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Title: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:10:42
Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:14:30
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Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.

Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y






Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:17:06
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Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.

Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y






Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Your's will be due in three months then ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: hoofing it on 30 April 2010, 20:17:51
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Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.

Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y






Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90 ;D ;D
shouldn't be driving ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:19:54
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Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.

Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y






Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Your's will be due in three months then ;D


 I've never passed a driving test, don't see the need. ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:22:10
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Drove all the way to S, Wales & back today & two miles from home i hit standing traffic so i took a detour.
I was following a three vehicles which where making their way passed some parked cars & i heard a crunch.
An old guy (around 75 ish) had just drove into a parked van & car at very low speed that where parked on his side of the road.
Now the van was a good deal wider than the car & so he'd caught the side of the car with his car & ran into the back of the van :o I drove passed him & looked down to see a very bemused look on his face whilst he adjusted his glasses (too late mate, should have gone to Spec Savers).

As i drove up the road i saw him get out & walk around to what damage he had just caused.
A prime example of a re-test that should be taken at every ten year intervals to see how competent at driving you are.

Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y






Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Your's will be due in three months then ;D


 I've never passed a driving test, don't see the need. ;D


 ;D ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:22:27
Can you imagine the roads if that ever became the law? You'd never make it more than a mile without colliding with an old boy taking his test. ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:23:55
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Can you imagine the roads if that ever became the law? You'd never make it more than a mile without colliding with an old boy taking his test. ;D

Oh bugger, i never thought of it that way. Shelve that idea then ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:27:13
I should imagine they would be very short tests.

"Morning Mr Smith. Before we set off, can you read that number plate for me?"

"Errrr....no." ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:41:27
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I should imagine they would be very short tests.

"Morning Mr Smith. Before we set off, can you read that number plate for me?"

"Errrr....no." ;D

 ;D ;D Excellent plan. Failure even before the start :y
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: Foxycav on 30 April 2010, 20:44:15
i wouldnt want to be driving at 65, if im still alive  ;D ;D,
its full of mad arses now as it is, without having to worry bout it at 65. i'll be at home having a brew and watching daytime tv  ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: Andy B on 30 April 2010, 20:45:21
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Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y

Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Trouble with that is that there are some drivers that are much younger that shouldn't be on the road. Years ago my uncle wrote a car off by not going wide enough when overtaking a parked HGV/trailer. He hit & bent the A post of his car on the corner of the trailer - he'd have been late 50's/early 60's at the time. It just confirmed why I was always reluctant to get in a car with him.  :-?
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: Foxycav on 30 April 2010, 20:47:37
My sister shouldnt be on the road, countless accidents for not paying attention, and i had to go to the local dvla office with her today, found myself braking and i was sitting in the passenger seat :o Shes a scary driver
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:51:21
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Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y

Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Trouble with that is that there are some drivers that are much younger that shouldn't be on the road. Years ago my uncle wrote a car off by not going wide enough when overtaking a parked HGV/trailer. He hit & bent the A post of his car on the corner of the trailer - he'd have been late 50's/early 60's at the time. It just confirmed why I was always reluctant to get in a car with him.  :-?


Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 20:54:20
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Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y

Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Trouble with that is that there are some drivers that are much younger that shouldn't be on the road. Years ago my uncle wrote a car off by not going wide enough when overtaking a parked HGV/trailer. He hit & bent the A post of his car on the corner of the trailer - he'd have been late 50's/early 60's at the time. It just confirmed why I was always reluctant to get in a car with him.  :-?


Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D

Some things never change hey Steve ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: STMO999 on 30 April 2010, 20:55:33
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Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y

Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Trouble with that is that there are some drivers that are much younger that shouldn't be on the road. Years ago my uncle wrote a car off by not going wide enough when overtaking a parked HGV/trailer. He hit & bent the A post of his car on the corner of the trailer - he'd have been late 50's/early 60's at the time. It just confirmed why I was always reluctant to get in a car with him.  :-?


Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D

Some things never change hey Steve ;D


Shouldn't you be mopping up in the Gulf of Mexico? ;D
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 21:06:00
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Make that five years after 65 and three years after 75. :y

Then every two years after 80, every year after 85 and every three months after 90. ;D ;D

Trouble with that is that there are some drivers that are much younger that shouldn't be on the road. Years ago my uncle wrote a car off by not going wide enough when overtaking a parked HGV/trailer. He hit & bent the A post of his car on the corner of the trailer - he'd have been late 50's/early 60's at the time. It just confirmed why I was always reluctant to get in a car with him.  :-?


Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D

Some things never change hey Steve ;D


Shouldn't you be mopping up in the Gulf of Mexico? ;D

Not got my Offshore Ticket yet :P
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: Andy B on 30 April 2010, 21:06:54
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Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D

He was in his late 50s/early 60s  :y  ;)
Title: Re: Oh dear
Post by: waspy on 30 April 2010, 21:11:20
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Yeah, but in those days it was ok to drive rotten drunk.

In the 70's, when I was working on building sites, everyone used to go straight to the pub after work, then head home via the off-license about ten o'clock. Everyone on the road was drunk. If you were weaving too badly, the police would tell you to go straight home and definately not stop at any more pubs. ;D

He was in his late 50s in the early 60s  :y  ;)