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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:06:40 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:15 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk
wrote:
>Actually what does explain it was driving a manual in london traffic for
>10 years. Eventually I wised up and bought an auto and haven't touched
>a manual gearbox since except for the occasional holiday rented car.
i drive an auto in Lon ...
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Re: If I took a driving test today
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:17:04 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:04:21 GMT, Harry Bloomfield
<harry.m1byt@NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> I would frequently cover their mirror and ask them to tell me
>what was behind.
no problem with that.
--
Mike. .. .
Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine. ...
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Re: If I took a driving test today
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:21 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:04 +0000, Bod <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
>> but less speeding so its all OK, apparently.
>
>I would've preferred her to have driven
>atrociously at a lower speed, but speeding is not
>in itself a major cause of accidents, but bad
>driving is, IMO.
I agree, pity the law enf ...
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Totally off topic but fun.
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:12:19 +0000
Seeing as it's quiet in here, here's a little
challenge for you.
Took me three goes to get it......have fun.
http://funstufftosee.com/frogleaptest.html
Bod ...
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OT: sort of - Viz is 30
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:25:11 -0000
A collection of motor based Top Tips
MICRA DRIVERS: Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your car before
starting
a long journey. You drive the thing like a sodding dodgem car anyway.
MOTORISTS: When going through a speed camera, flash your lights twice
quickly
and watch the driver in front hit h ...
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Re: If I took a driving test today
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:00 +0000
On Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:39:52 +0000, Bod <bodron57@tiscali.co.uk>
wrote:
>Yesterday on the M25, a woman in a little red car
>was cutting in and out of lane 1 to lane two with
>no signalling and forcing other cars to brake.
>She was also uncomfortably close to traffic in
>front of her.
>She was in a world of ...
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Heavy goods speed?
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:51:55 +0000
Noticed a juggernaut type lorry yesterday on the
motorway and I clocked him doing 65mph. I thought
it was law for HGVs to be restricted to 56, or are
there exceptions?
Bod ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:12:34 +0000
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:31:35 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>Harry Bloomfield wrote:
>> Ret. used his keyboard to write :
>>>> I don't know what all the fuss is about, it
>>>> makes sense to be shown the feeding technique when
>>>> you first start driving, but when you've had a
>>>> fair bit of experience, you a ...
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Re: Three out of five existing drivers would fail current driving test.
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:05:57 +0000
On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:55:36 -0000, "Ret." <xxx> wrote:
>Bod wrote:
>> Mike P wrote:
>>> On 26 Oct, 23:35, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1...@NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Mike P formulated on Monday :
>>>>
>>>>> Exactly. And if you did that quickly, at speed, as Bod says he
>>>>> needs to, to avoid twats ...
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Re: Speed camera detectors?
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:27:35 +0000
On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:17:25 -0000, Elder
<carl.robson@bouncing-czechs.com> wrote:
>In article <7kjooiF35tcu1U1@mid.individual.net>, bodron57@tiscali.co.uk
>says...
>> Most folk enjoy nice scenery on the way, it breaks
>> up a boring long drive.
>>
>I don't have time to take in the scenery, I'm too busy pa ...
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