Millet 4,497 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 How come them lorry driver's can talk away on them hand held CB radio's while driving them death trap's about,,but folk caught using a mobile phone get point's and a fine.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,384 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Cause they can , and why do you say there death traps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Still an offence to use one(if the coppers a kunt)wagons are far from death traps these days 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I think Millet is talking about the carnage they can cause rather than the condition of the HGV's nowadays. But to be honest i'd rather drive on the roads full of HGV's than drive with these pricks in cars who have no confidence on the roads and just get in everyones way. Atleast ye know that behind the wheel in an HGV theres a decent driver.....usually... ... 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Correct Garfled ! For once i agree with you . Mon The Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Cause they can , and why do you say there death traps There is a lot of country road's that i travel regular and so do the hgv's and i have lost count of the amount of time's i have been forced to pull of the road with these thing's tear arsing toward's me.. with them making no attempt to slow down..and on the motorway slip road's they don't wait for a gap they just force they way in regardless of who has to slam there anchor's on behind them..aswell as went they want to overtake they just pull over with no regard's to who has to slam there anchor's on yet again.. Regardless of that they should get point's like we do for using our mobile phone's.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,384 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 http://www.thunderpole.co.uk/user/pdf/MOBILE_COMMUNICATION_REGULATIONS.pdf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,405 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Sure its okay to use two way radios or the police would be in bother 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest long-tail Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 in the main the only drivers i really see with cb radios are the tipper lorries,the type you see lined up at motorway road works for muck away,prob talking to his mate about how many loads he going to put up his missus that night and the usual childish shit that goes with them and to be honest i think they are generaly the worst of all the hgv drivers on the road most drive like fecking lunatics. ok they may use it for local knowledge traffic reports between each other what ever but in todays day and age radios give all the traffic news info you will need to get around the country,cant believe people still using them had one as a kid over 40 year ago,get your bluetooth set up and grow up i say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,405 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 You can see the huge antennas for there ariels in a couple of gardens here so i take it there still as popular but there licensed etc now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,384 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 You can see the huge antennas for there ariels in a couple of gardens here so i take it there still as popular but there licensed etc now youve always meant to have had a licence for cb's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 25,181 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 You can see the huge antennas for there ariels in a couple of gardens here so i take it there still as popular but there licensed etc now most of them big arials,,are amature radio enthusiasts,,,or radio hams as there called Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andy s410c 59 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I think Millet is talking about the carnage they can cause rather than the condition of the HGV's nowadays. But to be honest i'd rather drive on the roads full of HGV's than drive with these pricks in cars who have no confidence on the roads and just get in everyones way. Atleast ye know that behind the wheel in an HGV theres a decent driver.....usually... ... Now there's a man talking sense .That's the problem being a HGV Driver it's ALWAYS HIS fault when there's a smash.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Pete 2,224 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 How come them lorry driver's can talk away on them hand held CB radio's while driving, but folk caught using a mobile phone get point's and a fine.. Sure its okay to use two way radios or the police would be in bother Bloody hell! Excellent point! I'd never thought of that. And what about Taxi Drivers? Do they still have their radio's with the hand held mike's? Fascinating question! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 I've always had a rig in the cab whilst on distance and continental work got me out of alot of bother with directions(pre satnav) and road issues also vosa check points,there still popular bits of cab kit regardless of being old tech. Surprisingly alot of skirt had them around trucking hotspots looking for a bit of company while the old man was on night shift lol Millet we all had to drive to the limits to keep up with the unrealistic targets set by some twat in an office who's convinced it's doable coz "it's only that far on the map" but never done the job himself. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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