The M5 crash.

David Johnson · Post by **David Johnson** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:17 am

"What about those pesky scateboarders?"

I have 5 outstanding cases against those pesky skateboarders. No win, no fee basis, of course. Nearly frightened me to death they did!

And there was a pair of kiddies playing hopscotch on a pavement down my street. Bastards!

Cheers
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andy at handiwork · Post by **andy at handiwork** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:52 am

Just to redress the balance a bit, purely in the interests of fair play of course.

I know some are not UK, but bad driving is no respecter of national boundaries.

Bob Singleton · Post by **Bob Singleton** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:28 am

DavidS wrote:

> It is too early to reach any conclusion about the cause of
> Friday's M5 crash, but I believe that the accident rate in the
> UK, notwithstanding it is good compared with many other
> countries, could be cut further if we actually taught people to
> drive. At present we teach people to perform a series of tricks
> to get through a driving test which bears little resemblance to
> the actual conditions they are likely to encounter when they
> have passed. This is especially true with regard to motorway
> driving.

As a former ADI I would concur with this. One reason I stopped was because I felt I wasn't teaching people how to drive as a life-skill but merely doing whatever was necessary to get them through a 30 minute test.

Sam Slater · Post by **Sam Slater** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:38 pm

[quote]PS Sam, I see that you have been attending the David Johnson school of "Thread dissection" when replying to posts. I think you can look forward to a "Pass with Distinction" from DJ in the near future! If you look above, I have taken the liberty of pre-dissecting my post for your convenience, all you need do now is copy and paste and simply fill in the gaps[/quote]

First it was about Clarkson and you agreeing with him about speeding. When I show you Clarkson's a bit of a div for his belief (and thus your belief too) you turn it to being specifically about rogue cyclists (who I really have no quarrel with you about).

Now it's about the way I reply to your posts! !shrug!

Sam Slater · Post by **Sam Slater** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:45 pm

[quote]Surely, Mr. Slater invented "thread dissection?"[/quote]

No, but I do do it with a certain panache that's hard to imitate.

Sam Slater · Post by **Sam Slater** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:47 pm

If only Mr. Clarkson took up the skateboard.........and hopscotch.

David Johnson · Post by **David Johnson** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:51 pm

"No, but I do do it with a certain panache that's hard to imitate".

Yeeesssss, thankfully.

Sam Slater · Post by **Sam Slater** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 3:51 pm

That's not fair, andy. You cherry-picked the worst out of the world's nice motorists and ignored the swathes of evil 'veggy'-eating cyclists who go around leaving tyre marks over old ladies' foreheads!

Shame on you!

andy at handiwork · Post by **andy at handiwork** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 7:39 pm

Curse you Sam Slater, my evil plan unmasked. Grrr.

frankthring · Post by **frankthring** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:16 am

David, you may be flippant about Mr Slip and my own moans about crazy
cyclists. It is true that Jim and I could have our own "grumpy old men"
TV show and even turn it into a porn film ! But the next time I see
you getting worked up on this forum about some aspect of modern
society that pisses you off, I will try and respond with the same mildly
sacrcastic and irreverent quip !!

egafd.com

The M5 crash.

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