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dizzydalek
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Hi All,
How about the increasing (well, looks to be increasing) bunch of morons who appear not to have noticed that one of their headlights isn't working 
Or the even more annoying subset, who think that the way to make up for it is to put the other on to main beam.
Probably not an issue popping down to the shops, but we're talking on the motorway.
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GPS_fan
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Correction, these aren't morons - they're environmentalists saving electricity 
If I were an entrepreneur, I'd setup shop selling headlight bulbs because there's obviously a market for them 
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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What about drivers who abuse the 'baby on board' or 'child on board' sign thingies and totally, utterly and complete negate their true purpose.
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M8TJT
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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| GPS_fan wrote: | | What about drivers who abuse the 'baby on board' or 'child on board' sign thingies and totally, utterly and complete negate their true purpose. |
What IS the true purpose of them. Am I supposed to do something different like follow closer than I would normally have done so that I can see their baby? Or just think SO WHAT!!!, it's you who should be driving carefully, as I already am:wink: |
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BoPeep
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Hi M8TJT,
See this thread here for an explanation.
Regards,
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M8TJT
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| Bo Peep wrote: | Hi M8TJT,
See this thread here for an explanation.
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Bo Peep
Thanks for that pointer so quickly pointed out. I suppose this is a bit like having the number of crew on the sharp end of a powerboat, so that when it capsizes the rescue crew know how many people were on board. So back to GPS Fan's comments above, If they havn't got a baby on board, why do they have the sign in the back window? 
Bear in mind that my comments are a little tounge in cheek anyway  |
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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'cos they're too lazy or stooopid to take 'em out when they're not needed 
....like driving with L plates on the car when there's no learner at the wheel
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mostdom
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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| GPS_fan wrote: | | If I were an entrepreneur, I'd setup shop selling headlight bulbs because there's obviously a market for them |
This would be best set up in Egypt, where a taxi driver explained to my brother one evening after several... ...many cars/lorries passed them without ANY lights on, "Oh! we only use our lights when we have too, Light Bulbs are quite expensive here!" 
| GPS_fan wrote: | | ....like driving with L plates on the car when there's no learner at the wheel |
...or six bycicles on the back of the car with no visable number plate, lights, rear veiw, side veiw, break lights, or sense!
Need a sign "Robinsons on board" for emergency services.
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Skippy
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| mostdom wrote: | | This would be best set up in Egypt, where a taxi driver explained to my brother one evening after several... ...many cars/lorries passed them without ANY lights on, "Oh! we only use our lights when we have too, Light Bulbs are quite expensive here!" |
It's true! They drive on the wrong side of the road at high speed in the middle of the night with no lights. When they see someone coming, they flash their lights like crazy at each other and then get back onto the right side of the road again.
Completely mental.
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| Skippy wrote: | It's true! They drive on the wrong side of the road at high speed in the middle of the night with no lights. When they see someone coming, they flash their lights like crazy at each other and then get back onto the right side of the road again.
Completely mental. |
What! Like this you mean. ARRHHH!
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kobudera
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People who sit in traffic queues with their foot on the brake, rather than apply the handbrake, so that their high level brake lights can dazzle me.
We have a railway crossing near me with 4 trains per hour, and I have been known to get out and have a quiet word with people after 5 minutes of being dazzled. Those that will wind their window down, that is...
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gardenshed
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bit of road rage there going on  seriously, I could see an explosive situation there, caution is advised in these mad times
fog lights, I know it's been mentioned but it drives me mad, and badly aligned headlights, I thought this was tested on the mot |
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GPS_fan
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| gardenshed wrote: | | and badly aligned headlights, I thought this was tested on the mot |
that's assuming these cars have an MOT and tax, and their drivers have a licence and insurance
Despite claims from the DVLA that you "can't escape" their super dooper computer, there still seem to be an awful lot of untaxed cars and uninsured drivers on our roads
Also, an MOT only means that a car is deemed roadworthy at that moment in time - it does not automatically say that your car will be roadworthy for the next 12 months.
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Those stupid suicidal motorcyclists who 'overtake' between two lanes of fast-flowing traffic on the motorway
OK, filtering is an accepted practice when the traffic flows, but doing it at full speed on a motorway is just plain CRAZY
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korndog
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People who don't indicate to go around a roundabout, and people that don't bother to cancel the indicator when they are taking an exit making it look like they are going all the way round.
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