There are two types of drivers in this world...
1. The type who use their sun visors all time time, even if the moons a bit bright
2. The type who wear sunglasses, and can drive more than 5mph without sliding into a bush.
I was following someone this morning who at every corner was moving their sun visor about in order to block the big orange ball out. Its the first day we've really seen sun this year, and it wasn't that bright. They were inept at being able to do this without braking violently either. Further proof came of their stupidity came when they approached a roundabout, and with their sun visor covering the top half of the driver side window, they failed to see the car coming on the roundabout, and pulled out in front of them. Luckily the other driver was of driver type 2 - and had some sense. Crash averted!
Sun visors are there for when you really have no other option to be able to see the road. Not because you would prefer living in a dark cave, watching repeats of Steptoe and Son on a black and white TV, eating ryvita's all day. They should come with a safety warning for stupid people, or taken away completely and the drivers given a blindfold - it would probably improve their driving skills!
Showing posts with label idiots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idiots. Show all posts
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Not a confident driver... stay at home when it snows!
Two hours of heavy snow fall, and the bad drivers come out in force!
Friday morning we had heavy snow in this part of the world, which started around 7:30am in the morning. Police had warned people who didnt have to drive, to stay at home. What they really meant was "those who can't drive very well, please keep out the way of people who can!"
It had barely started settling on the roads and people were doing 5mph on a 60mph road. Yes you should be careful, but there wasn't a chance of any slipping at this point. 30mph was safe and practical. As the snow starting settling heavily on the roads, drivers who were freaked out about the white stuff starting doing 2mph, and stopping on hills when their wheels slipped slightly - and then not being able to get going again. This lead to lorrys and busses then getting stuck behind them, and the road network started shutting down.
If these people could actually drive, and knew how to handle their cars - they'd be confident about going a little faster, and carrying on when the roads starting to get slippery - enough to keep going and power up the hills.
Today i drove down a B road which hadnt been gritted, and was still quite icy. If you know how to drive, you can do 20mph, and still keep complete control of your car. In front of me was someone in a 4 wheel drive, and they were doing 2 mph!! Whats the point of you having a 4 wheel drive if you're going to do that?
Part of the driving test should be driving in icy conditions. Those who fail to drive at least 10mph and keep the car on the road should not get their license. As we get more and more snowy weather in the UK, this serously needs to be considered. No need to spend millions on new gritting trucks, just get the people who cant drive off the bloody road when it snows!
Friday morning we had heavy snow in this part of the world, which started around 7:30am in the morning. Police had warned people who didnt have to drive, to stay at home. What they really meant was "those who can't drive very well, please keep out the way of people who can!"
It had barely started settling on the roads and people were doing 5mph on a 60mph road. Yes you should be careful, but there wasn't a chance of any slipping at this point. 30mph was safe and practical. As the snow starting settling heavily on the roads, drivers who were freaked out about the white stuff starting doing 2mph, and stopping on hills when their wheels slipped slightly - and then not being able to get going again. This lead to lorrys and busses then getting stuck behind them, and the road network started shutting down.
If these people could actually drive, and knew how to handle their cars - they'd be confident about going a little faster, and carrying on when the roads starting to get slippery - enough to keep going and power up the hills.
Today i drove down a B road which hadnt been gritted, and was still quite icy. If you know how to drive, you can do 20mph, and still keep complete control of your car. In front of me was someone in a 4 wheel drive, and they were doing 2 mph!! Whats the point of you having a 4 wheel drive if you're going to do that?
Part of the driving test should be driving in icy conditions. Those who fail to drive at least 10mph and keep the car on the road should not get their license. As we get more and more snowy weather in the UK, this serously needs to be considered. No need to spend millions on new gritting trucks, just get the people who cant drive off the bloody road when it snows!
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!
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."
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