I am staggered by my ignorance . Former Class 1 Police Advanced Driver, biking for over 30 years. This should be shown on every CBT course and as part of the driving licence qualification process. Well done boys for highlighting this.

Edifying! Should be shown on national TV tomorrow.

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

Wow! That’s a great endorsement. Ride safe

I am a truck driver, you explained it perfectly.

I ride a gsa and drive a 40 ton LHD all over uk and Europe this is the best explanation I’ve ever seen, also sounds like the police need educating too. Just agree wish car/ bikes would give us time 😊

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words buddy. Ride and drive safe :)

Excellent video gents. Been driving and riding for 40 years and didn't know what view lorry drivers have. Real eye opener. Will definitely alter my approach to lorries.

Enlightening video guys. Excellent, one of your best instructional ones. I'm a IAM rider and blood biker, been riding bikes for 50+ years and I did not realise the blind spots to the full extent. So much worse than the 'If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you.' This video should be shown during the CBT and learner driver instruction.

Hgv driver and biker this needs to be shown on tv

Loads of blind spots I'm an hgv driver / tarmacer and the amount of plonkers I see trying to squeeze in between me and cars is mental brilliant video boys top stuff 💙💙👍

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

Phew thanks!

As someone who drives a LHD truck, I can't believe the amount of times drivers do sit beside my right hand front wheel on motorways. Its no too difficult to see then in good daylight weather, but at night, especially if its raining, and its a dark coloured car, then it becomes far more difficult, the same would go for a motorbike. The newer trucks I drive do have warning systems, but they're not always perfect, I have them give up in bad weather. Cameras on the back of trailers are great, but again they'll get covered in road grime in bad weather, making it difficult to see, mine sits right on top so its also not easy to clean at a stop.

Brilliant, brilliant video. I returned to class1 hgv driving about 12 months ago after 18 years police, I'm also a lifelong biker. This should be compulsory viewing for road users, particularly car drivers who only have that qual. Great point about adjusting speed joining duals/mways too- it's so easy to out accelerate a hgv but so many drivers don't do it.

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words buddy. Glad the video came across so ok 😀

I never ride beside trucks, not in any vehicle. Blows my mind the amount of people who do.

Wow. As a driver and biker this is a massive eye opener

Excellent video. A real eye opener and food for thought. Thank you gents.

Great KZread. Made me think. I'm in Swast ambulance service. As a response driver on blue lights there's also so many aspects that we would love drivers to understand when we are driving on blues. Maybe you could do something similar about responding as a driver when you see or hear emergency services driving on blues. Cheers Lee cooke

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Hey buddy. Thanks for the idea. Something we could do I’m sure :)

Always good to see from someone else's perspective and what a valuable lesson given here by you both and the boys in blue, I have nothing but respect for drivers of this size vehicle because I have observed how consistent and measured they are on the open road, then I consider how they manoeuvre these things into tight spaces when they arrive at the destination often in reverse! huge respect . Thanks guys.

@RiderCamTV

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words buddy :)

Very, very good and well produced video; well done guys👍👏👏

Toby & Mark, thank you! This is a compelling video that clearly has had a lot of work put into it. Very clever and thought provoking as it looks at the issue of road safety but from the opposite view of the truck driver which just isn’t considered by non truck drivers. So good, the police wanted to be involved! Definitely worthy of national television! Well done guys!

@markholroyd5365

2 ай бұрын

Wow! Praise indeed, thanks.

@RiderCamTV

2 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks so much for the kind words. We enjoyed filming this one glad you liked it :) Ride safe

Toby and Mark - This is a very informative and clear video demonstration of what an HGV driver can see. If this sort of thing isnt in the car and bike driving tests then it should be - its a while since I sat tests for both!

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Hey buddy. Thanks for the kind words. Would be fab for it to be part the test. They might find the video and play it

Interesting video reminds me when i took part in BP Driver of the year competition (worked for DHL fuel delivery)this was one of the issues that DHL took away from it, so much so we took a truck round to schools etc and asked the kids how many children and teachers could sneek in front of the truck from the side, before one of them seated in the drivers seat would see them. It aways amazed them that the whole class creep up and stand in front of the vehicle a real eye opener for them.

Well done RiderCam TV, , very interesting and useful video ~ Real eye opener

Great video which will hopefully get the point across to many drivers and riders alike👍👍

Well done guys, very useful.

Hugely informative thank you.

Great vid thanks boys ❤️‍🔥

A good video, the only thing I would add is when you're turning, how one mirror is suddenly full of the side of your trailer and the other is peering off over a hedge somewhere and you effectively lose all rear vision, not great going forwards but if you have no rear camera a lot worse reversing.

@markholroyd5365

2 ай бұрын

Yep! Should have mentioned that with regards to roundabouts…

Brilliant stuff thanks everyone that helped you guys put everything together, very informative 👍

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words buddy :)

✅✅ Great video - sobering reminder to see things from the truck driver perspective. As a biker son of a truck driving biker dad I really appreciate this. Next request as we head towards summer, how about a look at the challenges for tractors and agricultural vehicles on our rural roads.

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Hey buddy. Thanks for the kind words and the suggestion. Will see what we can do :)

Best Info Ever, thanks

Good afternoon from Gist 😂

That's a very useful and important topic. The rear viewing distance is pretty large. When following trucks I try to see their mirrors so they should be able to see/ be aware of my presence. You mentioned no cameras on the trailer but there should be a good case for having a wireless descent battery camera module that could be easily attached with say a strong magnet.

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

I agree but unfortunately it would not be practical however why not?

If Toby had kept standard wider panniers on RT then he would be visible in tucks mirrors 🤔🤔🤔🤣

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Great video guys

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Not all trucks have cameras , I have 9 on mine

Excellent video

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

Dave! How are you?

@davetrugeon

3 ай бұрын

@@markholroyd5365 Im ok thank you Mark , hope you and Mrs Mark are well - great video

Another really great video, but a tad on the long side I felt. I found myself becoming bored with the pace and kept skipping forward.

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comments buddy.

should the speed limit for that van @19.25 be 50 mph not 60?

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

You are correct. A van that size is limited to 50mph on this type of road. Lots of numbers to remember sorry.

@medler2110

3 ай бұрын

Was it a white van, as I believe they are exempt from speed limits. 😁

Why don’t they have blind spot radar on trucks ?

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

Might be a good idea but would be going off constantly if other road users are unaware of them

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

They do… and they are going off constantly…

@milabaigar

3 ай бұрын

Pity I can put a video up , when I was out yesterday almost eaten by a truck !! 🤣 thank goodness for my video cam 👍

@milabaigar

3 ай бұрын

@@markholroyd5365 ok mate take care . 👍

Hitting the transit at 60mph is an impact speed of 60 not 120. Very good vid though. Why are there not cameras on the trailer back to a rear view mirror. I was passenger in a car recently and the rear view mirror was a video screen showing a mirror view.

@markholroyd5365

3 ай бұрын

It’s probably got a lot to do with the truck trailer connection as trailers are changed many times every day from one make of truck to another but I agree with you. Ride safe

@medler2110

3 ай бұрын

You can have a camera on the trailer, but does need another connection, and compatibility of the system between the 2 vehicles, I have one on my truck, but also always have the same trailer, so it makes things easy.

@terrystratford1235

3 ай бұрын

If transit and bike are both doing 60mph, it's an impact speed of 120mph!

@tonybaker8414

3 ай бұрын

Now here is a debate! 😅.

@tonybaker8414

3 ай бұрын

Both would go from 60-0 so I think impact speed is 60. The forces are increased from say hitting a wall at 60 but I think the impact speed is 60. Anyway great video that makes you think.

Yes I do know what an HGV DRIVER can see because I am one

@RiderCamTV

3 ай бұрын

That’s good then

Hitting an oncoming vehicle that is doing 60mph , while doing 60mph yourself is not a 120mph impact. Its a 60 mph impact Newtons third law, “ every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

@RiderCamTV

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info but either way your toast