Lorry's flashing

mikey72

I like head on chicken with cars that pull out onto my side of the road, just because someone has parked on their side.

Downside is I'm on my 4th drivers side mirror.

Lum

Get yourself a Volvo 940.

My old one was scraped down the side by a (presumably) drunk driver in a black Mazda. My mirror got folded in, his was in pieces all over the road, both the glass and the mirror cover.

I only know that it was a black Mazda because one of the pieces had Mazda Motor Company printed in the plastic.

jase1

mikey72 wrote: »

I like head on chicken with cars that pull out onto my side of the road, just because someone has parked on their side.

Downside is I'm on my 4th drivers side mirror.

I play this one as well.

There was one occasion when a Volvo driver pulled into my lane and expected me to reverse so he could get past.

I shut the engine off, told my two passengers to hop out the car and proceeded to walk down the street, leaving the car 'parked' in his way. He soon backed down :rotfl:

Thankfully this was a side-street in Barnard Castle where there is rarely any traffic (albeit lots of parked cars).

I am also quite happy to squeeze people who expect you to drive into the gutter, and if they smack the mirror so be it.

mikey72

I keep a spare glass in the glove locker.

s_b

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Its not really necessary, most experienced drivers know exactly where they are, otherwise they'd be reversing into walls etc.

Its one of the few professional courtesies left between drivers, harking back to the days of the Knights of the Road.

if this is to the original question then it is so wrong
if im overtaking a wagon and i think ive cleared his front end i need the reassurance that he hasnt suddenly regained more power due to things like slip stream effect or because weve got to the top of an incline
you really need the flash to do the manouvre safely
depending on mirrors only will one day cause an accident and in america they even have stickers on them

factor in a lot of rig unit drivers have a different trailer on from this morning and a flash is the safest way to get through the day

Majestic

I work for a firm that deals with one the UK's biggest haulage company's & the lads in the office reckon the only time they flash beams is when they see another colleague on the road.

This might have occured when you were close by, obviously you get wagon drivers flashing out of courtesy, but the chaps here reckon you've witnessed a road 'wave'.

As the old Taxi driving saying goes, "Pay more attention to the what's happening in front of you, as the rear looks after itself"

:j

Crabman

Majestic wrote: »

As the old Taxi driving saying goes, "Pay more attention to the what's happening in front of you, as the rear looks after itself"

The rear doesn't always look after itself, sadly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6budCETR6E

Strider590

Majestic wrote: »

As the old Taxi driving saying goes, "Pay more attention to the what's happening in front of you, as the rear looks after itself"

I prefer the old saying "Back's to the wall"

Never leave your rear exposed.....

Crabman wrote: »

The rear doesn't always look after itself, sadly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6budCETR6E

Especially not to a hairy trucker.... :rotfl:

s_b

Majestic wrote: »

I work for a firm that deals with one the UK's biggest haulage company's & the lads in the office reckon the only time they flash beams is when they see another colleague on the road.

This might have occured when you were close by, obviously you get wagon drivers flashing out of courtesy, but the chaps here reckon you've witnessed a road 'wave'.

As the old Taxi driving saying goes, "Pay more attention to the what's happening in front of you, as the rear looks after itself"

:j

and what would they know?
they probably are of the same mindset that thinks its only 2 inches to brighton from london and can a driver just nip down to collect a pallet

Idiophreak

Majestic wrote: »

I work for a firm that deals with one the UK's biggest haulage company's & the lads in the office reckon the only time they flash beams is when they see another colleague on the road.

This might have occured when you were close by, obviously you get wagon drivers flashing out of courtesy, but the chaps here reckon you've witnessed a road 'wave'.

I don't work anywhere near the trucking industry...but I use my eyes and see:
1) Lorry A overtakes lorry B
2) Lorry B flashes
3) Lorry A moves back over