Reply With QuoteI don't think I do that, but - probably because it's easier to judge the distance from parked cars from the driver's side.Originally Posted by Kingstepper
Why in a suburban street lined with cars either side do cars drive closer to the RHS rather than LHS of the road?
I don't think I do that, but - probably because it's easier to judge the distance from parked cars from the driver's side.
Or - if there is room at a T-junction to take 2 cars abreast (one turning right, one left) - do the nuggets turning right - pull to the middle and angle the car to the right and stop for the traffic. Jesus!
Could be that but if I'm approaching would be good if they shift over to their own side.
See this daily, hilarious.
People who are late to baggage reclaim and then proceed to stand right by the side of the carousel (instead of outside of the line thoughtfully placed on the floor for your and everyone elses convinience) therefore blocking the view of the approaching cases for everyone standing behind them.
Ignorant, selfish, inconsiderate %^&*^%%^&&**s!
I usually knock them into the carousel as I barge through to grab my casePeople who are late to baggage reclaim and then proceed to stand right by the side of the carousel (instead of outside of the line thoughtfully placed on the floor for your and everyone elses convinience) therefore blocking the view of the approaching cases for everyone standing behind them.
Ignorant, selfish, inconsiderate %^&*^%%^&&**s!
Why do people suddenly speed up on roundabouts to catch you out ? Or turn across mini roundabouts early to do the same thing?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
How a coach who is 60 yards away thinks he is right about the grounding when I was only 5 yards away and in a better position to see it.
Why watch people on a watch forum post and post and post daft theories on watch manufacturers annual price increases.
Will be a queue of buyers for this on Rightmove
I'm noticing cars positioning themselves in order to overtake you on roundabouts even though your positioned correctly to go straight ahead.
If someone has been dawdling along in front & is not paying attention, I will happily remove them from further delay. (Assuming it’s not in traffic, as zero gain).
Example on Saturday; someone driving for no reason at 25mph on a 40mph road (yes I know it’s not a target), when road conditions and visibility was good.
I am also away that they are likely to straight line the roundabout regardless of markings or other cars. They tend to go hand in hand!
My head hurts just from the photos let along trying to cook in that monstrosity!Will be a queue of buyers for this on Rightmove
Will be a queue of buyers for this on Rightmove
I suspect it’s more coke than cook in that place.
Torn as I admire them for making their home truly theirs but also just wow.
Maybe not as bad in real life. Only really the floor tiles are really out there but the camera may make them look more wild than reality?
The purple lights can probably be unplugged !
Too claustrophobic for me - you'd feel trapped in that kitchen. I've owned £1m+ stone houses that were deep and relatively narrow, I since realised not for me.
Why the designers of the Northern Distributor Route around Norwich put three lanes on the roundabouts of a two lane, 70 mph road. Three into two doesn't go, so folks use 1 1/2 lanes! (or all three - it is Norfolk!)
Why it is SO hard nowadays to find/buy decent rubbish sacks, which don't split as soon as you try to lift them.
Costco. Massive roll £11.50.
You need the Phoenix Nights Heavy duty black bin bags.
https://youtu.be/TFX55Z28OSE
All I need now is a Costco nearby to save me the 120 mile round trip...
Scary!
why do most drivers refuse to use bus lanes ontside of their operational periods ? I assume most drivers are able to read, but that might be my mistake.
Never take sensible everyday $h1t for granted, there a HUGE number of HUGE bellends behind the wheels of the vehicles on our roads.
I don’t use them. I’d rather use the regular lane and avoid driving through the bus lane at the wrong time.
What is annoying is drivers who start braking when lights are green and then speeding up as they go amber, leaving me at a red light.
That's a good thing though surely, leaves the bus lane for you to nip up the inside.
If it's anything like Glasgow city centre then the whole system is designed to shake you down for as many fines as possible.
I imagine lots stay out of the lanes to be on the safe side.
^^^^^ every large City in the UK is now designed to grab as much money from the motorist as possible, easy-easy pickings.
I believe you’re entirely mistaken: because the cities were never designed to handle the amount of traffic that plagues them nowadays, the measures taken are meant to discourage you from driving in them by aiming where it hurts most.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
This.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Absolutely.
Yes and rightly so. Cars cause pollution and everything that can be done to reduce inner city mileage should be done with alacrity and enthusiasm. Try thinking of your grandchildren instead of yourself.
That´s the spirit.
Not rightly so. There are 76 cities in the UK. Only one has an underground system, very few have a tram network and some, like the city where I live, doesn't have a centralised bus station. And thanks to Beeching cuts, villages like ours lost the rail link into the city.
I'd love to be able to get the train into the city, or have my kids cycle there but the government pulled up the tracks and put a dual carriage way in-between us and the city centre. So when thinking of the kids, the car is the safest and most convenient way to travel.
I could get from Leeds to Alicante cheaper the train to Kings Cross –*which is outrageous. A Boeing 737 cost $100m, and seats 189 people, a 9-car Azuma train can hold 611 passengers and costs £45m. There's no way on earth that Train travel should be more expensive that flying yet it is.
If the government really want us to ditch the car, they've got to offer a credible alternative.
The feeding frenzy over the MoonSwatch (other than the resale value).
I drove from Hampshire and parked right beside Waterloo station during the strikes, the irony! It actually worked out cheaper (fuel and parking) than a train ticket wood have cost for one person! 1 hour 45 drive versus a 20 min walk and 1:10 on the train, so not much slower either. I’ll be riding my bike when the weather picks up.
Last time I went First Class from Harrogate (via Leeds) on LNER it was just less than £100 return (just before Xmas 22)?
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Agree they really do, out in the sticks public transports gotten worse these last few years, decade or two and it wasn't all that 40 years ago!
Good points made Chris, any alternative transport from the car is non existent in Bristol. Our bus service is an absolute shambles and only getting worse, bus lanes everywhere and hardly any buses going down them.
We had a congestion charge come into action last year November and all it has achieved is now clog up the areas 1.5 miles outside of the zone, how is that helping our kids/grandchildren as a lot of these areas are where people actually live.
Don't Tyneside and Glasgow have underground systems?
Indeed, Glasgow has a complete system and Newcastle- a hybrid system.
Hard to believe you can be out by a factor of 3.
Developers (I used to be one) who turn off the browser spell checking in text boxes. Why? Fasthosts webmail I'm looking at you!
I think you are mixing 2 issues: the local authorities and the government. The former only has a limited say in expensive infrastructure projects like a tramway or an underground, let alone on rail lines and stations.
Towns and cities want cleaner air and fewer congestions. With an inexistent budget and complete lack of appetite to increase it and fund better services (and public transport would probably not be first priority for most anyway) their only weapon is to make driving more expensive.
Unfortunately Bus companies are private and will decide which lines and frequencies they run. It's a catch 22 as with not enough buses fewer people switch to public transport and with fewer customers they run fewer buses.
Unfortunately car drivers have shown an uncanny resilience to driving, some because of their personal circumstances (like a few examples above), others for reasons similar to gun ownership in the US ("it's my God given right").
My 85 yo FiL would gladly go medieval on the different people who have tried to make Paris more bike and public transport friendly (I must say they made a right mess of it, generating traffic jams where there used to be none).
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
You won't need a car when you get your 15 minute city. Probably won't get a permit to use it if you have one!I think you are mixing 2 issues: the local authorities and the government. The former only has a limited say in expensive infrastructure projects like a tramway or an underground, let alone on rail lines and stations.
Towns and cities want cleaner air and fewer congestions. With an inexistent budget and complete lack of appetite to increase it and fund better services (and public transport would probably not be first priority for most anyway) their only weapon is to make driving more expensive.
Unfortunately Bus companies are private and will decide which lines and frequencies they run. It's a catch 22 as with not enough buses fewer people switch to public transport and with fewer customers they run fewer buses.
Unfortunately car drivers have shown an uncanny resilience to driving, some because of their personal circumstances (like a few examples above), others for reasons similar to gun ownership in the US ("it's my God given right").
My 85 yo FiL would gladly go medieval on the different people who have tried to make Paris more bike and public transport friendly (I must say they made a right mess of it, generating traffic jams where there used to be none
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Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Why Apple call that device a 'TV'.
Walking in the road when the pavements haven’t been cleared of snow and are icy - very sensible.
Doing so with your back to oncoming traffic and while wearing over ear headphones - suicidal.
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'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Seemingly endless news articles, rule changes and legal action regarding concussion in rugby, and yet no one ever mentions boxing.
Establishments that serve breakfast that don't open until 09:00.
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