Carryfast:
jakethesnake:
that makes it dangerous as you can’t see past the truck in front of you.If you can’t see past the truck in front of you there is a simple method called “dropping back” or easing off the gas to give more room to react if something happens unexpectedly.
It’s a skill that sadly seems to evade some drivers.
To be fair these types of collision are as much about the skill of judging large speed differentials at sufficient distance to react as seperation distances.
That skill is obviously lost in an environment that wants to minimise large speed differentials.Its also best learnt and kept sharp by fast car driving at autobahn type speeds.
The forward planning needed to sustain such speeds is very similar to that required to safely navigate a truck in traffic at motorway type speeds.While speed limiters just created a dumbed down sense of false security in that regard.
Which leaves the issue of the crash safety of cab over design v conventional bonneted type.The bit extra aggro in maneouvering is arguably worth having the protection of the angine chassis and bonnet out front taking the impact.
TBF as usual you misunderstand. I was referring to the ridiculous statement that on a straight road you can’t see past the truck in front.
Why is it most on here seem to realise drivers travel far too close to each other (apart from the obvious ones) on a daily basis but the prevalence of tailgaiting seems to be getting worse. Accident after accident. Do these cretins think it will never happen to them or are they not capable of realising the danger to themselves and others?