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What Qualities do drivers look for in a Drivers Helper?
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<blockquote data-quote="GillEagan" data-source="post: 1937771" data-attributes="member: 56154"><p>I think it really depends on the driver you get and the area you live in. The problem with a distracted driver is that one coming from the front of the truck could just as easily pin you against the front of the truck as well. I think the real reasons against it are to prevent the driver from running over the helper and it is easier to see approaching traffic that is coming from behind the truck easier on the rear side of the truck. Since the drivers tell me what they are going to do before they drop me off, the first point is not a problem. As for the second, I enter the street on a 45 degree angle between the truck and the curb. This allows me to get some distance between me and the truck. I stop on the edge of where the traffic would be. From that vantage point I can see the traffic that is approaching from behind the truck quite well. If I am next to the front of the truck then I can't see the traffic as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GillEagan, post: 1937771, member: 56154"] I think it really depends on the driver you get and the area you live in. The problem with a distracted driver is that one coming from the front of the truck could just as easily pin you against the front of the truck as well. I think the real reasons against it are to prevent the driver from running over the helper and it is easier to see approaching traffic that is coming from behind the truck easier on the rear side of the truck. Since the drivers tell me what they are going to do before they drop me off, the first point is not a problem. As for the second, I enter the street on a 45 degree angle between the truck and the curb. This allows me to get some distance between me and the truck. I stop on the edge of where the traffic would be. From that vantage point I can see the traffic that is approaching from behind the truck quite well. If I am next to the front of the truck then I can't see the traffic as well. [/QUOTE]
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