oldprune   10 #1 Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Idiotic driving in the snow. Tell us your experiences.  To get things started.  Yesterday I drove to Chesterfield along the Dronfield By-pass. The road had been blocked by heavy snow and several vehicles remain abondoned in deep snow. A plough has been down the road as well as gritters and a single lane has been cleared. The outside lane still has a couple of inches of snow and ice.  Yesterday I was in a nose to tail convoy travelling at around 30 mph following the clear track. However several "van men" decided to overtake in the snow lane. To make matters worse the cleared track didn't stick to one lane, but weaved around where cars had been abandoned. As a consequence the convoy often transfered to the outside lane to remain on the clear track, and to avoid running into abandoned cars. Not easy when you have white van man alongside competing for a narrowing piece of road. NUTTERS. Edited December 7, 2010 by oldprune Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
User Name: Â Â 10 #2 Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Driving down Kenninghall road, cars parked up on either side, was half way down the hill, nobhead driver speeding up the hill, kept on coming until he was a foot up to my bumber, forced me back to reverse all the way up the hill even though there was a gap just behind him, wouldn't have minded too much if he'd have said thanks, didn't get anything. Â <REMOVED>. Edited December 7, 2010 by esme masked swearing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Cyclone   10 #3 Posted December 7, 2010 I've seen quite a few people who's indicators seem to have failed due to snow, and apparently lane discipline isn't required anymore. On Sunday it was a driver who went North on the M1 at Junc 31, coming from Todwick, and using the left hand lane of the roundabout whilst I was next to him using the right hand lane. Interesting technique to say the least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mmrraww   10 #4 Posted December 7, 2010 Yesterday I was in a nose to tail convoy travelling at around 30 mph  Not sure why this made me laugh  Immature mode - firmly on Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
alex3659   11 #5 Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Driving down Kenninghall road, cars parked up on either side, was half way down the hill, nobhead driver speeding up the hill, kept on coming until he was a foot up to my bumber, forced me back to reverse all the way up the hill even though there was a gap just behind him, wouldn't have minded too much if he'd have said thanks, didn't get anything. <REMOVED>.  Don't move, they will. Edited December 7, 2010 by esme masked swearing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mr Gobby   10 #6 Posted December 7, 2010 I'm quite happy for them to kill themselves,just more idiots off the road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lizzidrip   10 #7 Posted December 7, 2010 Last Tuesday I went on a white knuckle ride in a double decker stagecoach X17 bus to work in CHesterfield. It went at breakneck speed through the snow past all the cars - terrifying ! http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/images/smilies/help.gif Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
hard2miss   10 #8 Posted December 7, 2010 Idiotic driving in the snow. Tell us your experiences. Having a real wheel drive I found it easy to do do nuts and all sorts. Just a touch on the hand break and I was easy into a 360. I also found this was a laugh for parking up the opposite way from where you had just been driving, hand break and slam the sides of the wheels into the curb, Great fun ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Boblet   10 #9 Posted December 8, 2010 Last wednesday I was tootling along the M18 when a lorry in front swerved into the middle lane (which was still snowbound at the time) - he just managed to avoid a cyclist who had been cycling on the edge of the hard shoulder but had swerved into lane 1 to follow the tyre tracks! - as it was cold he had a scarf and a hood on so he probably hadn't heard the traffic behind him! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Number Six   10 #10 Posted December 8, 2010 Last wednesday I was tootling along the M18 when a lorry in front swerved into the middle lane (which was still snowbound at the time) - he just managed to avoid a cyclist who had been cycling on the edge of the hard shoulder but had swerved into lane 1 to follow the tyre tracks! - as it was cold he had a scarf and a hood on so he probably hadn't heard the traffic behind him!  I was going to post, but I can't top this for idiocy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
SnailyBoy   10 #11 Posted December 8, 2010 Last wednesday I was tootling along the M18 when a lorry in front swerved into the middle lane (which was still snowbound at the time) - he just managed to avoid a cyclist who had been cycling on the edge of the hard shoulder but had swerved into lane 1 to follow the tyre tracks! - as it was cold he had a scarf and a hood on so he probably hadn't heard the traffic behind him!  Cyclist on the M18? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Boblet   10 #12 Posted December 8, 2010 Cyclist on the M18?  Not sure where he got on, but he left at the slip road going up to the Hellaby Industrial Estate, which is where I almost clipped him as he wobbled up the hill Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...