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From: Conor on 24 Nov 2009 04:54 In article <heeqfh$a96$2(a)aioe.org>, Silk says... > > On 23/11/2009 13:22, Conor wrote: > > In article<5d1lg5didah8h3l4f445gtpoad037jge6l(a)4ax.com>, Ace says... > > > >> Or maybe it's just that most applicants are tick as pigshit? I'm not > >> saying they are, but maybe, eh? > > > > Judging by the standard of non-HGV drivers I came across in my HGV > > driving career, I'd say that there were far more none HGV dribbling > > inbred fuckwits than HGV driving ones. Visit any food factory and the > > number of non-HGV driving dribbling fuckwits outnumbered the HGV ones > > 100:1. > > Most people don't work in food factories. Same applies to virtually all delivery locations I went to. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Chris N Deuchar on 24 Nov 2009 04:59 In article <p9rig5d7olrr8lh52e48hd7kckgdisbm96(a)4ax.com>, nospam(a)bonwick.me.uk says... > > On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:48:35 +0000, Silk <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > >Bikers and lorry drivers are two sides of the same coin. Both pig > >ignorant and think they're better than everyone else, in spite of having > >a death wish. ....and surprisingly often lorry drivers are also bikers or ex bikers it seems - about 50% of those I have met so far in the last two years. > The only sensible thing to do is to make all vehicle users pass a test > in all types of vehicle within two years of passing the first one. Absolutely! > Once we've got that lot sorted out we can pass a law making it legal > to kill cyclists who get in the way of anyone paying road tax. :-)) Chris D - Trucker :-) -- The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14 Yamaha XV750SE, Suzuki GS550t, Honda CG125 (MSOHP) http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
From: Chris N Deuchar on 24 Nov 2009 05:00 In article <MPG.257494e4e212454298997e(a)news.eternal-september.org>, conor(a)gmx.co.uk says... > > In article <hedh0q$d15$2(a)aioe.org>, Silk says... > > > > On 23/11/2009 01:37, Conor wrote: > > > In article<cc6e4852c33ba720aedaeb6107fea599(a)blakeley.plus.com>, boots > > > says... > > > If the HGV test is so easy, how come so many car drivers fail it? > > Because only the desperate want to be lorry drivers. > > Yeah, desperate to get out of the prison cell that is an office. That would be me then - two years ago Chris D -- The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14 Yamaha XV750SE, Suzuki GS550t, Honda CG125 (MSOHP) http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
From: Chris N Deuchar on 24 Nov 2009 05:52 In article <hegbrp$877$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid says... > Conor wrote: > > In article <hee35f$rt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty says... > > > > > As an (ex) HGV driver, can you answer the original question? If you > > > didn't see it, the gist was why do the vast majority of HGV drivers > > > never use full beam at night, thus making it much harder for the > > > cars/bikes stuck behind them to overtake as they can't see when > > > there's a straight bit of road ahead? > > > > > Because they don't go fast enough to need it, are on roads they know. > > Yeah I know that, but the point is I often don't /need/ full beam > either, but I use it to make life easier for anyone behind me who may > want to overtake, & also so anyone coming the other way can see the > glow from my lights long before they can actually see me. That way > there's a chance they'll dip their lights before actually coming into > view (& thus temporarily dazzling me). > > > > I'd guess that being professional drivers they know they're making > > > it harder for people, > > > > No. Agreed - so point taken, I will think about this more in future. > Seriously? Blimey. Yes. > > As for not apparently being able to overtake at night unless the > > driver in front uses full and dipped beam, I would suggest the > > deficiency lies with the person wanting to do the overtaking - I've > > never found it an issue as a car driver. > > If that's never been an issue for you, then either you never drive on > unlit, unknown roads at night, or you're happy to sit at 40mph. For any single track road that maximum is the law for HGV/LGV trucks anyway... ....you did know that didn't you? ....if not, HTH :-) Chris D -- The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14 Yamaha XV750SE, Suzuki GS550t, Honda CG125 (MSOHP) http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
From: Oily on 24 Nov 2009 05:59
"Conor" wrote.......... > > Do HGV drivers tend to behave quite well in regards to bikers? > Mainly yes, as they know they're more vulnerable among other reasons, and so do a lot of car drivers but mainly if they ride bikes. HGV drivers don't like caravans. :-) |