Well now, I've been sharing road space for around 1000 miles a week with truck drivers for a very very long time. By and large I have no complaints other than the stupid ten minute overtakes holding everyone else up. Apart from that little moan I find the majority are safe and courteous. As with any highly visible sub-group though the few can tend to spoil the reputation of the many.
Most truckers are very good, some are not. In exactly the same way as other motoring stereotypes get a bad press ( Think BMWs, women drivers, sales reps, 4x4s....the list goes on... ) The few who live up to the negative prejudices in any group serve only to confirm and feed the willing suspicisions of the natural bigot.
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