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  1. 22nd January 2018, 08:34 PM #1
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    Back Roads- ABC TV

    Just watched tonight's episode where Heather was over in the Pilbara WA.
    The lady truck driver in the triple B only had one hand on the outside of the steering wheel while the other one was lazily placed on a rim on the lower part of the wheel. Is that normal practice?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kidbeen View Post
    Just watched tonight's episode where Heather was over in the Pilbara WA.
    The lady truck driver in the triple B only had one hand on the outside of the steering wheel while the other one was lazily placed on a rim on the lower part of the wheel. Is that normal practice?
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  3. 22nd January 2018, 09:00 PM #3
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    Volvo FH 16 Globetrotter , 13sp auto, easier to drive than your landy. surprised she had 2 hands on the wheel.

    Cant comment if its standard practice or not, prolly more for comfort than anything else

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  4. 22nd January 2018, 09:43 PM #4
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    Why do you ask?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ean Austral View Post
    Volvo FH 16 Globetrotter , 13sp auto, easier to drive than your landy. surprised she had 2 hands on the wheel.

    Cant comment if its standard practice or not, prolly more for comfort than anything else

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    Two hands on the wheel because a female driver.
    Everyone knows that, if a male driver, they've always got one hand on it

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    Would that mean it would be wise for a male driver to have a companion.... Solely for safety's sake
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Why do you ask?
    She was driving an 85 tonne truck with virtually one hand on the steering wheel, that's all.
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    They’re very easy to control. Back Roads- ABC TV

    85t is pretty light Back Roads- ABC TV
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kidbeen View Post
    She was driving an 85 tonne truck with virtually one hand on the steering wheel, that's all.
    Modern trucks steer well...I have driven road trains across Nullarbor with elbow steering whilst buttering a bread roll on engine tunnel. 30yrs ago, different story, had to keep moving the wheel back and forth... just to keep a KW straight!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordie View Post
    Modern trucks steer well...I have driven road trains across Nullarbor with elbow steering whilst buttering a bread roll on engine tunnel. 30yrs ago, different story, had to keep moving the wheel back and forth... just to keep a KW straight!
    Something wrong with your knee?
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