Episode 3 life in the fast lane

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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nickyboy:

bald bloke:
I can’t believe all the hgv’s nearly hitting the cones .

And they’re the ones that have the commanding view of the road ahead, shocking really!

I think I worked out that if two LGVs came around that bend in lanes 1 + 2 towards the cones then one would blind the other to their presence until they were almost on top of them which is why it kept happening

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ROG:

nickyboy:

bald bloke:
I can’t believe all the hgv’s nearly hitting the cones .

And they’re the ones that have the commanding view of the road ahead, shocking really!

I think I worked out that if two LGVs came around that bend in lanes 1 + 2 towards the cones then one would blind the other to their presence until they were almost on top of them which is why it kept happening

But how do they blind one another from the foooking great big red x’s that were probably flashing over the lane & the lane diverts prior to that ■■?

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I think as much as we take the ps out of these Highways Traffic Officers, they do have to put up with some st on a daily basis and it looks a pretty dodgy job trying to stop traffic with an amber flashing light, hi viz jacket and a hand signal!!!

I know the programme is a bit cheesy but hopefully it will show some of the idiots out there what an unforgiving environment the motorway is and how quickly it can all go wrong for you. the last thing we want to do is spill our Costa coffee!!!

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speedyguy:

ROG:

nickyboy:

bald bloke:
I can’t believe all the hgv’s nearly hitting the cones .

And they’re the ones that have the commanding view of the road ahead, shocking really!

I think I worked out that if two LGVs came around that bend in lanes 1 + 2 towards the cones then one would blind the other to their presence until they were almost on top of them which is why it kept happening

But how do they blind one another from the foooking great big red x’s that were probably flashing over the lane & the lane diverts prior to that ■■?

Re-watch that bit and check out the cartography and bend and the exit slip aside it,
all the more reason why you should be switched on and assess and adapt to the situation / location, :exclamation: :bulb: push it further back if you need to :wink: :unamused:
Not sit in your truck (replace with 4x4) on your mobile phone wondering what the ■■■■■ was that noise :open_mouth: :wink:
to quote the phrase " it`s shiyte" :laughing: :laughing:

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I don’t no how your all still watching it it is funny thou :grimacing:

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ROG:
I think I worked out that if two LGVs came around that bend in lanes 1 + 2 towards the cones then one would blind the other to their presence until they were almost on top of them which is why it kept happening

They had to ignore the overhead signs.

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The worst driving from all 3 episodes has been from lorry drivers by a country mile, ■■■■■■■ terrible so it is.

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bald bloke:
I can’t believe all the hgv’s nearly hitting the cones .

I can. And it’s exactly the reason why the HA opt for full carriageway closures left right & centre at night whilst they carry out work, at a massive cost to our industry. It’s the only safe option with all these tossers behind the wheel of heavies, not to mention the thick & selfish car drivers crashing through the cones.

Also a bit shocking the tipper drivers gaffer giving the HATO a load of foal mouthed abuse down the phone. Nice to see our industry being run by such professionals :unamused:

To think, people were worried that this programme was going to unfairly show our industry in a bad light. No bias or effort has in fact been required by the producers . :unamused:

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Just catching up with this now. Can someone explain why the HATO was attempting to steer the Peugeot they were towing out of the carriageway. A futile exercise if ever I saw one

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m1cks:
Just catching up with this now. Can someone explain why the HATO was attempting to steer the Peugeot they were towing out of the carriageway. A futile exercise if ever I saw one

Dunno, why don’t you ask the copper who was attempting to steer it!

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Big Jase:

m1cks:
Just catching up with this now. Can someone explain why the HATO was attempting to steer the Peugeot they were towing out of the carriageway. A futile exercise if ever I saw one

Dunno, why don’t you ask the copper who was attempting to steer it!

If so then my mistake. Only caught a glimpse of it. Still a pointless exercise regardless of who was doing it. No steering on the car and brakes not needed as it’s grinding on the floor.

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merc0447:
The worst driving from all 3 episodes has been from lorry drivers by a country mile, [zb] terrible so it is.

All the drivers who nearly hit the cones were foreigners ,the wide load was english and did nothing wrong in my eyes,i think they made a big deal about nowt with him :unamused:

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The guy with the wide load did the right thing. He was given a movment order, not his fault the ha decided to do some impromptu roadworks, had he of just pulled up there would have been chaos instead he slowed through the roadworks and didnt injure anyone or any cones.

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The wide load will almost certainly have been given a specific route to follow as well I would have thought…
Nothing wrong with what he did.

I think the guys were just using it as an example of just how easily things can slow the network down.

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m1cks:

Big Jase:

m1cks:
Just catching up with this now. Can someone explain why the Policemanwas attempting to steer the Peugeot they were towing out of the carriageway. A futile exercise if ever I saw one

Dunno, why don’t you ask the copper who was attempting to steer it!

If so then my mistake. Only caught a glimpse of it. Still a pointless exercise regardless of who was doing it. No steering on the car and brakes not needed as it’s grinding on the floor.

Guess you never did / (do) handbrake turns in your rally runabout (car) in your youuff then me ol mucker :wink: :laughing: :laughing:

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seth 70:

merc0447:
The worst driving from all 3 episodes has been from lorry drivers by a country mile, [zb] terrible so it is.

All the drivers who nearly hit the cones were foreigners ,:roll:

Really :question: :open_mouth:

… and the blue Mercedes artic with the driver & steering wheel sat on rhs was not UK registered then :question: :unamused:
Granted, the driver may have been a foreign national working for Angleterre Co. :unamused: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
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Meanwhile , all the Uk drivers are on dcpc courses :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :unamused: :arrow_right: :grimacing:

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i saw a Wacker

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hitch:
i saw a Wacker

Was he driving a black and yellow 4x4?,ah, you said Wacker :slight_smile:

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trux:
all the more reason why you should be switched on and assess and adapt to the situation / location, :exclamation: :bulb: push it further back if you need to :wink: :unamused:
Not sit in your truck (replace with 4x4) on your mobile phone wondering what the [zb]# was that noise :open_mouth: :wink:
to quote the phrase " it`s shiyte" :laughing: :laughing:

To be honest, although I wouldn’t be sat in the car, I would rather be there in front of the truck rather than stood on the bull nose behind the barrier with truck drivers having a good stretch whilst ignoring the millions of pounds of your money spent on signs to try and keep us and others safe, but then that’s just me!