[Hirsute]

The last few days as a cyclist and pedestrian have shown the poor standard of driving – close passes, overtakes on blind bends, overtakes just before a junction, left hook after an uphill bit, close passes as a pedestrian.

Judging by today’s walk on country roads – no footways, some drivers are rabbits in headlights and don’t seem to know what to do when they come across a ped. They carry on the same line, don’t slow, veer off at the last second. Range rover drivers are the worst. The one today came from behind and despite the supposed off road abilities, the driver failed to use the mud/gravel wide bit to go past us and did not slow enough.

My tests and retests would involve compulsory trips for drivers as a ped where they are subjected to various close passes and compulsory bike trips where they experience the poor standard of driving in the uk.

And there would be a retest of the HC every 3 years.

Eventually, dash cams will be mandatory and random clips will be selected to verify the ability of drivers. Where the standard is below what is required, they would be expected to improve within 3 to 6 months.

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[AlsoSomniloquism]

I’m glad that it seems every

I’m glad that it seems every single twitter reply so far has beem something against him being a driver apart from one american mentioning it would be better with a line through it. (Who was told that the sign is part of the HC for 50 years.)

[John Stevenson]

“Good news for new drivers” —

“Good news for new drivers” — an idea that might stop them killing themselves and others has been scrapped.

Motoring organisations are death cults.

[John Stevenson]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4suF8aa4Yv4

[Steve K]

mdavidford wrote:

Evel Knievel in the vicinity.

Ironically, Evel Knievel got his name because of his bad driving.  He chose his nickname after spending a night in jail in 1956 after being arrested for reckless driving. In the same jail that night was a man named William Knofel, who had the nickname “Awful Knofel”; this led to Knievel being referred to as “Evel Knievel”.

[mdavidford]

Evel Knievel in the vicinity.

Evel Knievel in the vicinity.

[Hirsute]

https://twitter.com

Question to UK followers: do you know what this sign means? I didn't, but thankfully I just received a helpful reminder from Enfield Council — and it only cost me £65 pic.twitter.com/GnoTR96o8l

— Dan Stewart (@thatdanstewart) May 5, 2022

“Question to UK followers: do you know what this sign means? I didn’t, but thankfully I just received a helpful reminder from Enfield Council — and it only cost me £65″

The poster had not read the HC for 22 years.

 

[AlsoSomniloquism]

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He has figured out ways to get around the forensic and precise former DPP

 

Isn’t his ways just to lie, go blah blah blah not listening, or promote stupid conspiracy theories about Jimmy Saville, something even some of his own people resigned over. 

[ktache]

Weirdly, when Angela did PMQs

Weirdly, when Angela did PMQs because Kier had COVID, twice, the dispatch boxes would be in the way of her legs, and he really couldn’t handle her. He has figured out ways to get around the forensic and precise former DPP, but strong women… 

Tiny savings on MOT cost, maintaining the vehicle is the real expence, and that should not stop. Especially if the vehicle stops being roadworthy.

[AlsoSomniloquism]

The MOT “savings” is £55 once

The MOT “savings” is £55 once every two years if movesd. So it would only potentially be costly if the MOT failed. And if it failed the car is not roadworthy anyway. 

However most people also do a Service of the car at the same time. So if they skip the one, they skip the other so the wear and tear get worse and more chance of a mechanical failure and extra costs. 

Still as with the energy rebate loan that you have to pay back next year, even if you were living elsewhere and didn’t get one this year, it looks like they are looking after us on paper, and that is what they can brag about. That and that the PM gets flustered if he sees a lady in a dress opposite him. 

[chrisonabike]

Hadn’t thought of that. 

Hadn’t thought of that.  Assuming they were in something bigger than a Ka what about singing the first line of one of Sir Mixalot’s popular ditties as loud as you can while pointing at the boot of their car?  Was that the right answer?

[Hirsute]

That would at least be every
That would at least be every 10 years with the photo id ones.
More war on the motorist to add to your first post.

[Hirsute]

Thanks, not come across those
Thanks, not come across those 2 before.

[ktache]

A quick refresher on the

A quick refresher on the theory at renewal wouldn’t be too much to ask, would it.

At least it would mean rereading the HC and noticing the updates.

Speaking as someone who got 48 out of 50, doing a mock test a while back, and never driven.

One of the two was about using your horn to make a driver reversing out of a drive, aware of you…

[Tom_77]

Graduated driving licences

Graduated driving licences would be a good start, but that idea has been scrapped:

https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/learning-to-drive/graduated-driving-licences/

Something like the Driver Skills Scheme (but not just for old people) could be a cost effective way of assessing driving skill:

https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/roadsafety/drivertraining/driverskills

Perhaps everyone should be made to have one when they renew their driving licence (i.e. every 10 years).

I’d like to see mandatory eye tests every 10 years (at the absolute minimum) too.

[ktache]

Hey, this lot thought it

Hey, this lot thought it would be a way for hard working family to save a bit of money in this cost of living crisis to lessen the requirement to or an MOT to every 2 years…

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