Hgv Stuck In Floods

[sunny-dave]

Is it just me that is tickled by the fact that the vehicle in question is labelled "Expert Logistics" ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-25613956


On a more serious note, the HGV drivers around here are behaving like absolute [redacted for politeness]-holes in the appalling weather we currently have.

Swerving from lane to lane in high winds, because they won't reduce speed ... ever. Persisting in the usual A14 'elephant racing' - even with both wagons swaying around in a manic manner. Tailgating any motorist who thinks that the high winds and/or rain need a sensible reduction in speed. Generally paying no heed whatsoever to the conditions.

I know that they are under pressure to 'deliver', but there should be some common sense applied ... sadly that appears to be rarer than unicorn crap ... as indeed the above news story demonstrates.

[TWR]

Dave, there are some Glory boys out there that think they can drive HGVs, there are also experienced drivers, experience comes with time in that job as I know, a lot of drivers get some stick from the public for the way drive, take chances, doubling up when overtaking, believe me if the public knew what pressure the driver is under regards deliveries it would open your eyes, and for a pittance just to make a living.

[sunny-dave]

To be fair, TWR, there are more good than bad HGV drivers out there - I get plenty of help from the good ones when I'm out on the bike (moving over in queues etc) - but the bad apples are just beyond belief sometimes - hence my occasional rants on here when I've done a few A14 trips.

dave

[mushroom25]

the logistics network in this country was planned so that long-haul trucks delivered to a distribution hub, and the local delivery driver could reach all the "drops" on his/her route from the distribution depot in one day. that was put in place some years ago, and the level of road congestion since then means that some places are actually out of reach of the current system, unless the delivery bods drive like loonies.

[Baldric]

Am I being unfair in thinking that it must have taken a special talent to do that to a Diesel in that amount of water?

[EcclesCake]

My favourite stuck vehicle was some years ago when I spotted an Anglian Windows lorry wedged under a railway bridge. It was made worse because their advertising slogan at the time was 'Perfect Fit Every Time'!

Sadly it was before we had cameras in our phones :-(

There really has been some spectacularly bad driving and total disregard for other road users and pedestrians during the bad weather.

[Quoi]

Hardly trapped.
I would have waded through that depth of water. Wouldn't have even got my b@lls damp.

[TWR]

A driver with experience would not have gone that far Quoi.