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its just common sense really, they've nothing better to be doing most of the time so why not stay out of the way till after 9:30 or so?
There is if there isn't a decent bus service - lots of people live out of catchment areas for schools now.
100% they piss me off, 1 kid in each car all going the same way, absolutly shocking behaviour.
i have a car full on my way to work and on the way back, car pooling is beneficial, plus it pays for my petrol, 50p each way i charge. good deal for everyone.
i always walked or got the bus to school, in fact i had to get 2 buses to secondary school as it was in a different town (public buses, not school buses) so dont get me started on "catchment areas"
thats the most stupidist comment man. what you on about.
i work 8:30 - 5:15, how would i liase with customers and suit their requirements if i worked 11am - 7pm for example?
everything worldwide would have to change.
daftness.
how is that stingy?! its the truth.
catholic schools have free buses because they are more wealthy than most standard state schools.
not easy being a breadwinner
Anyone slower than me
The other one is those people who rush to get out in front of you at a junction, and then proceed to drive at half the speed you were currently doing. If you're in that much of a hurry to get out in front of me, then you should be in enough of a hurry to drive faster than my grandmother.
And white van men who park on corners meaning you can't see what's coming.
And a lot of people who simply don't have a clue on the motorway.
Don't really get road rage though. I get computer rage more. I hate computers.
A motorcycle rider is 30 times more likely to die on the roads then a car driver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_safety
But I'm not sure what you mean by "So many drivers have no idea how to look out for motorcycles" - either they see you or they don't. The fact a motorbike is much smaller then a car means you're less likely to see it coming toward you.
Are you riding with your lights on all the time? I would suggest all motor bikes have their lights on even during the day - makes them stand out so much more. Also loads wear black leathers from head to toe so it don't help them stand out.
But also a lot of bike riders seem to think there's an extra lane just for them and it's their right to be able to brush passed you whilst your sat there waiting for the lights to change. Although a lot of bicycle riders are worse, loads seem to ride right through red lights like they don't apply to them.
EG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsJs4AYa8sU&feature=related
Yes, my lights are on all the time. In fact, on my bike, they are permanently on and I couldn't turn them off if I wanted to.
It is motorcyclists right to go past car drivers at red lights, up to the front of the traffic. I do it if it is safe to do so, and there is enough space. It's one of the benefits of riding a bike in the first place, and if done correctly, the car drivers have nothing to complain about! It does make me laugh though, when go up to the front of the lights, and then some driver (9 times out of 10 a man) gets really pissed off and decides to try and race me. Um, I'm not going to the front to have a race! And then they are surprised when I take off and am 50 metres down the road before they're even in first gear. :rolleyes:
One of these jackets and he'd be easier to see
http://www.vander.co.uk/acatalog/en471_motorcycle_jacket_work.jpg
Effective commercial I've certainly taken extra care after seeing that commercial on TV There's not enough TV public information ads like that being shown on TV - it's amazing how dumb school kids are at crossing the road.
It bet they've never heard of the green cross code
end of chat
I dont even drive and that fucking pisses me off. Came back from Huddersfield to Leeds yesterday because the entire motorway was crawling uphill at 40mph because there was a lorry overtaking another lorry and then a coach trying to get past in the 3rd (AKA Fast! ) lane.
An even more moronic example of overtaking is this why I thought was so unbelievable I had to take a photo of it:
D'ya think he forgot what was on the back of his lorry?
woah woah woah! When on earth did I say that?