Yea i once reversed my car on to a bay at a Tesco RDC and i sat in the stinky drivers room for 3 hours before realizing it was my day off !! 
Wiretwister:
Not just thinking of the daft stuff like going for the handbrake on the dashboard or using the wipers for an exhaust brake but the things like easing off early approaching junctions/roundabouts, looking for the gaps to avoid coming to a stop, not flooring the throttle when pulling off?
I was doing that long before I started driving lorries. When youāre broke you learn to eek out every last bit out of the petrol you can afford.
peterm:
whisperingsmith:
I am told that my 1998 Merc learns your driving style and reacts accordingly.Mine regularly seems to read my intention and changes down on approaching roundabouts, so I rarely have to use my brakes, yet I watch those in front whose brake lights are continuously on for ages before being needed.
7 years now and the brake pads have lots of life left, there is a bit of a dent in the carpet where I go for the exhaust brake though - I still feel that the button on the floor is the best place for it. Oh and I have never used the cruise control as Iāve never encountered a stretch of road where a constant speed is possible at the upper end + of the speed limit.
Our 2001 Mitsubishi Magna does the same. My Mrs is a lead foot compared to me. Iām always on at her to lift off and let it roll to a roundabout or lights. Lift off the bloody loud pedal so it drops into overdrive. Thereās a big difference in petrol consumption between me and her. I donāt swing out on corners though.
Itās a girly thing Peterm. Women need one pedal hard on the floor, and itās not the clutch. I used to fill our 3.8L Commodore in Cairns and drive to Karumba with 80~100 km to spare, according to the trip computer. My Mrs would do the same trip, in the same car and refill at Georgetown, then arrive in Karumba with an empty tank.
Guilty of all of the aboveā¦
Especially avoiding brakes and timing your run up to a situation to avoid stopping.
(best one was Carmarthen to M25 J10 not using the brakes!)
My own ālorry styleā is going deep into roundabouts to allow for trailer cut in.
Bit silly in a Saab really!
Paul
sonflowerinwales:
Guilty of all of the aboveā¦
Especially avoiding brakes and timing your run up to a situation to avoid stopping.
(best one was Carmarthen to M25 J10 not using the brakes!)
My own ālorry styleā is going deep into roundabouts to allow for trailer cut in.
Bit silly in a Saab really!
Paul
My Saab has a cone filter, big brakes and a lot of power. I prefer driving like a grandma in a lorry. When I get in the car Iām off to the races [emoji16][emoji2958][emoji2958].
Funny though I (almost) never get annoyed while in a lorry, but when in a Saab Iām like a mad BM driver [emoji123][emoji23][emoji23].
Since having my lorry licence I became a much better car driver, much more aware and my anticipation is a lot better.
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Juddian:
If you take a pride in your lorry driving, its bound to have an effect on how you drive any other vehicle, if you drive poorly ie thrashed from cold and driven hard on the brakes and have not the foggiest idea about forward planning in a wagon then it stands to reason the car will be similarly abused.As a slight aside, i bet most (competent) lorry driverās personal vehicles are mechanically reliable for many years by being subject to the sort of mechanical sympathy most car/van bods wouldnāt have a clue about nor care one jot.
Not if itās modified it isnāt. Something is always knocking somewhere [emoji28]
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Alfa1M:
Was askee by a passenger in my car why I change lanes so often, I was making him sick! If in lane 2 for example it was met by bemusement that I would then pull back in to lane 1 after an overtake despite a slower vehicle 500 yards In frontā¦
Says more about car drivers of today than anything else though I think
I hate lane hoggers myself, my Mrs always asks me why am I weaving in and out of lanes [emoji2357] well cuz thatās how youāre supposed to do it !! [emoji16]
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Itās a long time since I drove a truck at 70mph+ hour after hour , those were the days 
> mick palmer:
> Itās a long time since I drove a truck at 70mph+ hour after hour , those were the days
Yes Mick, I remember what a real pain it was on days having to stick to 70mph, much easier on nights when you could cruise at 90+ on almost empty roads and the elderly williams would give a couple of spins of the blues and left-hand indicator, meaning keep it lit - come on through.