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The number of tractors on the road seems to have increased recently? And not just rural/farming areas, every where. And not obviously farmer owned/driven; towing construction equipment, DIY/House Maintenance supplies.
Have they suddenly become more tax efficient than trucks for some sectors?
No longer a major issue being held up on residential A/B-Roads or town centre roads, they can bat along at 30/35 (and get there pretty quickly) but their size is arguably a little anti-social for small town use.
Encountered 3 when on my bike earlier, all in small towns/villages..... Certainly pulse-quickening when on a 6kg push bike....
Have they suddenly become more tax efficient than trucks for some sectors?
No longer a major issue being held up on residential A/B-Roads or town centre roads, they can bat along at 30/35 (and get there pretty quickly) but their size is arguably a little anti-social for small town use.
Encountered 3 when on my bike earlier, all in small towns/villages..... Certainly pulse-quickening when on a 6kg push bike....
Skyedriver said:
I used to live in N Yorkshire, the tractors used to drive in and out of fields trailing large clumps of soil, mud, slurry onto the public highway.
It created a hazard for road users, saw a number of cars through fences and into walls having skidded on their crap.
They get away with creating this hazard yet construction sites have to keep the road clear of mud by deed of Planning Approval.
to the OP I saw a cyclist trapped between two, the one in front flinging mud off its tyres the one behind trying to run him over....He had nowhere to go but keep pedalling and getting lumps of clay thrown at him.
That's comparatively rare. From my experience, Tractor drivers and HGV are amongst the most courteous on the road towards cyclists.It created a hazard for road users, saw a number of cars through fences and into walls having skidded on their crap.
They get away with creating this hazard yet construction sites have to keep the road clear of mud by deed of Planning Approval.
to the OP I saw a cyclist trapped between two, the one in front flinging mud off its tyres the one behind trying to run him over....He had nowhere to go but keep pedalling and getting lumps of clay thrown at him.
mikeswagon said:
Born and raised in rural Aberdeenshire…. so a teuchter (yokel if you like).
It's generally true they're faster than they used to be, so they don't slow you up much on the local A roads. You tend to get a feeling for where they're going, so allow them a bit of slack when they pass a layby only to turn off just down the road.
Seems I'm one of the few who thank those that do pull in to let a queue past.
The ones round here have no reason to pull in. Even with a full trailer, they're not holding anyone up...!!It's generally true they're faster than they used to be, so they don't slow you up much on the local A roads. You tend to get a feeling for where they're going, so allow them a bit of slack when they pass a layby only to turn off just down the road.
Seems I'm one of the few who thank those that do pull in to let a queue past.
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