More Poor Driving Skills...

[Destination Unknown]

After the silly driver on slip road, Here is a just plain stupid one.

Off to York yesterday and as normal take the short route or cross country route as more fun then main roads.
Anyway , country road with very soft wet grass borders.
We had nothing on out side, but a large side/Drive entrance on on coming traffic side.

We were about 3 to 4 car lengths from this area. A yes female driver coming towards us. Drove past this entrance and went onto the soft verge leaving tyre tracks into the muddy grass to get around us.

Then cheeky bu@@er peeped horn st us ?.

Has all common sense got out the window now

 

[42208]

Ever wondered why its always you? (Only kidding)

 

[Emmit]

I have, on occasions, driven into/onto a driveway on the offside when a bus was coming the other way along a minor road.
Easier for me to do it than him.

 

[buttons]

Have you noticed how horn happy male drivers are becoming in this country. Something that was restricted to Italy the third world and lady drivers is now becoming second nature to many snowflake men who just cant accept that it is them in the wrong not the other driver. When they are lacking any common sense or what is written in the highway code the only option open to them is to put their hand on the horn.

 

[tacr2man]

Many Drivers dont realise that heavy vehicles will rarely pull over onto soft verges , as the result can be catastrophic , not only for the verge, but can even result in a roll over !

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[DuxDeluxe]

Have you noticed how horn happy male drivers are becoming in this country. Something that was restricted to Italy the third world and lady drivers is now becoming second nature to many snowflake men who just cant accept that it is them in the wrong not the other driver. When they are lacking any common sense or what is written in the highway code the only option open to them is to put their hand on the horn.

Been taking “grumpy” lessons from Shify?
Certainly when I worked in Sarf Essix innit, the use of the horn could likely result in the reciprocal use of a baseball bat.....

 

[SpeedyDux]

Have you noticed how horn happy male drivers are becoming in this country. Something that was restricted to Italy the third world and lady drivers is now becoming second nature to many snowflake men who just cant accept that it is them in the wrong not the other driver. When they are lacking any common sense or what is written in the highway code the only option open to them is to put their hand on the horn.

I consider that a "heads-up" that the horn happy driver should be given as wide a berth as possible, preferably letting them go in front where I can see him or her better.

 

[SpeedyDux]

Many Drivers dont realise that heavy vehicles will rarely pull over onto soft verges , as the result can be catastrophic , not only for the verge, but can even result in a roll over !

I've witnessed a car do that in France and slide into a hidden ditch. Surprise!

 

[bobandjanie]

I was going to deliver a load to a farm one day, phoned the farmer he told me the only way to come and its tight, ? dragging the trailer round the corners and on to a straight bit, the school coach coming towards me, it passed the sugar beet pad so I keep going until we are nose to nose. ?
Shock horror a lady coach driver waving to me to go back, nothing against lady drivers I know loads that drive trucks. ? ?
So turn the ignition off, put the kettle on and make a coffee, ? out she comes......... you will have to go back ? I cant the lane is too narrow for me to get round the corners................... I can't go back , I said Its only 150 yards I will see you back, I can't go backwards. ?
Turned out she couldn't reverse, ? I thought it was some law or rule that they are not allowed. ?
I got in the coach and moved it, ? with all the kids cheering. ? Bob.

 

[Destination Unknown]

As Bob and Jane said.

After watching a programme about parking, how many drivers could not reverse into a space.

So how do these people get passed the test.

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[bobandjanie]

As Bob and Jane said.

After watching a programme about parking, how many drivers could not reverse into a space.

So how do these people get passed the test.

There are very few Spanish that reverse into a parking space or driveway, and when they parallel park you often get a Spanish kiss as they are shoving the other cars making their space bigger. ?

We was holidaying on a Greek island, we thought the journey from the airport was entertaining, but not as entertaining as the return journey, the chap that did the bags when they picked us up, was the driver when we returned, I would have money on him never passed a driving test in his life. ??
Janie insists on sitting behind him, she is taking photos, I'm watching him poggleing and stirring trying to find gears, so we going down this mountain road come to an hairpin that involved taking some of the oncoming side to get round it, but a pick up truck came the other way, and instead of waiting, the bus driver kept going and we was sat over the front wheels that were only just on the road, and the driver was sat hanging over the edge, and would have probably made the bend if it wasn't for the trees. ?
And as he didn't know where the forward gears were, ? there was no chance of finding reverse ? anyway he couldn't go forward so he got out and found the biggest rock he could carry and put it in front of the rear wheel, had a fiddle with the gear stick and as luck would have it found reverse so backed up and jumped out and moved the rock. ?
I sat there with Janie saying for gods sake you do it. ? Bob.

 

[Vic. Parsons.]

I was following a city nipped bus down a single track road in Wales when we met a car coming the other way.
The nearest passing place was about 150 yards behind the oncoming car.
Talk about "can't reverse to save his life"!
For some strange reason, he simply could not stop himself from turning the steering wheel as soon as he started moving backwards, off to the left, stop, forwards to straighten up again, off to the right, stop, forwards to straighten up again and repeat about 60 times whilst moving back up the road excrutiatingly slowly.
I could see the bus driver and most of his passengers were in stitches watching this guy and I did feel a bit sorry for him as the harder he tried and the louder the laughter got, the worse he became.

 

[dipsie]

In 1968 I was competing in the Scottish International Rally driving a 1300 Cooper S, on the second day we were running in fifth place, highest non factory entry, when we were confronted with two ( possibly spectators cars ) overtaking on a narrow B class road, I instinctively put my two near side wheels onto the grass verge to avoid a head on, but, unseen was a concrete culvert which took the drive shaft out.
Despite the best efforts of ‘ Nobbie Clark ‘ the lead British Leyland mechanic who had a truck load of spares and a team to help sort the damage out we were out of time at the next time control.
That grass verge probably cost me a works drive as we were a few places up on Lars Yetterbring ‘ the official works driver.
Being only a youngster at the time with a very small budget and although having won several stage rallies in the West Country I was forced to sell my car after the rally to pay the depts I had incurred and it was a few years before being able to successfully return to rallying.
Grass verges, I hate um !

BernieT

 

[mitzimad]

I was going to deliver a load to a farm one day, phoned the farmer he told me the only way to come and its tight, ? dragging the trailer round the corners and on to a straight bit, the school coach coming towards me, it passed the sugar beet pad so I keep going until we are nose to nose. ?
Shock horror a lady coach driver waving to me to go back, nothing against lady drivers I know loads that drive trucks. ? ?
So turn the ignition off, put the kettle on and make a coffee, ? out she comes......... you will have to go back ? I cant the lane is too narrow for me to get round the corners................... I can't go back , I said Its only 150 yards I will see you back, I can't go backwards. ?
Turned out she couldn't reverse, ? I thought it was some law or rule that they are not allowed. ?
I got in the coach and moved it, ? with all the kids cheering. ? Bob.

i may be that she can reverse but company rules say they cant london buses can only reverse if theres a inspector present to guide them back

 

[Neil Bedwin]

i may be that she can reverse but company rules say they cant london buses can only reverse if theres a inspector present to guide them back

I am sure I have seen similar rules about not being allowed to reverse with passengers onboard if there isn't a banksman.

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[Vipar]

H&S gone mad

 

[SpeedyDux]

I am sure I have seen similar rules about not being allowed to reverse with passengers onboard if there isn't a banksman.

Firstbus drivers with passengers on board reverse out of their bays at the central bus station unassisted.

Mind you there have been one or two unfortunate pedestrians who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Oops.

 

[Brains]

I was going to deliver a load to a farm one day, phoned the farmer he told me the only way to come and its tight, ? dragging the trailer round the corners and on to a straight bit, the school coach coming towards me, it passed the sugar beet pad so I keep going until we are nose to nose. ?
Shock horror a lady coach driver waving to me to go back, nothing against lady drivers I know loads that drive trucks. ? ?
So turn the ignition off, put the kettle on and make a coffee, ? out she comes......... you will have to go back ? I cant the lane is too narrow for me to get round the corners................... I can't go back , I said Its only 150 yards I will see you back, I can't go backwards. ?
Turned out she couldn't reverse, ? I thought it was some law or rule that they are not allowed. ?
I got in the coach and moved it, ? with all the kids cheering. ? Bob.

I had a similar experience at Easter in a narrow lane in Snowdonia.
I was driving a fully loaded 17 seater minibus with a box trailer on the back
(Meaning I'm longer than a London bus.)

Young lady was in a Citroen Berlingo with non driving boyfriend

She asked me to reverse,
She obviously had no idea how to reverse the vehicle,
I suggested we swap vehicles, she could have a go at reversing mine

I have a Ciroen Berlingo, and I was bought up driving on Cornish lanes
So I reversed her car for her and showed her how to do it for next time