brokencross
10-May-07, 07:40
I was listening to an item on BBC 5Live Drive yesterday about a Government funded campaign to recruit and train more HGV drivers, especially female ones.
During the course of the interview with a trucking industry chappy, they discussed the merits of, and possible disadvantages of being a female truck drivers. Going to the loo was one thing that was mentioned and the chap from the trucking industry said something like "for example, in Scotland on the A9, there is not one ladies toilet".
Been a long time since I travelled that road, I know there are many loos in various villages along the way. Maybe he meant loos that were easily accessible and provided for HGV drivers.
I know D Steven Hauliers has at least one female driver, a young blond lady, I overtook her on the A174 on Teesside. How does she manage, I wonder??
So is this distinct lack of HGV ladies loos on the A9 true or not. (p.s. I won't lose any sleep over the answer, just thought it might introduce an interesting debate)
During the course of the interview with a trucking industry chappy, they discussed the merits of, and possible disadvantages of being a female truck drivers. Going to the loo was one thing that was mentioned and the chap from the trucking industry said something like "for example, in Scotland on the A9, there is not one ladies toilet".
Been a long time since I travelled that road, I know there are many loos in various villages along the way. Maybe he meant loos that were easily accessible and provided for HGV drivers.
I know D Steven Hauliers has at least one female driver, a young blond lady, I overtook her on the A174 on Teesside. How does she manage, I wonder??
So is this distinct lack of HGV ladies loos on the A9 true or not. (p.s. I won't lose any sleep over the answer, just thought it might introduce an interesting debate)