It was a great day at the BTCC at Thruxton. The only two faults were the family next to us who appeared to have purchased the entire stock of "bad foods to eat" from Waitrose, (seriouslym they didnt stop eating ALL day!) and the sun wasnt out - apart from that it was Brilliant!!
The whole day was truly well organised, with a full schedule of racing - not just from the starts of the BTCC but also other racing such as the Junior Ginnetta's, Porche cup, and Renault Clio Cup. In between all the races there was a max of 15 mins of gap - and on sitting right near the chicane the fun didnt stop all day.
Right on the first race, one of the junior Ginnetta's spun out on the chicane. He thought it would be a great idea to spin the back wheels and get back to facing the right way. It was a good idea, it had only only failing - the other car that was just entering the chicane, and could not stop before smashing into the back of the one that had just spun out. The driver had to retire, and it was not their fault at all.
There were plenty of other cars spinning out, and losing control. There was more fun in 10 minutes of racing here, than there would be watching an entire F1 race! So if you re thinking of going - it is well recommended. Just make sure you take enough food to out match the fat family who may be sat next to you!
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label car. Show all posts
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Saturday, 6 April 2013
Cyclists!
Driving through a town this morning, a cyclist in some shorts that were obviously two sizes too small, and meant for a child was ahead of me. I slowed down, as he was wobbling all over the road. Just about to overtake him, and he glances behind him for about half a second. then without hesitation pulls right in front of me to turn right. Had i not slowed down, i would have run him over and probably killed him - and no doubt it would have been all my fault!
There are, i'm sure - lots of responsible people who cycle, and wear the right size clothing, who are much more road aware. However, with the cost of petrol, more and more idiots are taking to the road on their two wheels thinking they are invincible, and not thinking! You only have to go to London to see what hell the cyclists bring to the roads. There are also countless videos on YouTube from cyclists who wear cameras on their helmets, showing that they've apparently been almost killed because a car has overtaken them within the 50 foot radius they think they have rights to. There is one who actually pulls up to a van, and kicks in the door because apparently it got too close when it overtook.. It did, but that was because the cyclist pulled into the middle of the road for no reason!
I have no problem in cyclists being on the road - but please have some respect for the other things on the road that can crush your bones in an instant. If you cant do that, get the bus or walk!
There are, i'm sure - lots of responsible people who cycle, and wear the right size clothing, who are much more road aware. However, with the cost of petrol, more and more idiots are taking to the road on their two wheels thinking they are invincible, and not thinking! You only have to go to London to see what hell the cyclists bring to the roads. There are also countless videos on YouTube from cyclists who wear cameras on their helmets, showing that they've apparently been almost killed because a car has overtaken them within the 50 foot radius they think they have rights to. There is one who actually pulls up to a van, and kicks in the door because apparently it got too close when it overtook.. It did, but that was because the cyclist pulled into the middle of the road for no reason!
I have no problem in cyclists being on the road - but please have some respect for the other things on the road that can crush your bones in an instant. If you cant do that, get the bus or walk!
Saturday, 23 February 2013
How did they crash!?
Monday lunch time, on way to a popular shopping centre in Hampshire - coming across a head on accident on a 30mph road, was not the thing i was expecting to see. a Big cheese filled burger, and perhaps some shop lifters - yes.
The accident appears to have just happened. Two cars had gone head on, and the cars were obliterated at the front. How they'd managed to even crash, and how they'd damaged their cars so bad is a mystery. They must have been doing 50mph each! More concerning though was the third car who again must have been doing over 40mph, and decided that instead of braking to avoid the crash, they'd go towards some metal railings. Great decision there, slow clap for you. 7 people then proceeded to get out of this car and all walk off in different directions! Presumably they had an important burger to eat, or were immigrants or some such.
So, the cause of this accident. Well more than likely the cause on paper will go down as being speed. Which will mean speed camera's will be put up, and speed humps that could catch a Bowing 747 out. Yes these drivers appeared to have been speeding - but this does not mean speed was the cause. They ineptness at driving properly is. How did they crash on a straight road!? How did the other car not brake? These drivers did not have the skills required for dealing with any potential hazards, and this was what caused it. People should go through a crash avoidance test either during, or just after their driving test. There are some people id like to volunteer to be the pedestrians walking out in front of the car!
The accident appears to have just happened. Two cars had gone head on, and the cars were obliterated at the front. How they'd managed to even crash, and how they'd damaged their cars so bad is a mystery. They must have been doing 50mph each! More concerning though was the third car who again must have been doing over 40mph, and decided that instead of braking to avoid the crash, they'd go towards some metal railings. Great decision there, slow clap for you. 7 people then proceeded to get out of this car and all walk off in different directions! Presumably they had an important burger to eat, or were immigrants or some such.
So, the cause of this accident. Well more than likely the cause on paper will go down as being speed. Which will mean speed camera's will be put up, and speed humps that could catch a Bowing 747 out. Yes these drivers appeared to have been speeding - but this does not mean speed was the cause. They ineptness at driving properly is. How did they crash on a straight road!? How did the other car not brake? These drivers did not have the skills required for dealing with any potential hazards, and this was what caused it. People should go through a crash avoidance test either during, or just after their driving test. There are some people id like to volunteer to be the pedestrians walking out in front of the car!
Friday, 28 December 2012
Power Steering, causes deaths
The Subject of this post, may cause you to think "WTF is this douche bag on now?" but wait a moment, and you'll realise i'm actually talking some sense... this time.
Think about how easy it is to steer a car these days, how mostly you can turn your car with one hand, or even just a couple of fingers. Now think what possibilities that opens up for use of your other hand / fingers! Texting, fiddling with your clothes, fiddling with the passengers clothes!! Changing a CD. The possibilities are endless, and if thought about enough, probably worrying.
Now think about whether all those things are possible if you had no power steering? Believe me, they are not. Without power steering you need both hands on the wheel at all times, unless changing gear! Otherwise you will crash, and spectacularly probably. Whilst this may be less fun, and you wont be able to play with your passengers breasts whilst driving - this means that you are concentrating a lot more on actually steering the car, and therefore less accidents will occur. No longer would accidents be caused by people texting / facebooking whilst driving!
A crazy idea?... or some element of truth here!?
Think about how easy it is to steer a car these days, how mostly you can turn your car with one hand, or even just a couple of fingers. Now think what possibilities that opens up for use of your other hand / fingers! Texting, fiddling with your clothes, fiddling with the passengers clothes!! Changing a CD. The possibilities are endless, and if thought about enough, probably worrying.
Now think about whether all those things are possible if you had no power steering? Believe me, they are not. Without power steering you need both hands on the wheel at all times, unless changing gear! Otherwise you will crash, and spectacularly probably. Whilst this may be less fun, and you wont be able to play with your passengers breasts whilst driving - this means that you are concentrating a lot more on actually steering the car, and therefore less accidents will occur. No longer would accidents be caused by people texting / facebooking whilst driving!
A crazy idea?... or some element of truth here!?
Sunday, 4 November 2012
The Nissan Leaf - What's the point?
Recently there's been a lot of adverts for the Nissan Leaf - one today stated it was "the most popular 100% electric car" So that means theyve sold two then!?
Fair play to the people who thought of, and designed this car - but its too early for anyone to actualy use an all electric car, unless all they do is drive 1 mile a week to the shops, in which case, they should be walking. There's no infrastructure of electrical charging stations to be able to drive one on a day to day basis. The batteries are also very expesive, and if they are looked after carefully, will last a max of 5 years. Look after the battery in a bad way, it could last you 1 year - and then its about £5k to replace it. So who are the two people that bought this car? A tax man, and someone who lives in the woods all year round?
Fair play to the people who thought of, and designed this car - but its too early for anyone to actualy use an all electric car, unless all they do is drive 1 mile a week to the shops, in which case, they should be walking. There's no infrastructure of electrical charging stations to be able to drive one on a day to day basis. The batteries are also very expesive, and if they are looked after carefully, will last a max of 5 years. Look after the battery in a bad way, it could last you 1 year - and then its about £5k to replace it. So who are the two people that bought this car? A tax man, and someone who lives in the woods all year round?
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Firework chase
Last night i had a near miss with a firework going off in my face. The car in front decided it was a great idea to light a firework and throw it out the window. My window was open, and it came into my car and landed on the passenger seat. Grabbing hold of it, and throwing it back out - it then exploded with a bang. A near miss, for sure!
Now, understandably i was a little bit unhappy about this. So decided to follow the car in front who'd just done this to me. They knew i was unhappy and onto them, so floored it onto the motorway. their crappy 1.4l was no match for my 2.0l - so quickly caught up with them - they came off at the next exit, thinking i hadnt seen them trying to make me think they were going to stay on the motorway. Coming up behind them at the bottom of the slip road, they stopped at some traffic lights which were red. They panicked, threw two boxes of fireworks out the window and legged it through the red light. I felt happy knowing i'd just freaked them out enough, to think twice about doing it again - but not happy in that if i hadn't been as quick thinking, i could have had serious injuries / burns.
Now, understandably i was a little bit unhappy about this. So decided to follow the car in front who'd just done this to me. They knew i was unhappy and onto them, so floored it onto the motorway. their crappy 1.4l was no match for my 2.0l - so quickly caught up with them - they came off at the next exit, thinking i hadnt seen them trying to make me think they were going to stay on the motorway. Coming up behind them at the bottom of the slip road, they stopped at some traffic lights which were red. They panicked, threw two boxes of fireworks out the window and legged it through the red light. I felt happy knowing i'd just freaked them out enough, to think twice about doing it again - but not happy in that if i hadn't been as quick thinking, i could have had serious injuries / burns.
Sunday, 30 September 2012
Cars on fire, but i'm not stopping for anything!
Now if you could smell something burning, saw smoke and flames coming out of your cars bonnet - You'd stop, get out the car and call 999? Wouldnt you!?
Apparently some people dont have these thoughts! Yesterday upon exiting a motorway I came up to a VW Golf that had smoke pouring out of it, and flames starting to appear from the side of the bonnet. There was a serious smell of melting plastic - so unless the car is one of those new eco cars that runs on melted plastic, i'm surprised it was still actually running. But running it was, and the driver was not giving up. "if i drive faster, i'll put the fire out" is the only thing i can presume they were thinking!
People were flashing their lights, hooting their horns, trying to make the driver stop, but still they kept on! 2 miles down the road and the smoke was getting more and more thick, it was getting hard to actually see the road in front!
It wasnt til someone coming the other way actually pulled in front of them and blocked them from driving any further, that they stopped! We all got out our cars to pull the person out the car. Expecting a little old lady who didnt know what to do, we were surprised to see a 30 year old man, who should have known better!
"what were you thinking" someone asked. "i dont know, i thought i could get home!" the man replied. Well done, so once you were home what were you expecting to do? Get a bucket and put it out!?
soon enough the firemen came and put it out - and that was the end of the fun time!
It left me thinking though that there should be an IQ test when it comes to the driving test, people should be asked questions such as "how do you spell .spanner" Anyone who fails should be marked as someone never to be allowed to own, drive, or be near a car!
Apparently some people dont have these thoughts! Yesterday upon exiting a motorway I came up to a VW Golf that had smoke pouring out of it, and flames starting to appear from the side of the bonnet. There was a serious smell of melting plastic - so unless the car is one of those new eco cars that runs on melted plastic, i'm surprised it was still actually running. But running it was, and the driver was not giving up. "if i drive faster, i'll put the fire out" is the only thing i can presume they were thinking!
People were flashing their lights, hooting their horns, trying to make the driver stop, but still they kept on! 2 miles down the road and the smoke was getting more and more thick, it was getting hard to actually see the road in front!
It wasnt til someone coming the other way actually pulled in front of them and blocked them from driving any further, that they stopped! We all got out our cars to pull the person out the car. Expecting a little old lady who didnt know what to do, we were surprised to see a 30 year old man, who should have known better!
"what were you thinking" someone asked. "i dont know, i thought i could get home!" the man replied. Well done, so once you were home what were you expecting to do? Get a bucket and put it out!?
soon enough the firemen came and put it out - and that was the end of the fun time!
It left me thinking though that there should be an IQ test when it comes to the driving test, people should be asked questions such as "how do you spell .spanner" Anyone who fails should be marked as someone never to be allowed to own, drive, or be near a car!
Thursday, 27 September 2012
Campervans. Get a proper car!
Recently i've been made aware of a select group of people who seem to think that campervans are a cool thing to own.
I dont think that this has somehow be classed as "cool." These campervans are simply nothing more than an old van, with a window cut in the side and an old matress that smells of wee inside. The type of people who think these are cool, are usually over 40, eithet teachers, or policemen and have nothing else to do but drive around thinking they're in their 20's and 30's again! Sometime's theyve even wasted their time by painting things on the side of them to in a bid to look even more cooler. It just draws attention to the fact they're being a tw@!
Why don't you grow up and get a proper car? If you want to go away and stay somewhere overnight you dont have to sleep in a van, there's a thing called a hotel. Here you can sleep somewhere where the matress doesnt smell of urine (unless its the Plymouth Travellodge) and where you might actually be treated like a respected person, rather than an old person, trying to relive their youth, and acting like a tramp!
I dont think that this has somehow be classed as "cool." These campervans are simply nothing more than an old van, with a window cut in the side and an old matress that smells of wee inside. The type of people who think these are cool, are usually over 40, eithet teachers, or policemen and have nothing else to do but drive around thinking they're in their 20's and 30's again! Sometime's theyve even wasted their time by painting things on the side of them to in a bid to look even more cooler. It just draws attention to the fact they're being a tw@!
Why don't you grow up and get a proper car? If you want to go away and stay somewhere overnight you dont have to sleep in a van, there's a thing called a hotel. Here you can sleep somewhere where the matress doesnt smell of urine (unless its the Plymouth Travellodge) and where you might actually be treated like a respected person, rather than an old person, trying to relive their youth, and acting like a tramp!
Saturday, 2 June 2012
Greased Lightning - Showroom Shine Review
A few months ago whilst I was washing my car in the usual way. You know, water, car shampoo, sponge, and polish. An old guy who lives down the road decided to chat to me and tell me all about some new car wash stuff that you just sprayed on, and wiped off. I immediately thought he'd been at the whiskey, and was spouting rubbish.
However, i then have an investigate on the internet and discovered that the product he was talking about "Greased Lighting, Showroom Shine" was actually quite a hit! So i decided to trust his adhoc review, and give it ago.
I bought it from the LivingTV website, for £19.99 - which came with two micro fibre cloths. I've just finished using it and i am pretty impressed with it!
All you do is spray it on the car, wipe it over with one cloth, and then immediately wipe it off with another cloth. It's easy, and it does remove light dirt, and give the car a shine with ease. just as it says!
It does say that it removes road grime, but this isn't completely true. I would recommend washing any dried on bugs, and road grime off first before using this. Also not recommended to put on the windscreen. It does work to clean plastic, but you need to wipe it off immediately to stop it drying too much, otherwise you will get white marks on it! If you follow the above, then you will be pleasantly impressed!
Here's some pics of our cars after finishing using the product:
However, i then have an investigate on the internet and discovered that the product he was talking about "Greased Lighting, Showroom Shine" was actually quite a hit! So i decided to trust his adhoc review, and give it ago.
I bought it from the LivingTV website, for £19.99 - which came with two micro fibre cloths. I've just finished using it and i am pretty impressed with it!
All you do is spray it on the car, wipe it over with one cloth, and then immediately wipe it off with another cloth. It's easy, and it does remove light dirt, and give the car a shine with ease. just as it says!
It does say that it removes road grime, but this isn't completely true. I would recommend washing any dried on bugs, and road grime off first before using this. Also not recommended to put on the windscreen. It does work to clean plastic, but you need to wipe it off immediately to stop it drying too much, otherwise you will get white marks on it! If you follow the above, then you will be pleasantly impressed!
Here's some pics of our cars after finishing using the product:
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Got my Car Stereo removal keys stuck!!
So, I was sure i was onto a winner the other day when i removed my Sony 6000CD from my Focus, to get the serial number, to then get the unlock code. I bought some removal keys for £4 from Ebay
This is where i started acting all special. On putting the unit back, i couldn't work out why it wouldn't stay in, and the keys wouldn't come out! For about 30 minutes i was trying to work out what the hell was going on, i must have looked like a right douche bag! At one point i even got some pliers and tried to put all my weight into pulling the keys out. Nothing worked, all that happened was a bit of swearing, some mangling of the keys, and some small blood loss!
The next day i suddenly had a thought.. and it was a good one, so i thought. I'll get the pliers and try to force the keys out whilst the unit it out. That didn't work either, and all i did was bend a few things i really shouldn't have done. I'd managed to stuff it up so that the unit had gone back, and was secured by 1 clip, with all four keys stuck in - so now i was really screwed!
Today i applied even more brute force, and managed to get the unit back out. Then i discovered the full horror of my specialness. All i needed to do was gently press the clips in on the side of the unit, and remove the keys. Then just drop the unit back in, and it clipped neatly in place! Head in hands, i was ashamed of myself - but at least I've got a working stereo, and no keys stuck in the holes.
Don't be a douche bag like me!
This is where i started acting all special. On putting the unit back, i couldn't work out why it wouldn't stay in, and the keys wouldn't come out! For about 30 minutes i was trying to work out what the hell was going on, i must have looked like a right douche bag! At one point i even got some pliers and tried to put all my weight into pulling the keys out. Nothing worked, all that happened was a bit of swearing, some mangling of the keys, and some small blood loss!
The next day i suddenly had a thought.. and it was a good one, so i thought. I'll get the pliers and try to force the keys out whilst the unit it out. That didn't work either, and all i did was bend a few things i really shouldn't have done. I'd managed to stuff it up so that the unit had gone back, and was secured by 1 clip, with all four keys stuck in - so now i was really screwed!
Today i applied even more brute force, and managed to get the unit back out. Then i discovered the full horror of my specialness. All i needed to do was gently press the clips in on the side of the unit, and remove the keys. Then just drop the unit back in, and it clipped neatly in place! Head in hands, i was ashamed of myself - but at least I've got a working stereo, and no keys stuck in the holes.
Don't be a douche bag like me!
Sunday, 27 May 2012
Car Wash Calamity
Whilst waiting for my turn at the Car wash in Sainsburys I was kept amused by the people already in there.
Anyone with a 1/3 of a brain would know that the windows need to be shut, the mirrors in, and aerial down. None of these things had happened here, and whilst the brushes were about to start pummelling the car in a soapy showdown, the car owners were trying frantically to hang out the windows and sort these issues out. They failed, and during the process the passenger got the best hair shampoo ever!
After the car wash had stopped, they spent 2 minutes picking up what was left of the aerial, and mirrors. No doubt it was the fault of Sainsburys, and not the idiots themselves! Most entertaining visit to the car wash... of the year!
Anyone with a 1/3 of a brain would know that the windows need to be shut, the mirrors in, and aerial down. None of these things had happened here, and whilst the brushes were about to start pummelling the car in a soapy showdown, the car owners were trying frantically to hang out the windows and sort these issues out. They failed, and during the process the passenger got the best hair shampoo ever!
After the car wash had stopped, they spent 2 minutes picking up what was left of the aerial, and mirrors. No doubt it was the fault of Sainsburys, and not the idiots themselves! Most entertaining visit to the car wash... of the year!
Monday, 21 May 2012
Forgotten to shut your door?
Yesterday I was driving along and a car coming the other way had his drivers door open. It appeared to be that he was holding open with this foot!
Now - a few questions immediately sprung to mind.
1. What has happened in that car to make leaving the door open a good idea? someone with a serious gas problem in the car? has an egg just purchased from Makro just exploded? Was the air con broken? or was the driver of the car so outraged with the quality of his driving, that he was considering jumping from the car to save himself?
2. What foot was he powering the car with, if his right foot was holding the door open?
3. Can you imagine explaining to the police why a motorbike crashed into him? "well you see i had the door open..." It's not going to end well!
4. What mental institute had this person just escaped from?
Now - a few questions immediately sprung to mind.
1. What has happened in that car to make leaving the door open a good idea? someone with a serious gas problem in the car? has an egg just purchased from Makro just exploded? Was the air con broken? or was the driver of the car so outraged with the quality of his driving, that he was considering jumping from the car to save himself?
2. What foot was he powering the car with, if his right foot was holding the door open?
3. Can you imagine explaining to the police why a motorbike crashed into him? "well you see i had the door open..." It's not going to end well!
4. What mental institute had this person just escaped from?
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Baby on board sign - taken to next level
We've all seen cars with the tacky "baby on board" signs in the back window. Nobody really knows what these signs are meant to do. Does it give the driver of the car some kind of special permission to drive recklessly because the baby has thrown up on the seats? No idea to be honest!
This morning i saw a Baby on board sign, taken to the next level. It was a picture of a pregnant mothers ultrasound scan in the back window, with the words ... "on board" over the top of it. Why!? What good is that going to do, and why would other people on the road be interested? It could have been a picture of James May's arse - it wasn't at all clear until you were right up to the back of the car. So in actual fact, the car owner is inviting people to smack them up the backside, whilst trying to work out what the hell the picture is!
This morning i saw a Baby on board sign, taken to the next level. It was a picture of a pregnant mothers ultrasound scan in the back window, with the words ... "on board" over the top of it. Why!? What good is that going to do, and why would other people on the road be interested? It could have been a picture of James May's arse - it wasn't at all clear until you were right up to the back of the car. So in actual fact, the car owner is inviting people to smack them up the backside, whilst trying to work out what the hell the picture is!
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Shopping all over the road
Driving home tonight I was travelling up a short section of dual carriageway after a large ASDA super market. Its a very short section leading to a roundabout where the two lanes merge into one.
A Nissan Quashqo (Or Prick as we will name it for purposes of the story) was right up my back bottom on the way up the dual carriageway, for no obvious reason. He decided to get into the outside lane just before the roundabout and cut me up as it merged to one lane. As he accelerated, the boot opened to reveal about 10 bags of shopping, and the majority of them then fell into the road with a big smash. There was food everywhere all over the road,and likely all ruined! Funniest thing ever! That will learn them!
A Nissan Quashqo (Or Prick as we will name it for purposes of the story) was right up my back bottom on the way up the dual carriageway, for no obvious reason. He decided to get into the outside lane just before the roundabout and cut me up as it merged to one lane. As he accelerated, the boot opened to reveal about 10 bags of shopping, and the majority of them then fell into the road with a big smash. There was food everywhere all over the road,and likely all ruined! Funniest thing ever! That will learn them!
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Insurance black box
So you've heard of Aircraft black boxes. Now many insurance companies are offering you the chance of a black box for your car! Now don't be concerned, it isn't a little box that will record everything you say in the car so that in the event of a minor prang, you are put to death for having said "cheese" on your way to the supermarket.
The black box records speed, time, location, and G forces as you are driving the car - which is then fed back to the Insurance HQ. If you are proved to be a driver who sticks to the speed limits, and doesn't go round corners at 60mph then your insurance price will stay low. It also depends on how much mileage you do, and where and when you drive too. If you are a normal driver who mostly sticks to the speed limits, and goes round corners at a practical speed then this black box arrangement is not for you. You will get penalised for bad driving, even though you are actually perfectly safe. for example if you were stuck being a 20mph driver on a 60mph limit, and overtook them - the G forces recorded would put you down as a dangerous driver, even though in actual fact the 20mph was the dangerous one!
So, when should you get a black box? If you are a practical, but safe driver who enjoys driving then don't bother. If you only drive to the shops once a week on a Monday afternoon, religiously stick to 5mph under the speed limit, and drive a car that's capable of accelerating from 0 - 60 in 2 months, then this is the deal for you!
One day all of us will be made to get one, and that will be the time when driving will no longer be fun, but a massive bore. Super Cars will no longer exist except for track days, and the worlds economy will suffer because everyone is taking 2 hours longer to get to work.
The black box records speed, time, location, and G forces as you are driving the car - which is then fed back to the Insurance HQ. If you are proved to be a driver who sticks to the speed limits, and doesn't go round corners at 60mph then your insurance price will stay low. It also depends on how much mileage you do, and where and when you drive too. If you are a normal driver who mostly sticks to the speed limits, and goes round corners at a practical speed then this black box arrangement is not for you. You will get penalised for bad driving, even though you are actually perfectly safe. for example if you were stuck being a 20mph driver on a 60mph limit, and overtook them - the G forces recorded would put you down as a dangerous driver, even though in actual fact the 20mph was the dangerous one!
So, when should you get a black box? If you are a practical, but safe driver who enjoys driving then don't bother. If you only drive to the shops once a week on a Monday afternoon, religiously stick to 5mph under the speed limit, and drive a car that's capable of accelerating from 0 - 60 in 2 months, then this is the deal for you!
One day all of us will be made to get one, and that will be the time when driving will no longer be fun, but a massive bore. Super Cars will no longer exist except for track days, and the worlds economy will suffer because everyone is taking 2 hours longer to get to work.
Saturday, 17 March 2012
Tip wankers
Having just returned from a couple of trips to the local tip to get rid of some rubble from some building workwe are doing - I must vent my frustration...
You've heard of Bus Wankers, now we have Tip wankers... The tip is a magnet for all sorts of strange people.
You have the people who turn up in their BMW or Audi, with half a bag of grass cuttings and an empty bottle of gin. Presumably it's the only thing they have got to do on a Saturday morning, and wake up thinking "I've got a mouldy piece of cheese in the fridge, i can take that to the tip today!" On one occasion i saw one of these people at the tip take his half a bag to the right bin, then got back in the car and started reading the paper!! WTF!
Then you have the people who want to park right outside the correct bin, instead of walking 5 feet extra. They stay right in the people of the tip parking area waiting for the correct space to come up - blocking anyone else from getting in, and making it hard for people getting out. Lazy bastards, is the only way to describe them! I wonder how these people get on in life without someone punching them squarely in the groin!
Worse than that though you have the people who firstly do the above, and then because they have Garden rubbish AND household waste, they finish dropping of the garden rubbish whilst parked right outside the bin, and instead of then walking an extra 5 feet with household rubbish, they move their car to outside that bin!! I've seen this happen many times and each time it amazes me that people do this. This Is the ultimate of laziness. These people will also be the people getting right in your way as you are trying to use the bins. One of these days i think I'll just push the f*ckers in and have done with it. That will teach them!! Tip Wankers!!
Just me that gets frustrated with this?
You've heard of Bus Wankers, now we have Tip wankers... The tip is a magnet for all sorts of strange people.
You have the people who turn up in their BMW or Audi, with half a bag of grass cuttings and an empty bottle of gin. Presumably it's the only thing they have got to do on a Saturday morning, and wake up thinking "I've got a mouldy piece of cheese in the fridge, i can take that to the tip today!" On one occasion i saw one of these people at the tip take his half a bag to the right bin, then got back in the car and started reading the paper!! WTF!
Then you have the people who want to park right outside the correct bin, instead of walking 5 feet extra. They stay right in the people of the tip parking area waiting for the correct space to come up - blocking anyone else from getting in, and making it hard for people getting out. Lazy bastards, is the only way to describe them! I wonder how these people get on in life without someone punching them squarely in the groin!
Worse than that though you have the people who firstly do the above, and then because they have Garden rubbish AND household waste, they finish dropping of the garden rubbish whilst parked right outside the bin, and instead of then walking an extra 5 feet with household rubbish, they move their car to outside that bin!! I've seen this happen many times and each time it amazes me that people do this. This Is the ultimate of laziness. These people will also be the people getting right in your way as you are trying to use the bins. One of these days i think I'll just push the f*ckers in and have done with it. That will teach them!! Tip Wankers!!
Just me that gets frustrated with this?
Thursday, 15 March 2012
Fog + Auto headlights + Idiots = Disaster
This morning in the UK we have a thick blanket of Fog - meaning the visibility on the road is around 50 yds at most.
The majority of cars on the road have their headlights on, and fog lights - as you would expect but there are a good handful who have not. No headlights on at all! The cars that these idiots belong to are the sort of cars who will have Auto headlights (they come on when its dark and go off when its light.) So obviously the fact that these drivers no longer have to think about switching on / off the headlights when its dark, has made them stupid. They have failed to think that perhaps they should put on their headlights and fog lights when its a very foggy day. These are the kind of people who will walk into a lamppost because they were staring at a woman's boobies, and sue the council because the lamppost was there, and not made out of soft duck feather filled pillows!
I saw a near miss this morning because of this. A car coming the other direction turned in front of a car, because it couldn't see it - it had no lights on at all! Perhaps the Auto Headlights switch should come with a sticker saying "sometimes you might have to turn them on manually when its not dark, but you cant see jack all. Fools."
The majority of cars on the road have their headlights on, and fog lights - as you would expect but there are a good handful who have not. No headlights on at all! The cars that these idiots belong to are the sort of cars who will have Auto headlights (they come on when its dark and go off when its light.) So obviously the fact that these drivers no longer have to think about switching on / off the headlights when its dark, has made them stupid. They have failed to think that perhaps they should put on their headlights and fog lights when its a very foggy day. These are the kind of people who will walk into a lamppost because they were staring at a woman's boobies, and sue the council because the lamppost was there, and not made out of soft duck feather filled pillows!
I saw a near miss this morning because of this. A car coming the other direction turned in front of a car, because it couldn't see it - it had no lights on at all! Perhaps the Auto Headlights switch should come with a sticker saying "sometimes you might have to turn them on manually when its not dark, but you cant see jack all. Fools."
Friday, 24 February 2012
Cyclist Takes Revenge on Rude (?) Driver
There has been a video posted on MSN today of a cyclist taking is revenge for a driver being "apparently" rude.
Check it out here:
I am on the drivers side on this one. The silver car was not entirely at fault, its not as though he intentionally went to ram the bike off the road. The cyclist got into his blind spot, and where as he probably should have seen the cyclist sooner and stopped, he didn't get to the point where the cyclist was rammed off the road. There was still a few few feet of space! Just me thinking this? The cyclist more than likely was having a bad day, perhaps he was turned down for sex the night before, or woke up and found a badger had eaten his weetabix? Basically he should be made to pay for the damage to the car.
Check it out here:
I am on the drivers side on this one. The silver car was not entirely at fault, its not as though he intentionally went to ram the bike off the road. The cyclist got into his blind spot, and where as he probably should have seen the cyclist sooner and stopped, he didn't get to the point where the cyclist was rammed off the road. There was still a few few feet of space! Just me thinking this? The cyclist more than likely was having a bad day, perhaps he was turned down for sex the night before, or woke up and found a badger had eaten his weetabix? Basically he should be made to pay for the damage to the car.
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Another slow driver! Arrrghhhh
Here's an example of one of the many slow drivers i have to deal with everyday!!
doing 30 / 35- mph max on a 60mph road. The weather was fine, it was light and the road was otherwise very light on traffic! You can easily do 70mph down this road.
Arrrrghhhh!! More than likely just out for a Sunday drive, on an errrr Friday
I didn't go for an ovetake - in case you are wondering. There was some oncoming traffic!
doing 30 / 35- mph max on a 60mph road. The weather was fine, it was light and the road was otherwise very light on traffic! You can easily do 70mph down this road.
Arrrrghhhh!! More than likely just out for a Sunday drive, on an errrr Friday
Friday, 10 February 2012
Overtaking behaviour
There has been some brilliant opportunity for some overtaking this week due to several people wanting to crawl along at ridiculously slow speeds on the way back from work. Honestly, India will have conquered how to build a Mcdonalds on the moon, before some of these people will make it home!
One person decided they would do 35mph on a 60mph road, with a long straight. The car behind that hesitated and wanted to stick behind it, sniffing its rear exhaust. So i went for it and overtook both of them. No hastle, so fuss - overtaken safely and made it home before the next Ice Age. That was Tuesday.
Wednesday, another one decided they would do 40mph on a 60mph road. I didn't hesitate, i went for it and overtook as soon as it was safe, and again all was well.
No doubt it was me who was seen as the reckless driver here - but i was not taking risks, i was completely safe. If you don't think its safe, don't do it. If you hesitate, don't do it. Only perform an overtake if you are sure you can keep control of your car.
If you get overtaken constantly, surely you should be thinking "perhaps i should go a bit faster?"
One person decided they would do 35mph on a 60mph road, with a long straight. The car behind that hesitated and wanted to stick behind it, sniffing its rear exhaust. So i went for it and overtook both of them. No hastle, so fuss - overtaken safely and made it home before the next Ice Age. That was Tuesday.
Wednesday, another one decided they would do 40mph on a 60mph road. I didn't hesitate, i went for it and overtook as soon as it was safe, and again all was well.
No doubt it was me who was seen as the reckless driver here - but i was not taking risks, i was completely safe. If you don't think its safe, don't do it. If you hesitate, don't do it. Only perform an overtake if you are sure you can keep control of your car.
If you get overtaken constantly, surely you should be thinking "perhaps i should go a bit faster?"
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