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Originally posted by scratcher
reply to post by Dr Expired
With all due respect , i find your rant a little harsh. I am a "truck driver" and i have driven this road you speak of , and i currently drive long distances in Aus. If you ever have the chance to get a ride in a 60 ton loaded truck on this road and consider how long it takes to stop when a car in front of you brakes for no reason, slows to turn without indicating, overtakes you then slows down, speeds up when you try to overtake them , slows down to read a sign because they are lost, remember this. The road is our workplace , we are not there to enjoy the scenery,cry because we are late for work or complain that the lights are red, we are at work. How would you like it if i came to your workplace and whinged about the way you conducted your business. All truck drivers are guided by laws and regulations that are not only the drivers responsibility to follow, but also the company owners. If these laws are broken the driver gets the worst of it because it was his/her decision to drive the truck, if it is unroadworthy , dont drive it, if you are out of hours , dont drive. All drivers can refuse to drive and not lose their job if they have to break the law to do it. Maybe you should be aware of people in their workplace, its no holiday. scratchya later
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by Dr Expired
Oh and let's not forget, a truck driver has a lot more skill than the average car driver, and with this skill comes the attitude of "I'm bigger and heavier than you" and really, any car driver that doesn't realise (too many IMO) that mass ALWAYS wins are just asking for trouble.
edit on 9/3/12 by Chadwickus because: (no reason given)
I have quite a few relatives who have just turned 18 - these kids are driving big trucks - and I mean B - Doubles. They have done no advanced driving courses at all.
Originally posted by Chadwickus
reply to post by Truthandinfo
I have quite a few relatives who have just turned 18 - these kids are driving big trucks - and I mean B - Doubles. They have done no advanced driving courses at all.
Dunno how they got their MC licence at 18, since you need to have held a HR licence for at least a year before you can get your MC licence and before you can get your HR licence, you need to have had a full C class licence for at least a year as well, then there is a year or two that you have to spend on your P's before obtaining a full licence, so even if a 16 year old get's his P's (possible in ACT I think, but their P's last for 3 years, not 2..) then they couldn't get their MC licence until they were 20.
So how does an 18 year old get to drive a B double again...?
Originally posted by cartenz
wow, lots of people really hate truck drivers--its evident by all the emotive language used.
For those unaware, truckies used to use the term "the filth" for the special branch of police that enforce load sizes, tire tread quality, rego, et al. The police dont look the other way as the OP suggested, this is just someone using pejorative language with no real data.
Originally posted by Dr Expired
Another FIVE human beings in Queensland dead , after another Truck and car collision .
Here is another that continues the tradition of preempting the facts , stating the smaller vehicle collided with the truck.
www.abc.net.au...
Think hard on this conspiracy, anyone who values justice.
The media is scared witless , about blaming the Trucking Industry, better to blame the dead.
Most news reports automatically state " a car collided with atruck" .
The Police make out its the car that causes the collisions , anyone with a conscience will tell you , the trucking industry kills more Aussie civilians with impunity, than any terrorist scum because the Australian government makes money from , turning away from those they laughingly are supposed to represent, in favour of donations and taxes from the transport industry.
FIVE human beings all from the same family.
The death stench is nothing to the stench of the criminals who made this possible, trucks that speed , who tailgate even in near blinding rain , trucks that are driven by unlicensed cheap labour, trucks that are driven by people who say awake by taking drugs.
WHY is this allowed?
MONEY...to those who turn their eyes away as they count their wallets stuffed with the misery of the dead,maimed and grief stricken loved ones left behind
You seem extremely confused, I think your issue is that you dont believe the results of investigations after accidents or you take things told by the media a little to seriously.
Media and police might make it sound like the family in the 4wd were at fault, however until a forensic investigation is done why believe what the TV tells you.
I can understand you might have seen many crashes involving trucks but to start speculating with no real investigation seems wrong and the way charlatans trying to deceive operate.edit on 10/11/12 by Hefficide because: (no reason given)