Originally Posted by Dan725 (Post 8143994)

I do think the limiter thing is a pile of crap and is the primary cause for the current situation. Don't make it any less annoying, though...;):D

How about that law they have in Germany? If you are going to have governors, that seems sensible to me.....;)

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 8144075)

You mean the law they have that you continually blink your lights at the car in front of you on the autobahn 'til they get over, so you can zoom around from the left lane, get in front of them and exit 25 feet away to the right?

I didn't like that, I didn't like that at all. :frown::frown::frown:

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 8144075)

You mean the law they have that you continually blink your lights at the car in front of you on the autobahn 'til they get over, so you can zoom around from the left lane, get in front of them and exit 25 feet away to the right?

I didn't like that, I didn't like that at all. :frown::frown::frown:

Originally Posted by Dan725 (Post 8144206)

The one I meant is the one to do with lorries not being able to overtake during certain hours on dual carriageways....seems fairly sensible to me

Originally Posted by N1cky (Post 8144216)

What are lorries called in America? Nobody seems to recognise this word, and trucks are pick-ups:confused:

Originally Posted by N1cky (Post 8144212)

I was asked on my driving test in the UK, what do you do when a car is coming towards you with lights on full beam and dazzling you. I said flash your lights at them:o I was only 17, can't believe I passed.

Originally Posted by another bloody yank (Post 8143748)

I was wondering about that, the aerodynamics I mean. You very seldom see a cabover tractor here anymore, I always figured it was because they were aerodynamically inferior. Never thought about the gap being the key. But isn't that gap there for manuverabilty? I've seen rigs practically jacknifed to get into a particularly awkward dock.


I also figured that the cabover usage in Europe had to do with maximizing trailer/tractor length ratio vs. OAL restrictions.

Originally Posted by Dan725 (Post 8144206)

The one I meant is the one to do with lorries not being able to overtake during certain hours on dual carriageways....seems fairly sensible to me

Originally Posted by MrEmjoy (Post 8143943)

Try not to be too much of a twat for a moment...

You know full well that drivers sit and chat with each other side by side for the fun of it.

Originally Posted by chrisfromusa (Post 8139924)

... (saloon in limey speak :lol:).

Originally Posted by Jerseygirl (Post 8140003)

A station wagon is known as an estate car.

Originally Posted by chrisfromusa (Post 8141819)

Why is it that European trucks don't have a hood? Doesn't it make it more aerodynamic if a truck had a hood in the front, as opposed to having the entire front pretty much flat?

Originally Posted by cindyabs (Post 8144462)

I would say pickup truck or just pickup to distinguish, BIG trucks can be still called trucks or semis or 18 wheelers.

Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 8145721)

OMG ... "Saloon" and "Estate car" - two terms I have completely and utterly purged from my vocabulary! These words sound so strange now! (along with 'boot' and 'bonnet' ...!)



While I agree with Optimus Prime (for once!) that European trucks are far superior (technically) to their US counterparts, US trucks (and truck drivers) have a mystique that the UK versions lack. In the UK, trucks are just big things that move up and down the highways and byways; in the US, they are big, bright, shining monsters lit up like Christmas trees, and really look the part. I don't care if they are grossly inefficient (they look it!), they look ... cool.



How about "Big Rigs"? "I was passing a big rig when ..." or " I had a big rig riding on my ass ...."

Originally Posted by NYCbound (Post 8145973)

These big rigs, trucks, lorries, whatever you will, scare me rigid. For one reason:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/

http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-co...971-poster.jpg

Originally Posted by NYCbound (Post 8145973)

These big rigs, trucks, lorries, whatever you will, scare me rigid. For one reason:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/

http://thisdistractedglobe.com/wp-co...971-poster.jpg