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• Are there 2 types of caravan driver? 7 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  drivers? Those with young children who have places to go, rather than the older ones with time on their hands who are oblivious to other road users needs. What do you think? -- Roger I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
• Safety systems dull reaction times 22 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  This is from the times: Safety devices 'dull reactions' Electronic safety systems designed to minimise human error could actually make drivers more dangerous by lulling them into a false sense of security. The effect, dubbed “highway hypnosis” by researchers, is a state of mind
• Don't judge a..... 27 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  was going to say book by it's cover, not very 'motoring' though is it. Further to recent conversations, just explaining my way of thinking really, and something that set it off. On discussing whether old or young drivers are the worst, my train of thought was how awful it is to generalise
• Woman passes driving theory test at 950th attempt 6 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test. Cha Sa-soon, 68, passed with a score of 60 on Wednesday, said Choi Young-chul, a police official at the drivers' license agency in Jeonju, 130 miles south of Seoul. Now she must pass a driving test before getting her license, Mr Choi said
• Enraged Older Driver 13 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  Headline news here today - Gentleman was leaving a supermarket and was approached by 4 young thugs who demanded his groceries, wallet, and car keys. Gentleman objected, whereupon thugs started to beat him up, until another motorist yelled that he was calling the police. Thugs took off
• Intermittant fault - one dead 15 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Earlier in the year I mentioned a young girl speeding down a hill in the icy weather and being unable to negotiate the bend. In Scotland most drivers understand the problems of icy conditions. She hit a car killing the front seat passenger - fortunately the 3 children of the driver were
• Pointless U-turns 26 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  easier and just as quick to drive round the block. Taxi and minicab drivers are especially likely to do this, although they usually do it with a fair amount of despatch. But what on earth induces silly young women and silly old men to do it clumsily and slowly? Sheer idiocy, seems to me.
• Any - Black Box (Telematics) Insurance 12 Apr 2018 (Forum)
  shoulder to (hopefully) curb any thoughts of him driving like a looney. The Co-Op will cancel the insurance if you perpetually stray from the sensible and that to me at least, sounds like a good idea for young drivers. May not be cool, but neither is standing at a bus stop.
• Dazzling fog lights cause 300,000 accidents 31 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  A highly creative "report" by that bastion of the insurance industry, Swiftcover, surveyed 1600 motorists and came to this staggering conclusion. Who do they blame? Young drivers of course. I have yet to encounter any modern car with fog lights that dazzle me, day or night. However many
• New use for speed cameras 27 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  for excess speed is 19 to 25 years old - a very similar age group to young drivers who do silly things in cars without regard to other road users. -- Roger I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
• Strange French Custom 2 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  there is no visible damage by the way). I've been told that this is to keep the windscreen intact, but can it possibly serve any purpose? Do any other nationalities do this? Incidentally, I lived in France for a while and the vast majority of drivers did this, young and old (and front seat passengers), so it's
• Blame the parents / children 14 Sep 2009 (Forum)
  in the force area - usually young drivers and speeding.
• Look out ..... it's white-van-woman! 5 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  You may remember, a few months ago, we were discussing the correct way to place your hands on the steering wheel ..... well... A couple of weeks ago, I was driving in a line of traffic on the stretch of the A428 under St Neots when I spied, in my mirror, a bored-looking young lady in the large
• Ask Steven Byers 27 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  Don't laugh but was listening to Jimmy Young on the radio today. I know I know, not normal radio fodder it just happened to be on, honest john. Anyway he will be having Steven Byers on in the future, date to be rearranged and JY is asking for questions on transport to put to Byers. It seemed
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 01-12-2018 Part 1 5 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  habitualized. What happens if and when she steps back into a manual a few years later? She'll have no instinct to brake with her right while having to engage the clutch, let alone which foot to use to brake in an emergency. A young driver should not left foot brake until manual cars are so rare
• Essex Lorry Driver 20 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  On Friday a Lorry driver(Paul Couldridge) was sentenced to 2 terms of 8 years(to run concurrently) for causing Death by dangerous driving. He fell asleep, crossed the central reservation, and killed a young couple. It is difficult not to compare this case with Gary Hart(who I see is to appeal
• Wedding Bells - idiot local driver! 23 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  a wedding on Tuesday, and a fun time was had by all... However, I digress... here's the story of the week! A driver hired to transport a groom and bride to a wedding was arrested for reckless driving after clocking 170 kilometres an hour in a residential area, Cape Town metro police said on Wednesday
• Good lowish insurance group car for large young driver 11 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  is leg length. With some cars including the Octavia III we're finding the B is too far forward (puts your elbow in the middle of the B pillar not on the door arm rest - hasn't been an issue on the Octavia I). Some cars the drivers seat just doesn't go far enough back eg Honda! Some cars feel
• Insurance for young driver. Chipped MINI 9 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  great). Insurance was the main factor, but the car is only a group 5 standard, and it only went up a minute amount with the engine chip. I have the car insured under my dads name and I am a named driver - this has kept the cost down and I pay around £600 a year. One good thing about having the next 9
• Suzuki Baleno - Thoughts on Suzuki Baleno 21 May 2024 (Forum)
  of car is appealing as I'm a young driver and would like to keep the insurance premiums down. I suppose my question is, has anyone had any experience with the Baleno, namely negative ones? Or perhaps should I be looking elsewhere, such as the Dacia Sandero? My budget is £7,000. Thanks