Drivers and their problems

Take that JSO scum !

Driver of KN58 SFJ

https://twitter.com/JustStop_Oil/status/1681589579520913410

Spotted this on my way home tonight.

"I'm in my car. I need to chat to my buddy in the field up there. But I'm in my car. ARGGH I don't know what to do? How can I be expected to make this kind of decision?!"

"AhHa! I'm a genius! I can drive my car up that banking and yell at him out the window."

Sad case of the family hit by the driver filming himself speeding down the motorway. The same driver who had already been in court for driving with no insurance a few years earlier AND even with that previous, just got a warning letter for street racing a few weeks before he murdered people. 

The car he was in was "limited" at 155mph. Why are they not limited to 80mph tops? ( A little over the limit for supposed safety as drivers claim you sometimes need to be a bit faster for some reason). 

Southampton: Car hits barriers after switching lanes

Another driverless car crashing. The only driver mentioned was one who was trying to take photos of the crash.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23667407.southampton-car-hits-barriers-...

Somerset drink driver found unresponsive at wheel of car (BBC)

At least they acknowledged that he was 'in charge of' his car...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66199013

Quote:

A driver who was so drunk he remained unconscious while three police officers removed him from the car has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Andrew Reeve, 47, of Westonzoyland, was found in his Land Rover with the engine on, blocking the road on Fore Street, just before 18:00 BST on 3 June.

He later recorded a reading of 125mg of alcohol per 100ml of breath, 90mg over the legal limit of 35mg.

He was given an eight-week jail sentence, suspended for 12 months.

Reeve, who pleaded guilty, was also disqualified from driving for 30 months and ordered to pay court costs and a victim surcharge.

"In North Wales it's a sign that summer has arrived - a bit like seeing swallows"

Lincolnshire Police warn man seen 'cleaning' car moving at 60mph

You can't even clean your friend's car now without the police complaining!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-66279824.amp

Too pissed to drive but get no points and a conditional discharge

"We thought you were doing the right thing in emergency situation to help your friend in peril"

Twitter (or X men as it seems to be called):

"Interesting that her defence was she was mounting a rescue mission. If you are taught how to conduct a rescue or First Aid, you will be told early on the last thing you do is put yourself or others at additonal risk by your actions. Yet this is what she did."

"If you’re on a night out and getting stuck into cocktails, why tf did you bring the car?"

https://twitter.com/cycling_dave/status/1683420771249422336

Pedestrian crossing times increased

Rantyhighwayman:

"A well known petrosexual and build roads on railways weirdo speaks his brains.

I can only conclude that giving people time to cross the road is woke now."

This 'thread' is like a game of Mornington Crescent; I am beginning to suspect that in fact nobody knows the rules or what they're replying to anymore.  

Motorist caught solving Rubik's Cube with both hands while driving on M25 in Surrey

If Mark Cavendish is allowed to solve a Rubik's cube while on a bike, why can't someone solve one while driving a car?

That is so unfair!

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-07-25/motorist-caught-solving-a-r...

Local paper complains bus lane only used by one bus every 20 mins... https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23681906.ipswich-west-end-road-bus-la...

Can't park there mate!

https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/local-news/crashed-car-parks-bmw-idyllic-8638180?int_source=nba

Imagine what the driver would have been doing if it wasn't heavy animals that could have seriously damaged their car, but lighter cyclists.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-66084182

Edit: I was looking for local newspaper reports of the incident for some BTL comments when I noticed this story. Why isn't it bigger news in the major press.

Quote:

There were 3,552 equine related road incidents, with 68 horse deaths, 125 injured and 139 human injuries last year. The reports show a notable 21 per cent increase in spite of the new rules.
“I am getting regular reports from customers of all ages about the frightening regularity of drivers speeding past and making dangerous overtakes. This is unacceptable,” she said."We are all road users and should be working to make it as safe as possible. As riders, we do as much as is physically possible and other road users not doing their part makes it 100 times more dangerous for all."It takes less than 30 seconds to slow down to 10 mph and give as much room as possible. Horses riding double is becoming a necessity for safety, so please be patient; it is not just for our safety but for yours.