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#1 Posted : 23 August 2007 06:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Merv Newman
Brilliant article here.

http://driving.timesonli...tures/article2308146.ece

Lesson : don't pick your nose in a traffic jam. someone is watching.

Merv

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#2 Posted : 23 August 2007 07:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
LOL

Paul
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#3 Posted : 23 August 2007 08:13:00(UTC)
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Posted By anon1234
Merv,

well spotted, made enjoyable reading
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#4 Posted : 23 August 2007 09:00:00(UTC)
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Posted By GARRY WIZZ
Thanks for the smile article merve
garry
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#5 Posted : 23 August 2007 09:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Tabs
15 mph approach speed ... so that's why I used to wait so long on the motorbike, playing at 'keep the feet up' meant a much slower approach speed. Hey ho.

Well-written observational reflection.

I don't envy him one bit. Sounds dangerous...
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#6 Posted : 23 August 2007 13:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Peter MacDonald
That was so true and the abuse meeted out to these guys is often terrible, but he missed out explaining one thing to me which happens all the time. On commuter routes, (in my case the A803 from Kilsyth into North Gasgow) for two distinct periods of time commonly known as the rush hour there can be 10 times the amount of traffic going in one direction than in the other. This does not seem to have been noted by the traffic management team however and the lights are often set at equal time periods resulting in a three mile tail back at the lights in one direction and three cars in the other.

And it happens all the time!!!

In these situations I have to admit that as the girl in the minibus did, and if it was physically possible, I would drive past the traffic control guy with my bum pressed against the window too.
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#7 Posted : 23 August 2007 16:05:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Thanks Merv. The only problem - it now feels like Friday!?
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#8 Posted : 23 August 2007 16:24:00(UTC)
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Posted By Sean Fraser
Superb.

Somewhat sobering when the 80% figure is quoted - quite unacceptable but a sign of the times.

And the comments simply demonstrate that the motorist still cannot understand or appreciate the basics of road traffic management.

None so blind as those who will not see . . .
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