PAULD
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 05:04 PM |
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It's just a thought but if so many of you know the junction why am I the only one round here on "locostbuilder locations"?
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mcerd1
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 05:24 PM |
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not seen any crashed cars round here yet, a few broken down though...
and lots of 4x4's sliding around the place so its only a matter of time I guess 
personaly the best car I've ever had in the snow was my old 106: lightweight, skinny tyres, small engine, fairly well balanced and worth next
to nothing - it was great fun if you could find somewhere with nothing to hit  
[Edited on 23/12/09 by mcerd1]
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iscmatt
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 05:25 PM |
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that photo is brilliant! People seem to not bother slowing down, I was in the car today doing about 30 (60 limit) on very slushy back road with
temperature at 0C - -1C and a lot of obvious ice patches, when a car came the other way doing about 70, crikey I was just hoping his accident
happened after he past me!!!
The ice on the road in my villlage is now almost 3 inches thick in places, I think is due to water running underneath and then freezing, Its getting
very bumpy!! I'll have to get a picture.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 05:27 PM |
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Yeah everyone one here should be driving in F1 apparently....... but in blizzard conditions yesterday when I was pootling along at 30mph in a big safe
Saab and quite frankly scared to do much more as I could feel the wheels spinning every time I touched the accelerator - I was overtaken by a learner
motorcyclist on a 125 doing at least 50..... ok he had both feet off the footrests and everything which would have saved him  but !!!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 07:21 PM |
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Today i have experienced four major road closures (inc A27 and A26), a van ar*e up in a ditch, a fiesta that somehow managed to find its was onto a
hedge with the front end hanging off, an articulated lorry halfway up a bank and a BMW going head on into a concrete wall!!!
All these accidents were on major roads while i delivered to 19 seperate addresses all of which were on back roads which weren't gritted and
looked like this:
and managed to get back well within time and without even a scratch on the van!
There are some total idiots on the roads 
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flak monkey
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 07:36 PM |
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I think that photo is quite funny, assuming no one was hurt, which it doesnt look like there was.
I agree that people dont seem to be able to drive in the snow/ice.
There are 2 extremes here:
1 - those that drive at 20mph even on gritted and clear main roads on the straights just annoying everyone.
2 - those that drive like total loonies and still try to do 70mph everywhere.
I like to think I am somewhere in the middle, by no means perfect but *touch wood* I havent had any problems yet. If I know the road and its clear I
am happy to drive at normal speeds on the straight and hazard free bits and slow down a bit in advance just in case there's any black ice on the
corners. If the road looks like the road outside my house (like the pics above - just a sheet of ice) then I drive at a much reduced speed.
I do quite enjoy driving in the snow and ice and see it as a bit of a challenge.
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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mcerd1
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| posted on 23/12/09 at 09:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flak monkey
I like to think I am somewhere in the middle, by no means perfect but *touch wood* I havent had any problems yet. If I know the road and its clear I
am happy to drive at normal speeds on the straight and hazard free bits and slow down a bit in advance just in case there's any black ice on the
corners. If the road looks like the road outside my house (like the pics above - just a sheet of ice) then I drive at a much reduced speed.
I do quite enjoy driving in the snow and ice and see it as a bit of a challenge.
I think that sums it up for most of us 
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dlatch
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| posted on 24/12/09 at 12:49 AM |
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are you a good driver is a very interesting question.
in my opinion at least 60% of people that use the roads are most definatley not judging by the way i see them drive.
i would count myself as a good driver and have 16 years ncb to back my claim up 
numerous minor speeding fines would disagree though.
sadly safe speed is a impossability in the eyes of the law. (don't get me started on seat belts either)
What makes a good driver is most definatley experience which leads to better judgement lets not forget when driving you have to constantly have to
make split second decisions, i can make a journey and before someone even does a stupid lane change ect i have all ready known what they were gonna do
also lots of this has come from riding motorbikes on the road.
The worst driving i see is always in town when people think because they are going slower they can do whatever they like also the fact people feel
invincible in their tin box's with all the safety gear is also making people unaware of the reality that they can easily kill someone.
i think making them drive to work in a locost for a week may change their feeling of security
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boggle
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| posted on 24/12/09 at 10:41 AM |
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