Quick question for the lorry drivers

[Scuzi]

I have been meaning to ask this for years but never get round to it.

When driving along the motorway at night, almost all of the HGVs in the oncoming direction have what appears to be two blue LED lights in the bottom centre of the windscreen. I have seen it on smaller trucks as well as the HGVs.

What is it?

 

[KnightStalker]

just Blue LED's as far as im aware, do nothing at all

 

[Scuzi]

What's the point of them?

 

[HEADRAT]

Just bling

 

[Firegod]

Why do truckers always overtake other trucks on inclines as well???

They'll happily sit behind each other on flats or downhill but seem to be drawn to the fast lane on a hill and then go no where!

 

[KnightStalker]

What's the point of them?

it was a trend a few years ago, and it seems to have stuck with some drivers, while some dont see the point in it, instead they have about a thousand fog lights on the truck lol

 

[HEADRAT]

Why do truckers always overtake other trucks on inclines as well???

Because a full truck will be slow on a incline and an empty truck will be faster so they want to overtake!

 

[Biohazard]

I thought they werent allowed to overtake?

 

[Firegod]

Because a full truck will be slow on a incline and an empty truck will be faster so they want to overtake!

Heh, you'd think that wouldn't you... but it rarely seems to be the case. They usually just sit side by side for a good mile before finally getting past. It's not even worth the effort imo.

Lol I'm going 2mph quicker than you boy-o.... let's overtake! Would be easier to just ease off.

 

[Psycrow]

I thought they werent allowed to overtake?

And your not allowed to speed.....

 

[[TW]Fox]

I thought they werent allowed to overtake?

You thought wrong.

 

[ChoÞÞer]

I have been meaning to ask this for years but never get round to it.

When driving along the motorway at night, almost all of the HGVs in the oncoming direction have what appears to be two blue LED lights in the bottom centre of the windscreen. I have seen it on smaller trucks as well as the HGVs.

What is it?

they was in maxpower years ago, they just plug in.

 

[LewisStuart]

I thought they werent allowed to overtake?

Course there allowed to overtake, 3rd lane is a no no tho.

 

[Phate]

They'll happily sit behind each other on flats or downhill but seem to be drawn to the fast lane on a hill and then go no where!

Because most lorrys these days are limited, so on the downhill they'll all go the same speed!

Uphill, as others have said, depends on loads etc. for the rate they can climb the it!

 

[[TW]Fox]

Because most lorrys these days are limited, so on the downhill they'll all go the same speed!

No.

 

[4T5]

Because most lorrys these days are limited, so on the downhill they'll all go the same speed!

Uphill, as others have said, depends on loads etc. for the rate they can climb the it!

So a 70 tonne loaded lorry will go down a hill the same speed as an empty lorry will it
Motors has brought me the laughs lately.

 

[therealnerd2]

Because a full truck will be slow on a incline and an empty truck will be faster so they want to overtake!

Yep, both trucks will be 56ing on a flat, but come an incline there will be a speed differential.

 

[therealnerd2]

So a 70 tonne loaded lorry will go down a hill the same speed as an empty lorry will it
Motors has brought me the laughs lately.

Errr. Why not? They'll both be over the rev limit so no engine force I assume.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Errr. Why not? They'll both be over the rev limit so no engine force I assume.

Trucks are not limited to 56mph by engine design..

 

[therealnerd2]

Trucks are not limited to 56mph by engine design..

I thought there was a rev limiter?