White Van Man

[D Fleming]

Our friend White Van Man is in the news again. But is he being wrongly
accused of aggressive driving? I think there may be a simpler explanation -
many of them simply can't properly see where they're going or what's
happening around them.
After all, when was the last time you saw a male van driver aged between 20
and 40 wearing glasses(not counting sunglasses)?
Bespectacled van drivers certainly exist - I'm pretty sure I saw one once,
but they're rarer than hens' teeth.
Is this because
a) van drivers' eyesight is better than that of the population as a whole,
b) they never visit an optician,
c) they wear contacts if any sight correction is required, or,
d) they're too vain to wear glasses?

Any ideas?

[Ledswinger]

Nope. Nothing to do with eyesight. Vans (particularly Trannies) ought to
be researched, because simply getting into one brings on a whole new
outlook, matched (I would guess) only by putting on battle armour, and
getting on a good charger.

Try hiring a Transit and driving up and down Park Lane. Best fun to be had
on four wheels!

Led

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[I.J. Griffiths]

D Fleming (dfle...@ecosse99.freeserve.co.uk) wrote:
> Our friend White Van Man is in the news again. But is he being wrongly
> accused of aggressive driving? I think there may be a simpler explanation -
> many of them simply can't properly see where they're going or what's
> happening around them.
> After all, when was the last time you saw a male van driver aged between 20
> and 40 wearing glasses(not counting sunglasses)?
> Bespectacled van drivers certainly exist - I'm pretty sure I saw one once,
> but they're rarer than hens' teeth.
> Is this because
> a) van drivers' eyesight is better than that of the population as a whole,
> b) they never visit an optician,
> c) they wear contacts if any sight correction is required, or,
> d) they're too vain to wear glasses?

> Any ideas?

I drove a van for a tyre and exhaust delivery company over the summer. If I
faffed about with the flow of traffic I got home at 7pm after a hard day. If
I took the initiative and got on with it, I would save between 2 and 3 hours
working time *per day*.

Hope this explains my behaviour (m'lud <g>) and if you where cut up by a
yellow Merc Sprinter between Liverpool and Southport last summer then I'm sorry
but I was just doing my job.

The majority of car drivers see a van and expect some incredibly bad piece of
driving, or as happened a few times, intentionally get in the way. The biggest
crime of all though, is overtaking a van on the inside. He cant see you - so
dont stay there for long or he'll have your wing :)

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>d) they're too vain to wear glasses?
>
>

e) they can't see through the crap on their windscreens. (Usually got
"clean me" scrawled on the glass)

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Richard Phillips

"Madness takes it's toll, please have correct change"