From: ChelseaTractorMan on 13 Apr 2010 08:08 On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:39:41 +0000 (UTC), boltar2003(a)boltar.world wrote: >Its usually a woman or a pensioner who'll not pull out from a junction until >theres a minimum of half a mile gap to the next car. I hate the car who overtakes towards me in too smaller gap, tailgates me at 90mph or undertakes in L1 to beat the queue and cuts in where no space in L3 exists. The slow driver I can "live with", literally. -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: Mike Tomlinson on 14 Apr 2010 01:45 In article <VHnwn.73370$3T3.32781(a)newsfe28.ams2>, Mr Pounder <MrPounder@ RationalThought.com> writes >Asian drivers, the vehicle is irrelevant. They all seem to be members of the Middle Lane Owner's Club. Wish the police would crack down on this. -- (\__/) (='.'=) Bunny says Windows 7 is Vi$ta reloaded. (")_(") http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/windows_7.png
From: ChelseaTractorMan on 14 Apr 2010 08:05 On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:38:39 +0100, Tony Dragon <tony.dragon(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >> I owned two consecutive BMWs for about 7 years, nothing like that ever >> happened, the opposite in fact, I always got an easy ride because >> others probably assumed I was either a maniac or a drug dealer. > >Which were you? the maniac, where do you live? -- Mike. .. . Gone beyond the ultimate driving machine.
From: boltar2003 on 14 Apr 2010 10:45
On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:24:30 GMT nospam(a)please.invalid (AnthonyL) wrote: >>Its usually a woman or a pensioner who'll not pull out from a junction until >>theres a minimum of half a mile gap to the next car. >> > >But increasingly the car behind the car in front of the queue will not >overtake. Unfortunately true. >Two nights ago there was a slug of 6 cars going just over 40mph on a >60mph single carriageway but the straight road was clear as far as the >eye could see, at least 1 mile. Not one car moved to pass. Had I not >been turning off I would have had a go at the lot of them. Risky. I think the most I've ever done is 4 when I was a fearless 20 something and that was a bit hairy even then. I wouldn't do it now because I'd be too worry about one of the numpties pulling out in front of me while I did it. B2003 |