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venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 13:41 Post subject:

will tell her that and get rick to tell you her reply............*beep* *beep* *beep* Laughing

That was turning right at top of road,car coming down too fast(still her fault as she should have judged it going 50 or 200mph!!!! The impact i dont know speed,she got cracked rib,pushed across road into a biffa truck(big bin wagon) tbh it was quite a bad crash..............drivers awareness course got her nothing but praise,out of her group she was the only one to overtake on the motorway etc,others panicking like mrs daisy. Her scores and their comments ,in short they said they could not understand looking at marks,similar to an advanced drivers(she has not done that, but may as her dad is a driving inst). She just.........well i call it "rachels world" pink elephants and unicorns Rolling Eyes

Needless to say she passed the 1 and a 1/2 day course with flying colours many years back............

Last bump recent,again her fault but unfortunate she hit water hidden on a crest,aquaplaned into the back of another car................ Evil or Very Mad

carp happens Pete,just last 2 weeks its been relentless!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and i dont exaggerate either!!!!!!!!!!!

Pushed to your limits is a better word.............

Anyway Very Happy

happy happy happy............ Wink

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peteinchad · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 14:04 Post subject:

I had a run of accidents a few years back - sometimes they just happen no matter how good a driver you are.

You just have to ride it out.

last one i had was when someone ran into the back of my Shogun while I was waiting to turn right. Her car was a write off and all the Shogun needed was a new rear bumper, towbar and a rear light.

venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 14:14 Post subject:

As i say Pete,you can be the best driver in the world...........person coming round the corner(or in your case behind) could be the worse.

I have noticed the driving test has more to it when i did mine in 93 iirc,but its shocking,either too many 3 day crash courses(pun intended) or back handers,either way the standard of driving has deteriorated severely over the years.............or is it because traffic has doubled/tripled and is more noticeable Question

peteinchad · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 14:43 Post subject:

In Derby nobody seems to use indicators so you are left guessing what they are going to do - annoys the hell out of me!!

I passed my test in 1972 - it was about 20 minutes long and all I did was drive round Doncaster - reversed once and an emergency stop.

The bike test was 10 minutes of driving around a block of houses with only left turns!!

Much easier back then!

venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 15:55 Post subject:

My test was quite possibly the worst place/time ever............. 8.45am in Sale(think school run time too),not sure if you know Sale but its busy,main road is Chester Road,runs through Altringham-Sale-Stretford-Manchester=night mare

Laughing

peteinchad · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 16:05 Post subject:

I've never been there - only been to Manchester half a dozen times!

I doubt I would pass a test now Shocked

venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 16:08 Post subject:

peteinchad · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 18:14 Post subject:

They must spend lots of money at driving schools.

I've got lazy with having automatics lately - just potter round driving one handed most of the time!

venn105 · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 18:42 Post subject:

1066 Boy · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 18:52 Post subject:

I dont think the test system is any good. It looks to me like a test to see
if you can drive the car not if you are safe to be on the road.
The amount of bad driving that i see everyday on the road is shocking.
Its not only the youngsters, its in general. As a professional driver i have
to have a CPC licence and under go 35hrs of training every 5 years.
Sounds good but i spent a week talking about customer services and
first aid. Did not sit in a vehicle once, let alone drive one. Rolling Eyes

Then we wonder why standards are going down hill Exclamation

peteinchad · Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 19:29 Post subject:

People drive very selfishly these days - nobody seems to even say thanks if you let them out of a side road.

I find having a big truck helps when you need to get out of a side road - people seem to give way for some reason Very Happy

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venn105 · Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:32 Post subject:

like it

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