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HGV drivers, idiots or what?

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  • August 7, 2013 at 7:58 am #19554
    Yorkshie Whippet

    Not sure if I’ve just suddenly become more aware or there are more incidents.

    Last night I was out Bingley (Yorkshire) way starting the climb from the Keighley bypass towards Shipley. This double trailer HGV starts to pass as the road sweeps to the left. Now his cab and first trailer provided no issues, the second trailer however bounced of the curb. Thankfully I’d already slammed the brakes on, coming to an almost stop and hate to think what would have happened if I’d continued pushing 20mph or so.

    A similar situation has happened on the last few rides.

    Are there any HGV drivers out there that can justify not waiting 10 seconds or before the road goes into a dual lane?

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  • August 7, 2013 at 12:48 pm #751247
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    farrell

    You definitely notice HGVs
    You definitely notice HGVs putting you in danger, the heat, noise and air being pushed past you when they come close certainly sets the senses ringing.

    However, most drivers are fairly decent and know what they are doing, they’re just far more unsettling than other vehicles.

    August 7, 2013 at 12:44 pm #751245
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    dave atkinson

    i think you notice the bad
    i think you notice the bad HGVs more because they present more of a danger when driven badly. higher standard of training? certainly, but let’s not forget that in a sting operation in wales earlier in the year 80% of HGVs stopped* were breaking one law or another. over hours, talking on phones, defective vehicle, overloaded, no licence, no insurance…

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-21436291

    *may have been a selective sample, of course. but it’s still pretty bad.

    August 7, 2013 at 12:00 pm #751243
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    700c

    In answer to your question,
    In answer to your question, no, they are not all idiots, in fact they have a far higher standard of training than car drivers.

    However the consequences of getting it wrong can be far greater, and given that a disproportionally high number of accidents involve HGV’s, clearly more training needs to be done

    Obviously the driver you encountered was an idiot, but don’t tar all of them with the same brush – it’s as bad as #bloody cyclists and doesn’t help our cause

    August 7, 2013 at 11:53 am #751241
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    Mart

    I’m looking forward to all
    I’m looking forward to all cars and lorries being fully automated. They are getting closer. It will take the idiot factor out of that side of the equation.
    I’m not a fan of “Big Brother” but I think there is a case for “Black box & camera” in all new vehicles.
    My new cam is arriving tomorrow.

    August 7, 2013 at 9:52 am #751239
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    pirnie

    I don’t find HGVs too bad in
    I don’t find HGVs too bad in general, although when you have a close call its far more scary than it would have been with a car, but what I have been noticing for a while now is that it seems people who drive for a living (taxis, vans, minibuses etc)are far more likely to do something dangerous than other car drivers. Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed this?

    August 7, 2013 at 9:23 am #751237
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    jstreetley

    There are awful people
    There are awful people piloting all kinds of machines; bikes, motorbikes, cars, vans , buses, lorries, taxis.

    I tend to notice it more when a lorry driver screws it up around me as the consequences can be much worse, but I think the overall proportion of tools on wheels is the same.

    August 7, 2013 at 9:10 am #751235
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    notfastenough

    I think that like other road
    I think that like other road users, most are ok, but there are few eye-openers, like you described. That one sounds scary for sure. I have been nearly wiped out in the same way by a driver that ‘forgot’ he was towing a caravan.

    A while back on an evening club run, we had singled out on a busy-ish road out of Manchester. I was second wheel, and there was a BIG engine noise behind. I shouted to ensure that the fella in front stayed to the left. There was a pedestrian crossing island just ahead with bollards on, and next thing we get overtaken by a full-size tipper-style dump truck going FAST, which had crossed over the road and gone round the other side of the island, simply forcing two oncoming cars to stop while this enormous unstoppable force just thundered through.

    I’ve seen boy-racers in Corsas pull off this stunt, but never something as big and hairy as that.

    August 7, 2013 at 8:56 am #751233
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    mrmo

    To be honest I don’t really
    To be honest I don’t really have much of a issue with hgv’s, I ride a main road most days to work and the majority of issues come from cars trying to squeeze by. Most trucks wait until it is clear.

    August 7, 2013 at 8:45 am #751231
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    jedrek

    It seems that many HGV
    It seems that many HGV drivers are completely oblivious to the length of their vehicle and, in their heads, are driving nothing bigger than a Corsa.

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