What gets your goat?

jjdrer

Try being a passenger in a long truck (not a semi), on a main road- a long gap behind you, nothing coming from the other way and a car comes out of the sidestreet in front of you , forcing the driver to slam the brakes on, not have time to clutch and change gear, and miss the vehicle by maybe 5cm and the other driver didn't even take any notice at the screech of tyres behind him. Like the truck driver said, the guy didn't want his what appeared to be a brand new car (new model and colour) to last too long. Sitting "up high" in a vehicle from which you can see a long way ahead you wonder how there isn't a lot more accidents than there is. You can't stop a truck or a vehicle towing a caravan/trailer on 3pence as the saying goes. Some truck drivers are "cowboys" as labelled by some of the others, but not all are. Some will pull over on country roads and signal other vehicles to pass if it is safe. Some will also move a little closer to the middle line if they know it is not safe. Drivers in a high wheeled vehicle can see further ahead than one in a car. They need to respect each other. "It works both ways". Another of my gripes is cyclists who ride 3 - 5 abreast and make no attempt to indicate when they want to change lanes. Some sneak up between lanes of cars at traffic lights then wonder why there are accidents. The lanes are vehicle width not vehicle and bike width. I myself am a cyclist but I take no risks and always err on the side of caution. My gripe is when even if you are riding almost in the gutter on a wide unmarked road a vehicle will pass so close to you that you can feel the breeze created by them. If it is a long truck you can feel as though you are being "sucked" by them.