Whoopsy doodle double post
Scanner:
Carryfast:
newmercman:
Driving LHD in the UK you will need your wits about you, all those stupid things you see out your driver’s window at the moment will need to be seen out of your passenger side mirrors in a left ■■■■■■.The mirrors are the best way of positioning yourself going down the road, you’ll think you’re ok, then a glance in the mirrors will tell you that you need to move a couple of feet to the left.
You’ll realise you’ve cracked that when you get in your car and run the passenger wheels along the kerb or lose the passenger door mirror on a parked car!
Reversing is back to front, but you will get good a blind side reverses, as you kind of know where you are from when you used to do it in RHD.
Going around bends is strange too at first, when the lorry leans and you go up in RHD, you go down in LHD and vice versa.
The lorry also feels ten foot wider for some reason, but that soon goes away.
After a week it will all seem natural and you’ll be ok, or you will hate every minute of it.
If you get the hang of it, you’ll find that it’s harder going back to RHD than it was going to LHD.
Using the mirrors to keep the correct position is usually something that should be second nature anyway on both sides and regardless of steering position left,right,or centre and the junction approach issue is something that should have been learn’t driving vans anyway.Which is why it’s surprising why some people seem to find either of those much of an issue.The main difference which I found was the different gearshift side.I’m left handed and find the RHD left hand gearshift easier and faster than having to use my right hand on the right hand gear shift of a LHD or center drive wagon.I’d think that would be similar for anyone who’s right handed in the case of it being easier to use the right hand gearshift of a LHD wagon.But in general having started out mostly driving special types up to 10 foot wide centre drive trucks LHD or RHD didn’t make much difference to me after that other than that gearshift side issue.While as the Italians knew sometimes using a RHD truck on the continent can actually be an advantage at least in mountainous areas.
Oh no
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Shushhhh - you’ll set him off!
Boomerang Dave:
Shushhhh - you’ll set him off!
Well I feel that all trucks in the UK should be LHD to make it safer for cyclists in cities…
switchlogic:
Boomerang Dave:
Shushhhh - you’ll set him off!
Well I feel that all trucks in the UK should be LHD to make it safer for cyclists in cities…
Centre drive, surely? 
Some decent advice here for you Saaamon, but there’s no need to complicate things. Driving is driving, the steering wheel is on the other side. That’s all.
the maoster:
Some decent advice here for you Saaamon, but there’s no need to complicate things. Driving is driving, the steering wheel is on the other side. That’s all.
If my current boss gave me a left ■■■■■■ now and told me to get on I’d go through the usual process of self teaching etc just like all new things in this job ie making mistakes and learning from them… The nerves come from putting pressure on myself to perform on the day to hopefully prove I’m worth giving a job to. Do feel a lot happier now though and grateful for all the advice.
Saaamon:
Yet again im after more help, can anyone offer some advice on driving left hook lorries?
Many thanks. Simon.
So is this guy Mr Saaamon just looking for a reason to write something or is it the longest interview starting with a spoof and ending with him getting some kick out of him thinking he can drive in Europe,
Way to go boy whatever floats your boat.
I agree with everyone else, not difficult, just different. I always struggle coming back to the UK after a stint in Euroland.
Paul
The man is pulling your wire, read the full post do you people just post to prove somethink to yourselfs or what.
nightline:
The man is pulling your wire, read the full post do you people just post to prove somethink to yourselfs or what.
Yep, the school holidays are here!
Saaamon:
the maoster:
Some decent advice here for you Saaamon, but there’s no need to complicate things. Driving is driving, the steering wheel is on the other side. That’s all.If my current boss gave me a left ■■■■■■ now and told me to get on I’d go through the usual process of self teaching etc just like all new things in this job ie making mistakes and learning from them… The nerves come from putting pressure on myself to perform on the day to hopefully prove I’m worth giving a job to. Do feel a lot happier now though and grateful for all the advice.
Please let us know when the Fairies land and show you how to drive a truck in saaamon land. cant wait fairiessaaamon land, in your dreams boy
I am going to keep this at the top till we here from him
nightline:
I am going to keep this at the top till we here from him
Please do, then you’ll eventually get banned from the forums for spamming and bumping old threads. You’ll be doing us all a favor…
jonnytruckfest:
nightline:
I am going to keep this at the top till we here from himPlease do, then you’ll eventually get banned from the forums for spamming and bumping old threads. You’ll be doing us all a favor…
Stop the Americanisms. Do it now.
Enough already.
SWIDT
dont sit on the right?
nightline:
Saaamon:
Yet again im after more helpMany thanks. Simon.
So is this guy Mr Saaamon just looking for a reason to write something or is it the longest interview starting with a spoof and ending with him getting some kick out of him thinking he can drive in Europe,
Way to go boy whatever floats your boat.
Had my interview last sunday and have a trial day with them very soon… I’m not disclosing on an open forum when this is happening as I don’t know who is looking, the reason I didn’t do it the day after the interview is because the head manager wants to meet me and they want me to come in on there busiest day, so I know exactly what to expect… Shame you’ve got nothing better in your sad little life to do than to come on here and have the cheek to acuse me of lying.
Saaamon:
Yet again im after more helpMany thanks. Simon.
Good luck Simon, hope it all comes good for you!!!
Tim.
tango boy:
Saaamon:
Yet again im after more helpMany thanks. Simon.
Good luck Simon, hope it all comes good for you!!!
Tim.
Cheers mate, really hope it does! Just annoying you have to put up with bitter drivers on here that just point blank call you liar without even bothering to ask how its going and why its taking time…
Boomerang Dave:
mucker85:
Boomerang Dave:
mucker85:
the roads are bigger and the junctions are , mostly, much better.Where?
Most places I’ve been to in Europe have more space available to them. I’ve used minor road junctions over there that would put some uk dual carriageway junctions to shame.
Where though?
christ, do you want road names and numbers or gps locations? Give it a rest.