Well done Hayley. Just recently found your vlogs and enjoy them immensely! You have such a calm and easy voice, you show us your journey and talk to us, not at us. You have certainly shown what a newbie can achieve if they have the ambition and ability. Great stuff.
Nice one Hayley I hope you both have a fantastic holiday and whoever came up with the idea of smart motorways wasn't all that smart in my humble opinion of course Hayley and until the next vlog you all take good care of yourselves won't you
i see your back @ Ks transport Hayley, as for smart motorways, in the area of Brum on the m42 sections years ago with the variable speed limits on a friday afternoon, annoying the constant speed limit change,but i found myself that it actually worked,i am with you on the opinion ALR is dangerous for all vehicle types there is no way you can gurantee that you will breakdown or be able to get to "a safe pull in area" on one of these ALRs, blowouts driver having seizure/heart attacks these are random things that have no correlation to the refuge areas ,whereas hard shoulder is just a pull to the left asap, my 2 pence worth :) :)
the thing that got me most about a smart motorway is the fact the signs aren't every few feet, so there is no warning for drivers if something breaks down if you have passed the sign. vehicles have all different mechanical issues most of which means you cannot drive to a safe pull out, because the vehicle is immobalised within less than 1/2 a mile especially on an uphill stretch. so it was always a disaster waiting to happen, you look at how much trouble a car on a slip road causes by doing 30 mph onto the motorway these days is an extremely high accurance especially here in Wales, stuff on the motorway isn't expecting such slow speeds, and relying on other traffic to warn them look this driver is doing something extremely dangerous you probably need to change lanes. like I was on the brakes, and flashing my hazards to a truck driver that was fast approaching on the motorway, even though the sliproad was roughly 600 metres long and nearly 100% straight section, and on a downhill, and the car infront couldn't get up to speed until after entering the motorway, whereas when I was taught to drive, you match the speed with the motorway, which depending on length of slip road meant 70 mph, and then adjusting your speed close to the end of the sliproad if there were trucks or something close to the exit of the sliproad onto the motorway.
ALR is dangerous imho, as if you nowhere near a refuge area and something happens you are at the mercy of all types of vehicles @ up to 70 mph, the variable speed limits in my experience do work on the m42 in & around the m42 brum sections, nice to see you back at Ks transport :)
As a former professional driver, having a licence for 48 years, I agree with you that so called ''smart Motorways'' are dangerous. I have seen many instances of dangerous situations of broken down cars with passengers milling about on the road. An accident waiting to happen. Smart Motorways are nothing more than an increase of capacity on the road, on the cheap, at the expense of safety. I avoid them if I can.
Smart motorways are a pain in the ass. I've had three near misses in the last year. Like you Hayley I just managed to pull out in time. If you don't notice the overhead signs stating the lane closed, you're unaware of the coming carnage that could result!!! New Class One drivers take note!!!! My wife is Polish and we've been married for over twenty years and I still only know the basics. More laziness than dedication I must say on my part but she does speak fluent English!!!
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cooooool reverse H... I remember back in the day you were struggling. Look how easy you make it look now. Stay well n safe H!!
Well done Hayley. Just recently found your vlogs and enjoy them immensely! You have such a calm and easy voice, you show us your journey and talk to us, not at us. You have certainly shown what a newbie can achieve if they have the ambition and ability. Great stuff.
I have my test booked for the end of Oct..... Thanks for these videos, found them really helpful! Cheers!
I hayley hope you are well and enjoying little bit of life.hope you have a brilliant holiday. Take care and enjoy your trucking phil.
Great video Haley and amazing reversing. I’m still getting the hang of it. 👍🏻
Thanks for the video Hayley nicely done ✅👍 keep up the great work.
Great video good to see you driving again good luck with your new venture 👍
Nice one Hayley I hope you both have a fantastic holiday and whoever came up with the idea of smart motorways wasn't all that smart in my humble opinion of course Hayley and until the next vlog you all take good care of yourselves won't you
Great to see you vlogging, is the new job Traffic Warden on ALR motorways 🛣 . 😁🥴🤣😱.
Very interesting hayley, onwards and upwards 👌
Constant roadworks at the end of Pear tree lane mate. Right pain in the arse
Hi Hayley hope you're ok and well nice to see you back on line love and best wishes steel worker at C B 😎👍
i see your back @ Ks transport Hayley, as for smart motorways, in the area of Brum on the m42 sections years ago with the variable speed limits on a friday afternoon, annoying the constant speed limit change,but i found myself that it actually worked,i am with you on the opinion ALR is dangerous for all vehicle types there is no way you can gurantee that you will breakdown or be able to get to "a safe pull in area" on one of these ALRs, blowouts driver having seizure/heart attacks these are random things that have no correlation to the refuge areas ,whereas hard shoulder is just a pull to the left asap, my 2 pence worth :) :)
Another great vlog 👍🏻
the thing that got me most about a smart motorway is the fact the signs aren't every few feet, so there is no warning for drivers if something breaks down if you have passed the sign. vehicles have all different mechanical issues most of which means you cannot drive to a safe pull out, because the vehicle is immobalised within less than 1/2 a mile especially on an uphill stretch. so it was always a disaster waiting to happen, you look at how much trouble a car on a slip road causes by doing 30 mph onto the motorway these days is an extremely high accurance especially here in Wales, stuff on the motorway isn't expecting such slow speeds, and relying on other traffic to warn them look this driver is doing something extremely dangerous you probably need to change lanes. like I was on the brakes, and flashing my hazards to a truck driver that was fast approaching on the motorway, even though the sliproad was roughly 600 metres long and nearly 100% straight section, and on a downhill, and the car infront couldn't get up to speed until after entering the motorway, whereas when I was taught to drive, you match the speed with the motorway, which depending on length of slip road meant 70 mph, and then adjusting your speed close to the end of the sliproad if there were trucks or something close to the exit of the sliproad onto the motorway.
ALR is dangerous imho, as if you nowhere near a refuge area and something happens you are at the mercy of all types of vehicles @ up to 70 mph, the variable speed limits in my experience do work on the m42 in & around the m42 brum sections, nice to see you back at Ks transport :)
As a former professional driver, having a licence for 48 years, I agree with you that so called ''smart Motorways'' are dangerous. I have seen many instances of dangerous situations of broken down cars with passengers milling about on the road. An accident waiting to happen. Smart Motorways are nothing more than an increase of capacity on the road, on the cheap, at the expense of safety. I avoid them if I can.
That wieghbridge in tyseley has tested many drivers and the low roof of there building
Smart motorways are a pain in the ass. I've had three near misses in the last year. Like you Hayley I just managed to pull out in time. If you don't notice the overhead signs stating the lane closed, you're unaware of the coming carnage that could result!!! New Class One drivers take note!!!! My wife is Polish and we've been married for over twenty years and I still only know the basics. More laziness than dedication I must say on my part but she does speak fluent English!!!