Thread: Word for water thrown up behind trucks

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Jammed tight in moving traffic over the West Gate Bridge beside a stock trailer, I copped a spray of pig urine from the top deck.
Not sure if I class that as ****ed on or ****ed off.
Cheers

Only a major problem if your window or sunroof was open

I always close all outside inputs when coming upon a stock carrier.

I did once have a chicken get free of its surroundings and bounce off the bonnet - that was an odd one.

Originally Posted by Tins

There has often been a question of liability when giving a "safe to overtake" signal, and some drivers can be malicious enough to signal thus when it is definitely NOT.
While it's illegal to prevent overtaking, it is not incumbent on a driver to facilitate it.

Proceed with caution.

I never trust them! I’ll use it as a guide to “take a cautious look” but never blindly just go.

Usually sitting back a bit gives a clearer view especially if there’s a curve ahead, enabling forward assessment and potential passing.

And when I do pass, it’s certainly not at posted speed - I’m out, pass and back in before hopping of the loud pedal.

As John said, old school was always a single blink, but some younger blokes (or blokettes) confuse the issue with more than one.
Caution, some drivers use the left blinker to indicate clear to pass. I can see the logic, but in Queensland, NT and WA it was always the right. I use either signal as "I know you're there and will facilitate your overtaking manoeuvre". I always rely on my own judgment, the other driver doesn't know the power, acceleration or weight of my vehicle.
When being approached from behind, by a faster vehicle, I use a single right blink to indicate "come past", while simultaneously moving as far left as possible, to give the other driver the best view possible. This also conveys the message that I am aware and cooperative.
I also will give a single left blink, to indicate that it's not safe to pass.
Usually drivers who don't understand the highway aldis language will pick it up, after three or four oncoming vehicles, or maybe that's the patience threshold.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I never trust them! I’ll use it as a guide to “take a cautious look” but never blindly just go.

Usually sitting back a bit gives a clearer view especially if there’s a curve ahead, enabling forward assessment and potential passing.

And when I do pass, it’s certainly not at posted speed - I’m out, pass and back in before hopping of the loud pedal.

Less time spent on the wrong side of the road the better, IMO.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

As John said, old school was always a single blink, but some younger blokes (or blokettes) confuse the issue with more than one.
Caution, some drivers use the left blinker to indicate clear to pass. I can see the logic, but in Queensland, NT and WA it was always the right. I use either signal as "I know you're there and will facilitate your overtaking manoeuvre". I always rely on my own judgment, the other driver doesn't know the power, acceleration or weight of my vehicle.
When being approached from behind, by a faster vehicle, I use a single right blink to indicate "come past", while simultaneously moving as far left as possible, to give the other driver the best view possible. This also conveys the message that I am aware and cooperative.
I also will give a single left blink, to indicate that it's not safe to pass.
Usually drivers who don't understand the highway aldis language will pick it up, after three or four oncoming vehicles, or maybe that's the patience threshold.

Often seen the "left blink" used to indicate a hazard, like s cyclist, to following drivers, but pretty suer that's truckie language the ordinary motorist doesn't understand.

Travelling up here in the OKA brought it all back. I was mostly happy at around 95, 100. Most trucks will do a k or so more than that on their limiter. Same as you, left blink and move over, hi beam flash once they were past and clear. Cooperation and courtesy cost nothing.

Originally Posted by Tombie

I never trust them! I’ll use it as a guide to “take a cautious look” but never blindly just go.

Usually sitting back a bit gives a clearer view especially if there’s a curve ahead, enabling forward assessment and potential passing.

And when I do pass, it’s certainly not at posted speed - I’m out, pass and back in before hopping of the loud pedal.

Hello All,

I am 100 percent with Tombie. If travelling with a passenger I also train them to report on what they can see from their perspective from the other side of the vehicles ahead.

Most of the time there is no choice to press harder on the loud pedal because it seems the latest trend is that every arsehole despite previously going 80 kph in a 100 kph zone speeds up for an overtaking lane! Once the obstacle is past I either apply the brakes or the 'resume' button on the cruise control is pressed.

Kind regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by V8Ian

As John said, old school was always a single blink, but some younger blokes (or blokettes) confuse the issue with more than one.
Caution, some drivers use the left blinker to indicate clear to pass. I can see the logic, but in Queensland, NT and WA it was always the right. I use either signal as "I know you're there and will facilitate your overtaking manoeuvre". I always rely on my own judgment, the other driver doesn't know the power, acceleration or weight of my vehicle.
When being approached from behind, by a faster vehicle, I use a single right blink to indicate "come past", while simultaneously moving as far left as possible, to give the other driver the best view possible. This also conveys the message that I am aware and cooperative.
I also will give a single left blink, to indicate that it's not safe to pass.
Usually drivers who don't understand the highway aldis language will pick it up, after three or four oncoming vehicles, or maybe that's the patience threshold.

Hello Ian,

Just confirming the protocol for when something like a B-Double has overtaken another vehicle. Is it a single flash on high beam to let them know they have clearance for the trailer back in the lane?

Against my father's advice, I found myself driving the Hume Highway between Goulburn and Wagga Wagga one night. Supposedly the semi's were said to have ruled the highway during the night time. Where even the highway patrol do not venture out. I managed to tuck in behind a semi most of the way there and with everyone - except me - being on two-way radios, I had the fastest and smoothest run to Wagga Wagga. I felt safe in the process too. I kept to a distance so that I could see the truck's mirrors. I am pretty sure that word went out over the air waves for other semi drivers to watch out for the truck's shadow ... me driving a hire car.

Kind regards

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Hello Ian,

Just confirming the protocol for when something like a B-Double has overtaken another vehicle. Is it a single flash on high beam to let them know they have clearance for the trailer back in the lane?

Bit of a personal preference, Lionel. I used to do either one longish one or two short. But usually the overtaking truck will give an acknowledgement with his blinker that he's seen your flash. But some won't.

Originally Posted by Lionelgee

Against my father's advice, I found myself driving the Hume Highway between Goulburn and Wagga Wagga one night. Supposedly the semi's were said to have ruled the highway during the night time. Where even the highway patrol do not venture out. I managed to tuck in behind a semi most of the way there and with everyone - except me - being on two-way radios, I had the fastest and smoothest run to Wagga Wagga. I felt safe in the process too. I kept to a distance so that I could see the truck's mirrors. I am pretty sure that word went out over the air waves for other semi drivers to watch out for the truck's shadow ... me driving a hire car.

Kind regards

Little lost, were you?

Nothing wrong with following a truck as long as you are courteous with your lights. Having someone constantly in the mirrors can be trying.

One warning: moons ago I was a passenger in a car on the old Hume. The canvas tarped semi (shows just how many moons) in front lost his spare wheel from under the trailer. By the time the car's driver saw it he'd hit it. At 60 MPH it destroyed the entire front end of the HK Holden. Slipstreaming can have consequences....