UHF Channels

Yep, agree with that!. Bit like my dad, gave him a mobile phone, switches it on(seldom)makes a quick call and switches it off! God it drives me crazy!!

If you are travelling at the prescribed speed limit and a truck wants to overtake you, then he (obviously) will be exceeding the speed limit. His choice, his problem - not yours. Just keep a watchful eye on your mirrors at all times so that you can see the idiots as they approach (at high speed) from behind. Gives you a chance to brace yourself as they go on by.

Firstly as DIO has said if i sit on the speed limit of 100km/h while towing then it is not imposible that a truck or any other viechical may want to pass me. we have all seen the prime movers that are limited to 100 spending alot more than their $1.10.

secondly to make sure that I am geting a resonable mnilage from the tanks when towing the CT I try not to have a lead right foot and also keep it around 100km/h

Ever been on the Eyre Highway !

You four really need to wise up and get your facts straight before running off at the mouth about my profession.
Get into a truck and sit there all day seeing what the morons in the little buzz boxes get up to, see the crap we have to put up with from idiots in cars every day, doing her hair, reading his paper,,,gotta beat that truck to the "form one lane" section, cant let it overtake me on an overtaking lane,,,but sit at 85 the rest of the time.......the list is long and is actually a real wake up call for the few who are brave enough to ask the questions.
Talk to the bloke who carries the country about the bull bleep rules, regulation and nonsense that he has to put up with every day.
Get all the facts,,,then make an informed decision, based on fact,,,,not innuendo, half truth, or old war stories form decades past.
Do not slander a profession that you know nothing about, except for media hype and crap.

meow.

rick.

Doggy I have also driven smaller trucks at times for a living and I agree with some of what you say.

here are a few things that I would point out

1- Yes there are some morons on the road. However, some drive cars, some ride bikes and other’s trucks. There are good and bad in all areas.

2- We crossed the Eyre Hwy in Jan this year and we did have truck that where passing us and we were sitting on 100km/h and they left us for dead. They were not unsafe in what they where doing and if my comment above gave that impression it has been miss construed. I was trying to defend why the trucks were able to pass me.

3- I asked this question to find out how I could best interact with other users of the roads in a way that showed some road courteousy and what is the best channel for this to happen

4- I would also like to see this become a second nature where people use this to try and make the road a bit safer.

5-I agree with what someone said above when it come to people who have a channel posted on their CT or van that they have it on and monitor the channel. Because if this to work then one must take an active role and not just the token one of sticking a channel number on the back of a van or CT.

6- I now work in a area that also has more crap and red tape, while not having a budget that is able to cope or the number of staff that are required to provide the top level service to people whom we are trying to help get better or where there are shifts that are not filled and the need for people to have to work dubble shifts.

Nah- go to the local sign shop. He'll charge ya 10 bucks- any style/colour...