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There are some muppets on the roads at the minute!!
Sider:
--- Quote from: "gtomo2" ---well it wernt me he was stuck behind cos i know i shouldnt but when a pratt dos that behind me i just pull leave with the truck i am overtaking and have a chat with him for a few mins before slowly pulling in front and pulling over at a safe distance from the wagon infront. then i just wave and smile nicely at them :lol: . It dos seam that lots of car drivers are unawear of the speed limits and restrictors that us hgv drivers have to stick to
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And here I was thinking I had had an original idea :D:D:D
@Muddysteve: Ever tried driving a lorry? We do need to overtake sometimes, and since Mr Blair has decided to fit us with limiters 4-6 MPH under our legal speed limit, while dutifully forgetting to fit them in other vehicles, we are quite frankly [!Expletive Deleted!] when it comes to do speedy overtakings.
Next time I have to overtake because the lorry in front of me is travelling at 45mph, I'll make sure there's no one less than a mile behind me, and I will ring the emergency services to provide me with an escort.
dew1911:
The limiters are a good idea imo, because seeing the stopping distance of an 8 Legger + 21 Tonne of stone at 56mph any more would be catastophic. Although you can get 70 out of them on a good down hill when loaded.
pritch:
Seeing as this thread is here, I'm going to use it to vent my spleen.
What is it with people in this country and being completely incapable of using multilane roads? Heading up the A1 last night to meet with the North Eastern Mud Club types, there were mobile works in lane 1, with a crash cushion truck complete with absolutely huge, brightly lit 'keep right' arrow, which I managed to spot from a good half mile away, and made the required move into lane 2 in plenty of time. Why then, was there a bunch of near stationary vehicles in lane 1, trying to force their way into lane 2, which by this point was doing 40mph+? Muppets. No forward planning, some people.
And then there was the chap I encountered on Christmas Day. Hardly anyone else on the road, as I headed down I encountered this chap sitting in lane 2, doing 50mph. Of course, being the good law-abiding driver that I am, I did the right thing, and moved from lane 1, all the way out to lane 3 in order to overtake. Pillock.
gtomo2:
just to add to my reply before for anyone not sure
hgv speed limits are
single carriageway (60mph for cars) 40mph
duel carriageway (60mph for cars) 50mph
motoway (70mph for cars) 60mph but restricted to 56mph.
and like a sign i saw on a truck a bit back" car drives complaned we were going to fast so we got restricted so now you are stuck behind me"
And the limits were brought in when trucks still had drum brakes and nothing else were as my truck has vented disc brakes, exhurst brake, engine retarder,abs, traction control, anti wheel spin. And empty can out brake a car, when fully loaded it takes about 4x the normal car stopping distance. and i hate car drivers who jump infront of me when i am slowing down towards traffic lights, roundabour etc as i have to alter my brake distance and normally end up haveing to stand on the brakes as they have just taken my braking distance in half.
Rant over for now :D
marjan:
Worst thing is some burke in a Y reg non-turbo diesel Escort van trying to get passed anything when there is obviously not enough power in the heap. Oooops, hang on, that's me in my gutless works van :D :D :D .
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