Peter A wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:37 pm
“Should professional drivers be submitted to these challenges?" ...part of the BS from the release by
https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/03/22/truck ... nullarbor/
If a driver, especially a "PROFESSIONAL DRIVER", can't drive well enough to safely overtake a bicycle travelling at about 20-30kph then he's no professional. He/she is just a disrespectful bstd ignoring another human being. All the driver has to do is SLOW DOWN and pass safely. I can guarantee any large animal would command more respect as it might damage the truck !! It's not good enough!!
Agreed..
...and also...
CmdrBiggles wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:56 pm
Some disturbing information about this debacle is one of the truck drivers was overhead saying he wants to run down all of the cyclists.
That comment was relayed over to police so it is not known what eventuated at this relatively early post-incident time.
I have done this ride twice in my Rotovelo, both times carrying and using a handheld CB radio ..(to listen in to road traffic & give my position regularly to others, in the hope that it would keep me a bit safer) ..and can confirm many of the truck drivers do indeed speak absolute vitriol about anyone cycling on "their" road... both rides across the Nullarbor I had to turn the radio off as I could no longer handle their crap!
I was actually bailed up by a truck driver at a road house in South Australia who was so loud & irate at me cycling out there, that he was doing his best to get a physical fight out of me!
Fortunately the operator inside heard him yelling & called the police....
there's some pretty angry people out there, that get so upset when they see something different on the road ....
even a couple of motorists cracked it!
.....ain't gonna stop me from attempting to do it again though!