Cunting lorry drivers.
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From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 20:37 In article <mn.cd777d9bcd3bb94e.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > Conor was thinking very hard : > >> The point is to be able to see ahead of the vehicle ahead of you, to > >> enable you to make an initial judgement of the road ahead - once that > >> is done and the maneuver started, you do not need their lights any > >> more. > >> > > So you can see through solid metal? > > No I cannot, but I can see over, under, to their left and to their > right - it is called positioning for best forward vision and I always > make full use of it, whether preparing for an overtake or not. But the only side you can look down without pulling into the lane you're going to use to overtake is the inside and even then, only on a left hand bend. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 20:40 In article <mn.cd827d9b4d919d5a.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield says... > > NM expressed precisely : > > Why is it encumbent on the truck driver to help you make your mind up? > > Why is it encumbent upon me to give way to a truck which is struggling > to get out at a junction. You're not required to so if you do, its of your own volition. The lorry driver is neither asking or expecting you to. > Why is it encumbent upon me to hold back and > hold back the vehicles behind me when a truck is struggling his way > around a tight two lane roundabout, when I could easily fly past him at > no risk to me. Because there is a risk to you, dumbass. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 20:41 In article <TMSdnXoM9Ls-XJDWnZ2dnUVZ7tFi4p2d(a)giganews.com>, Ray Keattch says... > The high beam helps the driver behind to see further ahead Rubbish. Clue: Big lump of metal in the way. Line of sight. > - the use of > main beam is not being taken as a signal to overtake! It was earlier in the thread by Clive who seems to have gone very quiet. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 20:42 In article <TMSdnXQM9LuYXpDWnZ2dnUVZ7tFi4p2d(a)giganews.com>, Ray Keattch says... > Full beam from the car ahead will help show hazards that would be hidden > from dipped beam. > What car ahead? We're talking about fuckwits not able to overtake lorries in the dark. > All helped by the driver ahead using full beams to illuminate the > road. Err, no. The entire point of those examples is that there is no help given by the driver ahead using their full beams. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
From: Conor on 25 Nov 2009 20:43
In article <QNOdnSOFLok5WJDWnZ2dnUVZ8kmdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Clive George says... > > "Conor" <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote in message > news:MPG.2577c12d4c45e4039899a1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > > > Yet it has been mentioned earlier in this thread that they were used as > > an indicator of an oncoming vehicle. > > By who? You. -- Conor www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally. |