Thistle
Well-Known Member
I was taking my new lorry into coachbuildres to have some bodywork done, under warranty , it was already there when I bought it second hand but the dealers agreed to repair it.
I was going slowy round a very busy roundabout, connecting 2 A roads, unable to get into correct lane due to all the cars whizzing up my outside at the junction, so I had to pull onto roundabout in outside lane but with right indicator on , going VERY slowly.
Car comes up the right side of me, playing beat the lorry and sunndenly goes left, no indicators, and obviously without looking.
Hits my front right corner, car going so fast she bounces across my front, down the verge and up the top of the next road.
She 'thought' I would turn left! - Whats wrong with looking? I knew she was there with no indicators on, what is it about a 7.5t lorry that makes it invisible? Especially one with an
indicator on?
Had to call police as road was partly blocked, they say they will say 50/50 as no witnesses stopped and no one hurt.
OK so the sun was low, I was wearing sunglasses and could she perfectly, she wasn't. Police were also wearing sunglasses.
Low sun or not, she would have been in my shadow, she must have realised I was there!
Pretty ironic seeing as it was going to coachbuilders anyway!
They will do basics and make safe and maybe do the 'pretty bits' after the insurers have had a look.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I have been driving lorries for 15 years.
I was going slowy round a very busy roundabout, connecting 2 A roads, unable to get into correct lane due to all the cars whizzing up my outside at the junction, so I had to pull onto roundabout in outside lane but with right indicator on , going VERY slowly.
Car comes up the right side of me, playing beat the lorry and sunndenly goes left, no indicators, and obviously without looking.
Hits my front right corner, car going so fast she bounces across my front, down the verge and up the top of the next road.
She 'thought' I would turn left! - Whats wrong with looking? I knew she was there with no indicators on, what is it about a 7.5t lorry that makes it invisible? Especially one with an
indicator on?
Had to call police as road was partly blocked, they say they will say 50/50 as no witnesses stopped and no one hurt.
OK so the sun was low, I was wearing sunglasses and could she perfectly, she wasn't. Police were also wearing sunglasses.
Low sun or not, she would have been in my shadow, she must have realised I was there!
Pretty ironic seeing as it was going to coachbuilders anyway!
They will do basics and make safe and maybe do the 'pretty bits' after the insurers have had a look.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
I have been driving lorries for 15 years.
