Report a Truckie Report Sept 15
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Registration Number: 09WWT Truck no 1009
Company Insignia: Sunstate Transport pty ltd
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Time: 10:45am
Date: 15 September 2008
Place of Incident: M1 Northbound Nerang
Details of Incident: Traffic had slowed to 80kph through roadworks, I was In right lane passing banking up traffic in left lane. Traffic in the left lane regained speed at the end of roadworks and a third lane opens up on my right leaving me in the middle lane. I was doing 100kph approx 10 car lengths ahead of this truck which was gaining speed on a car in the left lane. The truck driver could have changed lanes at any time but left it until he was within a metre or two from the slower car. he was then in my lane gaining on me and did the same to me. I Thought he was going to hit the back corner of my ute. as he passed I looked at him in disbelief and he looked at me and shook his head like I had the problem. I called Sunstate Transport and reported the incident to the receptionist as the manager was unavailable. I Left my contact details but no return call
Rob
September 27th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Better to wrtite a letter to the company, with a copy to the Police Minister.
October 5th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Too often we see drivers failing to forward plan. We see drivers not planning how they’re going to get into the correct lane for exiting. Doesn’t just apply to car drivers, but this one as well. It’s also not isolated to exiting either. Just the other night on the 2 way radio I heard a couple of blokes going on about a slower car driver. Being on the Hume Hwy near gunning it’s all dual lane. It’s also not that hard to see you’re gaining on someone before you end up on their tail. That being the case look in the mirror, see where the safest gap is, and then hang back to a safe distance until that gap presents itself.