avonside1563 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Worcesters biggest problem are road changes done by village idiots. Moving roundabouts from left lane, left and straight over right lane, right only to left lane, left only right lane, straight over and right Refusal to use turn right arrows, but straight over arrow sending drivers down the wrong way. http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/8856263.BALLOT/ Bad slip roads http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/letters/read/11822089.Whittington_roundabout_is_a_death_trap_with_the_slip_road/ http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/11527706.Criticism_over_delays_in_tackling_Worcester_s_infamous_Whittington_island/ Bad junctions http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/13330334.New_safety_work__within_days__at_Ketch_roundabout_/ You may need to load up custom greasemonkey scripts to view these sites. To be fair Whittington roundabout has been changed so that you now have a long merging lane now rather than the stupid junction onto the A4440 off the roundabout. Having said that the whole thing round Ketch is ridiculous until they complete the dual carriage way over the river to the Malvern roundabout. Stafford has its own share of stupid road markings that locals have long got used to but still confuse visitors. Perhaps it would be better if the people who design the road schemes actually had to drive round them as I doubt they would allow them to remain if they did! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Mere words are not adequate to express ones astonishment and despair at such rampant idiocy: https://swd.media/news/lothian/edinburgh-eastern/mum-live-streams-her-shocking-driving-on-facebook-earning-60-points-in-12-minutes-1-11974/ Despite the 'totting up' in the article I reckon that the likelihood of any action being taken is approximately nil: "evidence not sufficient to secure a conviction" and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted November 10, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 10, 2017 Mere words are not adequate to express ones astonishment and despair at such rampant idiocy: https://swd.media/news/lothian/edinburgh-eastern/mum-live-streams-her-shocking-driving-on-facebook-earning-60-points-in-12-minutes-1-11974/ Despite the 'totting up' in the article I reckon that the likelihood of any action being taken is approximately nil: "evidence not sufficient to secure a conviction" and all that. Agreed. And she even has the cheek to try and say the person (presumably one of her facebook "friends"-list, to have been able to see it) has outed her through "jealousy". had she been on my friends list, I think I would have had the same outburst of "jealousy" and done the same. I might also buy her a dictionary to read on the bus, so she can see what the right words might be to describe why someone would be shocked at that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Is it a left hand drive car ? Edit. Didn't, Notice the note about the camera Edited November 11, 2017 by duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 At the bottom of the article is the following note: NB: Video is in mirrored view so car is RHD not LHD (Front facing selfie camera was used) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Mere words are not adequate to express ones astonishment and despair at such rampant idiocy: https://swd.media/news/lothian/edinburgh-eastern/mum-live-streams-her-shocking-driving-on-facebook-earning-60-points-in-12-minutes-1-11974/ Despite the 'totting up' in the article I reckon that the likelihood of any action being taken is approximately nil: "evidence not sufficient to secure a conviction" and all that. I think her insurance provider would be inordinately interested in that video..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) I think her insurance provider would be inordinately interested in that video..... That's assuming she actually has insurance... Edited November 13, 2017 by ejstubbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 I need to fess up my own driving, for on Monday last I managed to completely misjudge pulling up at a petrol station alongside a small lorry and managed to do this, prompting my first ever insurance claim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted November 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2017 Mere words are not adequate to express ones astonishment and despair at such rampant idiocy: https://swd.media/news/lothian/edinburgh-eastern/mum-live-streams-her-shocking-driving-on-facebook-earning-60-points-in-12-minutes-1-11974/ Despite the 'totting up' in the article I reckon that the likelihood of any action being taken is approximately nil: "evidence not sufficient to secure a conviction" and all that. Agreed. And she even has the cheek to try and say the person (presumably one of her facebook "friends"-list, to have been able to see it) has outed her through "jealousy". had she been on my friends list, I think I would have had the same outburst of "jealousy" and done the same. I might also buy her a dictionary to read on the bus, so she can see what the right words might be to describe why someone would be shocked at that! I think her insurance provider would be inordinately interested in that video..... With a face like that she should be easy enough to find? Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Driving Standards....? So what's it like driving a 2-10-0 or a Brit? Ugh? Wrong thread....??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JDW Posted November 13, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 13, 2017 I need to fess up my own driving, for on Monday last I managed to completely misjudge pulling up at a petrol station alongside a small lorry and managed to do this, prompting my first ever insurance claim... 23167518_10213338139544576_9184208101627996697_n.jpg That's unfortunate, it's bad enough when someone else does it to you, to do it to yourself must be pretty galling. Will you now be changing your username to Quarryscrapes? Driving Standards....? So what's it like driving a 2-10-0 or a Brit? Ugh? Wrong thread....??? Someone must have already done that joke in the last 178 pages, surely? <groan> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 That's assuming she actually has insurance... She may not have it anymore, once the insurers find out who she is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 (edited) Someone must have already done that joke in the last 178 pages, surely? <groan> See post 516 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/101807-driving-standards/?p=1983996 Edited November 14, 2017 by Baby Deltic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 just to counteract all the poor driving in this thread heres Ari vatanan showing how to drive on a puncture enjoy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted November 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2017 The Flying Finn ! I like Terry's pace notes.....Maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 The Flying Finn ! I like Terry's pace notes.....Maybe... Short for maybe slippery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 That's unfortunate, it's bad enough when someone else does it to you, to do it to yourself must be pretty galling. Will you now be changing your username to Quarryscrapes? Someone must have already done that joke in the last 178 pages, surely? <groan> Autocorrect usually tries to do that for me anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Whilst walking past the local primary school this morning, I had the great good fortune to witness two young mothers getting their day off to a cracking good start. Mummy A in the BMW 4x4 pulls into the end of the layby outside the school, stops on the yellow zigzags, and after some faffing about, decants one child. Meanwhile, Mummy B in the Audi approaches from the opposite direction, nips across in front of oncoming traffic and sqeezes into the far end of the layby. Door flies open and child exits. At that point, there are five cars on the yellow zigzag: Mummy A at far left, two cars and a van, then Mummy B at far right. All are facing my right except for Mummy B, who faces left. Mummy A and Mummy B then both decide to go for the same gap in the passing traffic, exit the layby a bit sharpish, and yes ... collide in the middle of the road. Serves 'em right, is what I say 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 ... Mummy A and Mummy B then both decide to go for the same gap in the passing traffic, exit the layby a bit sharpish, and yes ... collide in the middle of the road. Serves 'em right, is what I say Shouldn't this be on YouTube? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) Meanwhile, over in Brazil: https://www.facebook.com/kriminalis.online.tv/videos/369829753469674/ Edited November 21, 2017 by Baby Deltic 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sidecar Racer Posted November 21, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2017 Those bike coppers just don't give up ,ever, and if the guy being chased falls of or gets hit off then tough luck . Loads of good clips like this on U tube . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 just to counteract all the poor driving in this thread heres Ari vatanan showing how to drive on a puncture enjoy He was still driving for the Rothmans Opel team by the look of things. It looks like it was an Opel Manta 400. I think the Ascona 400 had a fair amount of success (and looked a lot better). Walter Rohrl embarrassed the Audi team by beating their 4x4 Quattro's in a rear wheel drive Ascona 400 during the 1982 African Rally Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Those bike coppers just don't give up ,ever, and if the guy being chased falls of or gets hit off then tough luck . Loads of good clips like this on U tube . Meanwhile over here they drop their helmets and the police don't pursue at all in case the criminals fall off their scooters and hurt themselves. Thus there's an explosion of acid flinging maniacs on scooters. If you're going to do crime on a scooter I don't much care what happens to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Earlier today while hauling in the wheelie bins, by chance I intercepted 'delivery man' with a rear door not latched (waving about as he came around the corner). Didn't have his regular van, and this one had a door that wouldn't latch. Read riot act about his responsibility, his fear of loss of job notwithstanding (he instantly won my sympathy, very meek and polite young man). Had to phone his supervisor before he would return to depot, with the door fixed shut by impromptu insertion of piece of wood. Hope it turns out OK for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejstubbs Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I intercepted 'delivery man' with a rear door not latched (waving about as he came around the corner). Didn't have his regular van, and this one had a door that wouldn't latch. Read riot act about his responsibility, his fear of loss of job notwithstanding... Any money-making enterprise that expects its employees to break the law in the performance of their job is little short of a racket IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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