All 3 entries tagged Driving

Incompetence In Car Parks…

Quick annoyance...

Why is it, despite many floors above being exceptionally empty in a car park, most idiotic drivers dive in the first space they see, and spend bloody ages trying to squeeze into it, when they could zoom up a floor and drive right into a space?

Is it because they cant be arsed to walk down one flight extra of stairs? Or because they think it will save them time?

It takes longer because they can't get in the sodding space in the first place... And if you can't walk down/up one more flight of stairs, well you should be shot...

M

: 01 May 2007 16:58 |  Tags: Car Parks Driving Incompetence |  Comments (5) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Motorbikes…

So why is it, that all motorcyclists deem it necessary to break nearly every law of the road?

Just today I was out on a B road, behind 3-4 cars, when 2 motorbikes come up behind me. On a blind bend, double white lines, at nearly twice the speed limit, they flew past me, onto incoming traffic, narrowly avoiding a fatal accident.

Now why cant motorcyclists obey the laws of the road, not overtake on blind bends, not overtake on double white lines, and more importantly not break the speed limit! Having a motorbike does not mean you can break the law as far as I can recall?

Why cant motorcyclists see that not only will this awful display of riding end in their own death, it was also cause the death of others, or if not that, serious injury, or mental illness after witnessing such a horror accident.

At least they were wearing leathers, which is more than can be said for some...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roadsafety/research/rsrr/theme5/indepthstudyofmotorcycleacci4784
The above article from the DfT shows under section 2: killed and serious injury rate for motorcyclists is 16 times that of car users...
Motorcyclists make up less than 1% of traffic yet are involved in 14% of deaths and serious injuries on Britain's roads...

M

p.s. how do most motorcyclists get away with it? both not being caught, and avoiding death?

: 17 Apr 2007 00:55 |  Tags: Crash Driving Motorbikes Riding |  Comments (43) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Inconsistent Speeds

Todays infuriation: Drivers who cant keep to a set speed limit...

Take my example:
40mph limit, car in front drives at 30mph rather annoyingly and for no apparent reason.
Limit changes to 30mph, driver then breaks this and drives at 35mph, therefore pulling away after infuriatingly keeping you at bay for a few miles.

I can't think of any explanation for this apart from pure incompetence? Anyone else agree? Or if you know why some drivers do this i'd be intrigued to hear an explanation!

M

: 23 Mar 2007 23:36 |  Tags: Driving Inconsistent Slow Speed |  Comments (2) |  Close comments |  Report a problem