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From: mileburner on 30 Jun 2010 11:52 Adrian wrote: > "mileburner" <mileburner(a)btinternet.com> gurgled happily, sounding > much like they were saying: > >> As a general rule, driver mentality is such that you must always >> overtake a vehicle which is not going as fast as you would like it >> to. > > No, it isn't. Isn't it? Sure, some drivers don't insist on overtaking and or driving up to and beyond the speed limit. Some drivers even leave stopping distance between themselves and the car in front. But these drivers seem to be in a minority. Where do you live? Sark :-)
From: Nick Finnigan on 30 Jun 2010 12:37 mileburner wrote: > > As a general rule, driver mentality is such that you must always overtake a > vehicle which is not going as fast as you would like it to. No, almost all drivers form a queue, even when there are opportunities to overtake several cars safely without exceeding the speed limit. (Except in London, or HGVs at 56mph of course. And possibly the IoM).
From: JNugent on 30 Jun 2010 13:42 Clive George wrote: > mileburner wrote: >> "bod"<bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire >>> and the Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest >>> risk rating of all the regions. >>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100630/tuk-one-in-10-uk-roads-are-high-risk-6323e80.html >> There are several of these so-called 'high risk' type of roads near >> me. One of them has blind bends. These blind bends mean that when there >> is oncoming traffic, overtaking drivers cannot always see oncoming traffic >> ahead. The other road is a straight line stretch of single carriageway 'A' >> road and because the limit is only 60mph (and some drivers observe the limit) >> it means that drivers who want to drive faster need to overtake, >> sometimes they are forced to do so quite dangerously. > "need" and "forced" are probably the wrong words here. Switch on your irony detectors.
From: JNugent on 30 Jun 2010 13:44 Clive George wrote: > On 30/06/2010 14:56, mileburner wrote: >> "Clive George"<clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:6IKdnRG2v8myqrbRnZ2dnUVZ8hirnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... >>> On 30/06/2010 12:57, mileburner wrote: >>>> "bod"<bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message >>>> news:890om3FmhjU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire and >>>>> the >>>>> Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest risk >>>>> rating >>>>> of all the regions. >>>>> >>>>> http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100630/tuk-one-in-10-uk-roads-are-high-risk-6323e80.html >>>>> >>>> >>>> There are several of these so-called 'high risk' type of roads near me. >>>> One >>>> of them has blind bends. These blind bends mean that when there is >>>> oncoming >>>> traffic, overtaking drivers cannot always see oncoming traffic >>>> ahead. The >>>> other road is a straight line stretch of single carriageway 'A' road >>>> and >>>> because the limit is only 60mph (and some drivers observe the limit) it >>>> means that drivers who want to drive faster need to overtake, sometimes >>>> they >>>> are forced to do so quite dangerously. >>> >>> "need" and "forced" are probably the wrong words here. >> >> How else are they going to get past? Fly? > > Do you have your tongue somewhere other than in the middle of your mouth > here? If so, I think your satire might be a little too subtle for this > group. Really? He caught you out, didn't he?
From: Brimstone on 30 Jun 2010 13:52
"Ian Jackson" <ianREMOVETHISjackson(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:b9D6V1ajV2KMFwat(a)g3ohx.demon.co.uk... > In message <jadm261ekq6i187ngnpebts071hi5kpgrv(a)4ax.com>, The Peeler > <peelingthe(a)invalid.admin> writes >>On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:09:58 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >>wrote: >> >>>The Peeler wrote: >>>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:02:11 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Peeler wrote: >>>>>> On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:38:44 +0100, bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Most of the higher-risk roads are in north-west England, Yorkshire >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> the Humber and the East Midlands, while Scotland has the highest >>>>>>> risk >>>>>>> rating of all the regions. >>>>>> They drink, you know. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> And their whippets do as well. >>>> >>>> If you had to work 18 hours a day down pit, you'd drink too. >>> > >>> > >>> >>> If I had to work those sort of hours down a pit, I think I'd top >>>myself.....after a bloody good drinking session, of course. >> >>Sheer luxury. When I were a lad... > > When I was a lad, we actually HAD pits. > There's no need to brag, just 'cos your dad was a pit owner. |