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Todays Darwinian award winners
In Third place... We have a woman driving a Mondeo on the M6 northbound J20-J22 around 12pm. Sat half a cars length from the...

Todays Darwinian award winners... N!rmpbcBiyXn8GRV.z60~gpz0J#a0P_LaB.sV 5586
He can't equal the phone-using woman I saw on the A14 in Italy. She was driving at a steady 100kmh in lane 3, oblivious to the huge queue behind...

Todays Darwinian award winners
Harry Bloomfield presented the following explanation : As I have nothing to report, I'll relate an...

Todays Darwinian award winners... N!rmpbcBiyXn8GRV.z60~gpz0J#a0P_LaB.sV 5588
There seems to be some particular stupidity that affects horsebox drivers. A fortnight ago I was driving through the centre of a local village. The road was clear on my side...

Collecting an untaxed car at the weekend 5589
Without getting a person with trade plates or risking the law being down your back, why does the owner of the vehicle at present not tax the...

Humberbridge speed limits 5590
It wasn't a question of not wishing to pay the charge, it was wanting to know what, if any, *was* the charge in advance of actually arriving at the barrier. I was...

Humberbridge speed limits 5591
Who said I couldn't afford it? I could afford it. Apart from which my employer was going to be paying, not me. I even had enough change on me (see my first post). But...

RE: Dyslexic Plates
By right plates, I was refering the the plates that belong to the car. Since the licence plates are linked to the VIN number on the car's chbuttis and engine. A police officer will...

Xenon Headlights
How are better lights wittless? Volvo invented the 3-point saftey harness that is now a legal requirement in all cars, I.E. the seatbelt. Volvo introduced crumple...

Points for excessive noise
Hallo, This week so far has set a record for me. This'll end up as a bit of a rant. Apologies in advance ;) I walk to work because it is only 10...

Points for excessive noise. 5595
Depresion why should Were it just my preference, then I'd agree with you. But I expect if you were to "put it to the...

Points for excessive noise. 5596
Then if it is put to the vote, and the vote has to include the car...

Points for excessive noise. 5597
Sleeker GT Phwoar loud Obviously it is impossible to quantify it because one what is too loud to one person could be perfectly...

RE: Xenon Hedlights
ConcreteMonkey Never noticed the flicker myself. The LED lights were introduced by BMW. Each LED light will last for up to...

HGV blocks road 5599
As I understand it the correct signal when leaving a roundabout is to signal left once paasing the exit before the one you intend to take...

HGV blocks road 5600
Martin Dixon expressed precisely : Correct - Although on a roundabout with two (or more) lanes around it, I tend to indicate a little before then if I need to move over...

HGV blocks road 5601
Conor He is right on this one I am afraid. The rule is to give priority...

CAR Hit and Run Subhumanity 5602
Knight Of The Road This article does not add up and is severely lacking in information...

CAR Hit and Run Subhumanity 5603
Knight Of The Road explained : On the busy M5 in L2 at night a few years ago, I pbutted over what looked like a red...

CAR Hit and Run Subhumanity 5604
Well, the spin on the article certainly tries to apportion a lot... and not one bit of it towards the person who caused it all...

CAR Hit and Run Subhumanity uU|G*dfHK8Zr48
Oh dear, and just when the thread was going so well too. You don't need to examine the...

CAR Hit and Run Subhumanity 5606
Mark Foster totally the I suppose so, yes. But you can't lock up a dead man. I was speaking...

The white van man
MrBitsy formulated the question : The double quick look I take is the final check before proceeding. The problem I find at junctions with restricted distance vision, is that...

Night driving stopping distance on dipped headlights 5608
Daytona explained on 13-05-2005 : At the risk of even more flack, I'll advise on my method of dealing with the problem of night driving and driving...

Night driving stopping distance on dipped headlights 5609
Conor" wrote Very true. I have eyes which do not work together (called non-binocular vision) and hence I have no depth perception because of this. But...

Night driving stopping distance on dipped headlights 5610
I'm leaving myself open to a right good flaming here but...... Travelling in the early hours of the morning on a short section unlit single carraigeway I didn't bother using main...

Think your bible is so great Think again
Think your bible is so great? Think again... I bet 95% of you so called christians wouldn't have gotten even 50% of these...

pullpush problems
I have a strange problem with most cars. My knees (but mostly the right one) rub on the bottom of the...

What kind of information do the police record when you're pulled over
Well, I made a daft mistake yesterday (like I'm sure most people make occasionally) and unfortunately...

Breakdown Service
I wish to get breakdown service, but dont know which as: The AA for the top option is £141 a year Tesco for the top option is £79 a year...

Are cyclists allowed to race on public roads 5615
Let's put some sanity in this. These are the rules for racing a bike on a public road: Mbutt start events ("road...

Are cyclists allowed to race on public roads 5616
taking made While I totally undestand what you are saying, most cyclist that are racing that I have come up behind...

Are cyclists allowed to race on public roads 5617
On Wed, 18 May 2005 17:34:19 GMT, "Jeremy Collins" Actually it's not quite that simple - this view confuses the transitive and intransitive meanings of danger. Motor vehicles are...

Are cyclists allowed to race on public roads 5618
As were the idiots on the A374 last year. I don't care whether they only pbutt each other if and when they catch up, there is incentive...

Police Speeding 5619
But of course we don't know the full story do we. As a trained police driver one buttumes that he knew how to drive safely at such speeds. I am sure that a suitably trained...

Police Speeding 5620
Martin Dixon police That's irrelevant. He was brought to court on charges of speeding and dangerous driving. He was guilty of at least one of those (speeding) yet...



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