Most of the larger transport companies have a regular doctor they send their drivers to,the medicals tend to be no more than how are you? Check your weight,check your blood pressure and an eyesight test,that's it,form signed,thank you goodbye and see you in five years.

Good, if you think about it, it's absolutley barking mad that 20 tonne trucks are allowed to drive side by side (in some cases closer) to a cars anyway.

In my driving experiance most HGV drivers I have encountered on the Roads are arrogant toss pots who think just because they have a fcuk off gert big lorry they can do and drive how they want, and I have to say the foriegn trucks are even worse.

In my book anything larger than 3 tonnes, including fecking caravan owners, should not be able to use public highways during rush hours/peak hours for travel. Say between 0700 and 1800 no lorries no where on any road.

Less accidents involving normal motorists, less conjestion.

Also what the f*** was the bin lorry doing out at that time anyway, should again all be done while the rest of us are either in bed, or still having your morning dump. Not during peek shopping hours.

The Germans aleady have a ban on Lorries on the other two lanes during peek times.

Punishable by death I think

I know the above seems a bit extreme but I drive a lot on the M3 and A303 and there are accidents nearly every day almost all of which involve lorries colliding with cars and there is only one winner there. On a two lane A road , to have massive great lorrys bombing along at the same time as mums on the school/shopping run is absolutley off its tits in fact its more than that its that mental.

Edited by dannyh (05 Oct 2015 12.42pm)

"It's not the bullet that's got my name on it that concerns me; it's all them other ones flyin' around marked 'To Whom It May Concern.'"

I'd be willing to go that if you've actually been banned for health based reasons, which you were arguably culpable for multiple deaths, and you're caught driving without some kind of massively brilliant excuse, you should be facing charges on a par with attempted murder.

The first offence, should have resulted in manslaughter charges being laid. But to then go out and actually drive after you've effectively 'gotten away with murder' shows he's a clear and willing danger to society. You might as well be releasing a serial killer onto the streets.

Plus no bail, he should be held on remand pending trial - Everytime he gets in a car its like someone handing a loaded gun to a school kid.

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Hoof I work in the industry, and believe me it is very well regulated now.
VOSA have roadside checks on most A roads and motorways.
Where they give lorries a full check over and also check our driver records.
We all have cpc cards now,and the fact that most tachos are digital now means it is nye on impossable to fix.
But with evry industry there are rogues,And has been said not all drivers are what they should be.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

Me too. One of the McJihadis.

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What the hell is a 77 year old doing still driving a bus! I'm over 70 and wouldn't want to drive a bus regularly now. He may not have been to blame for crash - time will tell.

Edited by rob1969 (05 Oct 2015 3.40pm)