10-Aug-2004, 09:08 PM
I'm writing this because I am getting sick of cars behind me driving far too close. This afternoon I had to go to manchester on the M60, coming back one van was about 10 feet behind me when I was doing 60mph. My natural reaction is just to slow down until overtaken, I figure that if he's going to crash into the back of my car it's safer at 30mph than 60!
Last week I approached a mini roundabout on the A6 , as I got on the roundabout a van came on from the left ( give way to traffic on the right is the rule ) straight across my path, the driver too busy holding (against the law) a mobile phone to his ear.
Eaelier this year approaching the traffic lights where Jubilee Rd meets Watkin Lane, a woman parked in her car on the footpath!! suddenly as I was maybe 20ft away decided to pull out and do a U turn across my path, fortunately I was slowing down for the lights but to add insult as she was going past in the opposite direction to me, she put her thumb to her nose and waggled her fingers at me.
I must confess when she had gone I roared with laughter the fingers gesture , but seriously what a bunch of plonkers we have driving on our roads now.
Last week I approached a mini roundabout on the A6 , as I got on the roundabout a van came on from the left ( give way to traffic on the right is the rule ) straight across my path, the driver too busy holding (against the law) a mobile phone to his ear.
Eaelier this year approaching the traffic lights where Jubilee Rd meets Watkin Lane, a woman parked in her car on the footpath!! suddenly as I was maybe 20ft away decided to pull out and do a U turn across my path, fortunately I was slowing down for the lights but to add insult as she was going past in the opposite direction to me, she put her thumb to her nose and waggled her fingers at me.
I must confess when she had gone I roared with laughter the fingers gesture , but seriously what a bunch of plonkers we have driving on our roads now.