Flip Flop wearers

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being a “plastic russian”, I wear flipflops only when I can’t be arsed to put on my tux and shiny shoes.

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Boots only come off on long journeys and I drive in my socks. Had a bloke in our yard few months ago, me and my mate couldn’t believe what we saw when he jumped out… wooden clogs :stuck_out_tongue:

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Euro truckers uses to wear clogs made of real Friesian or Hereford cow hair.
Added to that to be look at me,they wore a six foot long steel chain attached to belt loop in the cut off jeans with a few weeks running money cash in the wallet.

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G6Bob:
Boots only come off on long journeys and I drive in my socks. Had a bloke in our yard few months ago, me and my mate couldn’t believe what we saw when he jumped out… wooden clogs :stuck_out_tongue:

Dutch always used to drive in clogs. Not all of them obviously!

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midlifetrucker:

G6Bob:
Boots only come off on long journeys and I drive in my socks. Had a bloke in our yard few months ago, me and my mate couldn’t believe what we saw when he jumped out… wooden clogs :stuck_out_tongue:

Dutch always used to drive in clogs. Not all of them obviously!

We have Dutch wagons in our yard regular and if the driver is Dutch you can tell easily as it is surprising how many still drive in clogs though not the traditional old all wooden type tourists buy but wooden soled with leather straps

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seth 70:
Makes me laugh when the foreign blokes stroll round a yard with flip flopsflops ,mucky flowery swimshorts ,hivis vest and a ■■■ in the mouth,then the shunter spots them and trys to tell them the error of their ways,lots of finger wagging ,arm waving and gets nowhere :laughing: :laughing:

Like anyone gives a monkey’s chuff what a shunter thinks… :unamused: :slight_smile:

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ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

Cheers mate. I’ for one will sleep far more soundly knowing that it is in fact ok and I’m not contravening any laws.

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ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

So if you showed up at the test station for your driving exam and before you got in the cab you whipped your shoes saying ;its ok i prefer to drive like this m8;to the bloke taking you it would be ok :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:

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redbob:
how about these?

cdn3.fashionablygeek.com/wp-cont … ippers.JPG

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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instantKarma:

redbob:
how about these?

cdn3.fashionablygeek.com/wp-cont … ippers.JPG

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

:open_mouth: Pleassssseeeee :laughing: :laughing:

I have been looking for some nigt time flipflops for the wagon :laughing:

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I drive barefoot it gives a
much better grip on the
steering wheel.

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oatcake1967:
I drive barefoot it gives a
much better grip on the
steering wheel.

:open_mouth:

:laughing:

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seth 70:

ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

So if you showed up at the test station for your driving exam and before you got in the cab you whipped your shoes saying ;its ok i prefer to drive like this m8;to the bloke taking you it would be ok :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:

100% yes - its perfectly legal and deemed safe as long as full control is maintained

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ROG:

seth 70:

ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

So if you showed up at the test station for your driving exam and before you got in the cab you whipped your shoes saying ;its ok i prefer to drive like this m8;to the bloke taking you it would be ok :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:

100% yes - its perfectly legal and deemed safe as long as full control is maintained

So when you’re involved in a serious accident in a truck and you are driving bare foot and you end up loosing a foot in the crash how do you stand in claming as really you should have work boots on as you’re in the work place■■? :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

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tango boy:

ROG:

seth 70:

ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

So if you showed up at the test station for your driving exam and before you got in the cab you whipped your shoes saying ;its ok i prefer to drive like this m8;to the bloke taking you it would be ok :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:

100% yes - its perfectly legal and deemed safe as long as full control is maintained

So when you’re involved in a serious accident in a truck and you are driving bare foot and you end up loosing a foot in the crash how do you stand in claming as really you should have work boots on as you’re in the work place■■? :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

Where does it say that you must wear work boots when driving?

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ROG:

tango boy:

ROG:

seth 70:

ROG:
Anything or nothing is ok as long as full control is maintained whilst driving

So if you showed up at the test station for your driving exam and before you got in the cab you whipped your shoes saying ;its ok i prefer to drive like this m8;to the bloke taking you it would be ok :unamused: :unamused: :laughing: :laughing:

100% yes - its perfectly legal and deemed safe as long as full control is maintained

So when you’re involved in a serious accident in a truck and you are driving bare foot and you end up loosing a foot in the crash how do you stand in claming as really you should have work boots on as you’re in the work place■■? :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

Where does it say that you must wear work boots when driving?

I don’t know i’m asking the question.
Surely when driving a truck it’s classed as being at the work place so surely you must have the adequate ppe on at the time.

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We get issued a pair with our uniform.

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As far as I’m aware safety boots protect your toes from objects that may drop on them. I’d imagine that any crash severe enough to result in losing your foot would have the same outcome regardless of whether you were wearing stilettos or steelies.

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the maoster:
As far as I’m aware safety boots protect your toes from objects that may drop on them. I’d imagine that any crash severe enough to result in losing your foot would have the same outcome regardless of whether you were wearing stilettos or steelies.

Just looking at it in a H&S point of view.
You wouldn’t ware a pair of trainers in a warehouse (Place of work)
So as a truck being a (place of work) is this the same■■?

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tango boy:

the maoster:
As far as I’m aware safety boots protect your toes from objects that may drop on them. I’d imagine that any crash severe enough to result in losing your foot would have the same outcome regardless of whether you were wearing stilettos or steelies.

Just looking at it in a H&S point of view.
You wouldn’t ware a pair of trainers in a warehouse (Place of work)
So as a truck being a (place of work) is this the same■■?

I agree, I often see the bankers in canary wharf with their rigger boots on! We should wear them in the cab!

I wondered how the foot prints get on the bed.