Speeding. You should worry!!
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How about this then you lot.
M4 two days ago, eastbound, dark, Ford Focus estate, 35 year old female driver alone, new moon, no cloud, no nothing. FRONT AND REAR FOGS ON. Oh and side lights.
After two miles of flashing, Sirens pulling in front, pulling behind, waving my arms, swearing as loud as I could, pulling out my hair, eventually she stopped.
Conversation went as follows
" Madam you are driving with your front and rear fog lamps on"
Reply " Was I speeding"
"Madam, you were only travelling at 50. It is not foggy nor is there falling snow. why are your fog lamps on?"
Reply " I dont know why this car has such bad lights I can never see where Im going so I pull this thing forward so that blue light goes on but it goes dark when I have to steer as I cant hold the thing"
" How long have you had the car?"
reply " over a year now"
" Have you got a hand book?"
reply " Yes its in there" pointing to glove box.
I then spent 5 minutes explaining and demonstrating the function of the large round light switch attatched to the dashboard that she had been unaware of for the last 12 months.
Is it any wonder that I am MADCOP?
You guys complain about speed limits and cameras but these people are out there.
YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT
banghead:
M4 two days ago, eastbound, dark, Ford Focus estate, 35 year old female driver alone, new moon, no cloud, no nothing. FRONT AND REAR FOGS ON. Oh and side lights.
After two miles of flashing, Sirens pulling in front, pulling behind, waving my arms, swearing as loud as I could, pulling out my hair, eventually she stopped.
Conversation went as follows
" Madam you are driving with your front and rear fog lamps on"
Reply " Was I speeding"
"Madam, you were only travelling at 50. It is not foggy nor is there falling snow. why are your fog lamps on?"
Reply " I dont know why this car has such bad lights I can never see where Im going so I pull this thing forward so that blue light goes on but it goes dark when I have to steer as I cant hold the thing"
" How long have you had the car?"
reply " over a year now"
" Have you got a hand book?"
reply " Yes its in there" pointing to glove box.
I then spent 5 minutes explaining and demonstrating the function of the large round light switch attatched to the dashboard that she had been unaware of for the last 12 months.
Is it any wonder that I am MADCOP?
You guys complain about speed limits and cameras but these people are out there.
YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT
banghead: quote:
How about this then you lot.
Reply " I dont know why this car has such bad lights I can never see where Im going so I pull this thing forward so that blue light goes on but it goes dark when I have to steer as I cant hold the thing"
That is fantastic - what a great tale. That's surely worth a few beers down the pub
It's also a good way of illustrating that speed isn't the issue - driver training & awareness is.
thanks for sharing that with us,
Craig
quote:
How about this then you lot.
M4 two days ago, eastbound, dark, Ford Focus estate, 35 year old female driver alone, new moon, no cloud, no nothing. FRONT AND REAR FOGS ON. Oh and side lights.
After two miles of flashing, Sirens pulling in front, pulling behind, waving my arms, swearing as loud as I could, pulling out my hair, eventually she stopped.
Conversation went as follows
" Madam you are driving with your front and rear fog lamps on"
Reply " Was I speeding"
"Madam, you were only travelling at 50. It is not foggy nor is there falling snow. why are your fog lamps on?"
Reply " I dont know why this car has such bad lights I can never see where Im going so I pull this thing forward so that blue light goes on but it goes dark when I have to steer as I cant hold the thing"
" How long have you had the car?"
reply " over a year now"
" Have you got a hand book?"
reply " Yes its in there" pointing to glove box.
I then spent 5 minutes explaining and demonstrating the function of the large round light switch attatched to the dashboard that she had been unaware of for the last 12 months.
Is it any wonder that I am MADCOP?
You guys complain about speed limits and cameras but these people are out there.
YOU HAD BETTER BELIEVE IT
shaw it want my sister m8, she still scares the life ot of me I dare not get in the car with her anymore.
dont even know how to put air in the tires yet after 15 years of be a danger on the road.
if she had brains she would be dangerousGood to hear plod stopping people for this. Irritates the hell out of me. Numpties kill, not speed.
My road rage was boiling last night on the M25. Average speed was about 55-60. Lane 4 starts to back up with a large gap in front. I drop into lane 3 which is moving slightly more quickly. As I undertake the car in front I see a stupid woman in a Japmobile glued to the phone doing 40mph. I gave her a bit of rage and made the 'slamming down the phone' gesture but then what happened again today...? Another stupid bint in a Bimmer doing the same thing?! Ahhhhhhhhhhh
My road rage was boiling last night on the M25. Average speed was about 55-60. Lane 4 starts to back up with a large gap in front. I drop into lane 3 which is moving slightly more quickly. As I undertake the car in front I see a stupid woman in a Japmobile glued to the phone doing 40mph. I gave her a bit of rage and made the 'slamming down the phone' gesture but then what happened again today...? Another stupid bint in a Bimmer doing the same thing?! Ahhhhhhhhhhh
I don't know about British law, but there are two certain restrictions in Germany:
* You are not allowed to switch you rear fog light on, unless view is lesser than 50 meters caused by fog.
* Speed limit is 50 kph, if view is lesser than 50 meters caused by fog.
Guess what numpties do: They have their rear fog light on, as long as it's not bright daylight.
Paradox: they're driving faster than 50kph
I guess they see no relation between these two rules...(ah, ja: of course, they'll pi$$ me, if I'm driving above speed limit)
* You are not allowed to switch you rear fog light on, unless view is lesser than 50 meters caused by fog.
* Speed limit is 50 kph, if view is lesser than 50 meters caused by fog.
Guess what numpties do: They have their rear fog light on, as long as it's not bright daylight.
Paradox: they're driving faster than 50kph
I guess they see no relation between these two rules...(ah, ja: of course, they'll pi$$ me, if I'm driving above speed limit)
Its the one`s that hit my car when it not moving what bother me.
at least I got a chance to advoid em when im moving.
that why i like it 4am when there all tucked up in bed
and can have a peaceful drive.
offten have to travel up to liverpool im 250 miles fom liverpool
alway wait and do it at night prefer too go the long way round now.
cant do 130 there:-(
since some sections on the route are camraed now.
shit that remind me must put the right index number back on it :-)
only joking
>> Edited by outlaw on Friday 31st May 04:25
at least I got a chance to advoid em when im moving.
that why i like it 4am when there all tucked up in bed
and can have a peaceful drive.
offten have to travel up to liverpool im 250 miles fom liverpool
alway wait and do it at night prefer too go the long way round now.
cant do 130 there:-(
since some sections on the route are camraed now.
shit that remind me must put the right index number back on it :-)
only joking
>> Edited by outlaw on Friday 31st May 04:25
quote:
Its the one`s that hit my car when it not moving what bother me.
at least I got a chance to advoid em when im moving.
that why i like it 4am when there all tucked up in bed
and can have a peaceful drive.
offten have to travel up to liverpool im 250 miles fom liverpool
alway wait and do it at night prefer too go the long way round now.
cant do 130 there:-(
since some sections on the route are camraed now.
shit that remind me must put the right index number back on it :-)
only joking
>> Edited by outlaw on Friday 31st May 04:25
What!, eh!
Ford, I think it was, used to (and perhaps still do?) fit quite a natty anti-foglight-numptie device to the mondeo.
Basically, you've got a standard rotary two click light switch (off-sidelights-headlights). To get rear fogs, you pull the switch towards you one click. Front and rear is two. The cute bit is that when you turn the lights off again, the rotary thing pops back into the dash. Next time you turn the lights on, voila, no feckin' foglights. It was also equipped with the biggest brightest foglight warning lamp I've ever seen.
Great idea, although it wouldn't have helped with madam at the top of this whole story.
Basically, you've got a standard rotary two click light switch (off-sidelights-headlights). To get rear fogs, you pull the switch towards you one click. Front and rear is two. The cute bit is that when you turn the lights off again, the rotary thing pops back into the dash. Next time you turn the lights on, voila, no feckin' foglights. It was also equipped with the biggest brightest foglight warning lamp I've ever seen.
Great idea, although it wouldn't have helped with madam at the top of this whole story.
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