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From: Trevor A Panther on 24 Nov 2009 08:22 very boring I actually find that "lorry" drivers give me far more room than do car drivers. I have been knocked off my velo 3 times by car drivers in the last 4 + years!!! And never ever in my life by a "truckie" FU set -- From Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk "Chris N Deuchar" <chrisd(a)ukrm.net> wrote in message news:MPG.2575bf35e082b3ca9899ac(a)news.individual.net... > In article <MPG.257494e4e212454298997e(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > conor(a)gmx.co.uk says... >> >> In article <hedh0q$d15$2(a)aioe.org>, Silk says... >> > >> > On 23/11/2009 01:37, Conor wrote: >> > > In article<cc6e4852c33ba720aedaeb6107fea599(a)blakeley.plus.com>, boots >> > > says... >> > > If the HGV test is so easy, how come so many car drivers fail > it? >> > Because only the desperate want to be lorry drivers. >> >> Yeah, desperate to get out of the prison cell that is an office. > > That would be me then - two years ago > > Chris D > -- > The Deuchars BBB#40 COFF#14 > Yamaha XV750SE, Suzuki GS550t, Honda CG125 (MSOHP) > http://www.Deuchars.org.uk
From: Nige on 24 Nov 2009 08:48 "Krusty" <dontwantany(a)nowhere.invalid> wrote in message news:hegf7a$uai$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > Conor wrote: > >> >> Maybe I should stop bothering moving over to the left on a wide SC >> road to let them past in future.... > > When you do move over, please don't move too far. I'd rather find my > own way past than get a face-full of mud & gravel kicked up from the > edge of the road. And if it's dark, put your fullbeam on see i can see......
From: Conor on 24 Nov 2009 11:00 In article <hegeot$r6u$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty says... > > 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$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Krusty > > says... > > > > > > > > I'd guess that being professional drivers they know they're > > > > > making it harder for people, > > > > > > > > No. > > > > Agreed - so point taken, I will think about this more in future. > > That'd be lovely, especially if you can spread the word. It's always > been a bit of a niggle, but I've been doing a couple of hundred miles a > week on unlit roads recently & it's become a major frustration. Getting > stuck at 40 for several miles of bends because you missed your chance > to overtake due to not knowing a straight was long enough isn't my idea > of fun. So learn how to overtake and to drive at night. There's plenty of cues, its just you don't know what to look for. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 24 Nov 2009 11:02 In article <0qqdnY-ha4YLXJbWnZ2dnUVZ7s2dnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Clive George says... > Some do - the 4 big lights on top of the cab isn't that uncommon an > accessory, and I see them being used round here. That's way more power than > normal full beam, which suggests that not everybody subscribes to your view. Not really - its just that they've paid silly money for them so feel the need to use them. The number of wagons with additional spot lights on are in an extreme minority and many go unused thus suggesting that virtually everyone shares my view. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Silk on 24 Nov 2009 12:01
On 24/11/2009 09:54, Conor wrote: > In article<heeqfh$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. If you really want to see people busy doing nothing, you need the Civil Service. |