defitzi
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yes-430 but what were they to do- stop travelling? Hardly their fault if the road is single carriageway and there is no alternative for those who cant abide having to follow them at their best speed?
I've folloowed an 80 truck Italian circus for 60 miles and more - much of ther road single carriageway but i chose that road rather than a motorway. And several times this year I've found myself following huge convoys of cyclists and processions, and rallies of of classic little front wheel engined mopeds, seemingly for ages and ages-it happens, y'know. So-blame the government I think.
Just be glad you are not Jeremy Clarkson in a lamborgini or some other anti-social monster you'd be dead of insane frustration by now if you were!
Come to think of it- if anyone knows of another such situation please tell Clarkson-and maybe make him mad-insane.Please.
I've folloowed an 80 truck Italian circus for 60 miles and more - much of ther road single carriageway but i chose that road rather than a motorway. And several times this year I've found myself following huge convoys of cyclists and processions, and rallies of of classic little front wheel engined mopeds, seemingly for ages and ages-it happens, y'know. So-blame the government I think.
Just be glad you are not Jeremy Clarkson in a lamborgini or some other anti-social monster you'd be dead of insane frustration by now if you were!
Come to think of it- if anyone knows of another such situation please tell Clarkson-and maybe make him mad-insane.Please.
defitzi
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Could'nt give a damn about frustrated car drivers or any frustrated drivers for that matter. Frustrated driver equals dangerous driver! Dont be frustrated-take a deep breath and accept that's the way it is
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Dashboard Cameras
Yes. They are available and record onto a SD Card. Records in blocks of two minutes a can store 2 hours on a card.
Maplin, Henry's Radio, and ebaY have versions listed. There was a thread on this a while ago.
I have one fitted but it has a big drawback. You have to remember to turn it on again each time you switch on the ignition. The Internal battery is very poor and shuts down very shortly after you turn off the power to it. I find if I stop and fill up the camera switches off. You have a tiny flashing blue light on it but it isn't easy to see in bright day light.
I had filled up before the first incident so when I checked nothing was recorded. I am now considering wiring it to the leisure battery permanently.
Yes. They are available and record onto a SD Card. Records in blocks of two minutes a can store 2 hours on a card.
Maplin, Henry's Radio, and ebaY have versions listed. There was a thread on this a while ago.
I have one fitted but it has a big drawback. You have to remember to turn it on again each time you switch on the ignition. The Internal battery is very poor and shuts down very shortly after you turn off the power to it. I find if I stop and fill up the camera switches off. You have a tiny flashing blue light on it but it isn't easy to see in bright day light.
I had filled up before the first incident so when I checked nothing was recorded. I am now considering wiring it to the leisure battery permanently.
Norris
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I went to the local nick to complain about a car being parked where a cycle lane goes past a "trafic calming outpost" and completely blocking the lane. Sergeant said they could do nothing without evidence so I went back and videoed it on my phone and then returned to the police station. Sergeant said "That is a wicked phone, lovely clear picture, nice smooth video but it won't be admissible as evidence".
When I walked out in disgust a car had just parked in a disabled bay and the bloke who got out runs the local gym and is as fit as a fiddle. I went back into the station and pointed this out to the same sergeant who said "Sorry, can't leave my desk!"
What is going on here???
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I dont know if you remember,but a few months back,a chap was done for careless driving whilst coming down a hill torwards a bus stop load of kids,it had been raining hard and he was looking for big puddles to splash people with.Well as he gave commentary coming down the hill as he went he duely splashed a large group of children cheering as he did so.The video was posted on you tube as you say has been done before and the police duely did him for it,and the video had no footage of the drivers or co pilots faces.
I have often wondered about this recently myself after a late night incident where i was overtaken dangerously by a chap whos head lights were not on and where he was lucky not to crash into a pedestrian island.Wouldnt be surprised if they were driving without a license or insurance as the driver skills were sadly lacking
piper
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Once upon a time I phoned the police about some neighbours that were giving us gip. It wasn't the first time I'd phoned and was getting the usual runaround and excuses about them being too busy to attend. They would eventually turn up by which time everything had settled down.
So I wrote a nice letter to the local Chief Inspector asking him why I was being ignored by his staff.
Well it was like a bomb had gone off.... the local plod were round tout suite and couldn't have been more helpful. I think we got a nice letter back from the Inspector but it goes to show the power of the pen.
Next time you speak to the seargent and get nowhere, tell him you will be writing to his boss about the poor service.
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I have just had an email:
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail of 15th April, and apologise for the delay in my reply, however, I was away from the office on Friday. I have forwarded your report to the relevant Director and Operations Manager who will commence an investigation immediately.
I will ensure that you are kept updated of our progress with this matter.
Annette Chappell
Human Resources Manager
Premier Waste Management Limited
Tel: 0191 375 3250
Fax: 0191 384 5869
Mobile: 07894 692086
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your e-mail of 15th April, and apologise for the delay in my reply, however, I was away from the office on Friday. I have forwarded your report to the relevant Director and Operations Manager who will commence an investigation immediately.
I will ensure that you are kept updated of our progress with this matter.
Annette Chappell
Human Resources Manager
Premier Waste Management Limited
Tel: 0191 375 3250
Fax: 0191 384 5869
Mobile: 07894 692086
Deepinvet
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Some of these Truck Drivers are complete idiots and drive so....But also some of these Truck Drivers drive over 1000 miles a WEEK!!! This is probaly more than alot of Motorhome Drivers drive in a year!
If our Truck drivers on this Forum came on here and complained about IDIOTS on the road it would soon get very full and very boring.
When I was taught to pass my test to drive I was also taught to drive defensively.....but as we know people don't use mirrors any more do they....
If our Truck drivers on this Forum came on here and complained about IDIOTS on the road it would soon get very full and very boring.
When I was taught to pass my test to drive I was also taught to drive defensively.....but as we know people don't use mirrors any more do they....
Deepinvet
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Hi Deepinvet.
1000 miles a week is nothing.
We used to average over 2500miles per week, week in week out.
For a couple of years we were doing Madrid & Back every week
Those days have gone, but they were not all bad.
I know someone who did Gib every week!!
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Hi Deepinvet.
1000 miles a week is nothing.
We used to average over 2500miles per week, week in week out.
For a couple of years we were doing Madrid & Back every week
Those days have gone, but they were not all bad.
When I was driving coaches, UK only, I topped 100,000 miles in a 12 month period.
Mixed work ie. Contracts, School Runs, Miners runs, and Private Hire.
It was after this that I decided to pack it in and went to college and became a teacher eventually.
0898holly
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I was driving the other day and a motor home was infront of me driving dangerously slow near a bridge so I overtook him and he phoned my err, oh ......
n8rbos
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lol do you report everything to the police ? busybody springs to mind!
Norris
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Oh you got a mind have you? I reported the bloke blocking the cycle lane cos I am a cyclist and cycle lanes save cyclists lives. A couple of years ago I got my back broken in two places, my right thigh broken and some ribs broken by a twat in a car who "Didn't see" me. Two years later I still can't walk properly. I reported the dick head parking in the disabled bay cos I am disabled and idiots like him cause disabled people a lot of grief. If that makes me a busybody so be it. Rather that than just say to yourself "Oh that is shamefull" and walk on by.
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