From: Oily on 24 Nov 2009 06:00 "Conor" wrote......... > > Maybe I should stop bothering moving over to the left on a wide SC road > to let them past in future.... > > You know you won't do that.
From: Krusty on 24 Nov 2009 06:07 Chris N Deuchar wrote: > In article <hegbrp$877$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid says... > > Conor wrote: > > > In article <hee35f$rt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty > says... > > > > > > I'd guess that being professional drivers they know they're > > > > making it harder for people, > > > > > > No. > > Agreed - so point taken, I will think about this more in future. That'd be lovely, especially if you can spread the word. It's always been a bit of a niggle, but I've been doing a couple of hundred miles a week on unlit roads recently & it's become a major frustration. Getting stuck at 40 for several miles of bends because you missed your chance to overtake due to not knowing a straight was long enough isn't my idea of fun. > > If that's never been an issue for you, then either you never drive > on > > unlit, unknown roads at night, or you're happy to sit at 40mph. > > For any single track road that maximum is the law for HGV/LGV trucks > anyway... > ...you did know that didn't you? Yes, that's why I said it! -- Krusty '03 Tiger 955i '02 MV Senna '96 Tiger (for sale) '79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)
From: Krusty on 24 Nov 2009 06:12 Conor wrote: > Do HGV drivers tend to behave quite well in regards to bikers? Generally, yes. Apart from when they're doing the 'block the right lane of a dual carriageway because it's about to turn into single carriageway' thing. -- Krusty '03 Tiger 955i '02 MV Senna '96 Tiger (for sale) '79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)
From: Krusty on 24 Nov 2009 06:14 Conor wrote: > > Maybe I should stop bothering moving over to the left on a wide SC > road to let them past in future.... When you do move over, please don't move too far. I'd rather find my own way past than get a face-full of mud & gravel kicked up from the edge of the road. -- Krusty '03 Tiger 955i '02 MV Senna '96 Tiger (for sale) '79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)
From: Clive George on 24 Nov 2009 06:19
"Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message news:MPG.2575bcb81051f5fd989983(a)news.eternal-september.org... > In article <hee35f$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. > There's something else which I would like to explain but have trouble > articulating. Its kind of like an ability to see better at night because > you do so much of it. > >> I'd guess that being professional drivers they know they're making it >> harder for people, > > No. > >> so is it just that they like keeping everyone behind >> them, or are they just too lazy to flick between full & dip? It is a >> serious question btw. > > They have no need to put full beam on. Its not being lazy or doing it to > be annoying - its just that they don't feel the need to. Some do - the 4 big lights on top of the cab isn't that uncommon an accessory, and I see them being used round here. That's way more power than normal full beam, which suggests that not everybody subscribes to your view. |