Traffic Policeman Owen talks about HGV/Lorry Safety  

Said this for years

@@williamfence566 me too.

Definitely. And maybe everyone should have to drive a motorcycle for a 6 months before a car. This way, there wouldn’t be a ditch in the land that wasn’t full of delinquents

@@M.Godfrey that just won’t work

Just common sense you’d think

They can see you through mirrors.

@@roadbiker8333not necessarily

There's a mirror to see if someone is standing under your windscreen

They have a rear view camera

​@@fizzhogg23that mirror doesn't show the whole front and doesn't show the corners like where the guy is standing in this clip. Also you can only be looking in 1 place at a time not everywhere.

I've lost Volvo trucks in mine.

That’s why you move around your head against the movement of the flow of traffic. So approaching roundabout first, you lean right to make the mirrors go left in your field of vision, then as you are approaching, move left, so the mirror move right against the flow of traffic. Viola, you can see behind the mirror and know if there’s someone behind it.

@@roadbiker8333 I'm 47, been driving job 25 years! I know how to move and check the road. But why do you think it's called a blind spot? Why do you think hgv now have the mirrors inside the cab? It's not as easy as you suggest! Round abouts can have alot of bushes or signs that inhibit being ablento see all of the road, ie vehicals already on the roundabout!It's to make people stop b4 they pull out! But withbtrucks getting slower (for fuel) and cars getting faster..and alot of car drivers don't fully understand the rules on roundabouts.....lack of indicator! How a 40 foot trailer behaves while going round a corner...ie we will pinch a lane, yet cars still wana get beside us and risk being squashed! It's almost like they have no idea, yet still try to tell us how to drive!

@@terrystratford1235 why? Because truck drivers are too lazy to move your body to look around the mirrors. It’s may not be easy for you, but i have no problem looking around those mirrors, so stop using that as an excuse. Also, i bet you would think that the guy standing there was in the blind spot, in one of my videos, i have clearly demonstrated you have full view of the cab around using properly adjusted mirrors. That guy was not in any blindspot, all you need to do is look at the mirrors then you would have seen him. And btw, “roundabouts can have a lot of bushes or signs that inhibit being ablento see all of the road” that’s absolutely wrong. Once you are at the give way line, there would be NO obstructions blocking your view of the the road from the right. You should be able to see more given the height. That’s roundabout regulations. If you find that you dont have the time to look between coming out from the tree lines before you get onto tHe roundabout, then you are clearly travelling way too fast. LOL, a lot of the roundabouts trucks can fully stay in lane: yet you are too lazy to do so. I have seen it so many times. Massive space on the outside corner with a wide lane, but because truck drivers are too lazy, you cant be bothered to swing wide and decide to straighten the roundabout. I have even heard some truck drivers making excuses saying that there’s no time for turning the wheel to make the wider corner. Lol it’s all because they were driving too fast but they were too blinded to see that. If you drive properly then you dont need car drivers telling you how to drive properly.

@@terrystratford1235 try asking someone to stand behind the mirror area then you move your body, you will then be able to see them. It’s really not hard. It’s pure geometry stuff. If you cant, then you clearly dont know how to move and check the road, thus proving my point. Ans if you can, again, proving my point. And dont even complaint about having so many mirrors to look, i have 7 mirrors installed on my van. That’s 1 more than these lorries. I still managed.

what's your mirrors for,

​@@newton18311so then genius you can look at all 6 mirrors all at once whilst also keeping an eye on your direction of travel at the same time?

@@Rolo3939 Get a life If you knew anything about Driving HGVs your suppose to check your mirrors every Ten Seconds, as per HGV test keeping an all round observation. Oviou;sy your an amiture or cannot drivre a Hgv, and if you do drive an HGV standards have gone rock bottom.

Any truck driving in London has to have warning systems and an audible "vehicle turning left". Still not gonna stop the truck quick enough if someone steps out in front or is in a blind spot. Down the side

@harveyshaw1466 you are also wrong on this. Not all trucks need audible. New trucks that are designed with low windows for more visibility and a window in the passenger footwell don't need audible they dont even need cameras

possibly but not definitely.

@@franticstorm7411 definitely once properly adjusted.

One truck has a independent front suspension

If a car is under the passenger window ypu will see them because there have mirrors at the top of the door facing down

​@@EnglishDrifts69GTxREDnot only that but we have wide angle mirrors as well,always use mine to make sure I'm far enough away from a kerb or obstacle etc when I'm turning

But drive up close to read the sticker.

What a small minded comment!

@@GCMYT yes I agree your comment is very small minded.

I agree with u . After them vl the visit the whole cabin will stink of garbage😂😂😂

That’s very true, however it’s manly used for parking up close to stuff not ‘who’s walking in front like a plonker

Still not a perfect view buddy

Because of the angles and the curve of the mirror its clearly shows the distance of the nearside corner and front of the cab from large objects but you can't see the off side corner that is why we will open our windows and lean out to look.

@@seansimpson4472 you can definitely see the offside corner.

Except that mirror is supposed to be used everytime you move off pr travelling slowly.

Which it does have.

Pissed...? You think anyone from redruth is capable of getting out of the pub let alone to work

I could hear it fine so maybe its not an issue with the video

My truck is nearly 19 meters long, and when loaded with cars, it's over