Bloody Freightlines Truck

**Mr Triple** · 17th February 2008, 20:46

I was following a Freightlines truck up Johns road CHCH early on friday morning. When we came up to one of the roundabouts he went into the left lane so I took the right.As we went through the bugger cut across into my lane and then back into his.I was going to gun it and pass but glad I didnt, just had one of these feelings.

**200BUSA** · 17th February 2008, 20:52

Was it a freight truck or bulk bin?

**sAsLEX** · 17th February 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by Bent51

I was following a Freightlines truck up Johns road CHCH early on friday morning. When we came up to one of the roundabouts he went into the left lane so I took the right.As we went through the bugger cut across into my lane and then back into his.I was going to gun it and pass but glad I didnt, just had one of these feelings.

It might not be awfully correct for him to do so, but some trucks do this as they dont really fit around the tight turns of a roundabout all that well, by cutting across two lanes he can fit through, take note for next time it will happen

**Kickaha** · 17th February 2008, 21:02

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

It might not be awfully correct for him to do so, but some trucks do this as they dont really fit around the tight turns of a roundabout all that well, by cutting across two lanes he can fit through, take note for next time it will happen

Plenty of room on the Johns road roundabouts, he was being a lazy cock

**200BUSA** · 17th February 2008, 21:02

The roundabouts on Johns road are plenty big enough for a truck,its just slack driving if he cuts across lanes.

**JATZ** · 17th February 2008, 21:03

Buggers think they own the road(RUC's they pay they prolly do) Cruzin through the buller gorge today, leaning over going round a right hander in the middle of my lane lane when one comes round the corner with his drivers wheels on my side of the road

, I swear his trailer had more of a lean on than my bike. Just as well I wasn't fangin it or I would have been riding the white line. had to stop down the road a bit to calm down

**sAsLEX** · 17th February 2008, 21:05

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Plenty of room on the Johns road roundabouts, he was being a lazy cock

Originally Posted by 200BUSA

The roundabouts on Johns road are plenty big enough for a truck,its just slack driving if he cuts across lanes.

There is places outside of Auckland?...........

Fair call, thought it might of been a tighter round about, but my warning stands for little roundabouts

**200BUSA** · 17th February 2008, 21:07

Were you on the bike going to work?

**Mr Triple** · 17th February 2008, 21:07

Originally Posted by 200BUSA

Was it a freight truck or bulk bin?

It was a freight truck

**T.W.R** · 17th February 2008, 21:08

Originally Posted by 200BUSA

The roundabouts on Johns road are plenty big enough for a truck,its just slack driving if he cuts across lanes.

True depending on what sort of rig it was. But being early morning, supposedly pre-dawn it'd be a long-haul rig, most likely a 3axle B-train.
most possible answer would be he was totally oblivious to having a bike behind him

**Grahameeboy** · 17th February 2008, 21:09

Originally Posted by Kickaha

Plenty of room on the Johns road roundabouts, he was being a lazy cock

Maybe, however, defensive riding would tell you to back off and give the truck room, and then go past later.

**200BUSA** · 17th February 2008, 21:10

Still no excuse - just slack driving. Bent51 knows how its done.

**Mr Triple** · 17th February 2008, 21:16

Originally Posted by 200BUSA

Were you on the bike going to work?

Yep 530am it was he was prob half asleep,but it was dark so my headlight was nice and bright.Got passed him after the roundabout blast him on the horn and gave him the birdy.

**Mr Triple** · 17th February 2008, 21:31

Originally Posted by T.W.R

True depending on what sort of rig it was. But being early morning, supposedly pre-dawn it'd be a long-haul rig, most likely a 3axle B-train.
most possible answer would be he was totally oblivious to having a bike behind him

You're one hundred persent right... ALL the more reasons he should keep to his own lane. But never mind my bikes all tucked up nice and well at the min isnt it Bill

**T.W.R** · 17th February 2008, 21:37

Originally Posted by Bent51

You're one hundred persent right... ALL the more reasons he should keep to his own lane. But never mind my bikes all tucked up nice and well at the min isnt it Bill

lols should be parked up ready to be attacked tomorrow morning

geesh I haven't used my impact driver for ages

how many bits you want it in