I think that really nails the competence of that particular driver.
Having just read through, clearly the driver of Zoe's car motorway incident should not be on the road!
I think that really nails the competence of that particular driver.
At the end of the day though they passed a driving test and that's all you have to do to get on the road. The question here is should there be further testing?Having just read through, clearly the driver of Zoe's car motorway incident should not be on the road!
At the end of the day though they passed a driving test and that's all you have to do to get on the road. The question here is should there be further testing?
I went for a local journey around town with them once after but declined to go on the motorway with them again. The driver also won't go on any long journeys without a sat-nav, even though I had a map with me, they still insisted on using the sat-nav. You can get a lot worse than this driver though, they at least would not have turned left at a level crossing if the sat-nav told them to like one driver did. So how can the driving test be improved so that these people fail? You can't test on motorways.The driver obviously has no common sense, and is therefore a danger to themselves and others (I do hope you refuse to get in to their car now, as if you were in the passenger seat, you seemed in more danger than the driver) and should NOT have been awarded a licence at all.
I firmly believe in the Pass Plus scheme, especially with the lower insurance premiums that come with it, but I can't believe that someone not doing it would drive like explained.
The scenario is just the same for a dual carriageway, where people often hog lane 2 because a few junctions along (which could be a few miles or more) they're intending to turn right. If these are the same people who think that the speed limit is a limit, not a target, and they're comfortable doing 40mph when the limit is 70mph, they nearly always force other motorists to illegally undertake.
At the end of the day though, how are you going to get people to improve their concentration on long journeys? Motorways are boring.
At the end of the day though, how are you going to get people to improve their concentration on long journeys? Motorways are boring.
At the end of the day though, how are you going to get people to improve their concentration on long journeys? Motorways are boring.
In the end the only way to leave the motorway was to slow down.
We were overtaking another vehicle at the time though, there was no good reason for the vehicle in lane 2 to suddenly decide to match our speed.I think that sums up the attitude of a lot of motorway drivers.
We were overtaking another vehicle at the time though, there was no good reason for the vehicle in lane 2 to suddenly decide to match our speed.
No, when I said "another" I was referring to the fact that it was a vehicle other than our own, there was not a third vehicle involved in this incident. What I am saying is that there isn't a good reason for a vehicle that you are overtaking to suddenly match your speed.How could you overtake another vehicle with someone else deciding to speed up to match your speed - they'd have hit the car you were overtaking!
Seriously, give up on this. You are trying to blame both the driver of your car, and the other motorist. Which is it to be?!
What I am saying is that there isn't a good reason for a vehicle that you are overtaking to suddenly match your speed.
Unfortunately you sometimes get people like that, and it happens.
When it does, you should just move back in behind them.
Unfortunately you sometimes get people like that, and it happens.
When it does, you should just move back in behind them.
Sadly the problems start if you get two pig headed drivers of the same mind. One objects to you over taking and speeds up. The over taking driver thinks "Im not having that" and he/she too speeds up, resulting in some sort of speed duel.
Some drivers will learn the hard way, some wont get a second chance to learn their lesson....
No wonder we all love truck drivers. What a crass post.I quite often find car drivers driving in zombie mode and when i pull out and overtake them they wake up, some TRY to accelerate and undertake me but when they do i just put the left hand indicator on and start moving left, they have three choices, 1, get run off the road, 2, eat 30 odd wheel nuts or 3, back off...... they ALWAYS choose option 3
Funnily enough they then usually overtake me (on the correct off side) and disapear into the distance!
I quite often find car drivers driving in zombie mode and when i pull out and overtake them they wake up, some TRY to accelerate and undertake me but when they do i just put the left hand indicator on and start moving left, they have three choices, 1, get run off the road, 2, eat 30 odd wheel nuts or 3, back off...... they ALWAYS choose option 3
Funnily enough they then usually overtake me (on the correct off side) and disapear into the distance!
I quite often find car drivers driving in zombie mode and when i pull out and overtake them they wake up, some TRY to accelerate and undertake me but when they do i just put the left hand indicator on and start moving left, they have three choices, 1, get run off the road, 2, eat 30 odd wheel nuts or 3, back off...... they ALWAYS choose option 3
Funnily enough they then usually overtake me (on the correct off side) and disapear into the distance!
You know, i couldn't do your job. You must see some terrible things, including moronic drivers. I happen to like truckers, one helped me at the scene of my accident...we remain friends to this day.
I can appreciate your patience gets tested, but what if something was to go wrong while moving over left and the car ends up under your wheels? Thats a pretty big vehicle you have there and its capable of doing a great deal more damage than a normal car. Is one pillock under taking worth risking your lively-hood for??