Is Birmingham the worst UK city to drive in?
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Got family over in Birmingham and I must say it's a total dump to drive in, especially in the areas dominated by ethnic minorities. People randomly walk into the road, drivers never seem to indicate or have a clue about the highway code. Also the amount of illegal parking is shocking. No wonder its the worst UK city for insurance.
I live close to the city centre for my uni, I agree completely. The parking is what annoys me the most, people park in the bus lanes because that's where their house is. There's a school opposite and people park blocking the mini roundabout. I get genuinely surprised if a driver slows down so I can cross the road. It's madness
Wolverhampton
Bradford
Parts of Leeds
I think Bradford and Leeds are easily the worst. I remember driving down the wrong street and a bunch of ethnics staring at me as if I was lost.
I myself am an ethnic of the Sikh variety minus turban and beard.
It was disconcerting to say the least as I was not a local. Merely passing through the st hole known as Bradford.
Bradford
Parts of Leeds
I think Bradford and Leeds are easily the worst. I remember driving down the wrong street and a bunch of ethnics staring at me as if I was lost.
I myself am an ethnic of the Sikh variety minus turban and beard.
It was disconcerting to say the least as I was not a local. Merely passing through the st hole known as Bradford.
I find in Birmingham the standard of driving is just generally crap. The very worst though are the ethnic minorities, either as minicab drivers who simply don't possess the aptitude to operate a vehicle safely or considerately as far as I can tell, or the young rudeboys in a blacked out Audi/BMW/Merc/VW who tailgate with the seat reclined and the cripple hook over the steering wheel.
I had an encounter with such a specimen a few months back during a rare venture into North Birmingham. Not sure what I can really say without not being "politically correct", other than he was a tt. He was in a BMW. He seemed to think the road was his private racetrack and how dare I venture out onto a public road and happen to be in his way.
I had an encounter with such a specimen a few months back during a rare venture into North Birmingham. Not sure what I can really say without not being "politically correct", other than he was a tt. He was in a BMW. He seemed to think the road was his private racetrack and how dare I venture out onto a public road and happen to be in his way.
shotta287 said:
Got family over in Birmingham and I must say it's a total dump to drive in, especially in the areas dominated by ethnic minorities. People randomly walk into the road, drivers never seem to indicate or have a clue about the highway code. Also the amount of illegal parking is shocking. No wonder its the worst UK city for insurance.
Why? The areas dominated by ethnic minorities? Nice one OP. Not.last summer i was working on a property in birmingham. i was then dropping off some lads in derby and then going home to stoke. the standard of driving in birmingham was shocking , a lot of needless agression too from our eastern european friends.
it was like some weird parallel universe, when i was back in derby or stoke , everything was calm and normal again.
it was like some weird parallel universe, when i was back in derby or stoke , everything was calm and normal again.
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