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!

Changing a tyre with a fork?

This morning i came across an interesting sight. It was truly one of those things that you would never expect to see. Right up there with the news of Tony Blair having a sex change operation, and his wife Cherie looking attractive! It just won't happen!

I passed a car this morning who had had a puncture and was at the side of the road. Nothing out of the ordinary here.  BUT... on closer inspection the person trying to change the wheel was not using a wheel nut tool. they were using a fork!!! A standard steel cutlery set type of fork!! I presume therefore that they had used the wheel nut tool to eat a philly cheese steak, or in some other way got the two things confused. what other possible reason could there be?  I would have stopped to offer assistance, but i was too busy laughing.  Thinking about it, i should have offered to provide a desert spoon and a knife, to complete their set!

I would guess they are still at the side of the road now. I will let you know tomorrow if they are, and the resulting amusement!

What a crazy world!