Oh dear (perhaps OT, certainly a rant)

Quoted message said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

Possibly. The general standard of driving in good weather is appalling so sadly, we can't expect any
better, only worse, in inclement weather.

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Nathaniel Porter said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

I've seen enough driving too fast, driving to close, clueless drivers spinning their wheels with no
idea of whats happening, drivers sliding all over the road with no idea of whats happening, drivers
pulling into gaps which aren't there, drivers overtaking(!) into gaps which aren't there, drivers
jumping the queue when merging onto a motorway until the last minute, then having to slam onto the
brakes, people braking for a speed camera in a 40mph limit when doing 20 mph, and general shoddy
driving in the last 20 minutes to last me for the next century.

Arrggghhhh!!!!!

[1]I appreciate that "don't" is sound advice, and in hindsight I'd have told the person to whom I
was giving a lift to walk (it'd have been quicker) if I'd had a better idea of where they wanted
to go before we set off

I don't understand ............ this is the normal driving standard in Lincolnshire?? What's wrong
with it?????

Oh and BTW what are those orange flashy things on each corner of the car for???

Nathaniel Porter said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

As usual, bad weather exaggerates the difference between drivers and cagers. And yes, Mr. Clueless-[censored]-in-the-
Merc, I *do* include you in the cagers subgroup!

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Jack Ouzzi said:

Oh and BTW what are those orange flashy things on each corner of the car for???

When they all flash at once, they exempt you from any parking / waiting / stopping laws or
restrictions. A bit like a get-out-of-jail-free card.

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Quoted message said:

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 17:51:49 -0000, "Nathaniel Porter" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

Quoted message said:

As usual, bad weather exaggerates the difference between drivers and cagers. And yes, Mr. Clueless-[censored]-in-the-
Merc, I *do* include you in the cagers subgroup!

Seemingly two Leeds busses performed the Omnibus Mating Dance outside our office this morning before
I got in. First stopped at bus stop, second approaches from behind at normal (read suicidal) Leeds
bus driving speed and abruptly discovers that brakes don't work on sheet ice. Oops!

Interesting to note that all the busses which passed me on my walk back to the station this evening
were being driven gently - first time I've seen that in four years of working there!

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Nathaniel Porter said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

My missus told me of someone she saw driving back and forth up a residential street this evening
using it as a skidpan. He'd drive one way (between the parked cars), skid at the end, then turn
round and go back again. She couldn't quite believe she was seeing it.

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Jack Ouzzi wondered:

Quoted message said:

Oh and BTW what are those orange flashy things on each corner of the car for???

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Flashing Yellow Lights Puzzle BMW Driver By Bruce Wood

Palo Alto, CA - Forty-three-year-old BMW owner David Sharpe returned his BMW M3 Coupe to his local
dealer last week, complaining of "these flashing yellow lights that come on whenever I move the
stick for the headlights up or down."

"So I got out of my car the other day and it looked like the car alarm was going off. These yellow
lights were flashing, but there was no sound. Then I noticed the lights were only flashing on one
side. It was odd," explained Sharpe.

"It took me a while to figure it out, but I realized that I must have brushed against the stick for
the headlights as I got out the car, because if I move the stick up, the yellow lights flash on one
side of the car, and if I move the stick down, they flash on the other side of the car. What the
heck is that about?" he continued.

"Everything on this car is there for a reason right? The ABS is there so I can brake quickly when
the guy who's dumbly driving just 10 feet in front of me slams on his brakes. The car alarm has
adjustable sensitivity, so I can get passing cars to set it off during the night so I know the car
hasn't been stolen. But these flashing lights? What am I some sort of emergency vehicle?"

"Anyway I took my car back to the dealer last week so he could fix it. The dealer told me that
apparently it was some 'safety feature' that BMW has to put in by law. He said he didn't get it
either, but BMW fit it as standard - it's not even an optional extra! He also showed me another
pointless 'safety feature' - if you pull the headlight stick on a BMW toward you and then release
it, it makes the lights go less bright! I mean - what the heck - why would I want to be able to see
LESS of where I'm going?"

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dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Quoted message said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

Possibly. The general standard of driving in good weather is appalling so sadly, we can't expect
any better, only worse, in inclement weather.

Indeed. Rob cycled to work as usual today and reported that the amount of tailgating in evidence was
truly astounding. You'd think people might suss that driving very close to other vehicles, whilst
never a great idea, is particularly daft when the floor is even more slippery than usual, but
apparently not, at least round here....

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Nathaniel Porter said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?

Given the frequent sounds of steel meeting steel outside Larrington Towers last night, the answer is
"probably".

Oh, and Tin Box Bloke, just because you can't /see/ the white line 'twixt bus lane and rest of
carriageway does not mean the bus lane has been removed. Yes, YOU, the one in the Polo, driving like
a [censored] in Finsbury Park last night.

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[email hidden] (Dave Kahn) wrote: ( Point of information, Mr. Chairman. The brakes work fine
on sheet ice. ) It's the tyres that don't perform to their usual standard.

Then they should carry sea anchors (and ice axes). Let's get it put in the h*lm*t bill.

I had to help spin a Volvo around a vertical axis this morning to let traffic pass along our road.
It only takes four people to spin a Volvo.

"Dave Larrington" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Oh, and Tin Box Bloke, just because you can't /see/ the white line 'twixt bus lane and rest of
carriageway does not mean the bus lane has been removed.

Are you sure about that?

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Just zis Guy said:

Nathaniel Porter said:

Am I the only person in Coventry who has *any* idea of how to drive in snow?[1]

As usual, bad weather exaggerates the difference between drivers and cagers. And yes, Mr. Clueless-[censored]-in-the-
Merc, I *do* include you in the cagers subgroup!

I must say there are some drivers out there who do not have a clue how to drive in snowy conditions.
Either crawling along at speeds so slow they get overtaken by hibernating snails or zipping along at
speeds well in excess of grip. You should need a special license for driving on such days.

Tony

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Quoted message said:

Seemingly two Leeds busses performed the Omnibus Mating Dance outside our office this
morning before I got in. First stopped at bus stop, second approaches from behind at normal
(read suicidal) Leeds bus driving speed and abruptly discovers that brakes don't work on
sheet ice. Oops!

Point of information, Mr. Chairman. The brakes work fine on sheet ice. It's the tyres that don't
perform to their usual standard.

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What Rob reported. Going through the City this morning, I witnessed a woman in a BMW (!) very
carefully leaving a huge gap between her vehicle and the next car in front, being mercilessly horned
by some numbskull in an Espace. Gun, petrol, matches...

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Dave Kahn said:

Dave Larrington wrote...

Quoted message said:

Oh, and Tin Box Bloke, just because you can't /see/ the white line 'twixt bus lane and rest of
carriageway does not mean the bus lane has been removed.

Are you sure about that?

No, but "Bus lane cancelled due to snow" seems like a pretty lame excuse to me...

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On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:50:08 +0000 (UTC),

(Geraint Jones) said:

It only takes four people to spin a Volvo.

It can be done by one, assisted by (a) the engine and (b) no sense

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Carol Hague said:

Indeed. Rob cycled to work as usual today and reported that the amount of tailgating in evidence
was truly astounding. You'd think people might suss that driving very close to other vehicles,
whilst never a great idea, is particularly daft when the floor is even more slippery than usual,
but apparently not, at least round here....

If you go on one of those off road days, you're told that there should only be one vehicle on any
hill at a time, so if that one vehicle loses traction you're not the poor thing that it ploughs
into, or if you lose traction, you have a chance of getting off the hill without hitting another
car. You're also meant to prewalk routes if its not clear whats ahead (hill round a bend perhaps).
It would bring the roads to a standstill (but may be wise on some of the back routes), and is never
practiced on the highway anyway.

They do grit the pavements round here though, and I noticed quite a few cycles out doing very well
up one of the hills on a wide gritted pavement well away from the road.

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Ian Smith said:

Jack Ouzzi said:

Oh and BTW what are those orange flashy things on each corner of the car for???

When they all flash at once, they exempt you from any parking / waiting / stopping laws or
restrictions. A bit like a get-out-of-jail-free card.

...and if used on just one side they mean I've coming over, get out the way

Tony

Dave Larrington said:

What Rob reported. Going through the City this morning, I witnessed a woman in a BMW (!) very
carefully leaving a huge gap between her vehicle and the next car in front, being mercilessly
horned by some numbskull in an Espace. Gun, petrol, matches...

You don't need those for an Espace. Just get the twonk to drive through a deep puddle and drown his
engine (tee hee!) Or have they fixed that particular "feature" now?

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