trekkin
Free Member
Reading a recent thread has certainly set the cat among the pigeons.
Truck and RV drivers seem to be the brunt of an unfair portion of the discussion. I drive an RV, and to do so, along with many HGV drivers have taken significant additional training, unlike many other car, van, MO drivers, Having to pass both Roadcraft theory and Hazard Perception. The hazard Perception test is the same as you are required to take for a car test except that the pass mark is a lot higher. How many others have honestly taken an additional training in pursuit of their hobby, including motorised and non motorised modes
our elevated position allows not only a commanding view ahead over most of the traffic,which we need to plan and execute our progress, but also some real idiotic behaviour both on the road, and inside the vehicle where they think they cannot be seen in their cars and lorry cabs.
A lot of the training is about safety and attitude, after all you must be able to drive before being allowed into a training vehicle, so to brand RV and truck drivers pratts is a little unfair, we all make many thousand of decisions during a drive, and most are good, some may be bad, but being tolerant of others' errors certainly lends itself to a happier and stress free drive
Happy safe and tolerant driving
Truck and RV drivers seem to be the brunt of an unfair portion of the discussion. I drive an RV, and to do so, along with many HGV drivers have taken significant additional training, unlike many other car, van, MO drivers, Having to pass both Roadcraft theory and Hazard Perception. The hazard Perception test is the same as you are required to take for a car test except that the pass mark is a lot higher. How many others have honestly taken an additional training in pursuit of their hobby, including motorised and non motorised modes
our elevated position allows not only a commanding view ahead over most of the traffic,which we need to plan and execute our progress, but also some real idiotic behaviour both on the road, and inside the vehicle where they think they cannot be seen in their cars and lorry cabs.
A lot of the training is about safety and attitude, after all you must be able to drive before being allowed into a training vehicle, so to brand RV and truck drivers pratts is a little unfair, we all make many thousand of decisions during a drive, and most are good, some may be bad, but being tolerant of others' errors certainly lends itself to a happier and stress free drive
Happy safe and tolerant driving