Why do lorries?
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Maydew's lorry looks like its driving its self if he forgets his booster seat lol on a serouse note tho i drive anything from a small van, coach, artic. and the most annoying, frustrating job i do is coach driving as you need carefull 100% of the time and when you get van/car drivers that hog the middle lane and will not just move over into the slow lane, its hard not to get wound up
as for trunk driving yes it would be a good idea in theory but then you get more drunk drivers out and people doing more than the allowed speed so would it be safe? and would you like hgv's thundering past your house at 1am?
as for trunk driving yes it would be a good idea in theory but then you get more drunk drivers out and people doing more than the allowed speed so would it be safe? and would you like hgv's thundering past your house at 1am?
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Maydew's lorry looks like its driving its self if he forgets his booster seat lol on a serouse note tho i drive anything from a small van, coach, artic. and the most annoying, frustrating job i do is coach driving as you need carefull 100% of the time and when you get van/car drivers that hog the middle lane and will not just move over into the slow lane, its hard not to get wound up
as for trunk driving yes it would be a good idea in theory but then you get more drunk drivers out and people doing more than the allowed speed so would it be safe? and would you like hgv's thundering past your house at 1am?
as for trunk driving yes it would be a good idea in theory but then you get more drunk drivers out and people doing more than the allowed speed so would it be safe? and would you like hgv's thundering past your house at 1am?
Well look who it is long time no see
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i drive petrol petrol tankers and in my view it is up tothe person you are overtakeing.if he or she just eaes of i can pass him with no problems.that is all i do just be curtious.but we are all trying to get somewere.chillout and be safe.
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I was following two selfish and ignorant lorry drivers side by side for 5 miles on the two lane M20. A police car overtook the queue of cars and the two lorries on the hard shoulder, pulled out in front of the inside lorry, slowed right down with his blue lights on so the other lorry could get past and pull in. Respect! First helpful and useful thing I've seen a cop car do for many a year.
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there was one lorry trying to overtake me (In my scoob) on the M1 few months ago.... i was going around 55 - 60 ish in the slow lane...
then he comes up and overtakes me. then reduced his speed to 50..
so, i overtook, still on 55 ish... went quite far from him, few hundred yards, then back in the slow lane...
jackhead came up behind me again, started flashing his full beam on cuz i was going slow .. wtf, u were just going 50, now when i overtook, he does 55?
he p!ssed me off now i slowed down a bit more, he started overtaking, then i played with him a bit, not let him overtake, then he came in the slow lane again, i went 40 again.. he tried again and again and again... that went on for a good 15 mins until i was bored playing then i floored it..
watch him disappear
then he comes up and overtakes me. then reduced his speed to 50..
so, i overtook, still on 55 ish... went quite far from him, few hundred yards, then back in the slow lane...
jackhead came up behind me again, started flashing his full beam on cuz i was going slow .. wtf, u were just going 50, now when i overtook, he does 55?
he p!ssed me off now i slowed down a bit more, he started overtaking, then i played with him a bit, not let him overtake, then he came in the slow lane again, i went 40 again.. he tried again and again and again... that went on for a good 15 mins until i was bored playing then i floored it..
watch him disappear
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I'm not a truck driver, but the lack of respect by other road users never ceases to amaze me.
Cars braking late when exiting the motorway into gaps in front of trucks. Do you know that anti-roll over training means that they will squish you instead of trying to avoid you?
Car drivers having complete disregard for blind spots.
Car drivers not knowing the space these things need to manoeuver. How many times have you seen a car embedded in the side of a truck at a small roundabout?
Car drivers not knowing that these things slow down on the smallest of inclines.
OK, there are a few bad drivers (no indicators in a 43 tonner WTF?) or on a mobile phone, but I wouldn't want to drive all day on UK roads and then load/unload the vehicle before making other drops.
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Cars braking late when exiting the motorway into gaps in front of trucks. Do you know that anti-roll over training means that they will squish you instead of trying to avoid you?
Car drivers having complete disregard for blind spots.
Car drivers not knowing the space these things need to manoeuver. How many times have you seen a car embedded in the side of a truck at a small roundabout?
Car drivers not knowing that these things slow down on the smallest of inclines.
OK, there are a few bad drivers (no indicators in a 43 tonner WTF?) or on a mobile phone, but I wouldn't want to drive all day on UK roads and then load/unload the vehicle before making other drops.
Nik
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The largest thing I've driven is a Renault 4WD tractor, as in Farmer Brown, with a tanker and a few thousand litres of slurry on board. It certainly helped me to realise the mechanics and physics involved in manoeuvring a larger vehicle are very different. The undertaking on a roundabout thing always makes me cringe. It's a big wagon, give it some room ffs.
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lorry driving-a few facts
all lorries have limiters set at 56mph - this seems to vary from lorry to lorry 54to 57mph hence why overtaking occurs. A lorry with a top speed of 55.5mph will slowly creep up on one 55mph and then the driver will attempt to overtake so as not to lose momentem. It's a question of just getting on with the job and can make a big difference when lots of miles are involved.
The problem is when two evenly limited lorries are overtaking- the lorry being overtaken should really ease up to let the other guy past more quickly.
HGV1(Artics) HGV2(Ridged over 7.5tonne) drivers are of a high standard, they have to pass a very stringent test(I would say it's stiffer than the IAM test) and class2 has to be passed before going on to class1. The first time pass rate at our local test centre is a lowly 33%-consider that it's about a 1k for the initial training and first attempt and £300-£500 for further training and retake.
The national speed limit for HGV on single carriageways is 40mph and on dual its 50mph,most people in cars don't know this. Most lorries will try and push on a bit more when conditions allow so's not to hold people up but are in effect breaking the law.
A driver is trained to plan ahead and constantly check the mirrors, but with a fast car like a scooby you can appear from nowhere and in a second it's a problem.
It's easy for me -I see it from both sides.
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all lorries have limiters set at 56mph - this seems to vary from lorry to lorry 54to 57mph hence why overtaking occurs. A lorry with a top speed of 55.5mph will slowly creep up on one 55mph and then the driver will attempt to overtake so as not to lose momentem. It's a question of just getting on with the job and can make a big difference when lots of miles are involved.
The problem is when two evenly limited lorries are overtaking- the lorry being overtaken should really ease up to let the other guy past more quickly.
HGV1(Artics) HGV2(Ridged over 7.5tonne) drivers are of a high standard, they have to pass a very stringent test(I would say it's stiffer than the IAM test) and class2 has to be passed before going on to class1. The first time pass rate at our local test centre is a lowly 33%-consider that it's about a 1k for the initial training and first attempt and £300-£500 for further training and retake.
The national speed limit for HGV on single carriageways is 40mph and on dual its 50mph,most people in cars don't know this. Most lorries will try and push on a bit more when conditions allow so's not to hold people up but are in effect breaking the law.
A driver is trained to plan ahead and constantly check the mirrors, but with a fast car like a scooby you can appear from nowhere and in a second it's a problem.
It's easy for me -I see it from both sides.
cheers
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lorry driving-a few facts
all lorries have limiters set at 56mph - this seems to vary from lorry to lorry 54to 57mph hence why overtaking occurs. A lorry with a top speed of 55.5mph will slowly creep up on one 55mph and then the driver will attempt to overtake so as not to lose momentem. It's a question of just getting on with the job and can make a big difference when lots of miles are involved.
The problem is when two evenly limited lorries are overtaking- the lorry being overtaken should really ease up to let the other guy past more quickly.
HGV1(Artics) HGV2(Ridged over 7.5tonne) drivers are of a high standard, they have to pass a very stringent test(I would say it's stiffer than the IAM test) and class2 has to be passed before going on to class1. The first time pass rate at our local test centre is a lowly 33%-consider that it's about a 1k for the initial training and first attempt and £300-£500 for further training and retake.
The national speed limit for HGV on single carriageways is 40mph and on dual its 50mph,most people in cars don't know this. Most lorries will try and push on a bit more when conditions allow so's not to hold people up but are in effect breaking the law.
A driver is trained to plan ahead and constantly check the mirrors, but with a fast car like a scooby you can appear from nowhere and in a second it's a problem.
It's easy for me -I see it from both sides.
cheers
all lorries have limiters set at 56mph - this seems to vary from lorry to lorry 54to 57mph hence why overtaking occurs. A lorry with a top speed of 55.5mph will slowly creep up on one 55mph and then the driver will attempt to overtake so as not to lose momentem. It's a question of just getting on with the job and can make a big difference when lots of miles are involved.
The problem is when two evenly limited lorries are overtaking- the lorry being overtaken should really ease up to let the other guy past more quickly.
HGV1(Artics) HGV2(Ridged over 7.5tonne) drivers are of a high standard, they have to pass a very stringent test(I would say it's stiffer than the IAM test) and class2 has to be passed before going on to class1. The first time pass rate at our local test centre is a lowly 33%-consider that it's about a 1k for the initial training and first attempt and £300-£500 for further training and retake.
The national speed limit for HGV on single carriageways is 40mph and on dual its 50mph,most people in cars don't know this. Most lorries will try and push on a bit more when conditions allow so's not to hold people up but are in effect breaking the law.
A driver is trained to plan ahead and constantly check the mirrors, but with a fast car like a scooby you can appear from nowhere and in a second it's a problem.
It's easy for me -I see it from both sides.
cheers
I don't, however, agree with your opinion that it's harder to gain a class 1 than it is to pass an IAM test. That's just my opinion, as to me it just takes longer to gain the necessary driving qualifications, ie Class 2 then Class 1 etc. That (again in my opinion) doesn't make it automatically harder.
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class 2 IS harder than IAM. I won the derbyshire IAM driving challenge organised by derbyshire county council within my first year of driving, I beat a lot of people and there were quite a few people scratching their heads that day
I passed my HGV on the 2nd go!
Luckily for most car drivers, the reason they get home at night safely is due to the fact that the majority of HGV drivers on the road are so very competant.
Great post trev
I passed my HGV on the 2nd go!
Luckily for most car drivers, the reason they get home at night safely is due to the fact that the majority of HGV drivers on the road are so very competant.
Great post trev
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class 2 IS harder than IAM. I won the derbyshire IAM driving challenge organised by derbyshire county council within my first year of driving, I beat a lot of people and there were quite a few people scratching their heads that day
I passed my HGV on the 2nd go!
Luckily for most car drivers, the reason they get home at night safely is due to the fact the HGV drivers are so very competant.
Great post trev
I passed my HGV on the 2nd go!
Luckily for most car drivers, the reason they get home at night safely is due to the fact the HGV drivers are so very competant.
Great post trev
I'd be there years with my lack of driving skill Jim bob
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I don't, however, agree with your opinion that it's harder to gain a class 1 than it is to pass an IAM test. That's just my opinion, as to me it just takes longer to gain the necessary driving qualifications, ie Class 2 then Class 1 etc. That (again in my opinion) doesn't make it automatically harder.
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Originally Posted by shaggy1973
Luckily for most car drivers, the reason they get home at night safely is due to the fact that the majority of HGV drivers on the road are so very competant
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Originally Posted by trevsjwood
...The first time pass rate at our local test centre is a lowly 33%...
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In Germany, lorries are not alowed to overtake another lorry on a 2 laned carageway between the times of 6am and 8pm.
That's a little harsh I agree... but it works for them.
The comment about the lorry being overtaken having to "lift" for 10 or 20 seconds to alow the overtaking lorry to pass would be a much fairer ruling. it is effectivly a moving road block and an obstruction to the highway to the other road users and thus should be adressed by the Police accordingly.
That's a little harsh I agree... but it works for them.
The comment about the lorry being overtaken having to "lift" for 10 or 20 seconds to alow the overtaking lorry to pass would be a much fairer ruling. it is effectivly a moving road block and an obstruction to the highway to the other road users and thus should be adressed by the Police accordingly.
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