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It was put to the driver that he should have got out of the vehicle and checked the rear to see if it was safe to reverse.What was to s ay, had he done that, and by the time he got back in the cab, somebody was behind the Vehicle. On that basis, it would never be safe to reverse.
The public need educating on the dangers of walking behind large vehicle’s. Only on Sunday, in the car park of Oldham Roughyeds, the visiting teams supporters coach was doing a reversing maneuver across the car park, when a man walked behind the coach. Words fail me why people do this.
That’s why some trucks are fitted with rear mounted cameras to aid the driver when reversing.
roughyed:
The public need educating on the dangers of walking behind large vehicle’s. Only on Sunday, in the car park of Oldham Roughyeds, the visiting teams supporters coach was doing a reversing maneuver across the car park, when a man walked behind the coach. Words fail me why people do this.
Walking behind ANY reversing vehicle in fact. It always baffles me why people who would not dream of stepping out in front of a car which is driving forward towards them in a supermarket car park will walk behind a reversing vehicle without so much as blinking.
on my last day and last drop at the last job , I jumped out of the back after tidying up,and pulled the roller down.there was nothing behind me for approx. 50 yards, gets in the cab and some one has parked in front of me (on a housing est).so after deciding it would be easier to back up a couple of yards then pull out ,I checked mirrors …nothing ,selected reverse and edged back approx. 2-3 feet and scrape 
the lady of the house I had just delivered to had parked right up my arris to get as near as possible to her gate with her shopping bags . she must have arrived as i was getting in the cab , I never heard her car arrive and I couldn’t see her in my mirrors. 30 yrs record of accident free gone in a moment, so easy , thankfully no one was hurt.
Sidevalve:
roughyed:
The public need educating on the dangers of walking behind large vehicle’s. Only on Sunday, in the car park of Oldham Roughyeds, the visiting teams supporters coach was doing a reversing maneuver across the car park, when a man walked behind the coach. Words fail me why people do this.
Walking behind ANY reversing vehicle in fact. It always baffles me why people who would not dream of stepping out in front of a car which is driving forward towards them in a supermarket car park will walk behind a reversing vehicle without so much as blinking.
It’s because they don’t make eye contact with the driver (perverse, but true). If they did, they wouldn’t walk in front of the car. Some cars have very limited rear vision and poor mirrors, so are nearly as bad as a van in this respect.
Does anyone else find that people who try and help you as banksmen can almost be as bad? I sometimes am more worried about hitting the bloke waving me back than the stuff he is keeping me away from!
th2013:
Does anyone else find that people who try and help you as banksmen can almost be as bad? I sometimes am more worried about hitting the bloke waving me back than the stuff he is keeping me away from!
Then you have to stop because you can’t see them lol, then they shout come on!! Trained banks men??
Sad story tho, hopefully the driver can relax now.
th2013:
Does anyone else find that people who try and help you as banksmen can almost be as bad? I sometimes am more worried about hitting the bloke waving me back than the stuff he is keeping me away from!
I’d rather be left alone tbh some banksmans are absolutely useless I’ve even had one stand behind the lorry giving me instructions then coming over having a go because I’m not moving what do they expect when you look in your mirrors and they’ve ■■■■■ disappeared! Syramax that is really really bad luck could happen to anyone but some people(the women parking up your arris)have no common sense I’m still amazed when I pull into the middle off a road hazards on check my mirrors everyone’s stopped good to go start backing up and there’s always one ■■■■ that wants to mount the curb and shoot behind you, feel sorry for the chap involved glad he was found not guilty things like that could happen to any off us doesn’t mean he’s careless just being in the wrong place at the wrong time will change the blokes life forever.
Thank god it’s over for the poor driver.the cps are useless bunch of monkeys.
Are they living in the real world…the police will always look for a scalp ,so remember this sign nothing,as soon as you do …then u r nailed good and proper!!!
When this stupid gov realise drivers can’t see behind the wagon they will introduce reversing cameras by law…office jockey prats.
The judge gets paid, the cps get paid, his solicitor and barrister get paid. what does the driver get? Sod all.
This was one reason I had a major argument with the examiner on my US CDL A test. I was told to park then reverse into an imaginary space next to the curb, Iooked in both mirrors and selected reverse and he stopped me “Why have you not got out to look ?” he asked.
“Because I can see there is nothing there and if there is something that comes along when I am walking back to the cab it’s pointless, I could spend all day walking to the back of my truck”
“That’s not the point, the point is that you have to do it unless you get another person to stand back there and watch you” he said.
“Ok, get out and watch me then” I said, he looked shocked but did it. I passed the test and he told me that although I didn’t do things by the book I made a lot of sense.
Stupid laws 
Do you realise Pat that you really are sounding like a proper NY arse with your posts - big gob and bullstuff 