Old fuddy duddies on the road

BB don't know how old you are but you'll soon be there yourself ! That said there's a few old g1ts in mobility scooters who insist on driving on the road down here ! Could do with them of the road !!!

Phone users, mainly much younger, are the most dangerous drivers imo. No reaction time at all when texting.

Well said saddo

I got stuck behind some old fool the other week, at no point was there anywhere to pass them so we had a snaking line of increasing cars behind with me being directly behind them.
As we got to a junction the fool actually pulled over to the other side on a T junction trying to turn right.
I was agog as I bet everyone behind was. No body knew what the hell to do we just waited to see what they would do next.
They pulled out turning right just as a car came the opposite way and an impasse occured where nobody could move and the oldie wouldnt reverse.
They had to drive along the pavement to pass them.

A little further along was an enterance into a private hospital in which they turned, I was in two minds about whether I should follow them in and have a word that they might actualy be best suited in not doing the driving in future, but it crossed my mind that either they or family might have been receiving treatment for something serious so let it go.

I am glad to have made your day. My live has not been in vain.

dusty - the next time you tailgate me I will bosh u with my walking frame!!!!

being serious

I am quite old - I run three cars

I rarely go out these days for domestic reasons (shopping etc) and prefer a taxi as I hate all the landanstan traffic and certainly will not drink/drive even if it were a glass of wine or beer these days

but worse is the actual behaviour of some drivers who simply
are dangerous.

When I do trips I leave at 5am would you believe!!
I love bombing down the empty motorways - well, nearly empty!!

Actually its telling you the volume it holds, not the weight it can carry

TheBetterBettor    11 Nov 17 14:11

A reply in three minutes
what a quick catch!


Slicer    11 Nov 17 14:21 
I am glad to have made your day. My live has not been in vain.


An excellent riposte

Thank you Mr Pumphol, I hope you are prospering!

was riding pillion on the back of my mates motorbike along a quite road and a car was at the turning  about 200 yards ahead he wasnt indicating to pull out or anything so we attempted to just carry on going ,as we got to about 30 yards from him at around 30 mph the khoont  suddenly pulled out we narrowly avoided him but it was very close to going straight into him ,anyway he just carried on driving we caught up with him further up the road and give him some loud  verbal and suitable handsigns and it was an old boy about 80-90 and he waved to us smiling he must hyave thought he knew us and we were waving and complimenting him

Drivers in their 70's grow horns behind the wheel

A poor driver at 70 has probably been a dangerous driver all of their life.

Drivers actually get safer as they get older simply because they don't drive so fast.
As cooperman mentioned - just ask the insurance companies.

weekend drivers are almost as bad as the coffin dodgers

Good driving and poor driving don't have an age, it depends on the individual.
The rules of safe driving are straightforward.

Awareness and anticipation of road and traffic conditions and other drivers' intentions.
Correct positioning, speed and gear to maintain a safe zone all around the car.
Vehicle maintenance including regular tyre checks for pressure and condition.

If you find yourself often relying on quick reactions to keep out of scrapes then sooner or later you will be involved in an accident and you should reassess your driving behaviour before it happens.