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pgarner · 15-11-2007, 03:28 PM

in my case its a rant ohh yes

as a young male driver who works in a factory and drives a high insurance group car, i am classed as very high risk. i admit, like the rest of you, admit to being not perfect but when you see old idiots doing very dangerous maneuvers it really makes you wonder why they are classed as competent drivers. experience doesnt necessary mean that you are good. for example ,although i completely refuse to drink drive even 1, if i went out and had a couple of bottles or a pint chances are my reactions are probably still faster than that of an 80 year who is stone cold sober.

another example was on a notorious black spot the A75 (gretna - stranraer road) last year a elderly gentleman was stopped by the police for doing 20mph with smoke streaming out from under the bonnet. he came out with the car had started to smoke so he desided to slow right down so he could see better, bearing in mind that the 75 is a mix of single and duel carriageway which most driver will travel at 70 for most of it. thankfully he was banned for X years and told to resit an extended test.

i would like to say that it is not only the old young drivers can be just as bad. tuesday i took the wife into work driving back i got stuck in a queue of traffic behind a wag and drag (lorries with 2 trailers ). there was the wag 2 vans me and 3 cars behind coming up a hill into a 30 a young boy decided to pass the lot pulling in after passing the wagon which by this time was passing the summit of the hill which is blind with a sharp blind 90o left hand corner

2 questions

1. why do idiots get to pass their test ? only to get to jump into mummy and daddys car and act like idiots

2. why weren't older generation tested during the war many gain a driving license without sitting a test. most do not know how to use a roundabout. i had one in the wrong lane turning right just about ran into the side of me . the only reason that he didnt was i slammed the brakes and horn on, what happened next the finger came out of his window

what is the deal in america do they not have to do resits every couple of years

think rants full over now

15-11-2007, 03:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
pgarner Moderator Torque Junkie Car: VW Bora (184.6bhp) Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lockerbie, SW Scotland Posts: 2,083	in my case its a rant ohh yes as a young male driver who works in a factory and drives a high insurance group car, i am classed as very high risk. i admit, like the rest of you, admit to being not perfect but when you see old idiots doing very dangerous maneuvers it really makes you wonder why they are classed as competent drivers. experience doesnt necessary mean that you are good. for example ,although i completely refuse to drink drive even 1, if i went out and had a couple of bottles or a pint chances are my reactions are probably still faster than that of an 80 year who is stone cold sober. another example was on a notorious black spot the A75 (gretna - stranraer road) last year a elderly gentleman was stopped by the police for doing 20mph with smoke streaming out from under the bonnet. he came out with the car had started to smoke so he desided to slow right down so he could see better, bearing in mind that the 75 is a mix of single and duel carriageway which most driver will travel at 70 for most of it. thankfully he was banned for X years and told to resit an extended test. i would like to say that it is not only the old young drivers can be just as bad. tuesday i took the wife into work driving back i got stuck in a queue of traffic behind a wag and drag (lorries with 2 trailers ). there was the wag 2 vans me and 3 cars behind coming up a hill into a 30 a young boy decided to pass the lot pulling in after passing the wagon which by this time was passing the summit of the hill which is blind with a sharp blind 90o left hand corner 2 questions 1. why do idiots get to pass their test ? only to get to jump into mummy and daddys car and act like idiots 2. why weren't older generation tested during the war many gain a driving license without sitting a test. most do not know how to use a roundabout. i had one in the wrong lane turning right just about ran into the side of me . the only reason that he didnt was i slammed the brakes and horn on, what happened next the finger came out of his window what is the deal in america do they not have to do resits every couple of years think rants full over now __________________ -6 at half 8 in the morning. Get out in your cars global warming isnt working yet