cheersdrive:
Lorry drivers are now as crap at driving as car drivers, .
Yeh exactly, and those that are, ARE actually car drivers that have managed to get a Class 1, …nothing more.
They have no concept of the fact that you HAVE to adapt your driving style between a car and a truck, so they do actually drive their truck like a car.
Which is easy, because driving a modern truck is like a car. 
As I said, they now can (and do) get through the skill net, unlike the old days when there was a world of difference between a truck and a car.
At that time these pathetic type arse wipes would not get past the first couple of days of learning.
Btw…No, I don’t think we should all go back to Atkinsons with DB gearboxes either… before anybody jumps in 
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The way things have declined with some drivers I think lies in the training.
Bearing in mind these cretins are actually in charge of 44 tonnes at 56 mph 
with all the potential carnage that can bring, I reckon a theory course covering empathy with other drivers, courtesy on the road in general, and general stuff like the subject of the o/p, not forgetting my favourite…Etiquette while overtaking other trucks/understanding the length of your truck/space awareness.
At least this would be a road in, to getting back some values with drivers, to make them better at their jobs.
Job sorted by Rob…your’e welcome. 
