learner drivers a bloody nusience on the road ( the victor meldrew column)

laneybug · Post by **laneybug** » Fri May 18, 2007 8:24 pm

I'd rather have a student driver go 20 mph than 50, 60, or 70 mph any day of the week. But really. When I was learning, going the speed limit, especially if it was faster than 45, was a little nerve wracking at first. We all need the experience of driving in real traffic when we're first learning. A little patience is required from everyone else while these young ones get their practice in so they can be safe drivers in the future. They're not gonna be perfect!! And getting frustrated and pissed at them is only gonna make you more of a nuisance on the road.

Breathe in... breathe out... this too shall pass.

Or you can pass the little slow pokes when you get the first chance! Hey, they need that kind of experience, too, learning how to let someone pass them!

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:06 pm

Was you born with the ability to drive or did you have to learn to drive?

they should trade in their driving licences at 60 yrs old for a free bus pass.
You do know you will be 60 some day, don't you?:yh_ooooo

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Sat May 19, 2007 12:06 am

Peg;616518 wrote: Was you born with the ability to drive or did you have to learn to drive?

You do know you will be 60 some day, don't you?:yh_ooooo

You said exactly what I was going to say Peg.On reflection though he may not reach sixty driving with an attitude like that.

Mia

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat May 19, 2007 4:07 am

LOL Mia. I do believe, at some point, perhaps 70 or 75, every few years a person's reflexes and eyes should be tested. I know a man who passed the eye test at the DMV. On the way home, the guy driving him asked him what the road sign said. He said, "I don't know. I couldn't see it." So much for the theory of having their eyes retested.

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Sat May 19, 2007 5:41 am

I must admit Peg,my father in law scared the life out of me a few times when I had to get in his car with him. I am pleased to say he has now given up his car at the age of eighty.anow when I visit he has to get in my car.I am not sure if it was an age thing or because he is a retired taxi driver...lol.

Mia

Uncle Fester · Post by **Uncle Fester** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:08 am

What is this Victor Meldrew column , I always thought columnists knew where to put their capitals :-2

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:30 am

hopki65;616483 wrote: i bet the estate agents never told them about that when they sold them a £200 grand house.

A £200,000 house??? I don't *believe* it! Where?

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:52 am

Bill Sikes;617930 wrote: A £200,000 house??? I don't *believe* it! Where?

I do believe that you can still find the occasional one in the darker recesses of the Black Country - no work round there mind, but the houses are cheap.

laneybug · Post by **laneybug** » Tue May 22, 2007 8:04 am

My parents bought a $200,000 house with several acres of land not too long ago. I think it's outrageous that the house was that much since it seems like nothing extraordinary to me.

Bill Sikes · Post by **Bill Sikes** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:01 am

laneybug;618945 wrote: My parents bought a $200,000 house with several acres of land not too long ago. I think it's outrageous that the house was that much since it seems like nothing extraordinary to me.

£200,000 is about $400,000. You do not get much in the UK for this, IMO.

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Tue May 22, 2007 9:10 am

Bill Sikes;618996 wrote: £200,000 is about $400,000. You do not get much in the UK for this, IMO.

Indeed, £100,000 / $200,000 will barely get you a plot of land in most parts of the country.