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[Varche]

This made me laugh apart from the danger. What a nutter.

http://spanishnewstoday.com/sparks-fly-as-girona-woman-drives-28-km-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-motorway-with-a-wheel-missing_82858-a.html?region=3#leftcol

[Crazycarzowner]

I relieved someone of their driving duties on the M56 a few weeks ago, driving at 35-40mph & using all 3 lanes, the hardshoulder & grass verge as the road 

When asked to do the number plate eye test they replied (I kid you not) "Where's the car!!!!"

[Andy B]

I relieved someone of their driving duties on the M56 a few weeks ago, driving at 35-40mph & using all 3 lanes, the hardshoulder & grass verge as the road 

When asked to do the number plate eye test they replied (I kid you not) "Where's the car!!!!"

I assume pi$$ed 

[Crazycarzowner]

I relieved someone of their driving duties on the M56 a few weeks ago, driving at 35-40mph & using all 3 lanes, the hardshoulder & grass verge as the road 

When asked to do the number plate eye test they replied (I kid you not) "Where's the car!!!!"

I assume pi$$ed 

Nope, not drugged either. How can I put it............'of a certain age'

[STEMO]

I'm afraid that this is going to become a real problem soon. I am out and about during the day, in between rush hours, when they all come out to play. The section of the A61 which runs between Barnsley and Wakefield is a nice, long, rural run (about 6 miles). It is a 50mph limit but this was reduced recently from NSL. Oldies drive along at 35-40 and really piss everyone off. This results in tailgating, even by HGV's, and a lot of suicide overtakes. One day there will be a pile-up. Everyone knows this and is just waiting for it to happen.
So....what will be the result when it happens? They will drop the limit to 40, so the codgers can drive safely.......probably at 25-30.

[TheBoy]

I'm afraid that this is going to become a real problem soon. I am out and about during the day, in between rush hours, when they all come out to play. The section of the A61 which runs between Barnsley and Wakefield is a nice, long, rural run (about 6 miles). It is a 50mph limit but this was reduced recently from NSL. Oldies drive along at 35-40 and really piss everyone off. This results in tailgating, even by HGV's, and a lot of suicide overtakes. One day there will be a pile-up. Everyone knows this and is just waiting for it to happen.
So....what will be the result when it happens? They will drop the limit to 40, so the codgers can drive safely.......probably at 25-30.

Same around here - local council were really keen to lower the limits from NSL, for tree-hugging, do-gooding, we-waste-so-much-tax-payers-money-so-we-have-to-make-changes type reasons, but the road had not had some requirement needed for them to do it (something like accidents within a time period).  Eventually, an accident claimed 4 fatalities, and within weeks, the limit was dropped to 50, with the usual retards insisting on driving 15mph below...   ...cue the frustrations, tailgateing and bad overtakes...   ...and now there are even more accidents.

If everyone drove at the speed limit, all would be good. But too many insist on driving so much below it, it causes accidents, injuries and fatalities 

[ronnyd]

It,s peoples in built fear of getting caught, which is why they brake when they see a speed camera, even though they are within the limit anyway.

[TD]

Its actually surprising how many people don't pay attention to road signs, either signs at the side of the road or signs painted on the road....and when I say 'don't pay attention' I don't mean they see them and ignore them....they just don't see them!

Two roads not far from me are 40mph limits.....both in built up areas.....the limit is 40mph....always has been.
But I am often behind cars doing 30mph..... probably the drivers of those cars assume the limit is 30mph, because the roads are in built up areas.... 

Another one is where the council has changed the priority of a junction......they repainted the signs on the road and put up new signage at the side of the road....Its a T junction or was...normally at a T junction....the cars going straight on have right of way over cars approaching on the T part of the junction....if you see what I mean...Now the cars approaching on the T part have right of way over the cars on the straight part....and they are supposed to give way .... I have had several near misses where the drivers on the straight part just carry on going....and have nearly taken off the front of my car.....What do they not see??? Painted in the road on the 'old' straight though part are give way signs.....there are big signs at the side of the road that say Give Way....

Too busy on arsebook and titter on their phones to notice I guess 

[YZ250]

It,s peoples in built fear of getting caught, which is why they brake when they see a speed camera, even though they are within the limit anyway.

I fully agree with that. People have lost the concentration and focus mainly on their speed and the hidden vans/police. We spend more time looking at the speedo than the road ahead, which completely goes against the alleged safety aspect.

[Shackeng]

I hope I'll know when to give up, however to allay your fears I just did the JustPark reactive driving test on the PC, best was as a 20 year old, and worst as a 26 year old (10 tests). I'll keep going a bit longer.

[pscocoa]

to be fair you sometimes find yourself on a road which you think should be a 40 but you are not sure so you stick at 30 ish til you see a sign. Especially when camera signs around.

[STEMO]

to be fair you sometimes find yourself on a road which you think should be a 40 but you are not sure so you stick at 30 ish til you see a sign. Especially when camera signs around.

So it's you! In your big, fat arsed phaeton. Get outta my waaaaaaay......

[pscocoa]

I sincerely hope so - anything to wind you up is well worth it

[Andy B]

...
Nope, not drugged either. How can I put it............'of a certain age'

Ah! 

[BazaJT]

I see examples of people ignoring/not seeing road signage.There is no right turn from the main road onto the road where I live,this is signalled by a large white arrow and the words "ahead only"painted on the road surface and a clear roadside sign showing no right turn.Many people still do turn right though,most get away with it but a good few don't so the emergency services are quite regular visitors at the end of our road.