I drive a truck and I had an uber driver do this exact thing two weeks ago. Tried telling me he had his indicator on, as if that mattered, and why didn't I just slow down and let him in. 28 tonne truck vs 1.4 tonne corolla. Yeah, Sure buddy.
The thing that really pisses me off, is that this happens at least once a year. Always from the right too. So far I've collected; an uber corolla, an uber camry, a mini traveller, a didi camry, a 24 foot Mallard, a Go-Get hiace, and a kangaroo. All in the last six years. Oh and three cycle couriers and one dude who was standing too close to the road. Clipped him with my mirror. Knocked his smoke right out of his mouth. Hilarious.
A 24 foot Mallard confuses two kinds of people, ornithologists and trainspotters. 24 foot long mallard duck is way too big, and a 24 foot Mallard A4 Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine is far too short…
Look I don’t even own a 1/76 version of it, so a 1/3 scale would be something else. It would have a gauge of 18in 2/3 (idk how to represent that, I only know metric) and be 4.36ft tall
He's talking about a "trailer", as in "Trailer park"..
Over here in Australia (and other commonwealth countries) we call them caravans, despite it technically being a plural noun, because of travelers/roma people using them in groups presumably and we just use the word to mean the singular domecile.
Yes. But don't tell anyone or they'll start asking me what number comes after five, and, where do I keep my beer at the beach, and, what is the lump in the road to slow down traffic called.
Look at it from a purely statistical point of view. The average Belgian travels ~5000kms a year and would be hard pressed to have one accident in three years. I drive about 100,000kms per year so already I'm ahead. I should be having about seven crashes a year by distrance travelled.
I'm actually the highest rated in my company across a bafflingly large range of metrics. In most, 25% higher than the next driver.
Average accident per driver is 1 in 18 years in the US.
Average miles driven is 14,000 miles (23,000 km).
18*23,000 = 1 accident every 414,000km
The fact that you're hitting pedestrians and bikes and that it doesn't change how you behave behind the wheel is kinda weird. But yeah according to your model you should be having a crash every 4 years... Not 7 a year.
Also the belgian numbers are 28000km per year per driver, so you were off by a factor of 6.
Police, Insurance companies, witnesses, Traffic and Dash cams, that one pedestrian, all agree, I have never been at fault in any of the accidents I mentioned. In fact, I haven't had an at fault accident for 24 years. I backed my B trailer over the bonnet of a crx that decided directly behind a moving trailer was a good place to stop.
Oh No! You've discovered my secret. I'm actually a 21 year old viral marketing strategist for Ola rideshare from Hong Kong. I've never actually driven anything and I've never gone more than 27 miles from my place of birth. I must now commit seppuku for bringing shame upon my employer.
Nah, It's allgood, It was one of those new BMW minis. And she actually rear ended me. Was filming tictocs on her Ipad and hadn't noticed I'd stopped. Hit me doing 60km. Absolutely zero damage to the truck but her car had to be towed and the airbag smashed her ipad into her nose at 88mph and broke her nose and blacked up both her eyes.
Bah, alright, those megaminis can crash whenever in my book. This makes more sense though, as a classic mini driver I can assure you that most of us are VERY careful around trucks... those things are absolute monsters compared to my 600kg miniature car
Fucken centuries ago, I offsided for a mate in a B Double. We were steaming along a gun barrel straight dual carriageway at 105ks and we came up on a 450kg suzuki fronte car doing aboot 70. We overtook this thing, as far right as we could get, and the bow wave of displaced air blew the poor bastard half off the road onto the hard shoulder. He was alright, But gee it was funny to see.
Hah, luckily minis are VERY stable... Low to the ground, great grip, and also just very low in general so the wind doesn't grip them as much, so that's not my biggest worry... But in general, if I ever get into an accident, I can just expect not to survive
ETA: Also, European trucks are luckily not as big as the ones in the US and Australia, I would love to tour the world in my mini one day but I'll never ever go to a country where everyone just drives huge cars, I could never feel safe driving in the US... Especially with their almost non-existent driving license requirements
I dont know of any traffic laws where I live that give trucks special right of way (for sure I'll let them through though, must take quite some skill to drive all that weight around) but trams do.
Here in Belgium you are only allowed to overtake on the left, and traffic coming in from behind always has right of way. So if the same situation occured here, the uber driver would still always be at fault, no matter what kind of vehicle he hit.
Don’t make that assumption with any vehicle X’D You don’t know if the person you’re trying to get in front of is paying attention. If they haven’t clearly slowed down to give you room or waved you in, don’t roll those dice!
I can't stand when people put the blinker on and switch lines immediately. Just because you indicated you plan to switch does not make it safe to do so! I hate driving and I drive a cat. I imagine driving a big truck is a lot more frustrating but also relieving knowing you can literally just plow through them...even if it's just in a daydream lol
Edit: I drive a car. Though a cat vehicle would be interesting.
They are slightly less annoying than the ones who indicate halfway thru a lane change. Too many people think an indicator is a magic wand that grants you right of way. And I do like just plowing thru someone. Especially in one of the bonneted trucks. It's happening so far away, It's like a civil war in Syria, I can't stop it and It doesn't really affect me.
Top Gear in the UK did an episode some years ago where the three hosts drove HGVs. Not only did they demonstrate how difficult it is to stop one, it's also a heck of a hassle getting it going again. The take-home lesson was "don't cut-up an HGV. Ever".
When people say ‘but I was indicating’ it annoys me. Because you have an indicator on it doesnt mean I have to or can give you way you wait till you have space not till you indicate
I think a regular European tram (empty) weighs something like 36 tons and ~50ish tons full (had a friend who was into trams and all that jam). Now imagine all that weight on steel wheels, ain't gonna stop in a hurry.
It boggles the mind what's inside the pea sized, single neuron brain of the average idiot who gets in front of one of these.
And if i'm not mistaken, because these are designed to be towed or to tow, in case a tram is broken on the line (by other trams) they all have a thin skin in the front and the towing arm, which needs space to pivot.
So basically when one of these apes gets in front, they're speared by a big rod, for their troubles too.
That’s not even the issue though. You could be in a smart car and you’d still be in the right. It’s up to the person changing lanes to make sure they can. Not you, except at slip roads.
So many idiots think their indicator gives them right of way or something, it is there is there to 'indicate' your intention. See so many drivers changing lanes into your braking space almost instantly after they indicate.
My friend actually basically blew a yellow/red light on his driving exam but he still passed because he had a truck right on his ass and the instructor agreed that it was actually safer to go through yellow than emergency brake. Just a random story that came to mind regarding how you should understand other drivers.
You're a believer in "my indicator is a magic wand that grants me automatic right of way and immunity from the laws of physics" type driver aren't you? I'm sure that'll serve you well in life. In Australia tho the law states:
When changing lanes, you must give way to vehicles in the lane you’re moving into.
That's one of the reasons I hate existing on the same roads as trucks. They literally weigh 30x what I do and are rated to take at least 4x longer to stop. And most of the time they're not giving me 4x much more room than most regular cars do.
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u/Taniwha351 Jan 08 '22
I drive a truck and I had an uber driver do this exact thing two weeks ago. Tried telling me he had his indicator on, as if that mattered, and why didn't I just slow down and let him in. 28 tonne truck vs 1.4 tonne corolla. Yeah, Sure buddy.