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Forum: Trucking Topic: happy new year in advance |
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:52
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| when the clock ticks over into 2010 i stop being a truck driver. :drink: i start a new job on jan 4th as a team leader in overnight technical support for virgin media. so when you phone up at 1am on a saturday night to ask why playboy tv isnt working and some cheeky jock asks if you have tried switc... |
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Forum: Trucking Topic: Average Speed |
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:39
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Replies: 3
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| assuming we are not talking local multi drop operations, have you considered asking a driver? being absolutely serious, if you ask a truck driver how far it is from point A to point B the answer will be in hours and minutes. most of us dont have a clue how far a journey is in miles but we are very a... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: back to protesting |
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 13:12
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Replies: 8
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| haulage is a tricky business. if you charge too much you lose the business, charge too little and you lose your own business. thats why i am an employee rather than employer. the risk is too high for me. anyway, i have realised further potential to this plan if i can get enough support. placing indi... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: back to protesting |
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 10:35
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Replies: 8
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| there lies the beauty of my strategy. although the protest is primarily against central government, because they are at local constituency offices you can bring up local issues. i am not restricting anything other than behaviour. i do not want my supporters being arrested but they are free to bring ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: back to protesting |
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Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 14:41
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Replies: 8
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| this is the email i have sent out and i ask the members of this group to support the cause too at a time when thousands of jobs are being lost all over the uk and others are safeguarded only by people reducing hours or wages, the government is contributing to increasing unemployment by raising taxe... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: i have a concern |
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 13:12
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Replies: 15
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| mitsubishi galant GDi. its a 2.4 petrol front wheel drive 4 door saloon running on 205/60/15s. the weight at the back would have been minimal. 1/4 of a tank of petrol, the boot was pretty much empty since i knew i needed access to the spare before i went to sort the first tyre out. sorry, there is a... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: i have a concern |
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Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 06:30
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Replies: 15
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| i had a blow out on my rear axle yesterday (my second flat tyre in one morning :x ) and that is the first i have ever had while actually moving. my concern is the fact that i heard the strange noise of my alloy running at 40MPH but i didnt notice the reason until i stopped to investigate. why didnt ... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: An appeal for expert opinion |
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 14:04
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Replies: 2
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| i have no idea how to get hold of anyone involved in the construction in road building so is anyone here within that industry? engineers, construction workers etc. the reason being that i am about to launch a local campaign to have a junction changed for safety reasons after a near miss that i had l... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seat Belts |
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 13:36
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Replies: 32
Views: 9004
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Mole wrote: Unfortunately, that hasn't yet happened at any point in motoring history so I'm not holding out much hope for it happening any time soon!
if that were the case then we would have nothing to discuss here because all the effective solutions would already be in place  |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seat Belts |
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Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 13:33
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Replies: 32
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| I'm sure there has been time when seat belts have cost a life but I can't think of any situation where the force required by the belt to kill you would give you less of a chance of survival than being shot out of the car. funnily enough my ex was involved in a crash where she would have been killed... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Seat Belts |
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Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 17:06
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Replies: 32
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| each crash is different. we have all heard of incidents where the seat belt has actually caused injury or even death so there is no possible way to determine a 'one size fits all' seatbelt that would save a life in every situation. to that end, i would suggest that the best way to save lives is to t... |
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Forum: Trucking Topic: Size of bunks in cabs |
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Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2009 23:21
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| the law states that you must have access to a bunk or couch during a rest period but i am not aware of any specific sizes stated within the regulations. for a normal worker there may well be some kind of guidance but as with many things (apart from the smoking ban :roll: ), they would probably exclu... |
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Forum: General Chat Topic: Baby Milk Adverts ruled "Misleading" |
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 15:00
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Replies: 3
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| i always whinge when adverts mention 'doing your bit to combat climate change' or anything similiar to that. its false advertising for the simple fact that we can not beat nature! |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Tiered Driving Licences |
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 01:44
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Replies: 29
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| yes it does. thats why i always sit just off the nearside line when i am being overtaken by another truck or the offside line if i am doing the overtaking. i tend to back off a couple of MPHs too rather than allow myself to sit with a truck next to me at full speed. i know it doesnt take much to 'ju... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: anti skid surface? Hope it enhances our safety record |
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 16:29
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Replies: 16
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| In Gear, you know as well as I do that it wont make the blindest bit of difference to road safety. Skid training (which includes learning how to avoid a skid) is the answer, not anti skid surfaces. People will skid on any surface and that is down to ignorance. They don't know the physics behind ski... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Tiered Driving Licences |
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 15:11
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Replies: 29
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| what differences do you propose between the training stages? driving at 100MPH isnt much different to driving at 80MPH in principle and i cant imagine anyone here agreeing to speeds much beyond that on the public roads at any time anyway. yes, there are times where the roads are empty but i certainl... |
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Forum: Brainstorming Topic: Tiered Driving Licences |
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 11:40
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Replies: 29
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| in this vein, i would look at restricting them by insurance group rather than engine size. a peugeot 306 1.8 used to be a group 5 when they were new. the strategy i am thinking along the lines of is a 2 part licence scheme instead. part 1 would be the current test ie basic car controls and highway c... |
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Forum: Trucking Topic: airbags |
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Posted: Wed Jul 08, 2009 22:58
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Replies: 9
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| i think it was someone moaning about their truck Claire. if you ever come across a trucker who doesnt moan about their truck, check their pulse. we never stop moaning :D this person seemed to think that we arent looked after because he drives a plastic truck which is not fitted with airbags (mercede... |
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Forum: Improving Road Safety Topic: anti skid surface? Hope it enhances our safety record |
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 21:05
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Replies: 16
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| In Gear, you know as well as i do that it wont make the blindest bit of difference to road safety. skid training (which includes learning how to avoid a skid) is the answer, not anti skid surfaces. people will skid on any surface and that is down to ignorance. they dont know the physics behind skidd... |
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Forum: Near Misses and Crashes Topic: 2 for the price of one! |
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 19:47
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Replies: 6
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| i had a similiar one the other day. roundabout with 3 exits, 9, 12 and 3 oclock with 2 lanes approaching. i approached in the right hand lane with my right indicator on. the car in the left lane cut straight across my nose and turned right with no indicator at all. with both my window open and hers,... |
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