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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Missing the point: Man in Germany drives to driving test BERLIN (AP) — A man in Germany has discovered the hard way that it’s best to get a driving license first before trying to use it. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36765 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Oh them low bridges. The eye-watering cost of repairs on one of Melbourne’s most notorious truck traps has been revealed for the first time. It’s the infamous bridge that has become notorious for truck crashes, hoarded its own fan pages and developed into a longstanding – albeit affectionate – joke for Victorians.Cheers. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
I certainly would have. Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket.Kissed by a guardian angel |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
I certainly would have.Waste of money i reckon- he used up all of his luck getting out of that alive, let alone with just a few scratches.Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. Grant Darwin NT |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. I would say if he was a cat, he just used up 8 of his 9 lives. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21209 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Derbyshire Police's roads unit suggested he buy a lottery ticket. Or is that the deadly joke? That his driving was so bad that it was a lottery as to whether he was still in this world... And such drivers are schedule harassed, sleep deprived, bored mindless hypnotic, and unhealthily waiting for their heart attack or stroke from all the Greasy Joe's rushed food stops... And... We give them 48 tonnes at 100 kmh... All on less than the minimum wage... ...! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Get your facts straight. No HGV 1 driver is on "minimum wage" Secondly - 48 Tons? Really? What is the maximum weight a HGV can carry? |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21209 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Very good to know to not know everything! By God, any omniscience must be bored out of their existence!! :-P :-) So... What's the deal with the expensive dearth of drivers and drivers quitting the job for a better life? Too many unpaid hours?... Stay safe folks, Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21209 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Serious question: What is the energy content of 44 tonnes @ 100 kmh? How much TNT is that equivalent to? Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Serious question: I can't be bothered to work it out but Kinetic Energy = ½ mass * velocity². don't forget the units are joules, kilogrammes and metres/second The energy released in an explosion of 1 gram of TNT is approximately 4000 Joules |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Simple Truck - lots.... Or TNT - enough for a loud bang Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
So... What's the deal with the expensive dearth of drivers and drivers quitting the job for a better life?No. 1: Lack of facilities. 2: Treatment. 3: Safety. 4: Bureaucratic bovine excrement (see Police & Enforcement thread). 5: Unreasonable deadlines 6: Away from home too long. 7: Cost & dCPC last straw as to why many said to hell with it. Too many more to list. It never has been about pay or hours. When working LGV, often hit £20-£24k p/a. HGV 2/1 £28-£34k p/a Personally, often caused issues with managers. Actual employment was for 7.5 ton driver, however many times HGV2/1 short & got allocated their runs. Phone blew up as I never turned up (reason 2). Edit This has been ongoing LONG before Brexit & Covid. Makes one think does it not? |
Dr Who Fan Send message Joined: 8 Jan 01 Posts: 3343 Credit: 715,342 RAC: 4 |
Southwest Airlines passenger jumps from taxiing plane at Phoenix airport The passenger, identified only as a 30-year-old man, exited the plane from a galley door at the back of the aircraft and briefly locked himself inside a fire station on the tarmac, according to FOX 10 in Phoenix. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
The incident was the latest in a surge in unruly air passengers since the pandemic started.Karen missed her flight so decided... |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36765 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Serious question:Maybe this dashcam footage and pictures will answer your question. Cheers. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 21209 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] Unfortunately, that is a scenario that is forever repeated... Can anything be done to avoid that other than taking freight off the general roads?... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31006 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] Isn't the point of autonomous vehicles to prevent that? |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19398 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
[Truck crashes into the back of traffic, killing people...] You are not going to get general freight on to the railways or even water transport in some cases. The calculations on the break even point between road and rail, and there are differing methods to calculate this, would indicate the minimum distance is about 400 km. And for that to happen the freight has to be untouched and in one container for the whole journey. Also in some cases the distance traveled would increase as the freight might have to go 'backwards' to and from the nearest rail terminals. |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24911 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Also, don't forget the final 2 links in the chain - Shops & Customers. Often did what we called stock runs. Store approx. half the load & 6/8 drops in homes. Road haulage will always be needed. Then again we can always go "backwards". How about using a horse & cart. :-) |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Didn't one of the London breweries use horse and dray until quite recently for deliveries in and around the City of London? Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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