People who sometimes spend days behind the wheel of large trucks will undoubtedly develop specific habits and ‘tricks’. Over time, they become more and more numerous, and the reasons for such manifestations become more and more bizarre, not entirely clear to ordinary people.
And we will not be mistaken if we say that most motorists pay attention to the nameplates that truck drivers install in their cabs under the windshield. So everyone you meet can see it. Usually these “transparencies” are very close in size to license plates.
This is no coincidence. If you are in the wake of a truck or van, pay attention to the area around the rear license plate. There you often see not only the gas distribution plant itself, but also another sign stylized like this: with a name (usually that of a man) and a code number for the region of the Russian Federation. A complete semantic analogue of the “sign under glass”, only for those looking at the car from the rear.
There are several versions explaining why the driver decorates the back of the truck with his name. Let’s say, for the convenience of communication with “brothers in mind” – other “long-distance fighters”. This sign is like a business card. After all, truck drivers communicate with each other via CB radios. And with the information on the ‘business card’ on the stern you can make the radio exchange more personal and personalized.
But there is another, rather conspiratorial, explanation. The driver hangs signs at the stern and places signs under the windshield of the car, not with his real name, but with a fictitious name. This is a smart move to protect you from bad people who might try to rob the driver in an unattended parking lot somewhere.
The villain will see the name of the ‘truck driver’ on the sign and, calling him by name, will try to lure the driver out of the closed cab – trying to pretend to be a good friend. The driver will immediately understand that “overboard” is someone trying to disguise himself as “one of his own” and will take self-defense measures.
And finally the third explanation for the secret meaning of the ‘name’ signs next to the license plate. Because their size is almost the same, some truck drivers are hoping that automatic fixation cameras (for example at the weight control line) will respond to the nameplate, and not the GRZ. And a “congratulatory letter” for violating the rules for the transportation of goods will be issued “in vain.”
And we will not be mistaken if we say that most motorists pay attention to the nameplates that truck drivers install in their cabs under the windshield. So everyone you meet can see it. Usually these “transparencies” are very close in size to license plates.
This is no coincidence. If you are in the wake of a truck or van, pay attention to the area around the rear license plate. There you often see not only the gas distribution plant itself, but also another sign stylized like this: with a name (usually that of a man) and a code number for the region of the Russian Federation. A complete semantic analogue of the “sign under glass”, only for those looking at the car from the rear.
There are several versions explaining why the driver decorates the back of the truck with his name. Let’s say, for the convenience of communication with “brothers in mind” – other “long-distance fighters”. This sign is like a business card. After all, truck drivers communicate with each other via CB radios. And with the information on the ‘business card’ on the stern you can make the radio exchange more personalized and personalized.
But there is another, rather conspiratorial, explanation. The driver hangs signs at the stern and places signs under the windshield of the car, not with his real name, but with a fictitious name. This is a smart move to protect you from bad people who might try to rob the driver in an unattended parking lot somewhere.
The villain will see the name of the ‘truck driver’ on the sign and, calling him by name, will try to lure the driver out of the closed cab – trying to pretend to be a good friend. The driver will immediately understand that “overboard” is someone trying to disguise himself as “one of his own” and will take self-defense measures.
And finally the third explanation for the secret meaning of the ‘name’ signs next to the license plate. Because their size is almost the same, some truck drivers are hoping that automatic fixation cameras (for example at the weight control line) will respond to the nameplate, and not the GRZ. And a “congratulatory letter” for violating the rules for the transportation of goods will be issued “in vain.”
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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