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Imagine, I have said this many times regards a person that has never driven a 44 tonner, they do a weeks training on an empty Artic, they could pass their test on Frid come Mon some out fit will employ the & trust them with a fully loaded Trailer, I done the ranks when I started many years back, from a 4 wheeler ^>>6>>8 then on to the artics, carrying anything from Slates to anything that's transportable, now they employ anyone with a licence, to me the driver that's just passed his / her test should be trained in a loaded HGV, how to strap the loads ( I had to rope & sheet) but that's the way the job has gone, its a rat race now.
Dodsy, what you have come out with is a load of bull, if that was the case the Driver would loose his / her licence, tacos the HGV Recorder which is checked monthly & if found the driver doing that sort of speed he / she would be suspended, if this practice was continues the DVLA will revoke the Driver's Licence, I've been on the road & think I know what I'm talking about, the HGV does not have instant stopping device, it has brakes like a car but on a bigger scale, I think you want to rethink your remarks as you are living in Co Co land.
Foreign drivers or non Foreign driver they have to abide by their taco, I know the A34 Well & the Hill you may refer to is not far from Didcot & that hill is Northbound, even before the taco I would never ever do shut a stupid thing like knock it out of stick, you have no control no matter how good you may think that the brakes will hold, not even an exhaust brake would slow the HGV down, the loads that's now Unseen by the motorist could be anything from Steel (Oiled) that can go straight through the Front of the Trailer wiping the driver out, I'd seen a HGV Driver lose his life because some K.Head decide to slap on in front of him, Trailer can carry anything from food to poison, from Acid to reels of paper, no matter what is covered up no HGV Driver in his / her right mind would do that sort of speed, a driver as I have said can lose their licence for going 2 mins over their time if this is done on a regular basis& NO HAULAGE company will allow this to happen as they could have the Haulage Licence revoked, with respect, your speedo must be out but I can asure you the HGV Taco will not be out as they a Calibrated & by rights if a wheel on the Whole of the HGV Blows that can knock the calibration out so again it has to be Recalibrated, 40+years in the rat race has given me that knowledge.
You may find this stupid but I will say it, you never know in this weather what's going to happen, either a breakdown, & the demon Snow, a bit of advice if I may, No, I'm not a HALO Preacher, take a couple of flasks of a hot drink with you and a blanket & make sure your phone is charged, I've helped many a person broken down Shivering /Freezing not thinking the worst could happen, believe me it does & in the wrong place.
Forgot to add to this, the car I drive BMW E46 Rear wheel drive are noted for skidding, the car I had previously E36 rear wheel drive, the car never give my any trouble in the snow we had here last year, I just ease off, use the Traction Control & ease off the Pedal easy answer, what about you?
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