kscarbel2 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Owner/Driver / October 20, 2016 After narrowly avoiding an accident jillaroo Jess Edwards made a Facebook video reminding drivers not to overtake turning trucks. Over one million people have seen the video Outback jillaroo Jess Edwards made headlines this month when her impromptu Facebook video about truck safety went viral. Jess is assistant manager at a cattle station in the Pilbara, Western Australia, and drove a three-trailer road train during the mustering season from June to September. She loves the Outback scenery she sees from the 2012 Kenworth T659. But she is always conscious that truck driving is "one of the most dangerous jobs in the world". Recently a 4WD attempted to overtake Jess on her left as she was turning left. Pumping with adrenaline after the near-miss, she pulled the Kenworth into a farm gateway to collect her thoughts. Before her heart rate returned to normal she pressed record on her mobile phone to make a video of what she would have told the 4WD driver if he or she hadn’t continued along the North West Coastal Highway without so much as an apologetic wave. To Jess’s amazement, support from her Facebook followers and the trucking community helped the two-minute video go viral. It has been viewed more than a million times. In the video, Jess shows us the "bloody big whoppin’ tyre" and "bloody big whoppin’ bull bar" and assures us we don’t want to be hit by either of them. Then she kneels down at the back of the trailer. "I don’t know how they do it but these things – indicators – magically show you where we’re going to go," she says in a Play School voice, reminding cars not to overtake turning vehicles. Jess uploaded the video to her Jillaroo Jess Facebook page and was amazed by the response from truckies and their families. "They loved it. I think they were happy to hear someone standing up for them." You can see the video here and follow Jess’s adventures on her Jillaroo Jess Facebook page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 hmmmmmmmmmmm do us Aussies all sound like that ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Any trucking company would be well set with drivers like her (Jess Edwards). Great video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Mack Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 11 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: hmmmmmmmmmmm do us Aussies all sound like that ???? unfortunately... YES!! BC Mack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 minute ago, BC Mack said: unfortunately... YES!! BC Mack I enjoy Australia's version of "The Queen's English" (grammatically correct and coherent written expression in the English language). It's a good bit clearer than a Cockney or Geordie accent, or Welsh English. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 That's it. I'm not speaking again. LOL Nah, couldn't do that, I wouldn't last 5 minutes. I'm like that donkey on the Shrek movies, shutting me up is the hard part. LOL Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmyb Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 19 hours ago, mrsmackpaul said: hmmmmmmmmmmm do us Aussies all sound like that ???? Queenslands are probably a bit worse sorry Pauly! It's official, she has knocked ice road truckers Lisa off as my favourite trucker. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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