Laura & CTB Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I believe in the "trade" the full name for the "Norberts" are "Norbert Dingle Dangles..." I LOVE that ! CTB works as a fuel tanker driver for TDG who have just been taken over by ND - I'm gonna have to tell him that one! Living by Gatwick I have the joys of travelling the M25 to get....well....virtually anywhere and Sarah there are loads of "hidden" cameras to watch out for - and they keep changing the speeds as well! You'll have to get yourself one of the "M25 - Road To Hell" t-shirts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Tuts at speeders. You may think you are a good drivers, but rules are rules and speeding makes you bad drivers. And not just on the motorways either. Anyhoo lecture done and back to trucking. Can I honk your horn Wigglebum? Pretty please? Grovelgrovelgrovel - I can sit on Cookie's lap (er rephrase that - I can squash Cookie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I would watch out there Valkyrie,your halo might slip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have never felt the need for speed. I tend to use common sense on the road. Pity more people don't. I value my safety and the safety of my passengers. So my halo is firmly above my head in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'll echo that, I've been a much more sensible driver since I had Rosie - it gave me a reason to value my own (and her) safety. Phil is an excellent driver and very safe, but then when he doesn't have any illustration work, he delivers luxury cars for a living. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have found it quite noticeable really, the decline of speeding. When travelling along the motorway now, its quite rare for people to go whizzing past you while your doing 70. I think people are more aware and also value their licences more now For some of us, our jobs depend on our licences so speeding is a no-no My halo also firmly in place Valkyrie . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Yes, I've noticed less speeders too guys..... apart from the eejits in performance cars racing each other up the M40 the other evening - it was quite gratifying to find them pulled over by the law a few miles further up boy did I laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Im afraid i must admit to feeling very smug too, when you see an idiot who whizzed past you doing 100mph, sat on the hard shoulder in the police car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I was once driving home from work in Oxford, along an A road when a beamer went past me on a blind bend like a spaceship from hell I few miles further on I saw the same car in a ditch - I checked that the driver was unhurt and drove on............ twit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 It's not just the speeders but the tailgaters - especially in a Pink Smart! Still makes me jump when a truck pulls up beside me too - those wheels are nearly as high as my car!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Tailgaters are really worrying, aren't they? They aren't just endangering their lives, but those of the people in the other vehicle. It's easy to regulate yourself - you need to leave a 2 second gap between your car and the vehicle in front (more if you drive an HGV) this allows for the speed of travel. Just use a landmark such as a signpost and count 'one thousand... two thousand' between the back of the car in front and the front of your car. That is the MINIMUM gap that you should leave. Obviously, in bad weather conditions, the gap should be far bigger; if visibility is poor and you consider that the car behind you is dangerously close, then consider using your hazard lights to warn them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hazards can make them threaten you more unfortunately, and they also are very happy to 'steal' your stopping distance (though that's not to say I don't leave one). It's also quite an eye opener to remember if you can't see the mirrors of the vehicle in front of you then they can't see you! behind a lorry that's quite some space! I have to say most truckers are wonderful and courteous - it's the car and 4x4 drivers who are the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 My way of dealing with tailgaters is to just touch my brakes every now and again, not enough to cause a problem but just enough to make my brake lights come on. If that doesn't work, I just slow down. I agree about the general courtesy of professional drivers - they tend to be the ones who flash you out, flash you back in again, thank you for moving over for them, move over for you etc etc. Much better mannered than 99% of car drivers I've encountered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I always make a special point of thanking those' less than courteous drivers'; just my way of contributing to the general traffic karma. Perhaps one of them will learn some manners one day and my work will be complete I agree about professional drivers being the most considerate. I have a few friends who drive for a living and they are all (without exception) the most courteous... this doesn't apply to the Polish truck driver who i passed on the M40 the other day - he'd been veering onto the rumble strip so I overtook him and spotted that he had either a laptop or small TV on his dashboard My truck driving friends tell me this is commonplace amongst the non-British drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I was in the overtaking lane the other day,doing the speed limit,& got some arrogant twonk in a Merc or something come up behind me at great speed & flash his lights for me to move out of his way. As I was overtaking slower traffic in the middle lane at the time,I politely declined until I was ready to move,at which point he flew past me & I noticed he had a phone up to his ear.He must have been doing 90-100mph As I mentioned earlier,this 5 hour round trip is the furthest I have driven,& bot my Achilles tendon (which I have had problems with in my youth) ached like the devil yesterday. If its going to be a regular trip I reckon I may have to fit cruise control. Funnily my longest trip prior to this was to pick up chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Can you get a train down there, Sarah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I enjoyed the drive, & its actually a horrid & expensive train journey. You have to go into London,an hour on the Tube,then out again....not my idea of fun at rush hour We shall see anyhow. She might not even go there yet,& her other choice is the Uni or Surrey which is only 50mins away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Which uni in Canterbury is she looking at Cinnamon? i have to admit i didn't have a clue about Stobart lorries till this topic came up but i spotted my first one yesterday on the way back from London.... i was a little too overexcited by that i think. Though not as excited as when i spotted an omlet van i scared my passanger silly then because i squealed really quite loudly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Which uni in Canterbury is she looking at Cinnamon? The University of Kent,which is based just outside the town. It was beautiful...rolling hills,large green spaces & a lovely chilled safe feel to it....we were impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodcat Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Which uni in Canterbury is she looking at Cinnamon? The University of Kent,which is based just outside the town. It was beautiful...rolling hills,large green spaces & a lovely chilled safe feel to it....we were impressed! It is gorgeous up there... there's a friendly rivalry with the other uni Christchurch (where i go) but it's a lovely place. Wave if you go past faversham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 It's easy to regulate yourself - you need to leave a 2 second gap between your car and the vehicle in front (more if you drive an HGV) this allows for the speed of travel. Just use a landmark such as a signpost and count 'one thousand... two thousand' between the back of the car in front and the front of your car. Same idea but we say "Only a fool breaks the 2 second rule" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
