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Of course LGV driven deserve our respect well, nearly all of them
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I AM WRITING regarding your recent item wondering why the haulage industry is unloved (CM 7 December).
Firstly, let me state that although I am not a truck driver and not involved with the road transport indthstry',I do drive approximately 20.000 miles a yearThis involves driving in the UK and on the Continent, mainly driving various cars but also minibuses.
I would like to think I have a professional outlook with my driving and I must say that I look upon the LGV driver with great respect.
As with all industries. a few bad apples give the whole industry a negative image. It is my belief that the main trouble occurs on dual carriageways and some motorways:Mis involves the LGV pulling out into faster-moving light vehicle and car traffic There's also the problem of LGVs overtaking each other when the difference in speed between them is very small. On the A14, for example, this slow overtaking often causes tailbacks—leading to a great deal of anti-truck feeling.
If! had my time over again I would like to gain my LGV licence but alas now it is too late. So here I am, a car-driving CM reader, and one who takes his hat off to the overwhelming majority of good honest truck drivers.
All it takes is a little consideration both from car and truck drivers: after all, we both have to be on the road and we should try to make it as pleasant for each other as we can.
Chris Nunn
Bishops Stortford Hertfordshire