Show Notes
Truck drivers, roadside stops and what an officer can actually make you do. Belinda Hughes from Hughes Law takes Truckie Tuesday through your rights on the side of the road, and along the way she puts a stop to something a lot of drivers have been told for years: that a curtain across the back of the cab makes the bunk a private area they cannot enter. It does not. She also explains what they can ask you, what you are actually required to say, why the body worn camera is running for the whole hour, and what happens to the one or two sentences they pull out of it afterwards. Rod Hannifey is pulled over at Parkes after a week where nothing went right, including a two hour job that took four and a half. He has the results of last week's poll on the 5 per cent problem, and half of you blamed the companies and customers setting the schedule. Plus: Adam has had ten cars in one hour refuse to dip their headlights, Callum sends in Matty The Truckie's video about the thank you wave, and Fiona wants to know who was in the wrong when a cattle truck would not let her past. Rod has a rant about what merging actually means in law, which is not what most drivers think it means. ⚠ This episode discusses a fatal road incident reported by the Victorian Auditor-General. (00:00) G'day From Parkes, And A Week Where Nothing Went Right (02:59) The 80/15/5 Split, And The Mate Who Disagrees (04:23) Your Poll Result: Half Of You Blamed The Schedule (04:56) A Million Dollar Truck, Treated As A Cost To Cut (07:00) Where's Rodney? The Ian Moss Clue And The Answer (09:30) Adam's Mail: Ten Cars In An Hour That Wouldn't Dip (12:01) Matty The Truckie And The Thank You Wave (14:46) Rod's Rant: Merging Is Not A Right (16:48) The Mechanical Hand Indicator (18:24) Fiona's Question: The Cattle Truck And The UHF (22:36) Belinda Hughes, And Some Big News (24:36) Three Kinds Of Fatigue: Paper, Machinery, Driver (26:13) The Logbook Does Not Manage Your Fatigue (27:35) Truckie Law School: What They Can Make You Do (28:54) Saying No Comment At The Roadside (29:41) The Body Worn Camera, And The Two Sentences (30:45) Can They Go Behind Your Curtain? (31:35) Is The Boss's Lawyer Your Lawyer? (32:28) Win Of The Week: Twelve Weeks Of Prohibition (36:25) Victoria's Roads And 500,000 Potholes (40:50) Rod's Rant: Fix Them Properly Or Don't Bother (42:12) Bathurst, And The Highway That's Still Shut (43:48) Where's Rodney? This Week's Clue
❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible! Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ ⚖️ Thanks to Belinda Hughes at Hughes Law Belinda practises in criminal, regulatory and transport law, and brings two decades as a prosecutor and senior regulator to the other side of the courtroom. Hughes Law: https://hugheslaw.com.au/ Call Hughes Law: 1300 448 443 This segment is general information only and is not legal advice. Laws differ between states. If you have a matter of your own, speak to a legal professional about it. 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ 🎙️ Get InvolvedLeave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: [email protected]
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