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Old 09-08-2010, 08:11 PM   #31
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Trucks should have a reverse camera on the back of the trailer wired to a large screen in clear view on the dash, so the driver can realise what is behind him/her. He/she might not care if there's a car or hundred but hopefully will care for Geckos sake that there is an ambulance, firery, police behind them, needing to pass urgently.
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Trucks should have a reverse camera on the back of the trailer wired to a large screen in clear view on the dash, so the driver can realise what is behind him/her. He/she might not care if there's a car or hundred but hopefully will care for Geckos sake that there is an ambulance, firery, police behind them, needing to pass urgently.
They don't watch mirrors (we know because behind a truck we offset to one side, preferably the right so that they can see us in a side mirror), so why would they watch a screen?
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:16 PM   #33
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They don't watch mirrors (we know because behind a truck we offset to one side, preferably the right so that they can see us in a side mirror), so why would they watch a screen?
I don't know just trying to be positive and come up with possible solutions.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:19 PM   #34
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I don't know just trying to be positive and come up with possible solutions.
Don't get me wrong, I think the idea is a good one and would be of great assistance to the truck drivers out there that do the right thing (there are many).

The problem is that truck drivers, as are all other motorists, are let down by those that have attitude difficulties. Attitudes take more than a video screen to fix.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:38 PM   #36
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I'll probably sound pretty naive, but isn't it correct that it is the law to pull to the left when an emergency vehicle is behind you. Could people in your position report these said drivers with attitude difficulties resulting in them getting a suspended license. These drivers rely on those pieces of plastic to support them from week to week, I'm sure they will get the message when their mates are out of work for three months.
So instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt, just penalise them.
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Old 09-08-2010, 08:49 PM   #37
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I'll probably sound pretty naive, but isn't it correct that it is the law to pull to the left when an emergency vehicle is behind you. Could people in your position report these said drivers with attitude difficulties resulting in them getting a suspended license. These drivers rely on those pieces of plastic to support them from week to week, I'm sure they will get the message when their mates are out of work for three months.
So instead of giving them the benefit of the doubt, just penalise them.
Now way off topic but not really, too much hassle to report, too hard to prove and happens to often to bother. We have more important things to worry about.
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Old 09-08-2010, 11:00 PM   #38
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wait till harvest time (for all the folks in the country side. ) once a year "truckies"
bad,bad,bad. 99% of truckies are good but throw these cowboys in and its mayhem out there.
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most truckies know they`ve got traffic behind them and will pull over when they can...
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Old 10-08-2010, 07:47 AM   #39
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Why can't we have a roof mounted RPG?
You'd run out of ammunition all too quickly and then they'd be ineffective.
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Old 10-08-2010, 08:30 AM   #40
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There is one of the things that annoy me the most on all roads, two drag racing trucks taking up both lanes. We get it here all the time, two trucks struggling to do the speed limit trying to overtake each other, while they take 5 km to do it and the rest of the traffic is going insane behind them. Makes it worse when one truck gets past another, then he sees the next one and decides to take that one too, in another 5 km. That is on the open road.

Then in the city you have three lanes each way at a set of lights, so you get 3 trucks trying to have a drag race so they line up across 3 lanes.

These situations not only annoy me in my personal car, they are almost impossible to get past in an ambulance. There they are lined up across all lanes, never check their mirrors and can't hear a siren over the sound of a diesel engine and loud stereo. Why can't we have a roof mounted RPG?
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Interesting how a thread that started with someone asking for advice on a licence suspension has turned into a truck bashing exercise, especially by some who should know better.

Now, where can I find another 60 tonne B-double to drag race just so I can annoy a few motorists?
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What happens if you cop a suspended license on the spot, but it only takes effect after 28 days. Is the license 100% valid in those 28 days with no records or points against it until the conviction is recorded on the 28th day?
If you cop a 'suspended license on the spot' that's what it is. Get out and walk home, no 28 day leeway.
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Old 10-08-2010, 02:46 PM   #43
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Interesting how a thread that started with someone asking for advice on a licence suspension has turned into a truck bashing exercise, especially by some who should know better.

Now, where can I find another 60 tonne B-double to drag race just so I can annoy a few motorists?
I see no truck driver bashing only a few saying what sort of things some truck drivers do that really annoy them.

And the fact that you think it is funny or ok to go & do what annoys people just goes to show how some truck drivers think does it not?

If you were driving a newish nice car that you took pride in would you think its funny that the truck you were behind was dropping rocks or rubbish on the road & over your car etc ??

In my area we atm have lots of roadworks going on & have many of the tip trucks with the trailers on them carting rocks the size of bowling balls or a bit smaller & dropping many of them further up the road as they travel to the drop area which then the car driver has to avoid as they are jagged etc & would ruin a tyre if run over but do they care, nope as they keep dropping them & yes this is annoying & just should not happen as 1 example.

I also find it very annoying that many truck drivers take no responsability for these sort of things or accidents which are caused by speeding, bad driving, drugged driving, fatigue etc etc as is always some excuse.

Yes now I am having a go at any driver who does the above things as well as the overtaking that was mentioned previously as to do these things is just plain wrong.

No not all truck drivers are guilty of those things but many are.

So dont get all precious when somebody complains as it is just wrong wrong wrong!

I also know this is off topic but you did bring up truck driver bashing not anybody else.
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I see no truck driver bashing only a few saying what sort of things some truck drivers do that really annoy them.

And the fact that you think it is funny or ok to go & do what annoys people just goes to show how some truck drivers think does it not?

If you were driving a newish nice car that you took pride in would you think its funny that the truck you were behind was dropping rocks or rubbish on the road & over your car etc ??

In my area we atm have lots of roadworks going on & have many of the tip trucks with the trailers on them carting rocks the size of bowling balls or a bit smaller & dropping many of them further up the road as they travel to the drop area which then the car driver has to avoid as they are jagged etc & would ruin a tyre if run over but do they care, nope as they keep dropping them & yes this is annoying & just should not happen as 1 example.

I also find it very annoying that many truck drivers take no responsability for these sort of things or accidents which are caused by speeding, bad driving, drugged driving, fatigue etc etc as is always some excuse.

Yes now I am having a go at any driver who does the above things as well as the overtaking that was mentioned previously as to do these things is just plain wrong.

No not all truck drivers are guilty of those things but many are.

So dont get all precious when somebody complains as it is just wrong wrong wrong!

I also know this is off topic but you did bring up truck driver bashing not anybody else.
Y'know I was going to ask you where 'your area' is that has the roadworks, and if they are dropping 'bowling ball' sized rocks why has no one complained to the RTA (or whatever it is there)

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But it's way off topic so any more comment is PM material
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If there still is a topic....
I would say that you have a letter telling you that you will have accumulated maximum demerit points, and as soon as the fine is finalised or paid, you will have 28 days before your license is suspended for either a 3 or 6 month period.
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TRUCKS? Where the hell did trucks come into it!

I am quite sure that the poster has had his question answered so I think we should get the truck out of this thread ... as it has nothing to do with the original question!



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