An ordinary-ish week...

Well, overall, It's been an ordinary week from the point of view of a commercial driver. With the usual up's and downs of busy one day, quite the next.

I guess I'm lucky to not have a dedicated vehicle, just drive whatever the boss needs that day. No "nights out" parked up in shitty layby's moaning at the "JF's" to move their wagon as they've abandoned it in the middle, with no consideration to the rest of us who also need to use the layby, no waking up in the middle of the night busting for a crap, having to "curl one down" in the dark, under a trailer, etc etc.

The rest of the country don't understand how lucky they are, not having to put up with stringent working practices enforced by the stringent requirements of the various pieces of transport legislation, yet with such limited facilities afforded by the roadside here. Mainland Europe does a much better job of facilities for drivers, yet I suppose there's a number of reasons for that. Distances would be one, though the roads here probably need more facilities, because of the population density and that our major roads are probably among the most choked in the entire EU.

A couple of small changes to legislation are all that's needed. But the government don't like upsetting business, so that's not gonna happen is it !

What else ? Oh yes. That was a nasty accident that was reported yesterday, on the Somerset section of the M5. A number of deaths and 20 plus vehicles involved. Perhaps driving too fast in the reported wet and foggy conditions ? Or maybe people driving too close (in truck blind spots) or something like that ? Too early to say I suppose, though people seem to do some really stupid things on the roads, around large vehicles. They seem to have zero idea about how hard it can be to drive a 44 tonner safely, they tailgate, they cut in too soon, all manner of stupidity, and wonder why their vehicle loses the battle. They're often lucky only to get their precious car written off, and not to get killed in some hideous way....

But you cant tell the stupid fucker....... because after all, they are "good" drivers, aren't they.......

NOT !