Driving !!

[Nymzee]

Left hand drive?

Nah I just reach across.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Should have put a speed limit on this thread, because it motored straight for the cyclists like thrust III.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Should have put a speed limit on this thread, because it motored straight for the cyclists like thrust III.

To be fair, they once again, make a thread about DRIVING about them.

 

[Cels]

Fiesta ST

Isn't that a bit of a tight fit for you?

 

[ClausThomsen]

I often hear that cycle paths aren’t fit to ride on, but then I wonder whether that’s down to some cyclists choosing to ride bikes with tyres about 10mm wide that are more suited to a velodrome .

No it's because the paths aren't fit to ride on.

I used to cycle to work and back a few years back on a mountain bike and sticking to cycle paths was guaranteed punctures at least once a week. All manner of debris that had naturally accumulated there due to the camber of the road and the cycle path not being physically separate. Add into that water grates, bus stops and other things they were often borderline unusable when present.

Some pedestrians tend to pay more notice of the road than the cycle path as well.

 

[Nymzee]

Isn't that a bit of a tight fit for you?

Weirdly no. They have quite deep seats and I sit close to the wheel as well.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Fiesta ST

Woooohhhhh !! LOL

 

[Cels]

Talking of driving, I need to update the photo on my licence as it's about 3 years out of date. Does anyone know where in Town the Post Office is?

 

[Tramps_mate]

What is it with drivers now, I stay in the speed limits, & get flashed to get out of the way, get overtaken on a twenty mile per hour area, by schools too, I hope they wrap themselves around a tree or lamp post, good riddance to pratts !!
Leave me alone just because I abide by the law !!

Drivers are getting worse. Even if I'm doing 33-35 in a 30.. There's someone right on my bumper. If they get past they disappear. Easily doing 40-45 in 30's..

The amount of them on their phones is seriously beyond a joke too!

 

[Tramps_mate]

Joking aside, there does seem to be an ever increasing number of aggressive / impatient Sir Lewis Hamilton wannnabees in their Vauxhall Corsa’s type motor vehicles sporting baked bean cans for exhausts.
Not that it’s just ‘boy racer’ types, must say having a child made me reconsider my driving habits.

I find its the opposite. Its BMW's, Mercs, and Teslas!!

 

[Brendan Janus]

Drivers are getting worse. Even if I'm doing 33-35 in a 30.. There's someone right on my bumper. If they get past they disappear. Easily doing 40-45 in 30's..

The amount of them on their phones is seriously beyond a joke too!

And usually they overtake you & you pull in behind them at the next set of lights

 

[tonyhorne]

Disclaimer: I am getting older and a lot more mellow these days. That said:

I reckon things have changed a lot since lockdown. Regular, say motorway, drivers seems a lot more sensible. If I set the cruise control to 70 mph I overtake more vehicles than overtake me.

In town, good grief. Some people seem resentful that they have to take notice of other vehicles.

If driving is a little bit too much for you then take the bus*

*Or the train or a taxi or just stay at home and do everyone a favour ...

 

[Bedfordblue]

Disclaimer: I am getting older and a lot more mellow these days. That said:

I reckon things have changed a lot since lockdown. Regular, say motorway, drivers seems a lot more sensible. If I set the cruise control to 70 mph I overtake more vehicles than overtake me.

In town, good grief. Some people seem resentful that they have to take notice of other vehicles.

If driving is a little bit too much for you then take the bus*

*Or the train or a taxi or just stay at home and do everyone a favour ...

Cycling is an option too btw….

 

[Pootsy]

Disclaimer: I am getting older and a lot more mellow these days. That said:

I reckon things have changed a lot since lockdown. Regular, say motorway, drivers seems a lot more sensible. If I set the cruise control to 70 mph I overtake more vehicles than overtake me.

In town, good grief. Some people seem resentful that they have to take notice of other vehicles.

If driving is a little bit too much for you then take the bus*

*Or the train or a taxi or just stay at home and do everyone a favour ...

Completely agree. On the motorway with Cruise Control set at 70mph, I pass quite a few. Just I think some forget to turn their own Cruise Controls off when they enter town. Still doing 60+

 

[tonyhorne]

Cycling is an option too btw….

Yeah but that's just for people who just like dressing up in lycra but haven't got the confidence to do it without the emotional crutch of a bike ...