I despair...

Aprilia Forum

Help Support Aprilia Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Alan Haskins

Alan Haskins

Joined
Nov 17, 2009
Messages
250
Location
Surrey
...for the standard of driving in the UK. Yesterday it took me four and a half hours to travel eighteen miles:eek:

I was working in Croydon and we had a heavy snow flurry for an hour - maybe two inches of snow, unfortunately it coincided with rush hour, but nothing we haven't seen before. Three hours later (three ******* hours) I was less than half a mile from where I'd set off.

How can a huge metropolis like Greater London grind to a halt so easily? It can only be down to the appalling standard of driving in the UK.

Some inspired navigational guesswork through housing estates, up two apparently 'impassable' country lanes and a jaunt up a farm track saw the final 17 miles pass without incident.

Not once did I spin my wheels, and by the time I got home there wasn't a snowflake to be seen. But I saw maybe twenty accidents on the way. And passed one couple who'd pulled over and got the blankets and flask out for the evening. For **** sake:no

I despair.
 
bit dramatic i agree. I think after not having much snow for years people are making the most of it. Like when all those people took 'snow days' in march. I was at work at 5am that day!
Although it has to be said other countries do have their share of nasty accidents resulting in closed roads and the worse roads tend to get closed anyway.
 
Yes, but I'm talking about two inches of wet snow, it wasn't even icy. The car park I was in had some snow cover but once on the road it was fine. Even the back roads I took were ok with a little caution, but the whole of south London ground to a complete halt, all the motorways were at a standstill, and people were arguing and panicking.

About two inches of snow.
 
lol. Just been hearing some of the stories. Can understand the blankets and flask now. One bloke took an extra 3 hours to get home! Glad i finished at midday now! Got to get up to grimsby to pick my son up on weds!
 
Alan Haskins said:
...for the standard of driving in the UK. Yesterday it took me four and a half hours to travel eighteen miles:eek:

I was working in Croydon and we had a heavy snow flurry for an hour - maybe two inches of snow, unfortunately it coincided with rush hour, but nothing we haven't seen before. Three hours later (three ******* hours) I was less than half a mile from where I'd set off.

How can a huge metropolis like Greater London grind to a halt so easily? It can only be down to the appalling standard of driving in the UK.

Some inspired navigational guesswork through housing estates, up two apparently 'impassable' country lanes and a jaunt up a farm track saw the final 17 miles pass without incident.

Not once did I spin my wheels, and by the time I got home there wasn't a snowflake to be seen. But I saw maybe twenty accidents on the way. And passed one couple who'd pulled over and got the blankets and flask out for the evening. For **** sake:no

I despair.
Click to expand...

I think if you drive in Croydon frequently, you'd know why - as it is I drive through Croydon often, and imho has some of the worst driving standards of anywhere I've ever driven. Add in the complete lack of driving licences and insurance amongst some of our bretheren who "live" there, and it is downright suicide to ride there sometimes - particularly loving the facility for people to wander out into the middle of the two lanes of traffic while it's moving in both directions, and yesterday the propensity of people to walk down the road 'cos the pavement was slipepry - where the f*ck am I supposed to go or stop :jack
 
makes me laugh when it snows in UK. My wife is from British Columbia and whenever we go there, despite the excessively sub-zero temperatures and amount of snow there, people still manage to drive sensibly and continue with their lives. I dont think the school buses stop until it reaches about -30!!
 
two words... Ice Truckers... puts these car driving pansies too shame !! :eek:

just too add... the train was very warm last night !! :devious
 
essexmx1.jpg

essexmx7.jpg


Calm down boys!

This is me on Sunday, riding in the snow....
..but I also work in the city and commute by train.

I got home last night about 18:30 (after walking from the station as the busses weren't running) and jumped in my car.

In sunny old Essex my car was constantly sliding for my 5 mile journey to the gym- everytime it crossed a patch of snow it shifted to the left or right.

I drive a modern car with ESP (which was on except for pulling out of junctions) and it has new-ish tyres.

I've nothing against the snow and enjoy when I can, but it was dangerous to drive last night....
 
Hmmm I disagree, I drove home from work, luckily the manager decided to close early, so just missed rush hour, and I have to say I realy enjoyed driving in the snow, I span it up a few times on purpose to see what happens, the car was fine with it, FW drive ofcourse, did a couple of handbrake turns too for good measure!

Had 1 dodgy moment where this ***** was flying out of a side road, I beep at the nutter and like an ***** he slammed his brakes on so slid towards me, managed to pass him without collision, apart from that it was a hoot, wish it snowed more :D
 
I tell you what happens when you 'spin it up'....

The wheels spin!

How is it fun to travel at 25mph on a road so slippery that every bend gives you a heart in your mouth moment?

Perhaps we had more severe weather in my area as it is absolutely no fun driving when at every junction you worry if your car is going to stop...
 
Spinning your car round snowy car parks should be part of the driving test - taught me how to drive in snow when I was a nipper.
Today I pulled into our office car park which is on a steep slope and the sales manager rushed out and said 'oooh, don't park there, loads of people have got stuck there this morning." I just looked at her and then drove it out in one hit without so much as breaking traction - people aren't taught to drive, just to pass their test.
 
A303 said:
people aren't taught to drive, just to pass their test.
Click to expand...

Couldn't agree more, as soon as the weather changes everyone's driving goes to pot!
Maybe we should have a driving test like they have in Finland
 
samgoon said:
makes me laugh when it snows in UK. My wife is from British Columbia and whenever we go there, despite the excessively sub-zero temperatures and amount of snow there, people still manage to drive sensibly and continue with their lives. I dont think the school buses stop until it reaches about -30!!
Click to expand...

This is exactly what I mean. Snow isn't a new phenomena in Britain, we get it every year, yet every time it snows you'd think we were being attacked. I saw genuine panic yesterday.
 
mkw007 said:
Car drivers = ******s!!!!!!!!:jack

Nuff said!!!:nana
Click to expand...

Are you a complete prick, or just a dim?

Car drivers are ******s? Not a little bit judgemental there, huh?

People like you give motorcycle riders a bad name. Do you not drive a car?

Do your mates drive cars?

Girlfriend/Wife?

Family?

Are they all ******s too?

I've seen Rossi drive a car- is he a ******? What about Toseland, Spies, Haga or any other world champion level rider?

Colin McRae (RIP) was he a ******?

What about everybody else who has posted in this thread that drives- are they ******s?

Na... I thought not.
 
Who got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning then? :eek:

Yes, me and the mrs drive cars as well, we must be :jack as well ! :thumbup

Chill out dude! :nana:nana:nana:nana:nana:nana:nana:nana

Merry Christmas:xmas:xmas:xmas
 
jon_melson said:
Are you a complete prick, or just a dim?

Car drivers are ******s? Not a little bit judgemental there, huh?

People like you give motorcycle riders a bad name. Do you not drive a car?

Do your mates drive cars?

Girlfriend/Wife?

Family?

Are they all ******s too?

I've seen Rossi drive a car- is he a ******? What about Toseland, Spies, Haga or any other world champion level rider?

Colin McRae (RIP) was he a ******?

What about everybody else who has posted in this thread that drives- are they ******s?

Na... I thought not.
Click to expand...

haha chill out fella i think it was just a generalisation :biggrin
 
mkw007 said:
Car drivers = ******s!!!!!!!!:jack

Nuff said!!!:nana
Click to expand...

Wanking is good for your health, burns loads of calaries. But seeing as I drive a car and ride a bike then that makes me a motorcyclist ****** as well.:devious
 
Spud monkey said:
Wanking is good for your health, burns loads of calaries.
Click to expand...

Just as well it's Christmas then so i wont have any worries if the mrs catches me unexpectedly. I'll tell her it's my seasonal diet

Snow/car interface in UK - BMW drivers in RW drive; low profile tyres & wide rims (in the old days with razor blade tyre widths you could cut through anything); people who pass their test then think that's it forever; people who have never driven/riden off road to experience sliding & correcting it and so on

Soon be summer boys :pirate
 

Similar threads

john0neuk
Help needed I am baffled?
Replies
1
Views
799
john0neuk
john0neuk
B
Almeria Racedays event including pics (part one)
Replies
3
Views
4K
AusRSV
AusRSV
Asphalt & Rubber
Tradition Is Not A Business Model: MotoCzysz
Replies
0
Views
774
Asphalt & Rubber
Asphalt & Rubber
A
Tradition Is Not A Business Model: MotoCzysz
Replies
0
Views
668
Asphalt & Rubber
A

New Posts

Back
Top