Cunting lorry drivers.
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From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 14:57 In article <mn.cc017d9b464f9932.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor explained on 25/11/2009 : > >> ..and the vast majority of that experience in a situation where you > >> have nil chance of overtaking anything. > > > > So the 300 miles per week I did in my car, I never overtook anything? > > When I go out on a night now, I never overtake anything? Strange I can > > recall overtaking EVERYTHING on the way back from Bridlington to > > Driffield on Sunday night. > > I was of course refering to when you are driving an HGV. But the subject was about cars overtaking HGVs so surely its more relevent that I was in a car and doing the overtaking? And as I said, I overtook plenty of HGVs in my car. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 15:00 In article <MPG.25772afcb6d5bfec9899aa(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Conor says... > <snip> I noticed that Clive George has been surprisingly quiet despite answering posts I posted later than this one... -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 15:04 In article <ngaqg518n2l1d3lrmnev1t6ejf6jdkgoo2(a)4ax.com>, Ace says... > You really are thick aren't you. If the vehicle in front hasn't got > its main beam on, how can a follwoing vehicle know if it's a straight > road or not? > BWAHAHA. And putting on their main beam instantly means that it isn't, eh? > Easy - if the vehicle in front has its main beam on you have more > information on which to base your decision. Nope. > > What part of this is causing you such a problem? I have no problem with it. I manage to overtake lorries at night without any issues at all. I'm not the one bitching and whining like a girl because the "nasty wasty worrie dwiver in fwont wont put his big lights on so I can see so I'm scared to overtake because I'm not sure if its safe or not" -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Silk on 25 Nov 2009 15:18 On 24/11/2009 20:15, Conor wrote: > In article<hehd52$b4s$1(a)aioe.org>, Silk says... > >> I'm sure that was the case. But I'm sure you could have simply had these >> things pointed out to you. > > I'm quite sure someone could have done me a nice list but until seen > firsthand from the cab of the vehicle, its hard to get a true > realisation of what you've done. > >> On another note, you could be forgiven for >> thinking that some lorry drivers have no idea what it's like to drive a >> car, even though this is impossible. Perhaps it's easy to forget when >> you move from one type of vehicle to another. > > A lorry driver will have driven to work in a car then driven home in > one. I was doing up to 300 miles a week commuting. I'm sure there must be lorry drivers who cycle to work or have late stage dementia where they can't remember what they did an hour ago. They certainly drive as if that were the case. For example, the inconsiderate tipper driver who pulled out in front of me from a side road the other day, even though I was the only car in sight and forced me to be stuck behind him until the next overtaking opportunity 10 miles away. Or the lorry drivers who insist on overtaking on the only stretch of road with an overtaking lane for miles around and hold everyone up so they can get just one lorry in front because they're going 0.5 mph faster. It's obvious to me that these people have no understanding of what it's like to drive a car. Or certainly not on the open road away from their 10 mile stop-start commute to work.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 25 Nov 2009 15:24
Conor has brought this to us : > But the subject was about cars overtaking HGVs so surely its more > relevent that I was in a car and doing the overtaking? And as I said, I > overtook plenty of HGVs in my car. Perhaps, but you could have got past more them , more easily and with increased safety - had they used main beam. In the same situation I do it and I do not earn my living from driving. If I can give that courtesy, why not the so called professionals? -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |