deano87
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LGFmfJnKPI
Good idea? Bad idea? I'm still undecided.
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flybikeslee
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just heard this on radio. even bigger trucks....
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CORSA NUT
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With the way they act at the moment...Hell no.
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ShEp
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
With the way they act at the moment...Hell no.
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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Any picys i can't access youtube at work
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mwg
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thats quite big 
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dannymccann
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its alright them using these things on us and european roads, but have they actualy looked at our roads? we just dont have big enough roads for them, not to mention the chaos they could cause at a roundabout
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eel
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cool good idea
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mwg
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extra weight will cause the roads to break up quicker aswell
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nik
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The stats for foreign lorrys side swipping cars on the motorways is shocking - I saw one the otherday and a car was pushed sideways about 100ft down the carriageway must have been scary. This is a stupid idea IMO and will make our roads even more dangerous.
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dannymccann
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and its alright saying, no foreign drivers, but ive yet to see a courteous english (looking) lorry driver???
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dan_c4rsa
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i went on work experience witha company called multidrive who designed a multi axle/pivot truck for the army which was not much smaller than that.
Could go round mini roundabouts with ease when they took me out in it! This was without having to to turn out wide etc.
Good idea, but thats too big for anything but motorway driving.
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Iain M
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Registered: 18th Aug 05
Location: Wigan - Drives 272bhp corsa ZLET
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Pictures... please
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SetH
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arrrghhhh use the railway lines ffs, trucks fuck the whole road network up.
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nik
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
and its alright saying, no foreign drivers, but ive yet to see a courteous english (looking) lorry driver???
It's got nothing to do with being courteous it's about the fact they have MAJOR blind spots when pulling out from the slow lane and if your unlucky enough to get caught in this blind spot your gonna get whacked.
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dan_c4rsa
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Originally posted by Iain M
Pictures... please
http://thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/motors/article515728.ece
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SetH
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I wish they werent obsessed with their 5 minute overtaking manouveres. what not just stay in the slow lane, wtf do they gain by overtaking each other?
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Haimsey
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Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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Iain M
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I'm sorry but i think that looks quite cool
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dan_c4rsa
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quote:
Originally posted by SetH
I wish they werent obsessed with their 5 minute overtaking manouveres. what not just stay in the slow lane, wtf do they gain by overtaking each other?
i guess its like 1 litre's racing each other lol 
if i was a lorry driver i'd well try overtake others. I mean it pisses me off as a car driver, but imagine the excitemenet of overtaking another lorry thats actually quite a task after something like 2 hours of just sitting in the slow lane.
I'd probs end up doing my own commentary like off Formula one or sumit.....
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SetH
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At least its got cameras for blind spots so it doesnt take people out.
Apparantly it will slash freight costs which will in turn slash our weekly supermarket bill, yeah right!
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SetH
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i guess its like 1 litre's racing each other lol
ROLFZ
[Edited on 04-12-2007 by SetH]
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eel
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how do u think things get 2 the shops then ? by lorry they dont drive abt 4 fun do they
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Nick-S
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vid dont work? 
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_c4rsa
quote:
Originally posted by SetH
I wish they werent obsessed with their 5 minute overtaking manouveres. what not just stay in the slow lane, wtf do they gain by overtaking each other?
i guess its like 1 litre's racing each other lol
if i was a lorry driver i'd well try overtake others. I mean it pisses me off as a car driver, but imagine the excitemenet of overtaking another lorry thats actually quite a task after something like 2 hours of just sitting in the slow lane.
I'd probs end up doing my own commentary like off Formula one or sumit.....
the things is that they are limited to a set speed (or at least they should be) hence why it takes them so long to overtake eachother, its fucking dangerous, and even bigger ones will just cause more problems imo.
Not a rant at you by the way
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