The public transport bus is Sue's office, and just like your office or workplace, there's a lot happening and she has all types of characters to deal with. Both in the bus and on the roads.
Imagine having to babysit 30 kids… while driving a bus!
That’s just another day at the 'office' for Haru.
Bruce has been helping Australians get to the footy, holidays, weddings and everywhere in between for nearly 40 years.
And just like your office or workplace, things on Bruce's coach can get competitive, emotional and passengers even need some mentoring from time to time.
Self-confessed 'excellent driver' and viral comedian Jimmy Rees has joined forces with the NHVR in a bid to educate 'not so excellent drivers' on safely sharing the road with trucks! While the average driver might not spend much time considering what it means to drive safely around trucks, as a dad that likes caravanning, Jimmy knows that the truck driver POV "point of view" is key!
“The message is simple – we need space to keep you safe.” That’s what outback trucker Glenn “Yogi” Kendall wants motorists to know across Australia. The popular truckie from Katanning in Western Australia has joined forces with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to spread the message of heavy vehicle safety because after 26 years driving trucks on our roads – he really has seen it all.
Australian country music star, James Blundell, knows what it’s like to spend hours at a time on the road. Whether it’s as a touring artist for the last 35 years or through his work on his farm at Stanthorpe – he knows how important it is to drive safely around heavy vehicles. James has teamed up with the NHVR to put a new spin on his smash hit ‘Way Out West’ to help motorists understand that We All Need Space.
As a child, Casuarina ‘CJ’ Smith watched her father turn to driving trucks in the quiet farming season. Seeing her dad on the road inspired the 33-year-old Adelaide local to make a career as a truck driver herself. After seven years as a full-time ‘truckie’, and with an online following of tens of thousands who watch her daily travels, CJ has joined the NHVR’s We All Need Space road safety campaign, so that all truck drivers can get home safely every time they go to work.
Being tackled on the rugby field is like being hit by a truck – only when it’s your car up against a truck – you won’t come out on top. Rugby league legend Sam Thaiday is helping the NHVR to spread this important safety message because even though on the field the opposition may not need space, on the road, trucks sure do!
No matter where you're driving in Australia, you may come across a truck with an oversize load. It may be an old house being moved to a new location, equipment for mines or construction projects, or giant turbines for a wind farm. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator joined forces with Centurion, the Queensland Police Service and Working iT Pilots to produce these videos. Thank you also to Ares Group, The Drone Way, ODLS and Queensland House Removers for providing additional footage of oversize load movements.
From footy fields to outback farms, and everywhere in between - Yogi, CJ, Sam, Jimmy and James are here to share their simple but effective tips to keep you and your loved ones safe these holidays.
Being on holiday is a breeze - but making sure everyone gets to and from their holiday destination safely is serious business.
With increased traffic on the roads over the Christmas holidays, the NHVR is reminding Australians how to safely share the road with heavy vehicles and make sure everyone gets to where they are going safely this holiday season.
Learn more about how to share the road with heavy vehicles.
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