You tube (shunt) lorry driver keeps his HGV licence
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From: GT on 27 May 2010 11:46 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:l7WdncvTteLTDGPWnZ2dnUVZ7smdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message > news:4bfe74bf$0$10300$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:3a6236a1-cfde-4278-90bb-81e6f0637636(a)s1g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >> On May 27, 11:38 am, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote: > >>> I'm criticising the lorry driver because he should have stopped >> >> MBQ failed to indent properly: >> " >> OH! He did! he was even praised for his subsequent behaviour. >> " >> >> Nobody questioned that - its the amount of time from the 'joining of >> vehicles' to the stopping that is the problem. > > Only for you. Those with knowledge and experience of such things found > that it wasn't a problem. Nobody with experience of such things has yet posted anything, so you're wrong there!
From: Brimstone on 27 May 2010 11:47 "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4bfe7122$0$10314$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:x-ednatbItIO9WPWnZ2dnUVZ8uGdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message >> news:4bfe6501$0$5486$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:YNKdnbXS6L7lyWPWnZ2dnUVZ7tCdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >>>> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message >>>> news:4bfe5181$0$17493$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> >>>>> The only way he would not have heard the noise would be if he were >>>>> deaf. >>>> >>>> Any evidence to support that view? Not theory, hard evidence please. >>> >>> You want evidence, watch the video. No science needed to explain the >>> noise - its coming from the car as it is dragged along and the noise is >>> louder than the engine. >>> >> That's from outside the vehicle. We're discussing events inside. > > I think you'll find that the car was outside the vehicle - perhaps you > should watch the clip again. > >> Care to try again? > > Q: Can you hear a trucks engine noise from inside the cab? > A: yes > > Q: Is the car tyre noise louder than the engine noise when compared from > an equal distance? > A: yes - check the clip. > > Q: Given than the car noise is louder than the engine noise and that they > both originate from sources pretty much the same distance from the > driver's ears, which would be louder? > A: The tyre noise > > This can all be gathered by watching the clip (with your brain turned on). The clip in the OP has no sound from outside the observer's car.
From: GT on 27 May 2010 11:48 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2d2dnXiDA7BZD2PWnZ2dnUVZ7vWdnZ2d(a)bt.com... > "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message > news:4bfe6e94$0$10329$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> in the same way as you can still blow a candle out even if you hold a >> wine bottle in between your mouth and the flame. > Why would anyone want to blow a candle out in such a manner? To entertain and amaze!
From: Brimstone on 27 May 2010 11:49 "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4bfe93e8$0$10318$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:l7WdncvTteLTDGPWnZ2dnUVZ7smdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message >> news:4bfe74bf$0$10300$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> "Man at B&Q" <manatbandq(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:3a6236a1-cfde-4278-90bb-81e6f0637636(a)s1g2000prf.googlegroups.com... >>> On May 27, 11:38 am, "GT" <a...(a)b.c> wrote: >> >>>> I'm criticising the lorry driver because he should have stopped >>> >>> MBQ failed to indent properly: >>> " >>> OH! He did! he was even praised for his subsequent behaviour. >>> " >>> >>> Nobody questioned that - its the amount of time from the 'joining of >>> vehicles' to the stopping that is the problem. >> >> Only for you. Those with knowledge and experience of such things found >> that it wasn't a problem. > > Nobody with experience of such things has yet posted anything, so you're > wrong there! So the words of the Traffic Commissioner count for nothing?
From: GT on 27 May 2010 11:50
"GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message news:4bfe9439$0$10301$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:2d2dnXiDA7BZD2PWnZ2dnUVZ7vWdnZ2d(a)bt.com... >> "GT" <a(a)b.c> wrote in message >> news:4bfe6e94$0$10329$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> in the same way as you can still blow a candle out even if you hold a >>> wine bottle in between your mouth and the flame. >> Why would anyone want to blow a candle out in such a manner? > To entertain and amaze! Perhaps that's what the truck driver was doing - all his concentration went on that so he didn't notice the shunt or hear the noise. |