Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015 at 04:59
Those truckies do 10 times and more
miles per day. Every day
than most car/caravan drivers.
I've driven trucks since 1963 as a civillian. and caravans same yr.
There used to be a LOT of cowboys on the roads long haul and local.
Thankfully, nowadays "most" are long gone.
but for every one cowboy. There'd be near 50 clowns, for a better word.
driving round with no experience at it. (towing caravans) and more every yr.
Everybody.... that goes for a caravan should by law. If having no prior experience.
be made to take at least one class at towing, and handling something bigger than a 6x4. then have licence endorsed.
and everybody with a caravan over combined weight of say 5 ton. should have either a semi. or HG licence.
You've only got to pass it once.
and then we all know you can at least back the bloody thing.
Have you seen some of them?? It's pitiful.
Truckies have to.
How are car drivers with NO experience any better.
At least most truckies have undergone training and had a competence
test
b4 being let loose on the roads.
And most people with any sense. have long time ago,
fitted a GPS Dash camera in car.
Most truck companies do, for their insurance as
well as the drivers.
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