Hello Terry, Wow, priceless commentary mate, only through a truckies eyes hey? How bout the second video. What are we really seeing there? We are witnessing an empty Prime mover & trailer travelling what appears to be TOO CLOSELY to the vehicle in front whilst travelling slightly above 80km/h. I agree it’s hard to pick the exact distance he’s travelling at on the video but evidently it was too tight. The heavy vehicle is unladen but still it’s a heavy vehicle & now that it’s completely unladen is probably slightly more likely to lock a brake (or three). Locked wheels reduce braking effectiveness. At 80 km/h we cover 22.2mts/second. So in this instance we have a HV travelling about 23m/s & a safe distance for that combo would be 60 metres. 🤷🏼♂️ Food for thought, wouldn’t you say Terry? Tailgating is so common these days but that doesn’t make it right. That car should have always been stopping for that light & the poor truck driver has everything working against him, but he’s the one that put himself there. The one @ 3:30is with the B-double casually overtaking in double centre lines. “We just want to keep our trucks rolling” 😂 Seriously, there’s NEVER a safe time to overtake on double lines, they are there for a reason. Again there is a higher onus on the B-double truck driver (up to 26 Mts & 62.5 tonnes) than there is on a 2mt long motorcycle weighing in at 200kg. Fact remains it’s illegal for both to cross the lines but vastly different distance needed for them to complete an overtaking manoeuvre. At the end if the day there are too many things that can go wrong & do go wrong. It’s amazing the stupidly of some drivers (of all types) just to save seconds & risk it all in the process. Even in the case of an Interstate driver, if he lost 2-3km in distance travelled per hour due to getting slowed up, over an 10 hr period, it would only be 20-30km in a day. This distance could literally be made up in 15 minutes….. & to save those precious minutes how many dangerous manoeuvres need to be completed 😵💫 Of course I’m sure there are interstate drivers that will tell me they get held up more than 2-3km per hour & perhaps they are right but the main highways on the east coast have a much higher percentage of dual lanes than 20-30 years ago & there’s plenty of interstate trucks travelling at 103km/h too. Is it worth the risk of killing babies & being charged with Culpable Driving or it’s equivalent (Jail time plus living with the knowledge that you’ve killed). It happens. The speed limit is exactly that, it’s the upper limit you’re supposed to travel at. There’s no guarantee that we will get to travel at that speed, never has been. Please don’t make excuses for poor/even dangerous driving. I like my truck drivers to stay alive & go home to their families at the end of the day/trip/week. Just sayin 😉 Have a great week Terry & all the best for 2022 👍
Terry , were you the 'lucky ' person in the cruiser ,passed by the ' fruity ' double ? If you were , and you were or not a truckie , what would you think or say about his action , maybe the otyer truck driver gave him the ' all clear ' ahead .
I had a dabble as a Heavy Rigid driver nigh on a half century ago ,when rules were tougher for trucks , max 50 kph in built up areas , etc . You may remember that , I gave that work line up because of the idiots who thought " bigger gives me right of way even at traffic lights ! So I don't give way if they don't ! Sorry if you disagree .
Well said. I saw that second video as worse than you described. There’s 4 seconds of amber light there before it turns red. That duration is to allow trucks time to stop and is set according to the speed limit. There’s no brake lights on the semi until the light is red. Which shows the driver never had any intention of stopping, which means they’re deliberately negligent and shouldn’t be driving, or has the reaction time of a sloth and shouldn’t be driving. There’s zero excuse, brake lights are not traffic signals.
0:37 it wasn’t just car driver that created the danger, it was the Truckee who failed to prepare to stop when they approached the intersection, and decided to proceed through the intersection by failing to decide to stop when the amber light illuminates. I’ll add in that the truck was following too close, if the driver was unable to stop in time. 2:30. It wasn’t the van driver that put himself in danger, it was the Truckee who failed to plan to be in the correct lane at the right turn, then crosses a solid white line. 3:39. Regardless of communication, illegal is illegal.
Imagine if the car at 0:37 had stopped correctly, that truck would have rolled right over him. And the double white lines should lose that driver his licence, communication or not that pass was reckless and irresponsible
I love your take on these videos, absolutely comical. That red light incident was an absolute disgrace with the truck driver 100% in the wrong and you blame the driver for stopping for a red light. Hilarious! Then the overtake on doubles, I won’t even bother ……
How is it the truck drivers fault. It was orange and the car infront didn't attempt to stop and clearly looked like it was going through. The truck is not going to slamm on its brakes for an orange light when it weighs 25 plus ton empty. then all of a sudden car driver slams its brakes in the last second infront of a vehicle weighing 25 plus tons. The truck driver did a absoloutly great job at avoiding the accident that the driver infront clearly cuased. Goodluck to you if you think slamming the brakes infront of a truck suddenly is a good idea regardless. If cars infront did this all the time you would a ridiculous amount of incidents. Most probably fatal too. The car infront was not paying attention at all and realised the lights changed then suddenly went from going through orange to stopping instantly. 2 ton vehicle vs 25 tons. absolutely stupid..
@@kovacevd Of course it is the truck drivers fault. It *was* safe for the truck driver to brake and stop for the light when he saw the yellow light but he chose to break the law and ignore the yellow, thinking that the car driver was also going to break the law... When the car (which needs much shorter distances to stop) actually stopped for the light then the trucker had a panic and had to perform an emergency stop. if the trucker had simply driven like he was supposed to from the beginning (IE stopping for traffic lights) then we wouldn't have even seen the dashcam of the trucker fucking up and almost running into a stationary car... 🤷♂️
Totall agree the truck driver in the wrong - he should have been slowing the stop for the read light. Also, can never condone overtaking on double white lines - what if a car was pulling out of the verge - very common with young children wanting a pee - What an apologist for truckies being stupid or breaking the law!
@@andrewwadsley1640 yes this is quite a bizarre channel to watch. I also drive trucks and there are a lot of car drivers that put zero thought into their driving bit this channel appears to show truck drivers at their worst but then blames everyone around them. I think driving a truck should be seen as a significant responsibility and some truck drivers do not seem to understand it is their professional, livelihood and ultimately freedom at stake
Tops video. Watching videos like this should be part of getting a driver's licence. Most people don't have a clue about sharing the road with trucks - simply because nobody has told them.
This is too real. I had covid-testing, which was like 8hrs in-car with someone else while youre driving, and like a 10 minute road test. Now, this is somehow better than other states, and i genuinely believe i am a good driver as i keep my car in my lane and all that (ocd really makes me keep that shit in line, super self conscious). But i had no real training for unknown or weird situations like ones with an 18 wheeler. The truck itself can unfortunately kill people and others dont realize that its so much more difficult to drive these things, i always give excess space and all that bc of it, but just a few videos demonstrating this and deadass some people would still be alive, as ive seen too much bullshitery around big rigs. Dont fuck with 20 (or more) times your weight
Driving School should have one lesson about how to drive around Trucks and why they cant see you. Most Driving Schools hate Truck Drivers themselves and its just wrong.
A lot of truckies don’t share the road well either, as demonstrated in this video. Many truckers are bullies and aggressive, and feel they are entitled to travel at the speed limit regardless of conditions and traffic.
If you don't take off your "truckie glasses" Terry, you'll blow your credibility and just end up like all the other whinging truck drivers blaming car drivers. In particular video 2, if that car hadn't been there the truck would have run the red light by 3 seconds.
All this set of clips is doing is showing truckies in a bad light. 1st driver not driving to conditions, 2nd had plenty of time to stop for red light and only has himself to blame, the wide load pilot car not doing a good job, then the truckie bullying his way into left lane even though he could not fit. How could you ever condone anyone driving over double lines, if its a common practice then shame on those truckies. The big truck at the roundabout knows how long it will take him to take off, traffic was already clearly on the roundabout again just being a bully because of the size of vehicle. So sick of the blind spot argument, your given a separate licence to drive a truck and have to undergo training to pass that licence, its the trucks job to know what's around them just as it is the cars job and anyone else using the road.
I like your videos Terry however in this one I think you are too biased. I have a HC license so also have experience and know what its like when car drivers have little appreciation of what its like driving a truck (ie turning circles and braking distances). I appreciate what you are trying to do in your vids which are more of an educational vid, however you lost me today with the constant defense of the truckie. The driver coming up to the red light had more than enough time to brake, its BS to put yourself in a situation where your dependent on the vehicle ahead doing what you "hope" they are going to do. I always wash off around 10kph coming up to a set of lights to give me enough braking distance. The "blind spot", wow, find that very hard to believe mate, the cabin was 90 degrees to the road, he just needed to look at the side window. The one however that caused me to write this was the bloke overtaking on double lines, drivers like this give truckies a bad reputation. your reference to the possible lead driver is a long bow to draw, irrespective its illegal and should never be endorsed as ok. I had a situation years ago when a car came out of a property so was just entering the road, this was after I was told the road was clear. the industry should never be supporting driving like this, irrespective of "keeping the wheels moving"as you say. I am sorry mate, this video really did upset me as I am all about good driving and I think a couple of these truckies could have driven better in the situation.
Couldn't agree more. Communicating to each other to assist overtaking blind crests is very risky, basically taking your life in somebody else's hands who doesn't know your mass, your HP or your own experience. It might be some young lad with low experience pissing in your ears. I still listen but my eyes make the decision.
Ye I was gonna say my sister first week of her p’s nearly got rear ended by a truck flying down a hill as she slowed for a yellow going down her gears in a Camry Granted the hill was pretty steep and short and it was just unfortunate timing by the lights but fuck he honked and if she hadv stalled it or something in surprise would have been cleaned by him I was in the backseat losing my shit because it looked like a final destination scene with that truck bearing down, flatbed with nothing on it that I remember but still we’re slowing to like 30-20 and this thing is just fucking gaaaaaining jake brake starts howling Start yelling “GO GO GO GO!” I’ll Never forget that hill anymore shit could have been bad
0.33 - "a dangerous situation the car driver put himself into". Sorry, No! The truckie was following too closely. The car driver stopped for a red light. The truck should have been far enough back that he could stop if the vehicle in front had to stop.
Yeah I’m an HC driver & id say the semi was planning on running the red but the dark car changed his mind & stopped. Semi should’ve had brake lights on long ago. 😤
Years ago a mate told me about the high beam flash that lets yas know when it's safe to come into the lane , I've used it ever since and always get a thank you. I find being considerate to trucks can go along way.
Here in Canada, the signal used to be turning OFF your headlights momentarily to signal to the truck driver that he was clear to move over (obviously only useful at night). With the advent of always-on Daytime Running Light (DRL), it is much harder to notice if that signal is being given. I don't know if a new "convention" has emerged, but I hope it is not "flash the high beams" as that signal has too many possible meanings.
@@bobmcl2406 guess it depends where you are. If your driving towards me and I flash my highs in Australia I'm either telling you there's police ahead of you or its at night and you've got your highs on and about to blind me. If your driving with me in the flow of traffic and I flash its like I said above or tell you to move tf out of the fast lane because you are going too slow but that rarely works unless its at night because people don't use their dam mirrors here.
0:35 - there's no way that was the car driver's fault, not even the car which skipped the light (terrible driving, but that doesn't excuse the truckers poor planning). The trucker can clearly see in full view that the lights are going amber. Plenty of time to adjust speed and prepare to stop, which is the whole purpose of that light. And overtaking on double-white lines is never safe. Nobody is expecting that and the lines may be protecting hidden dips or bends that aren't obvious even a fair distance back. Enjoyed the vid!
Agreed, just because the car in front of you makes no effort to stop while the lights are already amber, doesn't mean you simply tag along with the car in front of you.
in this vid, most situations were the trucks fault. banking on its size and weight. "blind spot" is always a nice excuse. the red truck, where you used it, was not even on the main road yet where he would have seen the other car coming, if he would have simply looked to the right.
i anticipate them taking all space without warning or reason. learned to adapt to so called professionals like that in my very first year i had a license.
The truck i rive has a blind spot behind the wing mirror. An entire car can hide behind the wing mior at the right angle. Its happened to me twice so far, luckily i moved my head to check behind the mirror. Otherwise it would have been mashed car and maybe mashed people too. Even with camaras theres still blind spots and it isnt easy to check them all everytime all day long on every manouver
Love the old pearler, oh the car was in the blind spot when the truck pulls out in front of it. Pull the other one it plays jingle bells…… a good proportion of trucks do that because they don’t care and know the car will stop. The worst offenders are tipper drivers, they are only one step up from Magna drivers in terms of their driving ability
The second clip. The car the truck was tailgating actually did go thru the light. You can see the car go around the stopped car at the light. Nether driver was paying attention.
I have operated from a motorcycle to truck and most between but never a simi, tho I have had 28ft+ trailers and I know how hard it can be to see,turn,stop and go.. great video.. keep them coming!!
As a driver my self, the first clip their was enough braking distance to start pulling up but he was going to run the red thinking the car wouldn’t stop. The mud carter, well that’s just everyday driving for most of them. Your comment on the last clip, WTF was that crap? Most truck drivers today don’t call you up to come round them, so you have to round them up when you can & like car drivers, they also speed up on you because unfortunately today, the Ego’s are bigger than courtesy. That double overtaking on double white lines, should have just waited for the next chance, I’m assuming by him not backing off, he had good vision ahead to keep overtaking. Having said that, typical car driver not lifting the foot either to help the truck round quicker either.
Actually this typical car driver did lift his foot as his speed dropped from 90kph to 60kph, as a driver you have to look at the whole picture just not what’s in front of you.
Truck drivers aren't always in the right.. I deal with them every day I travel to work and some shouldn't even hold a driver's licence let alone be behind the wheel of a truck ..
On your last segment of the Truck at the roundabout ,sometimes you have the right of way in the truck but to takeoff loaded it looks like you cut off the other vehicle only because they maybe a car .I get that alot in Auckland .Enjoy your videos as there is always two sides to the pictures .
Truck totally in the wrong It entered the roundabout in front of the car which had right of way Terry, don't make excuses for bad & illegal driving. Yes I drive a truck.
I can see the truck drivers at fault in many of these. Things some truck drivers don’t understand and seem to blame cars quickly, is you are driving a massive heavy machine, take more care when driving and manoeuvring then. Like that truck turning out of the driveway and taking over the other lane. Nope, you wait till it’s clear, like every other road user. Doesn’t take that long to wait and swing a truck out safely.
This is a great vid highlighting some pretty poor driving by people who claim to be professional drivers. Admittedly some are poor understanding and situational awareness by car drivers, but you seem to also be excusing bad truck driving. You can’t have it both ways and need to call out the bad trucking when you see it.
I'm no truck driver but I have plenty of experience on the road. The main thing is to be aware of other vehicles on the road, which is day 1 necessity for anyone. With experience, you notice patterns and can anticipate what they will do, or want to do. Then use that knowledge and be considerate of everyone.
@@hepphepps8356 I don't think you understood what the op was saying. If you are on the road everyday you can quickly work out who you need to stay well clear of. Trucks or cars. Lol
It still amazes me when people get upset about a truck needing to take a corner wide. The road rules permit it. Likewise it amazes me that people think a truck has the acceleration of a car. At roundabouts, the rule is that the vehicle that arrived first gets to go first, therefore the truck again has done nothing wrong. Love the videos Terry, but there was no way that was a blind spot there, the driver just failed to check and check again. And overtaking on the double is just unprofessional. Don't care what he/she has communicated with any other driver in the universe - it's just unprofessional!
A truck thats empty will accelerate faster than any car except sports cars...u forget a truck can choose a low gear and pull from 0 to 100km/h in 1 single gear
sometimes I tow a house float which is always overlength I think around 55ft, there are times where I need to block both lanes when turning or going around a roundabout or driving in oncoming lanes to pull into a yard, sometimes we just gotta do what we have to do to get the job done safely. If im taking both lanes its because I have to not because I want to
@@robertmorris6529 no pilot if it's under 3.5m wide, the trailer is 2.5m wide, the same as every other trailer. As for length the trailer has a yearly permit. The only place it can't go is the freeway. If there is a load on like a house there's always at least one pilot if it's over height then there's 2, the route is always pre planned by the fleet controller and authorised by Western power and/or main roads
@@peterfixit7221 OK , maybe you could have stated that , then I would not have ASSUMED what I did ! Would you have replied as I , if I had posted that comment ?
Always Good to find another person making videos in 🇦🇺 Just found your channel and of course Subscribed 😉 You definitely find some interesting videos to watch. Always good to read the comments and see how others respond to what they see. Looking forward to watching more. Peter 👍
You need to have a closer look at the second video. The car in front of the truck continues to blow the red light, but in does so after moving to the right lane because there is another black car already stopped in the left lane at the red light. Not to excuse the truck either, he is higher up and he should have seen the vehicle in front of the car he was following. Further to that, I believe that the truck should have already started to slow at the orange given the distance he was, he had ample time to do so safely. Any vehicle is only as safe as the person driving it
As a former interstate and local semi truck driver the things I've seen. I wish they had dash cams when I was driving the ftards on the road are insane.
I think you are going to like my next two Wednesdays videos. Jump in, sit down, put you set belt on And enjoy the ride. To the port of Brisbane. I trying different things with the go pro. Tell me what you think.
I'm not a truck driver, but I appreciate what truck drivers and large vehicle operators have to deal with on a daily basis. It's all about common sense and common courtesy and being as safe as possible while on the road.
@206. Those corner flags/rags are useless. The UK uses warning triangles either one-piece ali on es or roll up PVC type ones. The corner ones are about 2ft long by a foot high in red & white stripes. Mounted both ends of the load, clearly visible from way back. Would that load be lit up at night.
Most of these could be solved by a bit more patience, a bit less speed and a bit less tailgating from the trucks. HGVs are very dangerous for other road users and they should drive accordingly. Too many HGV drivers use their size to bully other road users and it ends badly for all involved when someone isn't paying attention or won't back down.
really dose blow my mind how some drivers understand about trucks. interacting with them as if they can just stop or take off an pull out like a normal car, i see on dash cam aus all the time ppl getting annoyed or angry when a truck is turning out a drive across the road slowly, had been be for they got there, beeping or some rubbish like the truck is doing something wrong, acting like they have no responsibility to give trucks the space an time they need to operate safely.
It's just people now 🤔 We live in the hurry up world. Never enough time. Well it seems that way for most but not all ?? Some people just don't care about others anymore. I,m first F... You 🙄 Seems to more common now ????
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
It's not taught to new drivers. Trucks have the right to use a second lane to turn. The rules of a roundabout also don't seem to be taught as we also have the right to pull out at a roundabout when it's our turn.
3:39 It doesn't matter whether the 2 trucks were in communication - that was a very dangerous overtaking manoeuvre! How would the slower truck know if the road over crest was clear or not? What if there was a family coming the other way?
I'm 58 and always have given truckies space. Something my Dad taught me when I was getting my driver's license at 17. Never had an issue. I feel many in cars today have no patience or understanding of what truck drivers need on the roads. Car drivers need to calm down and show some understanding.
I really believe it is time they introduced another coloured light. It makes perfect sense. It is hard to pull up a truck at lights and have another colour between orange and red should do the trick for drivers of all types of vehicles.
3:44, double line is law, 4x4s can't just communicate and go above the law overtake on it anyway ..... trucks must follow all road rules and as their vehicles are way more tones than cars they have more potential to bring more devastation in a crash. So all truckies should be taking safety even more seriously
hey everyone, the DaF overtaking on solid lines, whats powering it? i wouldnt have thought the 510hp engine wouldnt be great out in the outback....not a driver though, just an enthusiast, any wisdom is appreciated cheers
I'm a bit late to the party, but still makes for interesting viewing. First I must blurt out my caveat; although I have an HR licence, my heavy vehicle driving is limited to out MAN 24-420 tag axle motorhome and the emergency support units (MR) at work on the odd occasion. Doing skidpan work when going for my MR was fun. Our employer really knows how to make new endorsements fun for us. I spent a few years stationed near an industrial estate and calls to truck rollovers were quite common-rarely on the same bend though. There are a lot of comments about clip two; I'm amazed the truckie didn't hit the brakes some 3 seconds sooner. With the minivan incident, if that was me in the DC truck I'd have started slowing down as soon as I saw the van brake. You have to expect others will do something stupid and try to allow for that. I think that irrespective of what another truckie says on the UHF (assuming they are another truckie), if there are double unbroken lines you just don't overtake. Simple as that. We see a lot of truckies on the M1 between about Beenleigh and Nerang either travelling in lane 3 or 4 (trucks there are limited to lanes 1 and 2 in most stretches) or tailgating other trucks and cars. A lot of responsible truckies but also way too many who'd accumulate 12 points quickly. Great videos and commentary as always, Tez.
Never use the high beams to tell a other truck to come. Turn off the headlight then on. My truck has a button on steering wheel to quickly turn off and on headlamps and running lights separately.
When trucks overtake on crests/blind corners the lead truck he's communicating with is Calling The Chute. Yes it's wrong ,even more so with drivers who have limited english. Then you have B-Double lessons in Kellar St. Berrinba Qld ,where the instructor is not even in the cab, sitting under a tree going off at the pupil learning to reverse one out on the street! Then the guy under the tree wonders why every second truckie going past was going off at him! You got some good shows on here that should wake people up to what the hells going on out there & hopefully save a life or two!!!
@@tezthetruckie I was sitting at the Shell in Dubbo having a bite to eat and listening to Channel 40 and all they were talking about was "that bloody Terry Sanders - most dangerous driver ever" LOL.
The 2nd clip is not as it seems! There was another vehicle a black suv involved but was obscured by the white car right up until he swerved right, black car did blow the lights as he swerved to the right to miss the black suv that has decided to stop. @0:20 you can see the roof line of suv above the white car and also the black car to the left, and you will see it’s roof line move in front of white car and run the lights. I think trucker was pacing with the black car which they both thought suv would keep going, hence no brake lights appears on the black car, that we could see. I don’t know really know why he thought what he thought, but his foot should be hovering over his brake pedal coming up to intersections.
So what do you say about two v dubs taking out traffic lights on two separate occasions on Scott's car cam??? Were they kissing the traffic lights because they could see out of the cab due to the entire exterior being a blind spot????
I heard what you said Terry in the clip with oversize joking around that was funny, it's like the Oversize Load Pilot "Ahh yeah mate you're looking good just move over to let left a bit mate and your clear to move over when ready". Trucker: "Yeah righto" crunch " ah yeah mate what was that I hit?" Oversize Load Pilot "Just a car mate all good, everyone is still ok just keep rolling like nothing happened mate".
i'm not sure you picked up on there being two black cars in front of the truck in the second video. if you watch closely you will see a black sedan, that the truck is following, veer into the right lane in front of the white car with the p-plates to run the red light, the truck then nearly hits what looks like a subaru forester. at 0:24 you will see the black sedan the truck was following already through the intersection. great video by the way.
1:28 A lot of comments here disputing the blind spot don't seem to realise that the mirrors are a blind spot for a truck driver as well. Sometimes the oncoming vehicle's speed matches with the truck's to situate them entirely behind the mirror. I've had two near misses due to this. Both times I could tell from their facial expressions that the oncoming driver thought I was a maniac, but from my perspective the road was clear until it suddenly terrifyingly wasn't.
With the truck overtaking the car, is it easier for the truckie if the car slows down? Say from 110 to 90? To give it more space to get back on the right side?
"this is a very dangerous situation the car driver put himself into" on a video where a tailgating truck tried to run a red light. I know truckers have to deal with a lot of crap but that was 100% the trucker in the wrong there and they could have easily killed someone if the lane next to them wasn't clear
Even though the front truck maybe ahead I still won't leave the lane I'm in until I have 600 metres and downhill runoff to make a quick and safe overtaking procedure. Be safe. Aussie Jeff
That's a critique I can more get on board with Terry you were giving them s*** the other day lol ... I'm glad you took my comment the other day in the humerus spirit it was meant
I'm a driver in the US. The line colors are confusing. How do they know if it's a one way or two way? the center lines are white like all the other lines on the road
A lot of the time these so-called incidents are fine. It comes down to peoples poor judgement and inability to put themselves in others shoes. Example, if a truck is overtaking then just slow down a bit so he can merge back in faster.
Thanks Terry. I noticed a number of these Dash cams have the Speed at which the vehicle is travelling. Do you know the models of these Dash cams? Cheers
I have a Sony Dash cam, that plugs into the OBD port under the streaming wheel that powers it. It is easy to plug in, and that provides the speed reading. You and do an engine diagnostic with it too via a phone app. Fine one with a OBD plug.
@@patrickjustdo-inthings2936 I bought second hand , so can't give much detail, except to say it is called Halocam. It came with a rear cam too. It is wide angle, so unfortunately can't read licence plates.
Great channel mate. I would like to know the issue with trucks speed limit. Most are limited to 100 but I always see on freeways trucks trying to overtake other trucks. I thinks it may be the power to weight thing how a truck can be fast say up a hill. If that’s the case then why don’t the trucks communicate to make it easier. This process can take up to 10 minutes. When they are traveling at the same speed limit
As Much as I have respect for Truck drivers. Unfortunately the number of poorly trained and IMO underpressure drivers in Semis and HR. Type vehicles, is giving what good drivers are left a bad name. Truck drivers never use to be in the wrong lane. And being the right lane to go left at next intersection and cut across 3 lanes- IS WRONG. Many I know have found out when they do that to a state government bus. The Bus wins, as it has cameras and backing of bigger insurance. Its bad enough having a bunch of poorly trained car drivers. It's worse having same morons in heavy vehicles. All I know is as long as each of the smash and use up wear and tear parts. I still get paid.
All good points Terry, unfortunately a lot of it comes from experience and not taught. Maybe they need a bit more when they get thier licence. I actually give the missus the shits when listening to channel 40 when we are travelling. That is ip until one day we avoided an accident because we where listening in and now she wants it on att
Had this happen to me a few times where I've had to pull on to the highway where there's approx 100m of clear vision before it bends and foliage covers whats on the other side of the corner, so it's a guessing game when it looks clear that once you've got the truck on the road and you're still waiting to pull your trailer around (46T), then a car pops out and their nodding their head as if it's fault of the truck driver that they had to slow down momentarily (No thought about truck characteristics, or 'oh, there's no way he would've seen me coming around the corner if i couldn't see him'). Why can't people accept that they that must stay alert at all times and be prepared for anything, in my mind if you're not focused on the road or prepared to take action at a moments notice, I'm the one nodding in disbelief. Just accept that a little inconvience & courtesy is still going to see you at your destination at the end of the day and we truckies are very courtious on a daily basis. :)
2:52 + Don't make excuses for criminals . Radio or not , this bloke is a potential murderer . Rules are there for all of us , truckies are not exempt .
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Hello Terry, Wow, priceless commentary mate, only through a truckies eyes hey?
How bout the second video. What are we really seeing there? We are witnessing an empty Prime mover & trailer travelling what appears to be TOO CLOSELY to the vehicle in front whilst travelling slightly above 80km/h. I agree it’s hard to pick the exact distance he’s travelling at on the video but evidently it was too tight. The heavy vehicle is unladen but still it’s a heavy vehicle & now that it’s completely unladen is probably slightly more likely to lock a brake (or three). Locked wheels reduce braking effectiveness. At 80 km/h we cover 22.2mts/second. So in this instance we have a HV travelling about
23m/s & a safe distance for that combo would be 60 metres. 🤷🏼♂️
Food for thought, wouldn’t you say Terry?
Tailgating is so common these days but that doesn’t make it right. That car should have always been stopping for that light & the poor truck driver has everything working against him, but he’s the one that put himself there.
The one @ 3:30is with the B-double casually overtaking in double centre lines. “We just want to keep our trucks rolling” 😂 Seriously, there’s NEVER a safe time to overtake on double lines, they are there for a reason.
Again there is a higher onus on the B-double truck driver (up to 26 Mts & 62.5 tonnes) than there is on a 2mt long motorcycle weighing in at 200kg. Fact remains it’s illegal for both to cross the lines but vastly different distance needed for them to complete an overtaking manoeuvre. At the end if the day there are too many things that can go wrong & do go wrong.
It’s amazing the stupidly of some drivers (of all types) just to save seconds & risk it all in the process. Even in the case of an Interstate driver, if he lost 2-3km in distance travelled per hour due to getting slowed up, over an 10 hr period, it would only be 20-30km in a day. This distance could literally be made up in 15 minutes….. & to save those precious minutes how many dangerous manoeuvres need to be completed 😵💫
Of course I’m sure there are interstate drivers that will tell me they get held up more than 2-3km per hour & perhaps they are right but the main highways on the east coast have a much higher percentage of dual lanes than 20-30 years ago & there’s plenty of interstate trucks travelling at 103km/h too. Is it worth the risk of killing babies & being charged with Culpable Driving or it’s equivalent (Jail time plus living with the knowledge that you’ve killed). It happens. The speed limit is exactly that, it’s the upper limit you’re supposed to travel at. There’s no guarantee that we will get to travel at that speed, never has been.
Please don’t make excuses for poor/even dangerous driving. I like my truck drivers to stay alive & go home to their families at the end of the day/trip/week. Just sayin 😉
Have a great week Terry & all the best for 2022 👍
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Terry , were you the 'lucky ' person in the cruiser ,passed by the ' fruity ' double ? If you were , and you were or not a truckie , what would you think or say about his action , maybe the otyer truck driver gave him the ' all clear ' ahead .
I had a dabble as a Heavy Rigid driver nigh on a half century ago ,when rules were tougher for trucks , max 50 kph in built up areas , etc . You may remember that , I gave that work line up because of the idiots who thought " bigger gives me right of way even at traffic lights ! So I don't give way if they don't ! Sorry if you disagree .
Well written gr8t. Couldn't have said it better myself.
Well said. I saw that second video as worse than you described. There’s 4 seconds of amber light there before it turns red. That duration is to allow trucks time to stop and is set according to the speed limit. There’s no brake lights on the semi until the light is red. Which shows the driver never had any intention of stopping, which means they’re deliberately negligent and shouldn’t be driving, or has the reaction time of a sloth and shouldn’t be driving. There’s zero excuse, brake lights are not traffic signals.
0:37 it wasn’t just car driver that created the danger, it was the Truckee who failed to prepare to stop when they approached the intersection, and decided to proceed through the intersection by failing to decide to stop when the amber light illuminates. I’ll add in that the truck was following too close, if the driver was unable to stop in time.
2:30. It wasn’t the van driver that put himself in danger, it was the Truckee who failed to plan to be in the correct lane at the right turn, then crosses a solid white line.
3:39. Regardless of communication, illegal is illegal.
Truckee? Wtf?
Imagine if the car at
0:37 had stopped correctly, that truck would have rolled right over him. And the double white lines should lose that driver his licence, communication or not that pass was reckless and irresponsible
@RIKARD NEW ZEALAND yes only issue. And the most dangerous one!!!!! Which f…ing Terry Sanders doesn’t see as anything wrong with???
Of course it was the trucker´s fault. Just like 0:50. He had all the time in the world to slow down and not get so close to the car in front.
@@davidtsw "Trucker "!?
WTF!?
Are we in America now?
I love your take on these videos, absolutely comical. That red light incident was an absolute disgrace with the truck driver 100% in the wrong and you blame the driver for stopping for a red light. Hilarious! Then the overtake on doubles, I won’t even bother ……
How is it the truck drivers fault. It was orange and the car infront didn't attempt to stop and clearly looked like it was going through. The truck is not going to slamm on its brakes for an orange light when it weighs 25 plus ton empty. then all of a sudden car driver slams its brakes in the last second infront of a vehicle weighing 25 plus tons. The truck driver did a absoloutly great job at avoiding the accident that the driver infront clearly cuased. Goodluck to you if you think slamming the brakes infront of a truck suddenly is a good idea regardless. If cars infront did this all the time you would a ridiculous amount of incidents. Most probably fatal too. The car infront was not paying attention at all and realised the lights changed then suddenly went from going through orange to stopping instantly. 2 ton vehicle vs 25 tons. absolutely stupid..
@@kovacevd Of course it is the truck drivers fault. It *was* safe for the truck driver to brake and stop for the light when he saw the yellow light but he chose to break the law and ignore the yellow, thinking that the car driver was also going to break the law... When the car (which needs much shorter distances to stop) actually stopped for the light then the trucker had a panic and had to perform an emergency stop. if the trucker had simply driven like he was supposed to from the beginning (IE stopping for traffic lights) then we wouldn't have even seen the dashcam of the trucker fucking up and almost running into a stationary car... 🤷♂️
@@kovacevd How about just thinking about obeying Road Rules ,radical DONTCHA THINK ? Also save heaps on tyres flat spotted .
Totall agree the truck driver in the wrong - he should have been slowing the stop for the read light. Also, can never condone overtaking on double white lines - what if a car was pulling out of the verge - very common with young children wanting a pee - What an apologist for truckies being stupid or breaking the law!
@@andrewwadsley1640 yes this is quite a bizarre channel to watch. I also drive trucks and there are a lot of car drivers that put zero thought into their driving bit this channel appears to show truck drivers at their worst but then blames everyone around them. I think driving a truck should be seen as a significant responsibility and some truck drivers do not seem to understand it is their professional, livelihood and ultimately freedom at stake
Some of the truckies here were seriously at fault.
As a truck driver I can say almost all of them were at fault
Yep, another truck driver here and I agree.
Tops video. Watching videos like this should be part of getting a driver's licence. Most people don't have a clue about sharing the road with trucks - simply because nobody has told them.
This is too real. I had covid-testing, which was like 8hrs in-car with someone else while youre driving, and like a 10 minute road test. Now, this is somehow better than other states, and i genuinely believe i am a good driver as i keep my car in my lane and all that (ocd really makes me keep that shit in line, super self conscious). But i had no real training for unknown or weird situations like ones with an 18 wheeler. The truck itself can unfortunately kill people and others dont realize that its so much more difficult to drive these things, i always give excess space and all that bc of it, but just a few videos demonstrating this and deadass some people would still be alive, as ive seen too much bullshitery around big rigs. Dont fuck with 20 (or more) times your weight
Driving School should have one lesson about how to drive around Trucks and why they cant see you. Most Driving Schools hate Truck Drivers themselves and its just wrong.
I hate trucks!
That is because I have to drive them for a living.
In my eyes there should only be one driving licence test & that is for lorries. That way everyone on the road understands.
A lot of truckies don’t share the road well either, as demonstrated in this video. Many truckers are bullies and aggressive, and feel they are entitled to travel at the speed limit regardless of conditions and traffic.
If you don't take off your "truckie glasses" Terry, you'll blow your credibility and just end up like all the other whinging truck drivers blaming car drivers. In particular video 2, if that car hadn't been there the truck would have run the red light by 3 seconds.
yep dead right
All this set of clips is doing is showing truckies in a bad light. 1st driver not driving to conditions, 2nd had plenty of time to stop for red light and only has himself to blame, the wide load pilot car not doing a good job, then the truckie bullying his way into left lane even though he could not fit. How could you ever condone anyone driving over double lines, if its a common practice then shame on those truckies. The big truck at the roundabout knows how long it will take him to take off, traffic was already clearly on the roundabout again just being a bully because of the size of vehicle. So sick of the blind spot argument, your given a separate licence to drive a truck and have to undergo training to pass that licence, its the trucks job to know what's around them just as it is the cars job and anyone else using the road.
The double line passer should lose his license permanently and be in jail for 10 years.
I like your videos Terry however in this one I think you are too biased. I have a HC license so also have experience and know what its like when car drivers have little appreciation of what its like driving a truck (ie turning circles and braking distances). I appreciate what you are trying to do in your vids which are more of an educational vid, however you lost me today with the constant defense of the truckie. The driver coming up to the red light had more than enough time to brake, its BS to put yourself in a situation where your dependent on the vehicle ahead doing what you "hope" they are going to do. I always wash off around 10kph coming up to a set of lights to give me enough braking distance. The "blind spot", wow, find that very hard to believe mate, the cabin was 90 degrees to the road, he just needed to look at the side window. The one however that caused me to write this was the bloke overtaking on double lines, drivers like this give truckies a bad reputation. your reference to the possible lead driver is a long bow to draw, irrespective its illegal and should never be endorsed as ok. I had a situation years ago when a car came out of a property so was just entering the road, this was after I was told the road was clear. the industry should never be supporting driving like this, irrespective of "keeping the wheels moving"as you say. I am sorry mate, this video really did upset me as I am all about good driving and I think a couple of these truckies could have driven better in the situation.
Couldn't agree more. Communicating to each other to assist overtaking blind crests is very risky, basically taking your life in somebody else's hands who doesn't know your mass, your HP or your own experience. It might be some young lad with low experience pissing in your ears. I still listen but my eyes make the decision.
I 100% agree this this post. Well said.
Ye I was gonna say my sister first week of her p’s nearly got rear ended by a truck flying down a hill as she slowed for a yellow going down her gears in a Camry
Granted the hill was pretty steep and short and it was just unfortunate timing by the lights but fuck he honked and if she hadv stalled it or something in surprise would have been cleaned by him
I was in the backseat losing my shit because it looked like a final destination scene with that truck bearing down, flatbed with nothing on it that I remember but still we’re slowing to like 30-20 and this thing is just fucking gaaaaaining jake brake starts howling
Start yelling “GO GO GO GO!”
I’ll Never forget that hill anymore shit could have been bad
0.33 - "a dangerous situation the car driver put himself into". Sorry, No! The truckie was following too closely. The car driver stopped for a red light. The truck should have been far enough back that he could stop if the vehicle in front had to stop.
Absolutely, see my comment above
Yeah I’m an HC driver & id say the semi was planning on running the red but the dark car changed his mind & stopped.
Semi should’ve had brake lights on long ago. 😤
Years ago a mate told me about the high beam flash that lets yas know when it's safe to come into the lane , I've used it ever since and always get a thank you. I find being considerate to trucks can go along way.
Here in Canada, the signal used to be turning OFF your headlights momentarily to signal to the truck driver that he was clear to move over (obviously only useful at night). With the advent of always-on Daytime Running Light (DRL), it is much harder to notice if that signal is being given. I don't know if a new "convention" has emerged, but I hope it is not "flash the high beams" as that signal has too many possible meanings.
@@bobmcl2406 guess it depends where you are. If your driving towards me and I flash my highs in Australia I'm either telling you there's police ahead of you or its at night and you've got your highs on and about to blind me. If your driving with me in the flow of traffic and I flash its like I said above or tell you to move tf out of the fast lane because you are going too slow but that rarely works unless its at night because people don't use their dam mirrors here.
Yeah I'm a truckie and I'd have given myself some breathing room coming at those lights at speed because Murphy's law states it will go yellow.
in developed countries like canada they have a flashing green light for full clear,as soon as it turns steady to start to brake.
0:35 - there's no way that was the car driver's fault, not even the car which skipped the light (terrible driving, but that doesn't excuse the truckers poor planning). The trucker can clearly see in full view that the lights are going amber. Plenty of time to adjust speed and prepare to stop, which is the whole purpose of that light.
And overtaking on double-white lines is never safe. Nobody is expecting that and the lines may be protecting hidden dips or bends that aren't obvious even a fair distance back.
Enjoyed the vid!
Agreed, just because the car in front of you makes no effort to stop while the lights are already amber, doesn't mean you simply tag along with the car in front of you.
Truckie was a fool but the car driver should not have stopped
in this vid, most situations were the trucks fault. banking on its size and weight. "blind spot" is always a nice excuse. the red truck, where you used it, was not even on the main road yet where he would have seen the other car coming, if he would have simply looked to the right.
That P plater did an amazing job, giving the truck driver an escape path.
I've never had a problem with lorries here in the UK. Two words - anticipation, courtesy :)
i anticipate them taking all space without warning or reason. learned to adapt to so called professionals like that in my very first year i had a license.
The old blind spot routine holds no weight since they started selling cameras you can put on vehicle's for 30 bucks
The truck i rive has a blind spot behind the wing mirror. An entire car can hide behind the wing mior at the right angle. Its happened to me twice so far, luckily i moved my head to check behind the mirror. Otherwise it would have been mashed car and maybe mashed people too. Even with camaras theres still blind spots and it isnt easy to check them all everytime all day long on every manouver
@@loadapish I wonder how many trucks Chloe had driven. I can remember have a bike in my centre pillar in a car many years ago.
@@loadapish tesla uses 8 cameras to get a 360° view, the tech is there, just need to decide how much not crushing a car full of people is worth
Love the old pearler, oh the car was in the blind spot when the truck pulls out in front of it. Pull the other one it plays jingle bells…… a good proportion of trucks do that because they don’t care and know the car will stop. The worst offenders are tipper drivers, they are only one step up from Magna drivers in terms of their driving ability
1:18 That's a beautiful Freightliner Agrosy!
Great video! I've always wanted to come down and drive road trains from the states I have the utmost respect to my truckie brethren down undah!
Great video, it's about time people saw things from our perspective
The second clip. The car the truck was tailgating actually did go thru the light. You can see the car go around the stopped car at the light. Nether driver was paying attention.
I have operated from a motorcycle to truck and most between but never a simi, tho I have had 28ft+ trailers and I know how hard it can be to see,turn,stop and go.. great video.. keep them coming!!
Thank you
As a driver my self, the first clip their was enough braking distance to start pulling up but he was going to run the red thinking the car wouldn’t stop.
The mud carter, well that’s just everyday driving for most of them. Your comment on the last clip, WTF was that crap? Most truck drivers today don’t call you up to come round them, so you have to round them up when you can & like car drivers, they also speed up on you because unfortunately today, the Ego’s are bigger than courtesy.
That double overtaking on double white lines, should have just waited for the next chance, I’m assuming by him not backing off, he had good vision ahead to keep overtaking.
Having said that, typical car driver not lifting the foot either to help the truck round quicker either.
Actually this typical car driver did lift his foot as his speed dropped from 90kph to 60kph, as a driver you have to look at the whole picture just not what’s in front of you.
Truck drivers aren't always in the right.. I deal with them every day I travel to work and some shouldn't even hold a driver's licence let alone be behind the wheel of a truck ..
As a driver in the States, good video!
Thank you Rob
And.. ..a merry crissy to you Tez..
My number one truck guide to the world movers..👍🤙🤝
Thank you mate. You have a good and safe Xmas as well with your family.
Great commentary and observations
Well put across mate . Neutral nice 1
Thank you Mark
Hi Terry I understand where your coming from with the blind overtaking via the UHF but I wouldn't want to have to explain that to the coroner.
Great vid the first one is right where I buy my fuel in costco
On your last segment of the Truck at the roundabout ,sometimes you have the right of way in the truck but to takeoff loaded it looks like you cut off the other vehicle only because they maybe a car .I get that alot in Auckland .Enjoy your videos as there is always two sides to the pictures .
Thank you.
Truck totally in the wrong
It entered the roundabout in front of the car which had right of way
Terry, don't make excuses for bad & illegal driving. Yes I drive a truck.
the second vid the car that was in front of the truck changed lanes and kept going, the one stopped at the lights was clearly a different car
I can see the truck drivers at fault in many of these. Things some truck drivers don’t understand and seem to blame cars quickly, is you are driving a massive heavy machine, take more care when driving and manoeuvring then. Like that truck turning out of the driveway and taking over the other lane. Nope, you wait till it’s clear, like every other road user. Doesn’t take that long to wait and swing a truck out safely.
"I drive a truck, the cars are stupid and putting themselves at risk for driving on the same road"
This is a great vid highlighting some pretty poor driving by people who claim to be professional drivers. Admittedly some are poor understanding and situational awareness by car drivers, but you seem to also be excusing bad truck driving. You can’t have it both ways and need to call out the bad trucking when you see it.
Terry ii like your channel but today you seem to be giving every truck driver a excuse for bad driving
Some was bad drive. I should of said that more. But sometimes it what we have to do to get the job done.
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Like pulling out of a driveway and inconvenience oncoming traffic for 10 secs.
If they didn't they'd be all day waiting for a gap.
I'm no truck driver but I have plenty of experience on the road. The main thing is to be aware of other vehicles on the road, which is day 1 necessity for anyone. With experience, you notice patterns and can anticipate what they will do, or want to do.
Then use that knowledge and be considerate of everyone.
Noticing and judging patterns leads to complacency. What gets you into trouble is those who doesn’t follow the pattern !
@@hepphepps8356 They are very easily noticeable though. Like, I know that's a dumbass behind the wheel when I see him
@@hepphepps8356 I don't think you understood what the op was saying. If you are on the road everyday you can quickly work out who you need to stay well clear of. Trucks or cars. Lol
It still amazes me when people get upset about a truck needing to take a corner wide. The road rules permit it. Likewise it amazes me that people think a truck has the acceleration of a car. At roundabouts, the rule is that the vehicle that arrived first gets to go first, therefore the truck again has done nothing wrong. Love the videos Terry, but there was no way that was a blind spot there, the driver just failed to check and check again. And overtaking on the double is just unprofessional. Don't care what he/she has communicated with any other driver in the universe - it's just unprofessional!
the difference is the truck forced its way out onto a busy road which is wrong, he should have waited for a gap before pulling out wide
A truck thats empty will accelerate faster than any car except sports cars...u forget a truck can choose a low gear and pull from 0 to 100km/h in 1 single gear
1:12 truck 100% in the wrong. When you are entering the road you have to give way to traffic already on the road.
Noooo you're kidding
sometimes I tow a house float which is always overlength I think around 55ft, there are times where I need to block both lanes when turning or going around a roundabout or driving in oncoming lanes to pull into a yard, sometimes we just gotta do what we have to do to get the job done safely. If im taking both lanes its because I have to not because I want to
No Pilot or Road Authority Escort ? How about crews to prepare or restore your route ?
@@robertmorris6529 no pilot if it's under 3.5m wide, the trailer is 2.5m wide, the same as every other trailer. As for length the trailer has a yearly permit. The only place it can't go is the freeway. If there is a load on like a house there's always at least one pilot if it's over height then there's 2, the route is always pre planned by the fleet controller and authorised by Western power and/or main roads
@@peterfixit7221 OK , maybe you could have stated that , then I would not have ASSUMED what I did ! Would you have replied as I , if I had posted that comment ?
@@peterfixit7221 Not trying to be a troll , just a survivor of battles for last 50 + years , grumpy ? maybe !
@@robertmorris6529 just answering the question dude, chill
Well done bud...about time some one put the vidz up... I hope you keep it up :)
Always Good to find another person making videos in 🇦🇺
Just found your channel and of course Subscribed 😉
You definitely find some interesting videos to watch.
Always good to read the comments and see how others respond to what they see.
Looking forward to watching more.
Peter 👍
He is not making them just reposting under his name and blaming everyone else for bad truck driving decisions
Like videos mate. Really good to do as it gives us car drivers an idea of the problems you have all day 👍
In the second clip the car doesn't stop for the red, he swerves round a car already sitting on the line and runs right through the red.
Why nobody else - including the narrator - spotted this is mystifying.
You need to have a closer look at the second video. The car in front of the truck continues to blow the red light, but in does so after moving to the right lane because there is another black car already stopped in the left lane at the red light. Not to excuse the truck either, he is higher up and he should have seen the vehicle in front of the car he was following. Further to that, I believe that the truck should have already started to slow at the orange given the distance he was, he had ample time to do so safely. Any vehicle is only as safe as the person driving it
As a former interstate and local semi truck driver the things I've seen. I wish they had dash cams when I was driving the ftards on the road are insane.
Thanks Terry, good commenting and advice.I am waiting to hitch a ride when you get back in the truck. Cheer's. 🙂
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I think you are going to like my next two Wednesdays videos. Jump in, sit down, put you set belt on And enjoy the ride. To the port of Brisbane. I trying different things with the go pro. Tell me what you think.
@@tezthetruckie Okay.Will do. Have fun, I love your positiveness, is that a word. lol God bless you on your travells. 😎
Good insight for anyone who hasn't been behind the wheel.
Also a bad insight for anyone who has been behind the wheel.
If you say so "king of the road*
I'm not a truck driver, but I appreciate what truck drivers and large vehicle operators have to deal with on a daily basis. It's all about common sense and common courtesy and being as safe as possible while on the road.
@206. Those corner flags/rags are useless. The UK uses warning triangles either one-piece ali on es or roll up PVC type ones. The corner ones are about 2ft long by a foot high in red & white stripes. Mounted both ends of the load, clearly visible from way back. Would that load be lit up at night.
Good vid... Constructive comments and advice on how to avoid dangerous scenarios...No dreadful music either..
Thank you
Most of these could be solved by a bit more patience, a bit less speed and a bit less tailgating from the trucks.
HGVs are very dangerous for other road users and they should drive accordingly. Too many HGV drivers use their size to bully other road users and it ends badly for all involved when someone isn't paying attention or won't back down.
really dose blow my mind how some drivers understand about trucks.
interacting with them as if they can just stop or take off an pull out like a normal car, i see on dash cam aus all the time ppl getting annoyed or angry when a truck is turning out a drive across the road slowly, had been be for they got there, beeping or some rubbish like the truck is doing something wrong, acting like they have no responsibility to give trucks the space an time they need to operate safely.
It's just people now 🤔
We live in the hurry up world.
Never enough time.
Well it seems that way for most but not all ??
Some people just don't care about others anymore.
I,m first F... You 🙄
Seems to more common now ????
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
@@weldmachine yes, it's basically the social/cultural environment Friedrich Nietzsche wrote about in his book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. written 150 odd years ago, witch simply put predicted such a state of being, occurring if the west in its increasing rejection of christian spiritualism and its governing morals structure. implying that it was of the ut most importance for the ppl of the west to activity investigate the inner self and what it wants the world to be, test the stability of the social implementation of a openly man made an new moral system and humanity's capacity to act fairly an truthfully towards ourselves. butchered that explanation.
It's not taught to new drivers. Trucks have the right to use a second lane to turn. The rules of a roundabout also don't seem to be taught as we also have the right to pull out at a roundabout when it's our turn.
Really good video with extremely good comments. Nice.
Thank you John
3:39 It doesn't matter whether the 2 trucks were in communication - that was a very dangerous overtaking manoeuvre! How would the slower truck know if the road over crest was clear or not? What if there was a family coming the other way?
I'm 58 and always have given truckies space. Something my Dad taught me when I was getting my driver's license at 17. Never had an issue. I feel many in cars today have no patience or understanding of what truck drivers need on the roads. Car drivers need to calm down and show some understanding.
Great awareness in the end by the P plater in the Accent.
I really believe it is time they introduced another coloured light. It makes perfect sense. It is hard to pull up a truck at lights and have another colour between orange and red should do the trick for drivers of all types of vehicles.
3:44, double line is law, 4x4s can't just communicate and go above the law overtake on it anyway ..... trucks must follow all road rules and as their vehicles are way more tones than cars they have more potential to bring more devastation in a crash. So all truckies should be taking safety even more seriously
hey everyone, the DaF overtaking on solid lines, whats powering it? i wouldnt have thought the 510hp engine wouldnt be great out in the outback....not a driver though, just an enthusiast, any wisdom is appreciated cheers
I'm a bit late to the party, but still makes for interesting viewing. First I must blurt out my caveat; although I have an HR licence, my heavy vehicle driving is limited to out MAN 24-420 tag axle motorhome and the emergency support units (MR) at work on the odd occasion. Doing skidpan work when going for my MR was fun. Our employer really knows how to make new endorsements fun for us. I spent a few years stationed near an industrial estate and calls to truck rollovers were quite common-rarely on the same bend though. There are a lot of comments about clip two; I'm amazed the truckie didn't hit the brakes some 3 seconds sooner. With the minivan incident, if that was me in the DC truck I'd have started slowing down as soon as I saw the van brake. You have to expect others will do something stupid and try to allow for that. I think that irrespective of what another truckie says on the UHF (assuming they are another truckie), if there are double unbroken lines you just don't overtake. Simple as that. We see a lot of truckies on the M1 between about Beenleigh and Nerang either travelling in lane 3 or 4 (trucks there are limited to lanes 1 and 2 in most stretches) or tailgating other trucks and cars. A lot of responsible truckies but also way too many who'd accumulate 12 points quickly. Great videos and commentary as always, Tez.
Thank you mate
Personally I just1 dont care if there is goid communication or not. Just don't try to be hero overtaking in such circumstances.
Drawing a long bow on that one saying the car was in the trucks blind spot , the old blind spot chestnut is starting to wear a bit thin.
Never use the high beams to tell a other truck to come. Turn off the headlight then on. My truck has a button on steering wheel to quickly turn off and on headlamps and running lights separately.
2:18 o cara começa a fazer sinal que quer pegar a esquerda e o esperto resolveu tirar espaço do bitrem kkkkk
The 2nd clip, the car moves lanes at last second, the car stop at the light was already stopping. The truck is fully at fault there.
When trucks overtake on crests/blind corners the lead truck he's communicating with is Calling The Chute. Yes it's wrong ,even more so with drivers who have limited english. Then you have B-Double lessons in Kellar St. Berrinba Qld ,where the instructor is not even in the cab, sitting under a tree going off at the pupil learning to reverse one out on the street! Then the guy under the tree wonders why every second truckie going past was going off at him! You got some good shows on here that should wake people up to what the hells going on out there & hopefully save a life or two!!!
wow Terry the way you are excusing those truck drivers behavior, please never encounter me on the road, you sound un-safe.
Maybe. Watch some my videos before you make that call.
@@tezthetruckie I was sitting at the Shell in Dubbo having a bite to eat and listening to Channel 40 and all they were talking about was "that bloody Terry Sanders - most dangerous driver ever" LOL.
At I am famous for something. That's not I was planning but it will have to do.
The 2nd clip is not as it seems! There was another vehicle a black suv involved but was obscured by the white car right up until he swerved right, black car did blow the lights as he swerved to the right to miss the black suv that has decided to stop. @0:20 you can see the roof line of suv above the white car and also the black car to the left, and you will see it’s roof line move in front of white car and run the lights. I think trucker was pacing with the black car which they both thought suv would keep going, hence no brake lights appears on the black car, that we could see. I don’t know really know why he thought what he thought, but his foot should be hovering over his brake pedal coming up to intersections.
Tell me what's safe about passing on a double line
That first one... damn good job stopping the trailer from tipping over. Brown pants
So what do you say about two v dubs taking out traffic lights on two separate occasions on Scott's car cam??? Were they kissing the traffic lights because they could see out of the cab due to the entire exterior being a blind spot????
I heard what you said Terry in the clip with oversize joking around that was funny, it's like the Oversize Load Pilot "Ahh yeah mate you're looking good just move over to let left a bit mate and your clear to move over when ready". Trucker: "Yeah righto" crunch " ah yeah mate what was that I hit?" Oversize Load Pilot "Just a car mate all good, everyone is still ok just keep rolling like nothing happened mate".
2d clip, the car SUV/4WD that stops for the light was 2 cars in front. The sedan in front of the truck had to go around the 4WD/SUV.
Hilarious that almost every video is a 'professional' driver doing the wrong thing.
i'm not sure you picked up on there being two black cars in front of the truck in the second video.
if you watch closely you will see a black sedan, that the truck is following, veer into the right lane in front of the white car with the p-plates to run the red light, the truck then nearly hits what looks like a subaru forester.
at 0:24 you will see the black sedan the truck was following already through the intersection.
great video by the way.
1:28 A lot of comments here disputing the blind spot don't seem to realise that the mirrors are a blind spot for a truck driver as well.
Sometimes the oncoming vehicle's speed matches with the truck's to situate them entirely behind the mirror.
I've had two near misses due to this. Both times I could tell from their facial expressions that the oncoming driver thought I was a maniac, but from my perspective the road was clear until it suddenly terrifyingly wasn't.
With the truck overtaking the car, is it easier for the truckie if the car slows down? Say from 110 to 90? To give it more space to get back on the right side?
Love the commentary. Life expectancy for Aussie truckers must be about 25 :-)
Thank you Graham
"this is a very dangerous situation the car driver put himself into" on a video where a tailgating truck tried to run a red light.
I know truckers have to deal with a lot of crap but that was 100% the trucker in the wrong there and they could have easily killed someone if the lane next to them wasn't clear
Kudos to the P plater, 100% well done.
Even though the front truck maybe ahead I still won't leave the lane I'm in until I have 600 metres and downhill runoff to make a quick and safe overtaking procedure. Be safe. Aussie Jeff
That's a critique I can more get on board with Terry you were giving them s*** the other day lol ... I'm glad you took my comment the other day in the humerus spirit it was meant
All good mate
overtaking on double solid lines... whats this one rule for truckies and another for other road users
Pretty sure the truckie was going to blow the red come hell or high water. That wasn’t professional driving.
Your right mate.
Back to a old topic
How's the music in my videos now mate. Is it better. I just want something in the background.
@@tezthetruckie For me the music was low enough background that it wasn't at all intrusive.
Thank you mate
That Side-loader at the Start was going in a bit HOT . But yeah , I reckon the Freight moved . And that Wide Load could have ended REAL bad .
The second clip, the light changed too fast for the drivers..?
I'm a driver in the US. The line colors are confusing. How do they know if it's a one way or two way? the center lines are white like all the other lines on the road
A lot of the time these so-called incidents are fine. It comes down to peoples poor judgement and inability to put themselves in others shoes. Example, if a truck is overtaking then just slow down a bit so he can merge back in faster.
Thanks Terry. I noticed a number of these Dash cams have the Speed at which the vehicle is travelling. Do you know the models of these Dash cams? Cheers
No I don't. But my is Navman 2160p. My is about 2 years old
I have a Sony Dash cam, that plugs into the OBD port under the streaming wheel that powers it. It is easy to plug in, and that provides the speed reading. You and do an engine diagnostic with it too via a phone app. Fine one with a OBD plug.
@@davidk6264 thanks David. Have you any details on the model, cost & where you purchased it. Also good is the resolution to view number plates?
Cheers
@@patrickjustdo-inthings2936 I bought second hand , so can't give much detail, except to say it is called Halocam. It came with a rear cam too. It is wide angle, so unfortunately can't read licence plates.
@@davidk6264 no worries
Cheers
At least the footage was filmed in a civilised country where everyone is driving on the correct side of the road.
Great channel mate.
I would like to know the issue with trucks speed limit. Most are limited to 100 but I always see on freeways trucks trying to overtake other trucks. I thinks it may be the power to weight thing how a truck can be fast say up a hill. If that’s the case then why don’t the trucks communicate to make it easier.
This process can take up to 10 minutes. When they are traveling at the same speed limit
Take care yourself keep on truck! Catch on flip side!
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Are there radios in all trucks ? As in coms
99%
This is a Starbucks coffee commercial, you won’t get me jajaja
people just aren’t responsible enough without coffee 😔
As Much as I have respect for Truck drivers. Unfortunately the number of poorly trained and IMO underpressure drivers in Semis and HR. Type vehicles, is giving what good drivers are left a bad name.
Truck drivers never use to be in the wrong lane. And being the right lane to go left at next intersection and cut across 3 lanes- IS WRONG. Many I know have found out when they do that to a state government bus. The Bus wins, as it has cameras and backing of bigger insurance. Its bad enough having a bunch of poorly trained car drivers. It's worse having same morons in heavy vehicles. All I know is as long as each of the smash and use up wear and tear parts. I still get paid.
All good points Terry, unfortunately a lot of it comes from experience and not taught. Maybe they need a bit more when they get thier licence. I actually give the missus the shits when listening to channel 40 when we are travelling. That is ip until one day we avoided an accident because we where listening in and now she wants it on att
That's 😂
Always a bad idea by the Missus until they realise it's a good idea 😉👍
Had this happen to me a few times where I've had to pull on to the highway where there's approx 100m of clear vision before it bends and foliage covers whats on the other side of the corner, so it's a guessing game when it looks clear that once you've got the truck on the road and you're still waiting to pull your trailer around (46T), then a car pops out and their nodding their head as if it's fault of the truck driver that they had to slow down momentarily (No thought about truck characteristics, or 'oh, there's no way he would've seen me coming around the corner if i couldn't see him'). Why can't people accept that they that must stay alert at all times and be prepared for anything, in my mind if you're not focused on the road or prepared to take action at a moments notice, I'm the one nodding in disbelief. Just accept that a little inconvience & courtesy is still going to see you at your destination at the end of the day and we truckies are very courtious on a daily basis. :)
2:52 + Don't make excuses for criminals . Radio or not , this bloke is a potential murderer . Rules are there for all of us , truckies are not exempt .
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About the first one, I thought steering the other way to prevent a rollover was only a thing in ETS2/ATS, but it works in real life too apparently.