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Article #2007Re: R/trains on the newall
From: tezza
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 00:00
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M.Reeve wrote in message <35148e50.10065448@news.ideal.net.au>...
>On 22 Mar 98 01:37:26 GMT, "Malcolm Gammon" <mal@branch.net.au> wrote:
>
>>I think 2 trailer road trains should be allowed on the major highways.
>>At the present time such vehciles are using road train desegnated
routes,
>>and you should see some of the bridges that they cross on these
offical
>>routes some of them are singal lane wooden bridges that are over one
>>hundred years old.
>>It makes sence to me to have large transport terminals outside major
citys
They have already tried and failed at thids.
>>were road trains can un hook there trailers and then take there loads
into
>>the city one trailer at a time. Then you do not have B Doubles and
triples
>>driving in city trafic.
They are never happpy wityh one or two containers atr a time, they will
aleways wantv more.
>>In Queensland there are more road trains than B Doubles yet more B
Double
>>are involved in acedents than road trains.
>>Have you seen trucks carring trailers {as a load} this is usally a
road
>>train opperater. You see unlike B Doubles who travel empty with both
>>trailers towed behind, road train opperators put one trailer on top of
the
>>other and travel as a singal truck trailer compination.
>
>>Please note people who drive road trains are refered to as opperators
not
>>drivers there is a message here.
>>
>if you set a 2 trailer road train up right the back trailer will
>travel in the front trailers foot step have you ever seen a b-double
>do this.how often do you see a 40-45 foot trailer with its wheels in
>the air and how often do you see an A trailer with its.doesnt it make
>sense if car drivers were less ignorant
Maybe if truck drivers weren't so arrogant,.
a road train could be taken
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