I was recently stuck behind another car driving at a steady 30 mph on an open country road. There was a steady stream of traffic heading in the opposite direction and every time another vehicle passed us the driver in front touched the brakes..... WHY? If you are that nervous you should not be driving.
I certainly would not recommend resorting to the kind of extreme violence suggested by the thread's title but if you must.... a Walther P99 would be my weapon of choice.
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I'd place a fair wager that the Fiesta driver was either partially sighted, or had forgotten the glasses:
it explains the slowing down for large "hazards" only.
Probably still has a right to live, but shouldn't be driving.
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I think I followed this driver down the A41 from Bicester towards Aylesbury a few nights ago. This road has as many long, wide, open stretches as you are ever going to get, but the driver at the head of the queue braked (visible lights) down to just under 20MPH every time somebody went the other way. When the opposite direction was clear, the traffic would stagger back up to 50MPH, but no more. It all started getting very ugly, with drivers timid to overtake at the head of the queue, and drivers with the oomph to do something about it further back. There were a number of near sideswipes as the latter came whilstling past the former, who by now - either without a mirror check, or with one and having thought 'wait your turn, matey' - had finally decided that with the length of a Heathrow runway in front of them, they might just be able to overtake a car still dawdling back up to 50!
I can only assume that the driver causing the queue was suffering from night blindness, in which case why can't such drivers admit it, and hang up their keys? I don't look forward to the day I do this, but there is no way I will do otherwise.
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The only people who have guns these days are criminals.
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The only people who have guns these days are criminals.
I'm not a criminal.
Back to topic, if there were more traffic police they would stop this kind of inconsiderate driving.
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So all cadet forces, police and military personnel are criminals eh?
Back to topic, kind of, just seen 3 police range rovers full of officers brandishing rifles pass through Ashton-u-Lyne escorting a securicor van.
armed traffic police! maybe they should be out looking for this woman on borasports behalf ;-)
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"So all cadet forces, police and military personnel are criminals eh?"
Sorry - didn't make the irony in my comment (about the only people having guns being criminals) clear!
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Without wishing to suggest that every driver in their sixties or older is going to constitute a rolling roadblock for following traffic, the proportion of pensioners on the roads will naturally increase considerably over the coming years in line with the nation's ageing demographic.
One of the best reasons I can think of to still own a performance car in the current climate of multi-million annual speeding convictions. Having the power to overtake quickly and safely is a massive boon, especially for those drivers (like me) who have no patience with those who can't - or won't - keep up with the flow of traffic.
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You'd hope the pensioners of tomrrow will be better used to driving on roads with a lot of traffic than are the pensioners of today.
When did compulsory driving tests come in? Do we still have people driving who never took a test?
-Mark
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The female pensioners of tomorrow will be driving around covered in tatoos and body jewellery.
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The female pensioners of tomorrow will be driving around covered in tatoos and body jewellery.
Now that is a worry.
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When did compulsory driving tests come in?
In the 1930s, I think
Do we still have people driving who never took a test?
Yes. I know one, and his passengers age very rapidly ...
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You're in very dangerous territory there Phil.
I know many who hold guns legally and those that do so are the most law abiding citizens in thge country - they have to be to keep their license!
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I'll apologise again - I was making no implications about the "many who hold guns legally " (indeed I used to own several shotguns myself, used for game and vermin shooting and also used to do target shooting on an army range with .22 and 303s) but was trying to imply that criminals seem to be able to get guns easily without applying for a licence - judging from the amount of gun crime reported locally.
Anyway, my "joke" obviously misfired!
As regards the driving test, I think it was introduced in 1934 so those who never took a test must be few and far between and aged about 87. There must be some who never took a test but who learned with the army when called up in WW2 - both my parents,I think, obtained their licences this way. My Dad, who died aged 81 earlier this year was very conscious of effects of age on driving and each year had eyes tested and went to doctors for various tests (reflexes, co-ordination etc). I'm not sure, but this may be a requirement over the age of 75? He remained a very good driver - I was always confident in his skills when travelling with him and he didn't hang about (I remember him saying "I can't stand these old dodderers holding everybody up" as he waited for some "old" bloke - about 20 years younger than him - to park.)
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There is no requirement to have a medical at any age, but when you reach seventy you must fill in a form declaring any impairments which might effect your driving. They will take your word on this, so thats all right then!
The test was first introduced in 1935, but many there are many like my ex father-in-law who obtained a motorcycle licence when on war service and this covered him for a car as well. Not sure if this was just under the emergency powers act or it applied to all tests up to a certain time.
Before 1970 anyone who passed on an automatic could also drive a manual, so there are probably a few of those still about on the roads today.
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