Did anyone see the roll over on AULRO FB

[Roverlord off road spares]

I was shock to see this and how anyone could leave an accident after clipping the front of this guy car. I dont know if this guy is on this forum, but he was very lucky to walk away from a rollover.
It wasn't for his snorkel the expert said on his defender that saved him from the roof on his side coming down on him. I just hope they get this person.
If Marcus is on this forum I am just glad is ok. Heather

[Saitch]

I saw that, Heather and wondered how anyone could drive off after causing that!
It would take a lot to convince me that they were unaware of events. The Landy driver was a lucky bloke to walk away from that.

[Tins]

I saw it. One of the reasons I always refused to drive at Easter. He's OK, which is a blessing.

[Roverlord off road spares]

It does scare me my oldest son was clip by a guy driving with a trailer on the freeway when he was 20 I think. It took his bumper front bumper bar and front panel. It was lucky that he had people pull over for him and help him. The driver that hit him said Kristopher was in the wrong not traveling the speed, which he was doing the right speed. One lady that help him said she was being tail gated as she entered the freeway as he was following her. Kristopher had people giving him there name. The guy gave him his name and phone number, and when it came to go through insurance he said that he wasn't on the freeway. And in the end it was reported to the police with the names of people that saw and police charge the guy, and insurance went through. It was lucky that it did swing Kristopher car in to the rails which could have been a lot worst, and I could have been going to the hospital to see him.

[Roverlord off road spares]

I saw it. One of the reasons I always refused to drive at Easter. He's OK, which is a blessing.

Yes, Mario stayed off the roads on public holidays he always said that they drive like a maniac, and also wouldn't take his boat out as well, to many ramp rage.
We took holidays when very one was back at work, better traveling on the roads etc.

[Blknight.aus]

and so mid to late last year, nursing arkie back from the cape heading south from cairns...

a car towing a caravan trying to pass me going up hill in an overtaking lane got about past me and wasnt going to pass the loaded f350ish in front of me(which had finished overtaking me about 10 seconds earlier and was slowly pulling away), cut in at the merge and hooked the back bar of the vans bike rack to the front right of arkie and tore it plus the bikes and everything else attached off leaving it scattered on the highway as he overtook the 350 once we'd cleared the merge and the single oncoming vehicle had passed.

They're out there and they're dangerous...

[JDNSW]

Sounds like things have not changed - I was driving south from Rocky in the Series 1 in 1963 (about this time of year) pushing along happily at about 50mph. And was passed Silver Cloud towing a 30ft van, going so fast that I was nearly sucked off the road by the wake turbulence. In those days the Bruce Hwy was a narrow strip of bitumen, barely wide enough for two cars to pass, so I was also showered by mud and stones.

[d2dave]

Driving about 120,000 kays a year, there would not be enough bandwidth(not sure if I have the right word here) on this site to report all the crap I see and put up with.

[V8Ian]

Driving about 120,000 kays a year, there would not be enough bandwidth(not sure if I have the right word here) on this site to report all the crap I see and put up with.
It's amazing how many people are still allive, thanks to our (truck drivers') skills, yet we're so often abused and denigrated.

[Tins]

Driving about 120,000 kays a year, there would not be enough bandwidth(not sure if I have the right word here) on this site to report all the crap I see and put up with.

I hear you. One trip up the Newell is enough, and i was doing over 45 a year. School hols topped it off. And it's why I point blank refused to drive at Easter. They all have too far to go and not enough time to get there. If they're going to kill themselves they can do it without my help.

[4bee]

It's amazing how many people are still allive, thanks to our (truck drivers') skills, yet we're so often abused and denigrated.



Oh yeah, that is probably because you bugger off before it's your round.[bighmmm][bigrolf]

[NavyDiver]

It's amazing how many people are still allive, thanks to our (truck drivers') skills, yet we're so often abused and denigrated.

Did you see the Driverless Trucks here now? "Imagine driving along the M1 at night and looking at the truck next to you, only to notice there is no one driving.

It will be the reality for the next six months as driverless trucks are trialled across Melbourne." Link to yarn (https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-breakfast/tien-tee-mak/103738718)

The Automictic brake/collision avoidance systems are good yet flawed still. My car hate bit is turning right after a oncoming car has passed or is just to the rear of me. No chance I would hit anything. The Car has STOPPED scaring the heck out of me 3 times now. Note people with much more expensive cars them mine report the same. The "Lane keeping assist" has followed blacked out lines into oncoming traffic

What could go wrong with no Truckie Driving [bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle]

[V8Ian]

Did you see the Driverless Trucks here now? "Imagine driving along the M1 at night and looking at the truck next to you, only to notice there is no one driving.

It will be the reality for the next six months as driverless trucks are trialled across Melbourne." Link to yarn (https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-breakfast/tien-tee-mak/103738718)

The Automictic brake/collision avoidance systems are good yet flawed still. My car hate bit is turning right after a oncoming car has passed or is just to the rear of me. No chance I would hit anything. The Car has STOPPED scaring the heck out of me 3 times now. Note people with much more expensive cars them mine report the same. The "Lane keeping assist" has followed blacked out lines into oncoming traffic

What could go wrong with no Truckie Driving [bigwhistle][bigwhistle][bigwhistle]
There will still need to be security guards on those trucks. How long before the bad guys pull their car in front of the truck, stopping it so they can help themselves to the contents?
Who's going secure, close curtains etc., etc. and the reverse at the other end?
There's far more to truck driving than sitting down and looking out the window.

[Tins]

There will still need to be security guards on those trucks. How long before the bad guys pull their car in front of the truck, stopping it so they can help themselves to the contents?
Who's going secure, close curtains etc., etc. and the reverse at the other end?
There's far more to truck driving than sitting down and looking out the window.

Besides, who are the RMS et al going to persecute?

[Epic_Dragon]

Its scary out there. I saw that on fb and am so disappointed that it was a hit and run. What a disgusting human to cause that and leave.
I had a near miss recently, some dude in a 79 landcduiser duel cab Ute. He launched across into me from opposite direction, I avoided by going off the road, no idea how disco stayed precise on the steering as I've been having steering issue (since found lower uni on steering column) I had it on dash cam but lost the footage during transfer. Disco kept me safe. I was shaking when got home as it was really close.
I hope Marcus is doing ok in body and soul from losing his pride and joy. It kept him safe to still be here.

[4bee]

There will still need to be security guards on those trucks. How long before the bad guys pull their car in front of the truck, stopping it so they can help themselves to the contents?
Who's going secure, close curtains etc., etc. and the reverse at the other end?
There's far more to truck driving than sitting down and looking out the window.

Sounds like you have a future plot going on in your bonce.
What would the driver do if he/she didn't have a knob to play with pray tell?

[oldyella 76]

Wait till there is a blue between China and the yanks and they corrupt the G.P.S. system and attack our computer systems. No traffic lights, no eftpos won't need trucks.
The world needs to wake up.
Lindsay.

[TonyC]

It's amazing how many people are still allive, thanks to our (truck drivers') skills, yet we're so often abused and denigrated.

Most are great, but unfortunately there are a few who are spectacularly bad, and those few tend to stick in peoples mind.

My scariest moment (10-15 minutes) on the road was with a truck, whose driver I would surprised if he is still alive.

Tony

[V8Ian]

Sounds like you have a future plot going on in your bonce.
What would the driver do if he/she didn't have a knob to play with pray tell?
Many years ago, I took an empty 20' container to Bundaberg, to load top shelf rum and liqueurs, for export.
I backed the trailer onto the dock and a great number of bods arrived. Goodo, I thought, this won't take long. How wrong was I! A forklift delivered pallet after pallet to the back of the truck. Alone, I had to carry each carton, 10' to the container doors, then 20' diminishing into the box. All the extra bods were to make sure all the cartons were loaded. Each bod had their own seal to attach to the closed doors. There were more seals than holes for them. Amazing security, until the seals were on.
I'm piloting millions of dollars worth of God's nectar, cane cutters' cordial, with no security! The fear of hijacking stayed with me for every inch of the 400 kilometres to Fisherman Is..
So when do you reckon these driverless juggernauts will be a thing? Twenty-four tonnes of square bear should just about see me out. [bigwhistle]

[NavyDiver]

Many years ago, I took an empty 20' container to Bundaberg, to load top shelf rum and liqueurs, for export.
I backed the trailer onto the dock and a great number of bods arrived. Goodo, I thought, this won't take long. How wrong was I! A forklift delivered pallet after pallet to the back of the truck. Alone, I had to carry each carton, 10' to the container doors, then 20' diminishing into the box. All the extra bods were to make sure all the cartons were loaded. Each bod had their own seal to attach to the closed doors. There were more seals than holes for them. Amazing security, until the seals were on.
I'm piloting millions of dollars worth of God's nectar, cane cutters' cordial, with no security! The fear of hijacking stayed with me for every inch of the 400 kilometres to Fisherman Is..
So when do you reckon these driverless juggernauts will be a thing? Twenty-four tonnes of square bear should just about see me out. [bigwhistle]

TWU just banned them [thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig] Have to laugh - apparently the first night of them driving driverless in there own dedicated lane was not communicated by the people /companies doing it with government permission to the other people who may drive on the roads [thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig] Standby as the Start Last Night was a fail to load or drive at all [bigrolf]

[V8Ian]

I saw that, James. Dead in the water.

[Tombie]

Wait till there is a blue between China and the yanks and they corrupt the G.P.S. system and attack our computer systems. No traffic lights, no eftpos won't need trucks.
The world needs to wake up.
Lindsay.

Why? Take it further....

No power = no fuel pumps
or check outs - so your cash wont mean **** at any shop anyway

In an all out war, cash isnt worth anything - ironically Gold is and yet gold doesnt provide food, water or shelter....


What will be worth something is the ability to fend for yourself - hunt, fish, forrage etc...


And I wont get started on personal defence - most post Gen X will be, to quote the Big Bang Theory - “What would you be if you were joined to another object,by an incline plane,wrapped helically around an axis?”