Get over your own bloody side of the road
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Don't know what it is but just lately I have noticed an increase in the number of drivers who cannot keep to their side of the road.
My journey to work includes some nice meandering NSL country roads which gives me the opportunity to practice my cornering skills.
However drivers coming the other way are in the habit of straightening out the bends and coming over to my side of the road 
I have noticed that a lot of them are either on the phone/shaving/smoking - so perhaps this is the reason.
My journey to work includes some nice meandering NSL country roads which gives me the opportunity to practice my cornering skills.
However drivers coming the other way are in the habit of straightening out the bends and coming over to my side of the road I have noticed that a lot of them are either on the phone/shaving/smoking - so perhaps this is the reason.
I was out running last night and witnessed an Audi A4 coming down the wrong side of the road (blind bend, solid lines, NO overtaking) at least 60 odd mph, couldn't fecking believe it. I was amazed that he didn't cause a MAJOR accident, its usually a busy road, imagine being the poor fuker who gets ploughed into by that arsehole!!!!
I'm thinking about changing my route, don't know why but that stretch seems to attract idiots, I've seen a few dodgy manouvres. Not good when your running alongside.
>> Edited by dave_s13 on Friday 28th March 15:49
I'm thinking about changing my route, don't know why but that stretch seems to attract idiots, I've seen a few dodgy manouvres. Not good when your running alongside.
>> Edited by dave_s13 on Friday 28th March 15:49
Don't know what it is but just lately I have noticed an increase in the number of drivers who cannot keep to their side of the road.
My journey to work includes some nice meandering NSL country roads which gives me the opportunity to practice my cornering skills.
I have noticed that a lot of them are either on the phone/shaving/smoking - so perhaps this is the reason.
I take then you aint done much avanced driving then
and leart about bends
"practice my cornering skills"
THAT MAY WELL BE WHAT THERE DOING IF THERE AINT A SOLID LINE THEN it aint againsted the law
police are teached kerb to kerb.
>> Edited by outlaw on Friday 28th March 18:33
Nope - not done any advanced driving other than being nagged by my ex husband (copper) for ten years but I do have enough intelligence to know that you don't straighten out the bends if something is coming the other way
outlaw said: I take then you aint done much avanced driving then and leart about bends
Even if you are able to get back to your side of the road - this situation could panic the average driver who is likely to swerve to their offside when met with another vehicle travelling on their side of the road.
yea ill grant you the numties will panic but If you doing it right
you will have see em and be back on the right side before they see you. as the bend opens up more to you that them
you can never take the perfect line of a bend onless you can see the whole of it.
or get a look betwen the trees whas coming before entering the bend.
you will have see em and be back on the right side before they see you. as the bend opens up more to you that them
you can never take the perfect line of a bend onless you can see the whole of it.
or get a look betwen the trees whas coming before entering the bend.
A friend and I used to drive around NSL roads in his '77 Chevy Caprice. (2.5 tonnes, LHD) We regularly came across people on the wrong side of the road, so I used to hold my hands up to the windscreen to show I wasn't driving.
The way they used to dive for the ditch makes me think that they thought there was a ruddy great american car bearing down on them with no-one steering.
Given how sloppy the steering was in that car, they were about right.
The way they used to dive for the ditch makes me think that they thought there was a ruddy great american car bearing down on them with no-one steering.
Given how sloppy the steering was in that car, they were about right.
..the other new skill that seems to be practised is playing chicken across mini-roundabouts: Yesterday an orange van crossed from left to right in front of the car in front of me, and *NO WAY* was he/she/it going to stop. 
Edited 'cause I think outlaw is affecting my spelling. Could be the beer
>> Edited by Tam Lin on Friday 28th March 21:02
Edited 'cause I think outlaw is affecting my spelling. Could be the beer
>> Edited by Tam Lin on Friday 28th March 21:02
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