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Started by originalturbo , Sep 02 2013 07:38 am

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#21 JollyGiant

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Posted 21 December 2013 - 05:25 pm

The white van in front of the artic slowed to take the slip road and caught the artic driver out but that is obscured by you being alongside the trailer-see how it was no longer in front of the artic when you got past.
Rather than loose momentum and dab the brakes (you could smoke the tyres in those conditions and stay relatively straight; or he was being ultra careful) ,he veered into your lane without indicating (no time); probably glanced initially and did not see you due to low sun angle.
When he checked again, by that time cutting you up, he realised his mistake;that is an apology wave, not an angry shake by the look of things.

Nowt wrong with the footage at all IMHO.

This 100%. You did seem to shifting a bit too as you closed on him very quickly.

 

Also he did leave you enough room as he only pulled half way into your side of the carriage way. Not a good move cos he couldn't be arsed to turn his cruise control off!

I always ride as if nobody has seen me esp artic's as we are so small when you are sat in the cab.


Edited by JollyGiant, 21 December 2013 - 09:07 pm.

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#22 JBX

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Posted 19 January 2014 - 10:24 am

Pessimism = optimism + knowledge


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#23 TDMick

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Posted 20 January 2014 - 12:11 am

More like

 

 

Pessimism =    Optimism  /   Knowledge

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#24 PassTheBuck

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Posted 28 January 2014 - 09:21 pm

Lorry Drivers fault for me too, just because he needs to pull out does'nt mean he has to. I have had this more times than I'd like to remember doing more than 30000 mls a year in van, car and on me bikes. They (lorry drivers) do get a bad press but they don't help themselves.

 

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#25 RolfieB

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Posted 31 January 2014 - 04:09 pm

Gone are the days when they could be called 'Kings of the Road', as far as I'm concerned.


Now I just fly everywhere.

Be yourself, because everybody else is taken.

 

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#26 leehenty

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Posted 03 February 2014 - 03:09 pm

Don't matter who is in the right, we still go SPLAT ! and end up in a body bag.

They just hear a slight thump sitting in their armoured side impact protected, with air bags, steel box.

 

Keep yer eyes peeled, ride as safe as we can.


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#27 PassTheBuck

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Posted 08 February 2014 - 11:42 pm

Agree wi that Lee , eyes in your arse and the back o yer head !!!


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