Good driving? .. or more ar$e than class??
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The timber yard was closing in 5 minutes and he didn't have time to dilly-dally... 
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Sometimes: "the more experienced we are" 
" the more complacent we become" :
"truck goin to fast" take a deep breath and hang on!!
Cheers Adam
" the more complacent we become" :
"truck goin to fast" take a deep breath and hang on!!
Cheers Adam
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IMO, the near-disaster was purely the result of a pedal-to-the-metal, "I ain't lifting the hammer for anything" truck driver. We've all seen them. Like Stu says, he was rushing to get to the lumber yard before it closed. I must say, he was a pretty skilled truck and trailer handler, in conditions that gave very little traction.
I was always under the impression that it's a good idea to take great care, lift the hammer, and exercise a great deal of caution, when you see something well ahead, that looks like parked, slowed, or turning vehicles.
It's worked for me for 45 years .. I've never run into anything at serious speed. Hit a few things of course, but never more than a few dents ..
I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who barrel along at 100kmh in snowy, icy conditions .. or fog .. where they can barely see 20M in front of them.
We've all seen the result of that technique .. the Lismore level crossing smash, that cost $30M, and the life of the truck driver.
The other factor is .. if you have to stop, because of damage/repair needed/flat tyre .. get your vehicle well out of the traffic lanes, unless you want to become a statistic, too ..
You can move a vehicle out of harms way by engaging first gear and cranking the starter. This technique will climb kerbs.
I never cease to be amazed by the number of people who blithely change tyres, while traffic whizzes by, only millimetres from them.
You take your life in your hands standing within metres of high speed traffic, as the many YouTube video "close-calls" show.
Too many people behind the wheel can't even track a straight line with white lines to guide them .. let alone avoid stopped cars and pedestrians.
I was always under the impression that it's a good idea to take great care, lift the hammer, and exercise a great deal of caution, when you see something well ahead, that looks like parked, slowed, or turning vehicles.
It's worked for me for 45 years .. I've never run into anything at serious speed. Hit a few things of course, but never more than a few dents ..
I never cease to be amazed at the number of people who barrel along at 100kmh in snowy, icy conditions .. or fog .. where they can barely see 20M in front of them.
We've all seen the result of that technique .. the Lismore level crossing smash, that cost $30M, and the life of the truck driver.
The other factor is .. if you have to stop, because of damage/repair needed/flat tyre .. get your vehicle well out of the traffic lanes, unless you want to become a statistic, too ..
You can move a vehicle out of harms way by engaging first gear and cranking the starter. This technique will climb kerbs.
I never cease to be amazed by the number of people who blithely change tyres, while traffic whizzes by, only millimetres from them.
You take your life in your hands standing within metres of high speed traffic, as the many YouTube video "close-calls" show.
Too many people behind the wheel can't even track a straight line with white lines to guide them .. let alone avoid stopped cars and pedestrians.
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13 years 3 months ago #44158
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Juan Trak
Gudday M8
RE: Hit a few things of course, but never more than a few dents
Yarh well
over here on the right
We'd refere th@ to just beer stainz
LOL
Cya
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Juan Trak
Gudday M8
RE: Hit a few things of course, but never more than a few dents
Yarh well
over here on the right
We'd refere th@ to just beer stainz
LOL
Cya
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OF ALL THE THINGS EYE MISS ................. EYE MISS MY MIND THE MOST
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