Author Archives: poleman

Northern Drivers

October 7, 2007 – 10:03 pm

Right, this is not PC. Having travelled recently on the M1 and other Northern bound roads I was amazed by some of the driving by Northern registered motorists. Cruising along at around 120 KPH I was constantly left sitting by our Northern cousins roaring past. Now I have nothing against a bit of speed now [...]

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Indicators, Bloody Indicators

October 5, 2007 – 10:27 pm

Just thought I’d rant a little about one of my pet hates. Ever been stopped at a junction and saw a car approaching you, indicator on, with with apparent intention of turning, only to see it sail merrily on, indicator still flashing. Now of course, just because a vehicle has the indicator on, doesn’t mean [...]

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Modified Cars

September 13, 2007 – 12:13 am

A quick note on the trend of noisy exhausts. It’s past time that the authorities dealt with the problem of vehicles with exhausts that sound like the Space Shuttle taking off ! The Silencer is by defination supposed to reduce the level of noise eminating from the engine, however, as I understand it, nothing is [...]

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Minimum Speed

September 7, 2007 – 1:03 am

Why oh why can there not be some form of minimum speed limit on National Routes. These idiots that drive at 50/60 KPH in the centre of the roads frustrate the ordinary motorist to such an extent as to sometimes cause inappropriate overtakes. Of course it’s not PC to suggest a minimum speed, but I [...]

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