Rule number one! Don’t do 95 and then speed up to 101 at overtaking lanes!!! Number one annoyance So nice to hear someone with experience that knows what he talks about.
@MiniLuv-1984
2 жыл бұрын
What a magnificent solo effort Ken - thanks. When you mentioned that you can't get funding my blood boiled. Our government has "given away" $90 Billion of our money to companies through JobKeeper, according to various reports, $40B went to companies that didn't qualify for it and some are foreign owned and so the money (our money) went straight into a foreign pockets. Our government has ruled out asking for it back. Its no wonder people like Ken can't get funding - our Government is obviously not interested in the future of Australia or Australians.
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
Damn right Benny!!! I really want to support Ken, hence the interview. Imagine what he (or me for that matter) could do with a little funding!!!
@tonygersbach375
2 жыл бұрын
As a caravaner its damned if you do and damned if you don't. Drive safely and to the conditions, don't speed etc. Do this and then you get harassed by other drivers for holding them up and seemingly driving too slow. There needs to be education for all drivers on the roadway, and specifically that no-one vehicle type owns the road and it is there for all to share. This initiative about being truck is friendly is very welcomed, however, is there a caravan friendly initiative for heavy vehicles? Thank you for your efforts in this video
@Chris-by8eh
2 жыл бұрын
what a fantastic idea
@Chris-by8eh
2 жыл бұрын
I just shared this with a few FB groups. a fantastic idea. Will do this we I do the big lap in a year or 2.
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@iancraig2507
2 жыл бұрын
In Western Australia you should maintain 250m spacing unless overtaking.
@PhilTaylorPhotog
2 жыл бұрын
My BIL drives Bdoubles, yet I have a bias against trucks due to one single incident. Driving across to Adelaide from Melbourne at night, towing a lightweight Cub camper and sitting on the limit behind a small hatch, I was a few cars in front of some semi's. I saw them tailgating the car behind, really pushing hard until that car pulled off onto an asphalt clearing somewhere. Next was my turn, perhaps less intimidated, and not able to pull over easily, I waited until the next overtaking lanes, then backed off to allow them to pass me. I tuned in to ch40 and heard them really wingeing about the hatch in front for a bit. Soon enough I saw the hatch dangerously exit straight onto a grass area out of sheer panic from the tailgating. On the UHF I heard one truck asked if he was past the hatch to which the other said "yeah, got her off the road...". I finally broke silence and told them we'd all get to SA at the same time and that behaviour would only get someone killed. The response was that "caravans live in caravan parks"...but they certainly quietened down after that. Reality is, if the hatch had hit a tree (they came close), it would have been nothing short of manslaughter. I know there are bad eggs in every group, but perhaps the trucking industry who are far more organised, should start a "caravan friendly" campaign...they are the bigger, more dangerous (in pure weight) vehicles and therefore should demonstrate to the general public, that they want a better relationship. I'd love to have a different perspective, but having the above experience with a family of 5 in the cruiser set it in concrete.
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
Great perspective, thanks!
@harryhino2267
2 жыл бұрын
My wife flat out refuses to listen to ch40; truckies are their own worst enemy!! We have a (truck based) motorhome and flat tow a "zook". This means we are limited to 90kph. I am very, very mindful of other heavy vehicle users (I have a MC licence myself) so do my best to keep out of their way. Basic common sense applies (although it is less common these days). As mentioned, we don't monitor ch40. This means we rely on other "indications" to convey our intentions. If a truck (or any other vehicle) catches us up, clearly it is going faster than us. Should they decide to overtake, once they are in the other lane; exhaust brake on to allow them to pass. Once they are clear, "high beam" to indicate they are clear to come in. If it is not obvious to the truck driver behind that we will yield, we will indicate left (as if we are pulling over); WE DO NOT SLOW DOWN AT THAT POINT. Once the truck driver moves to overtake, we reduce speed to allow them to pass. As stated previously, this is all common sense when you put yourself in the seat of the driver behind you.
@stephenwade8093
2 жыл бұрын
My Radio monitors 18 and 40, but unless I can see which channel is calling I have to guess, I mainly use 40 so that I dont delay any heavy vehicles
@billroach2393
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of my pet peeves and I have said as much on Ken's Facebook page. There are far too many rigs on the road that are unsafe to do the speed limit, either because of the weight ratio being too far biased towards the pig weight or because of the inability of the driver/s to control their rig @ 100k/h. I travel with my wife....she doesn't drive at all. Each year we do a lot of traveling and that includes an annual trip to WA to see our son who's in the navy and based at Rockingham. I drive a 5 tonne Chev Silverado 3500 with GCM of 11,100kg and has an enormous amount of power. Our van is "only" 3,500kg, so there is a huge margin for safety. I travel at 100k/h (weather and road conditions permitting) and rarely need to overtake a road train and they never need to overtake me. I can travel all the way from Port Augusta to Norseman and have virtually no interactions with semis heading in the same direction. It really isn't that difficult if the tow vehicle is sufficiently large to tow the selected van. I hear/read things like: "the speed limit isn't a target speed"....or...."I travel slower so I can smell the roses" etc etc. My answer to that is that is a very selfish attitude like: "I'm alright Jack, so stuff you".
@Peter007Freeman
2 жыл бұрын
My pet peeve is oversized fuel guzzling yank tank owners who think they own the roads that we all need to share.
@billroach2393
2 жыл бұрын
@@Peter007Freeman good luck to you mate. You will be interested to learn that my combination uses less fuel per kilometre than a Landcruiser and is a lot safer when towing 3500kg. You can be as peeved as you like....no skin off my nose pal.
@Peter007Freeman
2 жыл бұрын
@Bill Roach not your mate, not interested in your combination and not your pal, goodbye.
@billroach2393
2 жыл бұрын
@@Peter007Freeman fairy-nuff.
@quintinphillips
2 жыл бұрын
The 3" gap seams a long gap but it is the minimum we should travel especially with a heavy trailer.
@robo2490
2 жыл бұрын
Caravanners don't just annoy truckies-- pretty much anyone on the road. At the end of the day, it isn't what's being driven, but the idiots doing the driving. Unfortunately this then reflects others who always do the right thing. Did a 20hr trip a few weeks back, and the majority of unsafe behaviour had caravanners involved. Consistently doing 20km/hr or so under when the road does not allow overtaking and speeding up when it does-- I cannot fathom why anyone would do this. Overtaking lanes were good opportunities to pass them safely. Perhaps caravanners need to contribute an additional component on registration to fund the construction of more around the country. You've mentioned some good points here which should be common sense for the demographic of individuals who in most cases have had a license and been using the roads for decades.
@davexb6595
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Queensland and frankly you would think it was a requirement for slow drivers to speed up once they reach an overtaking lane. It used to make my blood boil. Now I just expect it and my expectations are usually met. Another thing I have learnt is do not slow down after overtaking. Keep pulling ahead to get some distance away from whatever you overtook. This is because the number of drivers who think it is a good idea to speed up and try to drive in the slip created by your vehicle. All these behaviours are incredibly dangerous yet extremely common or even the norm.
@IH-nr7dx
2 жыл бұрын
I've noticed the identical scenario in Canada. For what it's worth - I think it's psychological. Many people lack either depth perception or spacial awareness - in other words, they are not sure where their wheels are. When there is less space, such as in a single lane, they tend to slow down to feel safe. When they hit a passing zone they feel there is much more space, and thus safe to travel faster.
@rjl110919581
2 жыл бұрын
thank you for share a great detailed video yes man true right what do there about safety on roads retired traffic control manage as lot work round Nsw worksite see lot things got wrong of call weekend travel people are tow large trailer do not understand basic on tow on the highway in Australia on jobs go out to do clean up and repairs after being accident with caravan and truck on highway and roads in NSW.
@jeffscott5312
3 ай бұрын
I need to get a contract developing websites for government. I reckon around 3-5 websites would see me sorted for the rest of my life.
@magicalvortex
2 жыл бұрын
I think you both have a misconception of what a convoy actually is. It's a group of vehicles (trucks, military vehicles, 4wd's, funeral procession, etc...), traveling in close proximity to each other, heading in the same direction with head lights on to indicate that they are traveling in convoy. There is a maximum length a convoy can be, so as to allow a gap for other vehicles to be able to overtake the convoy in question, ie there can be more than one group of vehicles in the convoy. A convoy is usually undertaken so as to not disrupt the natural flow of traffic in a given area, such as military vehicles traversing a city or town.
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
That's just one type of convoy
@pen1910
2 жыл бұрын
great stuff . basic common sense, however if as little as one other person learns something and enlightens 5 friends, then it's a win . I am a "vanner" and there is nothing much more in life that gives me the shits than other vanners sitting on 90kph when conditions are perfect and could do 100kph easily, and most unaware or don't give a rats of the traffic build up behind them .. as for using channel 40 to let truckers know that you wish to pass or let them pass, it works absolutely perfectly
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
thanks...please share to 5 friends!
@alklapaxida850
2 жыл бұрын
sorry fellas to be the bearer of bad news, common sense is not that common...
@bvward
2 жыл бұрын
Robert and Ken, Nice info on Trucking, caravanning, and "regular" driving. Living in an area with excellent highways (trucks having their own segregated lanes in some places), we don't have as many issues. One thing I do see on highways are motorhomes and caravans rented by occasional or 1st time drivers (and not educated properly). Is this an issue for you folks as well?
@L2SFBC
2 жыл бұрын
Not so much as few people rent caravans, and motorhomes are less of a problem. Our motorhomes are also considerably smaller than those found in North America!
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