Monday, January 11, 2010

HGV manoeuvres

Entertainment was laid on at the bus stop this lunch time.

An HGV driver, who had missed the junction, turning his vehicle at the crossroad, which is anything but square set, with a steep hill in one direction. A difficult manoeuvre at the best of times. Today, although the centre of the roadways are clear, snow still lies deep at the sides & cars, not wishing to risk the hill, are parked nose to tail all along right up to the corners.

I admired the pinpoint skill with which he managed four points of his turn, but then he stopped for a rest while the bus came through.

There is a post script however.

Our bus driver had to take avoiding action as we came to the turn to the bus station in town & an HGV cut across from the outside lane to make the turn ahead of us.

And yes – it was the same colour, & bore the same logo as the one at the corner 45 minutes earlier.

Which would be the stranger, two drivers from the same company not knowing the way, or just one driver getting a bit lost?

It is of course neither here nor there that the www emblazoned on his side ends with .IRL