Anybody else wondering if the trailer brakes were faulty or working at all? A fully loaded 20’ could have the better part of 30 tonne in it, takes a lot of stopping without brakes on the trailer.
knight2:
Anybody else wondering if the trailer brakes were faulty or working at all? A fully loaded 20’ could have the better part of 30 tonne in it, takes a lot of stopping without brakes on the trailer.
maybe Daysleep
Now,is it a Volvo or Renault?
Immigrant:
knight2:
Anybody else wondering if the trailer brakes were faulty or working at all? A fully loaded 20’ could have the better part of 30 tonne in it, takes a lot of stopping without brakes on the trailer.maybe Daysleep
Now,is it a Volvo or Renault?
See post no. 8 .
Thank you please.
Juddian:
eddie snax:
att:
I think those of us which use the A14 and particularly the bit to and from Felixstowe know how the container drivers operate, I hate to say it, but the standard of driving from some, not the majority is abysmal at times, so much so that I keep right out of the way if I can.
I dearly would love to know why it is so…I don’t think that the standard of driving shown by some of My fellow Box Jockeys, is unique to container drivers, just that with the amount of container traffic along the A14, it appears that way. There is a general decline in the standard off driving amongst all road users, which I link to the decrease in roads policing officers
Yes to the lack of old bill, but another reason being that not enough are in jobs they’d be gutted, life changing almost, to lose.
Indeed, I too feel it is the lack of Police being present.
Right now in Lincolnshire we have 18 deaths in the first 3 months of this year, which is the highest for a decade on these roads and the Road safety partnership and the Police state that they have no idea why this is happening, so how is it that most know that it is lack of police presence that is a major contribution to dangerous driving, yet the agencies will not state this, perhaps the agenda they are sticking to prevents them from stating this, if so then that is tantamount to state aided murder! It may sound dramatic, but if they know, then they are culpable.
eddie snax:
I don’t think that the standard of driving shown by some of My fellow Box Jockeys, is unique to container drivers, just that with the amount of container traffic along the A14, it appears that way.
No it really is. Worst drivers on the roads followed by tippers 2nd, rigids drivers come in 3rd then it’s the Irish.
If the driver is Irish with a 20ft container on a rigid does that count 1,3 or 4?
If he tips it on a roundabout, full house [emoji6]
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Immigrant:
knight2:
Anybody else wondering if the trailer brakes were faulty or working at all? A fully loaded 20’ could have the better part of 30 tonne in it, takes a lot of stopping without brakes on the trailer.maybe Daysleep
Now,is it a Volvo or Renault?
It’s a Volvo
ajt:
eddie snax:
I don’t think that the standard of driving shown by some of My fellow Box Jockeys, is unique to container drivers, just that with the amount of container traffic along the A14, it appears that way.No it really is. Worst drivers on the roads followed by tippers 2nd, rigids drivers come in 3rd then it’s the Irish.
Well you think what you like, but I and many others, are in no rush any where, no load bonus, no miles bonus, no ferry to catch, the only bonus is a fuel bonus, and you don’t get that by rushing, and when I arrive at My customer, I put My feet up for 3 hours or more.
the nodding donkey:
[I’m no supertrucker, but he obviously went into the back of the container in front of him at pretty much full speed. That means he was going to fast, to close, for the prevailing conditions…
I’m pretty certain, that in this instance, tailgating wasn’t the issue, every thing else you mention is almost certainly correct.
I refer to My earlier post
eddie snax:
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West Bound Stowupland gate 50, 10am traffic queuing for the contraflow between 50 and 49. I would suggest part off what nodding donkey wrote to be true, maybe not the tailgating bit. Hit the back of a 40’ being hauled by Maritime, Maritime driver went to hospital by land Ambulance, suffering minor neck and chest injury. That suggest he was almost stationary when the RPS lad ploughed into the back off him. RPS driver air lifted to Addenbrokes.I was about a quarter of a mile behind, and stuck there for the best part of 2 hours
only let the trapped traffic go down the gate 50 slip once the air Ambulance was gone.
eddie snax:
the nodding donkey:
[I’m no supertrucker, but he obviously went into the back of the container in front of him at pretty much full speed. That means he was going to fast, to close, for the prevailing conditions…
I’m pretty certain, that in this instance, tailgating wasn’t the issue, every thing else you mention is almost certainly correct.
I refer to My earlier post
eddie snax:
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West Bound Stowupland gate 50, 10am traffic queuing for the contraflow between 50 and 49. I would suggest part off what nodding donkey wrote to be true, maybe not the tailgating bit. Hit the back of a 40’ being hauled by Maritime, Maritime driver went to hospital by land Ambulance, suffering minor neck and chest injury. That suggest he was almost stationary when the RPS lad ploughed into the back off him. RPS driver air lifted to Addenbrokes.I was about a quarter of a mile behind, and stuck there for the best part of 2 hours
I appreciate what you say, but the fact that he could not stop in time, or at least reduce his speed significantly, indicates that he was to close to the truck in front. Unless he had a clear road in front, and the truck in front was (almost) stationary. In which case he did not (for what ever reason ) pay enough attention.
the nodding donkey:
eddie snax:
[eddie snax:
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West Bound Stowupland gate 50, 10am traffic queuing for the contraflow between 50 and 49. I would suggest part off what nodding donkey wrote to be true, maybe not the tailgating bit. Hit the back of a 40’ being hauled by Maritime, Maritime driver went to hospital by land Ambulance, suffering minor neck and chest injury. That suggest he was almost stationary when the RPS lad ploughed into the back off him. RPS driver air lifted to Addenbrokes.I was about a quarter of a mile behind, and stuck there for the best part of 2 hours
I appreciate what you say, but the fact that he could not stop in time, or at least reduce his speed significantly, indicates that he was to close to the truck in front. Unless he had a clear road in front, and the truck in front was (almost) stationary. In which case he did not (for what ever reason ) pay enough attention.
I was paying attention, unlike the said driver. The only reason I make this judgement, as opposed to the more usual tailgating, which we both agree is a regular cause of this type of rear and shunt, is because of the particular circumstances on that road at that time, that being, a contraflow ahead(he had already entered the speed restricted area) causing the traffic to slow as it merged. Having travelled the other way on that stretch of road about 2 hours previously (8am-ish), and queued to enter the contraflow, and seen a queue in that direction as I passed, I see no reason why the queue would have gone by the time of the accident 10am.