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and 11( the driver of British Road Services lorry 684 BFJ.
was travelling from Bromsgrove to Gloucester one recent it when I came upon the vehicle at Tewkesbury. Despite poor weather conditions the lorry was immediately visible, le rear lights were both on and clean.
he number was also visible, too. Most lorriestoday are in visible from the rear when travelling at night because either their lights are faulty or coated in a thick layer of mud and dirt which they have gathered on their journey. But in the case 4684 BFJ it was plain to all in my car that the driver had spent a few seconds before leaving his last stop to wipe the lights and registration mark —with superb results.
This minor effort, which immediately made his vehicle's size known, could be the cause for saving life if he had to halt somewhere in the wilds on a lonely road to carry out repairs, for having seen the vehicle people would be able to avoid it.
During the entire time we were behind this vehicle, for some eight miles, its speed never once varied. It was always a constant 35 m.p.h., despite a clear road in front.
The road, as many people will be aware, is in urgent need of repair. This is being done at the same time as road widening, but even so the road is never level for more than a few yards. Yet the driver managed to keep his loaded vehicle on a correct course, and only a foot from the kerb side—where it existed.
Again may I thank that driver, and hope that in some way this will reach the eyes of both him and his employers.
GRATEFUL TRAVELLER, Gloucester.