The Moonster Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, microdave said: While reading other posts on this subject, that was the one I was thinking about. Nightmare of a position for it. Both those roundabouts at Morrisons are a nightmare. The slightly bigger one at the St James junction is like a game of Russian roulette at rush hour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Both those roundabouts at Morrisons are a nightmare. The slightly bigger one at the St James junction is like a game of Russian roulette at rush hour. I'd fully agree. But if I want food/petrol etc, I just have to brave it or go to Clydebank. Demon roundabouts>b*****dsville! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 59 minutes ago, Spring Onion said: No reversing round corners anymore. If heard that, replaced by parking in a car park space maybe or some other more realistic manoeuvre? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Are there any driving instructors on here? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: Are there any driving instructors on here? @Specky Ginger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 28 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: If heard that, replaced by parking in a car park space maybe or some other more realistic manoeuvre? I'd imagine they'd be wary about pranging other cars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, microdave said: I saw this recently on my way down Ben Nevis. Guy with a Celtic top shouting down his phone complaining about how difficult it is to get parked. As I walked past him, he was saying he'd left it on the road as a bunch of other cars were there too. I hope he got a ticket tbh. This mindset genuine infuriates me, particularly when folk just dump their litter on an existing pile that somebody started beside a bin because it was full. Possibly the reason it enrages me so much is that I sometimes lead field trips for so-called grown adults who consistently just follow the person in front. I've had a couple of near misses where somebody has walked out into oncoming traffic without looking (in one case the car came to a screeching halt), just because the person in front of them walked out. What they evidently fail to realise is that in a line of ten, the person who safely walked out first did so about 20 secs before. Try briefing adults on how to cross a busy road without pissing them off btw (which I have to do to cover my own arse in the case of fatality). I've also learned that saying "don't stand under the crumbling overhanging cliff" translates into "stand under the overhanging cliff". Eta: I once told a relatively elderly guy not to take a shortcut over a bunch of rocks. This resulted in him saying "I'm not a child", walking onto the rocks, tripping on the rocks and splitting his temple wide open on said rocks (as well as f***ing his arm up). Trying to administer first aid whilst simultaneously wanting to dish out a serious kick in the pie is an interesting experience. Edited October 21, 2020 by Hedgecutter 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 38 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Eta: I once told a relatively elderly guy not to take a shortcut over a bunch of rocks. This resulted in him saying "I'm not a child", walking onto the rocks, tripping on the rocks and splitting his temple wide open on said rocks (as well as f***ing his arm up). Trying to administer first aid whilst simultaneously wanting to dish out a serious kick in the pie is an interesting experience. Surely you'd be within your rights to just let him bleed out and die? One less idiot we need to support. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Onion Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: If heard that, replaced by parking in a car park space maybe or some other more realistic manoeuvre? Yeah that's right and you decide wether to reverse in or front end in to a parking bay. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, The Moonster said: Surely you'd be within your rights to just let him bleed out and die? One less idiot we need to support. F*** that. There's enough paperwork. I know those who have actually read at least the majority of the risk assessment docs as they always enquire about the line "never accept live ammunition from lost delivery drivers asking you to pass such goods on to a third party", which I added after that very almost happened. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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coprolite Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 On the topic of loudmouth p***ks on their phones, i took the wife and kids away for the wife's birthday to a niceish hotel which gained me brownie points for not being tight. Cockney w****r wanders in to the bar and sits on the next table shouting into his phone for about half an hour, including: "THEY'VE GOT A DEAL ON SO I GOT A SUITE FOR SEVENTY POUNDS! THAT'S RIGHT, SEVENTY POUNDS! " p***k. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 1 minute ago, coprolite said: On the topic of loudmouth p***ks on their phones, i took the wife and kids away for the wife's birthday to a niceish hotel which gained me brownie points for not being tight. Cockney w****r wanders in to the bar and sits on the next table shouting into his phone for about half an hour, including: "THEY'VE GOT A DEAL ON SO I GOT A SUITE FOR SEVENTY POUNDS! THAT'S RIGHT, SEVENTY POUNDS! " Wife says "Best Western?" Cockney w****r shouts back "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, coprolite said: On the topic of loudmouth p***ks on their phones, i took the wife and kids away for the wife's birthday to a niceish hotel which gained me brownie points for not being tight. Cockney w****r wanders in to the bar and sits on the next table shouting into his phone for about half an hour, including: "THEY'VE GOT A DEAL ON SO I GOT A SUITE FOR SEVENTY POUNDS! THAT'S RIGHT, SEVENTY POUNDS! " p***k. Lochgelly? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Rugster said: In some parts of Scotland you can sit a driving test without having to go round a roundabout. That was me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I would go in the right hand lane there I think. But I wouldn't be indicating right at any point.4th exit of 6 is basically the same as 2nd exit of 3 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipa Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 41 minutes ago, MixuFruit said: Has that indicating right to go straight thing been the way to do it at any point? Cos I come across it way too often for it to just be folk who can't drive, and they all seem to be older people doing it. When I did my car test in '93 I was told to indicate right for the 3rd and subsequent exits, regardless of actual physical direction, as this made clear that you were continuing round the roundabout. When I went for the bus test in 2001 I was told this was completely wrong, so whether it changed between those times or if some instructors/examiners were doing it wrong, I'm not sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I never indicate and change lanes at random. Never had an accident myself but I've seen hundreds. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParsJake Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 21/10/2020 at 10:41, Rugster said: In some parts of Scotland you can sit a driving test without having to go round a roundabout. Same applies in England, at least the bit I'm in anyway. The only manoeuvre I had to do on my driving test (only passed last year) was to reverse in a straight line which was fairly, well, I was about to say straightforward but it was more straightbackward. People who don't indicate are the filth of the earth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Heard their strict as f**k with parallel parking etc in areas with no roundabouts or busy traffic, so it might just be easier to go for a big city. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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