Poor driving in the snow

Poor driving in the snow

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steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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Today on my way to Bridgend on the A48 a young lady with an elderly passenger decided to tailgate and then try to overtake despite the second lane being covered in snow yikes she failed. She finally managed to overtake with slush and spray flying everywhere and then roared off into the distance. I do wonder how this kind of driver manages to stay alive ! Anyone else seen this kind of lunacy ?

sl350z

145 posts

142 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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steve j said:
Anyone else seen this kind of lunacy ?
your elderly passenger?

Lunablack

3,494 posts

168 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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sl350z said:
your elderly passenger?
Did he have an elderly passenger too??smile

pingu393

8,918 posts

211 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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Holding up an obviously faster driver - not really in the PH spirit, is it, Old Bean?

sl350z

145 posts

142 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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pingu393 said:
Holding up an obviously faster driver - not really in the PH spirit, is it, Old Bean?
This!

SAB888

3,360 posts

213 months

Saturday 19th January 2013
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steve j said:
Today on my way to Bridgend on the A48 a young lady with an elderly passenger decided to tailgate and then try to overtake despite the second lane being covered in snow yikes she failed. She finally managed to overtake with slush and spray flying everywhere and then roared off into the distance. I do wonder how this kind of driver manages to stay alive ! Anyone else seen this kind of lunacy ?
Yes, had a prat in a Saxo driving the same way the other day, obviously didn't notice the snow, ice and slush. I was about to pull over and let it go by but the idiot luckily turned off at the next junction.

steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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pingu393 said:
Holding up an obviously faster driver - not really in the PH spirit, is it, Old Bean?
Get real old bean, she was a lunatic doing at least 60 in the bad conditions.

Red111

1,392 posts

196 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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Yep guy in a large 4x4 driving too quickly for conditions and in the middle of the road, which meant i had to pull onto the slush/deeper snow.

Have to say hats off to the retail park in Talbot Green, dropped my daughter to work earlier and its almost completely clear of snow and nice black tarmac everywhere!

DHE

4,577 posts

196 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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Seen numerous cases of bad driving, be it people not observing the road ahead so overtaking in slush/ice covered lane. Tailgating and driving without clearing snow from their vehicle. Not my photo, but this was spotted on the M4 yesterday.


steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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DHE said:
Seen numerous cases of bad driving, be it people not observing the road ahead so overtaking in slush/ice covered lane. Tailgating and driving without clearing snow from their vehicle. Not my photo, but this was spotted on the M4 yesterday.

Incredible !!!!!

SAB888

3,360 posts

213 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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DHE said:
Seen numerous cases of bad driving, be it people not observing the road ahead so overtaking in slush/ice covered lane. Tailgating and driving without clearing snow from their vehicle. Not my photo, but this was spotted on the M4 yesterday.

That Audi driver should be prosecuted, the number plate is fairly clear too.

steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Sunday 20th January 2013
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SAB888 said:
That Audi driver should be prosecuted, the number plate is fairly clear too.
yes

LuS1fer

41,550 posts

251 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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I managed to get stuck behind a very overly-cautious Polo driven by a senior this morning. While it was over Caerphilly Mountain, the road was perfectly clear of ice and snow and 26mph is not making adequate progress. Annoying.

Firefoot

1,600 posts

223 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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pingu393 said:
Holding up an obviously faster driver - not really in the PH spirit, is it, Old Bean?
Said by someone that clearly doesn't know Steve J smile

I saw a car down your neck of the woods on Saturday Steve that had the letter box sized clear bit on their windscreen, all rest of car covered in snow. Idiots.

steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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Firefoot said:
Said by someone that clearly doesn't know Steve J smile

I saw a car down your neck of the woods on Saturday Steve that had the letter box sized clear bit on their windscreen, all rest of car covered in snow. Idiots.
Hi Debs, long time no hear, trust you are well. I have no objection to people driving like numptys, if it puts meat risk then I get peed orf rolleyes

mankey

654 posts

209 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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Don't know what it was about Friday when the snow came down, but all the rules seemed to go out of the window. I had pedestrians walking across the road in front of me, idiots driving ..... like idiots and of course there were taxi drivers cutting across me without warning. There again, that's nothing different for a Cardiff taxi driver is it?

stargazer30

1,637 posts

172 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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Guilty as charged. Whilst stationary in a snowy car park, I accidentally sneezed, put full lock on and floored it. Car had done 3x 360Degrees before I realised what was going on.

It was an accident, honest biggrin

Red111

1,392 posts

196 months

Monday 21st January 2013
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Daughter was overtaken by a woman driving a mini 4x4 (Suzuki she thinks) today in a 40 mph (out of Llanhari downhill) stretch today, she then over took two more cars to a chorus of Horns!!!??

Three cars abreast at Asda Cardiff Gate roundabout today, van driver in middle lane cuts right across me (id held back as could see it coming) in third lane and guess what I could see him holding in his right hand, yep texting and driving in this weather!

Some people are fking idiots!

Edited by Red111 on Monday 21st January 20:55

oil7361

7 posts

143 months

Wednesday 13th March 2013
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How to remove snow before driving

steve j

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3,223 posts

234 months

Thursday 21st March 2013
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oil7361 said:
How to remove snow before driving
hehe That`s the way to do it.