That truck driver you flipped off? Let me tell you his story

[moggy]

Hopefully this link will work. It shows the BFM hours. the hours stated in your work diary are the standard driving hours.

http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/Publications/HVDF_Basic_July08.pdf

 

[Bravotwozero]

Whilst the issues with trucks being overloaded is real, chain of responsibility laws mean it isn't solely the driver's responsibility.

Parties in the ‘Chain of Responsibility’ (in addition to the driver) include:

the employer of a driver;
the prime contractor of a driver;
the operator of a vehicle;
the scheduler of goods or passengers for transport by the vehicle and also the scheduler of its driver;
both the consignor and consignee of the goods transported by the vehicle;
the loading manager i.e. the person who supervises loading or unloading or manages premises where regular loading or unloading occurs and the loader and unloader of the goods carried by the vehicle.

Also Safe T Cam is in place to catch drivers exceeding their driving hours. And since trucks are speed limited to 100km/h, I can't see how they can speed to the point where they have to stop for 30 minutes.

 

[Grennan]

you want to spend 6 sets of lights trying to get in front of the truck next to you.

Pretty much this.

Then they both get into the same ####ing lane anyway to get onto the freeway or something.

 

[oska]

ok

i ride a bike and i get these speed limited trucks @ 100khp sitting on my arse @ 130 kph trying to run me down i can easily lose them but .......

anyone care to explain

 

[Hangman]

Speed limiters can be removed.

 

[stuntmanmike]

Ha ha. I've seen some dumb sh!t behaviour on the highways with city drivers thinking (or not at all) that the 60 km/hr traffic maneuvers can be applied with a 60 ton B-double on the freeway around a blind bend. Not pretty...

I let my missus know that you don't know if the driver in the car in front or behind us is on meth or dope and is a pathological psycho with a loaded gun under their seat. Same goes for the very few truckies that choof or do a point or two whilst driving. You just don't know who you are dealing with when things become hairy on the roads and it's not worth the risk of gambling a few seconds with death.

I have a very simple rule of thumb on the roads: if it is heavier than me then it is best to give way and steer clear until safe to pass. And if someone appears to be driving like a fcukwit then its best to pull over and let them go on to their own accident scene without me being involved.

Some would argue that these particular drivers should attend driving training, defensive driving courses, blah blah blah. I say that some just can't be taught to drive safely at all no matter what their gender, age or background for various road conditions (eg tailgating during the first rain in summer when the intersections are their greasiest).
Naturally I just finished my set...

 

[gopher]

this really makes you stop and think about truckies

who gives a #### about their problems
can't do the speed limit then stay out of the right lane.

 

[T-rex]

According to my Cousin in the UK it is like that there to allow the traffic to flow better.

Yeah cause everyone else is doing 130mph

 

[schoey3]

thumbs up!

 

[Jecs]

who gives a #### about their problems
can't do the speed limit then stay out of the right lane.

who gives a fk about ur comment?
dont like what you read, stay the fk out of the thread