seeing the other's view

In article <f607ru$be2$1$830fa795@news.>, Martin says...
> >>It's an increase, minimum 3 drivers minimum 2 lorries and a train, as
> >>against 1 driver and 1 truck.
>
> Lets say 20 lorries
>
> 300 miles takes 6 hours for this
>
> 10 miles takes 1/2 hour
>
> 20 hours lorry driving
> 4 hours train driving
>
> or
>
> 120 hours lorry drivng
>
> This does not include handing
>
Which is several hours at each railhead as opposed to an hour at each
end for a lorry.


--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

In article <2G5hi.7758$KE1.5259@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, NM says...

>
> It can take up to eight hours, occasionally longer to get a container
> lifted at freightliners (that was earlier this year, my own experience).
>
> We aren't
> > living in the '50s any more, you know.
>
> Freightliners are.
>
And then there's Felixstowe where a 24hr wait isn't unheard of.


--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

In message <_R5hi.7760$KE1.4218@newsfe1-win.ntli.net>, NM
<never.opened@all.com> writes
>Why weren't they safely on the pavement like usual?
Perhaps because the pavements are for peds, not bikers.
--
Clive.

Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
> In article <ZuidnV_2VIXoQh3bnZ2dnUVZ8tChnZ2d@bt.com>,
> brimstone@m (Brimstone) wrote:
>
>> Two lorries will be parked in Trafalgar Square, central London, to
>> allow other road users to see first hand how limited a lorry
>> driver's vision is.
>
> If their vision is that limited, why are they allowed on the roads?

If their vision is that limited, why aren't they forced to have more
mirrors, or even periscopes?