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Rest areas. Ultimately, they’ re about ensuring everyone has somewhere to pull up safely to have a break from the rigours of the road, whether you’ re towing a caravan or driving a car, motorhome or truck.

Truck drivers are the only motorists legally required to have breaks. They don’ t have the luxury of heading into town to make use of a motel or a holiday park.

There are truck-only rest areas, but there are also rest areas that are available for all motorists, including truckies and caravanners. It’ s in these rest areas where a bit of consideration towards each other’ s needs is required.

We spoke with truck driver Rod Hannifey, a well known and highly regarded‘ sharing the road’ advocate, about this issue.

' Sharing the road ' advocate Rod Hannifey chats with a caravanner in a rest area.

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