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Caravan club berates rude truckie
Australian Caravan Club urges truckies and 'vanners to try and get along, not indulge in name callingThe head of one of Australia’s largest RV clubs has hit back at a truckie’s claims that caravanners are “mean-spirited selfish-entitled morons with no regard for anyone but themselves”.
Australian Caravan Club (ACC) Chairman Craig Humphrey said it was disappointing that the
“Both caravanners and truckies need to be able to travel together in harmony on the road, and slandering caravanners does not help to resolve anything. The last thing we need is a raging, hostile fight emerging between the two,” Humphrey said.
“Rather both need to be better educated and have a healthier understanding of the needs of each other. This will never be achieved if either side adopts an aggressive attitude and name calling.
“Yes, some caravanners do travel under the speed limit but sometimes that is for safety reasons. The ACC encourages members to move over and let trucks pass when it’s is safe to do so. Our members know that truckies are earning a living and have deadlines to meet.
“However on the reverse side of the equation, our members complain of truckies driving right up to the rear of the caravan in front of them, pushing them along, and then overtaking in an unsafe manner.
“Most of our members now have UHF radios and many communicate to an approaching truck driver to let them know they are aware of them and both work together to ensure safe passing," he said.
“We also have tagalong guidelines for our members to follow to ensure they do not create a convoy by travelling too close together making it difficult for trucks and other road users to pass. The guidelines set a minimum distance between vehicles of 500 metres.”
Humphrey said that the ACC recently met with members of the National Road Transport Association to discuss a number of issues relating to truck and RV etiquette and road safety. A recent issue of the club’s magazine also ran a ‘sharing the road’ advice article.
“The ACC is happy to meet with truck industry representatives to further discuss any concerns that truck drivers may have. However this issue requires two-way co-operation, education and understanding on all sides,” he said.
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