Old man driving bad

[Blackbeard 10]

English please

 

The horse before de cart.

[Timeh 10]

English please

 

I am thinking, therefore I exist

[monkey104 10]

Izzy whizzy was a woman!

[Plain Talker 11]

Good point about him possibly being a war veteran. Lets not forget the sacrifices of his generation. Sacrifices were made so that we have the right to spell badly.

 

so this bad driver is about 90? ( the youngest he could be would be 85 to have been anywhere near old enough to have fought in World War Two. ( born circa 1929 To be 16/17 in 1945)

[SportsTrophy 10]

I see the first conviction for middle lane hogging has concluded, about time!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133300/Motorist-person-convicted-hogging-middle-lane-g-etting-fined-1-000-driving-60mph-inside-lane-free.html

[Eater Sundae 12]

I see the first conviction for middle lane hogging has concluded, about time!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3133300/Motorist-person-convicted-hogging-middle-lane-g-etting-fined-1-000-driving-60mph-inside-lane-free.html

 

A bigger fine than I would have expected for this.

 

A bit of an OTT comment... "Drivers had to brake and swerve". If someone travelling at 10 mph below the speed limit causes other drivers any great concern, then I hope those same drivers never come across a vehicle which is legally limited to 60 or even less, let alone anyone who has broken down. It is inconsiderate to hog the lane, and should be stopped, but it hardly the crime of the century.

[DT Ralge 10]

A bigger fine than I would have expected for this.

 

A bit of an OTT comment... "Drivers had to brake and swerve". If someone travelling at 10 mph below the speed limit causes other drivers any great concern, then I hope those same drivers never come across a vehicle which is legally limited to 60 or even less, let alone anyone who has broken down. It is inconsiderate to hog the lane, and should be stopped, but it hardly the crime of the century.

 

I commented as much on another forum.

I'm not going to defend someone middle lane hogging (mlh'g) but I'd be ready to criticise the other drivers that had to "brake and swerve".

I feel someone has been made an example of to get the headline.

 

For me, mlh'g is driving in a lane other than lane1 for no good reason and with no knowledge of or not caring about what is behind you.

So a strict reading of the HC's "drive in lane1 unless you are overtaking" is not necessary in my book.

[Timeh 10]

so this bad driver is about 90? ( the youngest he could be would be 85 to have been anywhere near old enough to have fought in World War Two. ( born circa 1929 To be 16/17 in 1945)

 

Your maths is infallible.

[Eater Sundae 12]

I commented as much on another forum.

I'm not going to defend someone middle lane hogging (mlh'g) but I'd be ready to criticise the other drivers that had to "brake and swerve".

I feel someone has been made an example of to get the headline.

 

For me, mlh'g is driving in a lane other than lane1 for no good reason and with no knowledge of or not caring about what is behind you.

So a strict reading of the HC's "drive in lane1 unless you are overtaking" is not necessary in my book.

 

As I see it, the issue is whether or not it is inconveniencing somebody else.

[nikki-red 308]

If you wish to discuss 'middle lane hoggers', theres a big thread all about them here...

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=664587

 

Thank you.

[mattleonard 10]

All these threads about bad driving makes me think that cars should have compulsory insurance, registration and taxation.

 

That would soon put a stop to the dozy drivers, dangerous drivers and drunken drivers

 

How about a compulsory multiple-choice theory test on the Highway Code, followed - if they pass that - by a practical test to ensure they that they are competent to be on the road. That would ensure that you don't get any dangerous drivers.

[RickyM 10]

some people just drive incorrectly on the roads today

 

Some people can't write properly too!