Why oh why do articulated lorries pull out of lay-bys without looking? now I have Emma I'm doing a lot more driving. Also the A14 has had 3 two lorry crashes in the last 3 days closing the road each time. OK moan over.
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The ones that have pulled out on me have always been LHD.........Polish or whatever.Why oh why do articulated lorries pull out of lay-bys without looking?
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Don't worry I'm not violent, I agree up to a point they are heavy and it takes time to gain any speed.Playing Devils Advocate, have you ever driven a fully laden artic, or other large vehicle? I don't subscribe to the "foreign drivers" school of thought, they have exactly the same problems as Brits, but it takes time to get 35 tonnes up to 50mph and inevitably on the UK crowded roads trying to fit into an available space can lead to this sort of problem, especially when you see how close some people drive to the vehicle in front (I know, I know, if you don't some idiot will pull in front of you!)
Having driven all over the country in large vehicles, the A14 does seem to be a particularly busy road, much of it only two lane so statistically you could expect to see more incidents.
The solution? There ain't one; just try to be a considerate driver and anticipate (many drivers don't seem to understand that word).
(I'll go and get me tin helmet now)
One of my biggest gripes while driving........even worse is being a passenger with my ex driving when she does just that then shouts when I bring her attention to it.......The opposite happens to me, pulling out and on motorways. I give good indication of my intention, only move when I can see that the middle lane hogger has an empty outside lane to pull into and pass if he needs to. Yet the amount of those hoggers that rather than check mirror and change lane, they brake, flash and moan. Scary really that there are so many of them sleep driving.
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i hate middle lane hoggers, but a quick toot with the horn, when you are about 2 inch from there back bumper and you should see them move,
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Why?Why oh why do articulated lorries pull out of lay-bys without looking? now I have Emma I'm doing a lot more driving. Also the A14 has had 3 two lorry crashes in the last 3 days closing the road each time. OK moan over.
This morning a humungous HGV passed me on a roundabout and went through three sets of red lights. He obviously didn't notice that it was controlled by lights at every exit. Cars were swerving all over the place to avoid him. I was a tad shocked. Everyone loses concentration sometimes but a wee lapse of concentration can be a much worse disaster when it involves 37 tons.
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All happened too fast so didn't even see the plate. It was a plain white truck so no company to complain to. Don't think I would go so far as to say it was a foreigner though ...Hope someone took his number and reported it. Although it was more likely a foreigner, half asleep through "long hours".
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Why not? Any LHD vehicle with dodgy mirrors has big problems pulling out of a layby, or even worse problems coming out of an angled junction, even with great mirrors.I don't subscribe to the "foreign drivers" school of thought
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