Why is driving such a chore,,,,

[Flashman]

Use traffic cams - front & back - as some of the driving is so bad the insurer wouldn’t believe it without video evidence!

[Penelope]

On 17/02/2025 at 07:07, mel b3 said:

Very much this 👌. 

Driving manners have vanished , and it has a great deal to do with the amount of foreigners on the road. 

My observations are . By some considerable margin , the worst drivers on the road (lack of ability), are Asian taxi drivers , followed very closely by Asian van drivers .  Eastern European drivers drive as if they're the only car on the road , and treat red lights as advisory .

The most ignorant drivers are Africans . They have no understanding whatsoever of road manners , or , driving etiquette. 

This is not a racist rant . It's just my factual observations from years of driving for a living .

There's plenty of our own that are Aristotles. The really big thing around where I live is the simple lack of indicator use.

[mel b3]

18 minutes ago, Penelope said:

There's plenty of our own that are Aristotles. The really big thing around where I live is the simple lack of indicator use.

I would deny that for a minute . 

I've noticed that even your normal average bloke ,  has gone from being a relatively , decent , safe , well mannered , driver , to being a maniac .  I can only assume that they feel that they have to drive like that to fit in with every other driver on the road.

[Penelope]

7 minutes ago, mel b3 said:

I would deny that for a minute . 

I've noticed that even your normal average bloke ,  has gone from being a relatively , decent , safe , well mannered , driver , to being a maniac .  I can only assume that they feel that they have to drive like that to fit in with every other driver on the road.

I'd love twin .50's mounted on the roof of the Hilux.

(Coppers - ⬆️ it's a joke)

[mel b3]

4 minutes ago, Penelope said:

I'd love twin .50's mounted on the roof of the Hilux.

(Coppers - ⬆️ it's a joke)

It's too late for a disclaimer.  You just know that someone is already typing a post saying that you're going to turn into a pumpkin, or get struck by lighting 😄😄😄

[Penelope]

1 minute ago, mel b3 said:

It's too late for a disclaimer.  You just know that someone is already typing a post saying that you're going to turn into a pumpkin, or get struck by lighting 😄😄😄

😄

[amateur]

14 minutes ago, Penelope said:

I'd love twin .50's mounted on the roof of the Hilux.

(Coppers - ⬆️ it's a joke)

Twenty years ago, I used to work for a company who did supply a remotely operated gun system whereby the gun would rise up from the body of a Range Rover or Transit sized vehicle and be operated via a video screen in the passenger seat. It used .50 cal or small (20mm- 40mm) cannon.

I have often thought that that would be useful on the M25

[Penelope]

10 minutes ago, amateur said:

Twenty years ago, I used to work for a company who did supply a remotely operated gun system whereby the gun would rise up from the body of a Range Rover or Transit sized vehicle and be operated via a video screen in the passenger seat. It used .50 cal or small (20mm- 40mm) cannon.

I have often thought that that would be useful on the M25

Sounds just the ticket.

[amateur]

1 minute ago, Penelope said:

Sounds just the ticket.

Somewhere on my computer I've got a video of it in action destroying a target and car. Too big to post on here, though