Flappy plastic on the rear of lorries
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:06 pm
You know the (often) bright yellow plastic 'signs' on the back or artics and the like...what are they?
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martine wrote:You know the (often) bright yellow plastic 'signs' on the back or artics and the like...what are they?
ROG wrote::? got a pic
chriskay wrote:Hi, Martin; I think if you take the [url]/[/url] out, the link will work. As to the function of the flappy bits, I've always thought they were there to warn other traffic when the tail lift was down, a bit like tying a rag to something overhanging at the back.
Cheers, Chris.
vannut wrote:That's it. When the tail lift is down it's like a thin blade, often at eye height for a car driver. The dangly bits are there to mark the protrusion.