12 ZNY
It was a plain white van, so no company to complain to!
Advice?
It is a cheap fix but I just feel like a Lorry driver by profession should have a little more skill and consideration on the road. He could have taken my front end off if I hadn't have given him room in the first place.
My step-dad is a HGV driver and even he said this prick deserves to be taken off the road. People like him put the trrade in a bad light.
I gave him lots of room. The lanes are very wide anyway so he must be a bit retarded.
It was a white 7.5t lorry.
My step-dad is a HGV driver and even he said this prick deserves to be taken off the road. People like him put the trrade in a bad light.
I gave him lots of room. The lanes are very wide anyway so he must be a bit retarded.
It was a white 7.5t lorry.
danjama said:
iva cosworth said:
Advice ?..........from a HGV driver........give them[us] a lot more room
Do you (they) ever bother checking your n/s mirrors as well as o/s mirrors before entering a round about with stagged entry?
I am not having a go BTW just witty banter
danjama said:
The dilemma I have is it's my first year on the road,
....
Advice?
You've just learnt something important, give large vehicles extra room, don't assume they all know what they're doing. Think about the situation you were in so you can avoid it in future.....
Advice?
Just because you were taught how to use lanes and position your car correctly doesn't actually mean much in the real world, especially on junctions like the A127/M25 where the turn radiuses change throughout the junction.
Just be thankful it only cost you a wing mirror, think about how the accident happened and look at how you can avoid such a thing next time you're in a similar situation. Learning to drive only really happens after the test and it's things like this that actually help even though it may not feel like it at the time.
mattley said:
...don't assume they all know what they're doing...
Good advice. In fact, when my Dad was teaching me to drive, the first thing he said was "it doesn't matter if you turn out to be the next Ayrton Senna, there's a lot of idiots on the road. Assume that everyone around you is an idiot, drive accordingly and you'll be fine".mattley said:
You've just learnt something important, give large vehicles extra room, don't assume they all know what they're doing. Think about the situation you were in so you can avoid it in future.
Just because you were taught how to use lanes and position your car correctly doesn't actually mean much in the real world, especially on junctions like the A127/M25 where the turn radiuses change throughout the junction.
Just be thankful it only cost you a wing mirror, think about how the accident happened and look at how you can avoid such a thing next time you're in a similar situation. Learning to drive only really happens after the test and it's things like this that actually help even though it may not feel like it at the time.
Ah, surprisingly this response as well as a few other calm, informative responses have actually made me feel a lot better. Not that I was angry or anything, just a bit annoyed. So thanks chaps.Just because you were taught how to use lanes and position your car correctly doesn't actually mean much in the real world, especially on junctions like the A127/M25 where the turn radiuses change throughout the junction.
Just be thankful it only cost you a wing mirror, think about how the accident happened and look at how you can avoid such a thing next time you're in a similar situation. Learning to drive only really happens after the test and it's things like this that actually help even though it may not feel like it at the time.
Love a bit of witty banter, and in fact now, I suspect you may be my mystery lorry driver...
I have a lot of respect for HGV drivers, i think that's why this bothered me a bit.
Used to love spending all day/night on the road as a kid in my step dads lorry. When I was young It would bother him that I was sometimes quiet, it was only as I got older and explained to him that I just liked watching the road and the traffic that he finally didn't mind that I was sometimes quiet in the lorry. Miss those times. Not sure I could do it as a job though.
Devils Advocate - Were you at the roundabout first, or was he already waiting in lane 3 when you came up the nearside?
Either way it doesn't excuse him for not checking his mirrors, but if you consider that he might already have been looking intently right to spot a gap, you might have just placed yourself a) in the worst blindspot a goods vehicle has, that b) he will be preoccupied from checking by virtue of the roundabout.
Not saying that would excuse him, but if that's in any way similar to how it happened then it's a good example of why HGVs need to be given plenty of space.
Either way it doesn't excuse him for not checking his mirrors, but if you consider that he might already have been looking intently right to spot a gap, you might have just placed yourself a) in the worst blindspot a goods vehicle has, that b) he will be preoccupied from checking by virtue of the roundabout.
Not saying that would excuse him, but if that's in any way similar to how it happened then it's a good example of why HGVs need to be given plenty of space.
BonzoG said:
Devils Advocate - Were you at the roundabout first, or was he already waiting in lane 3 when you came up the nearside?
Either way it doesn't excuse him for not checking his mirrors, but if you consider that he might already have been looking intently right to spot a gap, you might have just placed yourself a) in the worst blindspot a goods vehicle has, that b) he will be preoccupied from checking by virtue of the roundabout.
Not saying that would excuse him, but if that's in any way similar to how it happened then it's a good example of why HGVs need to be given plenty of space.
This is exactly how it happened. As I parked my slightly damaged car up at work and surveyed the damage (thankful the bodywork was fine) this was what crossed my mind (about him being so concentrated on finding a gap). I almost felt a bit sorry for him.Either way it doesn't excuse him for not checking his mirrors, but if you consider that he might already have been looking intently right to spot a gap, you might have just placed yourself a) in the worst blindspot a goods vehicle has, that b) he will be preoccupied from checking by virtue of the roundabout.
Not saying that would excuse him, but if that's in any way similar to how it happened then it's a good example of why HGVs need to be given plenty of space.
Some good advice on this thread, and quite well received by the OP.
My mantra shifted at some undefinable point from driving in a basis of "I am in the right"
To
"Technically I am in the right but I'm going to be ultra defensive in this situation"
Just comes with experience and many, many different situations. I give horses, lorries, white vans and cyclists extra attention, just because they have a different way of using the road...
My mantra shifted at some undefinable point from driving in a basis of "I am in the right"
To
"Technically I am in the right but I'm going to be ultra defensive in this situation"
Just comes with experience and many, many different situations. I give horses, lorries, white vans and cyclists extra attention, just because they have a different way of using the road...
philmots said:
Give 7.5t more room than any other... Anyone who passed before 1997 iirc can drive them legally! Like my mum, or someone's nan... Doesn't mean they're able to!
This. A 7.5t is not a lorry, it is a large van. Expect them to drive the same as any other unmarked white van. Tbh though, if he was looking to his right to enter the roundabout and clipped you in his left he probably did have no idea that he did it, which is why he didnt stop. He shouldnt have done it though.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff