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This week TruckNet UK has been especially busy with a huge variety of subjects being discussed.
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One of the more controversial is a topic called 'Women drivers joining motorways'. One driver (who happens to be female) says: As for the male/female thing while there are many exceptions, if you're behind someone at a ju nctior/sli p road and they're indecisive and dithering, it is often a woman."
A male colleague comments: "I think it's a matter of gender and spatial awareness.
"Generally females are less aggressive than males and are therefore less likely to hold the vehicle in a 'responsive' gear and be prepared to floor the accelerator in order to take advantage of an opportunity," he adds.
This is a discussion that is sure to bring many differing views.
In a thread called 'RoadChef pays'. a
driver relates his unusual wayof getting revenge on the MSA operator after his truck was clamped while parked in the only available place as he needed to use the toilet.
Other drivers seem to feel the need to contact the clamping operator concerned at various hours of the day and night to register their annoyance at the firm's activities.
A topic that regularly comes up on the forums is a review of jobs being offered on the Jobcentre website. Amid scarcely hidden laughs and some incredulity, drivers wonder who is daft enough to offer Class 1 employment at £6.52 an hour and who is daft enough to apply.
The possibility of 20mph speed limits being introduced in all towns and villages is discussed at length.
While some drivers understand the merits in such a plan, others ask whether pedestrians shouldn't be expected to share responsibility for road safety with drivers and have some awareness of traffic.
That's about it for this week from the TruekNet UK round-up.
Remember, the TruckNet UK forum is free to register and use, and it is open to everyone in the industry to contribute their views.