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We all love 'em, you can't not! But why do they insist on moaning at everything you do when they are a passenger, and when they can't drive themselves!
Now, my mum has been driving a good 20odd years ish! But this morning I gave her a lift to work (Her boss's dad broke the van she normally uses, he pushed the alternator upwards against the engine and tore all the brake lines and handbrake cable off
) she moaned at me for the following
1. For not indicating when approaching a break in the road, where I DON'T have to indicate, the road bends to the left and there is a road off to the right, I was going left!
2. For doing 60mph, in a 60mph zone!
3. Driving along a NSL short country road (limit is 60) at 50, it's slightly hilly but isn't dangerous, all I heard was that I should be going slower in case a car comes over the hill suddenly, along a road that you can see all the way along! That one really worries me, on that road you can see cars turn onto it, but she gets surprised by cars coming up the hill!!
4. I accelerated too fast away from a junction!
5. I was too close to the car in front! I couldn't see the car in front!!
Mothers are brilliant people, but they should stick to doing what they are good at and driving just simply isn't one of them!
I think it would be quite amusing to have her in the car when I was having some fun on a nice quiet country road!
>>> Edited by tvradict on Friday 31st May 11:07
Now, my mum has been driving a good 20odd years ish! But this morning I gave her a lift to work (Her boss's dad broke the van she normally uses, he pushed the alternator upwards against the engine and tore all the brake lines and handbrake cable off
) she moaned at me for the following 1. For not indicating when approaching a break in the road, where I DON'T have to indicate, the road bends to the left and there is a road off to the right, I was going left!
2. For doing 60mph, in a 60mph zone!
3. Driving along a NSL short country road (limit is 60) at 50, it's slightly hilly but isn't dangerous, all I heard was that I should be going slower in case a car comes over the hill suddenly, along a road that you can see all the way along! That one really worries me, on that road you can see cars turn onto it, but she gets surprised by cars coming up the hill!!
4. I accelerated too fast away from a junction!
5. I was too close to the car in front! I couldn't see the car in front!!
Mothers are brilliant people, but they should stick to doing what they are good at and driving just simply isn't one of them!
I think it would be quite amusing to have her in the car when I was having some fun on a nice quiet country road!
>>> Edited by tvradict on Friday 31st May 11:07
Sounds to me like youv'e learnt the lesson I learnt a long time ago - either:-
1. Don't give anyone a lift who whinges (either they want the lift or they don't)
2. Don't give elder members of the family a lift in any car other than a really old slow boring box.
3. Don't give mothers a lift full stop unless you're prepared for the lengthy verbal tirade that passes for conversation; as their experience of driving is usually reserved to pootling to and from the shops, on their own or with a similar aged, similarly experienced, similarly opinioned friend whos main value and purpose is to validate your mothers own myopic, entrenched and particular views on the modern evils of young people who should never have been allowed to ever, ever sit or pass their own driving test irrespective of whether they now have their own family and have been driving longer than them by now.
Phew that's better! rant over.
PS Apologies for what must be the longest sentence I've constructed.
1. Don't give anyone a lift who whinges (either they want the lift or they don't)
2. Don't give elder members of the family a lift in any car other than a really old slow boring box.
3. Don't give mothers a lift full stop unless you're prepared for the lengthy verbal tirade that passes for conversation; as their experience of driving is usually reserved to pootling to and from the shops, on their own or with a similar aged, similarly experienced, similarly opinioned friend whos main value and purpose is to validate your mothers own myopic, entrenched and particular views on the modern evils of young people who should never have been allowed to ever, ever sit or pass their own driving test irrespective of whether they now have their own family and have been driving longer than them by now.
Phew that's better! rant over.
PS Apologies for what must be the longest sentence I've constructed.
My Mother a PITA when it comes to this too... sometimes instinctively putting her hand out onto the dashboard when she thinks you aren't going to stop...
..fortunately she's in NZ so I only see her every couple of years or so...
My Grandfather on the other-hand... at 78 (him not me) I took him for a "spin" in the 914 and all he said when we got back, amidst a wide grin was "quite exhillarating"
top man !!
..fortunately she's in NZ so I only see her every couple of years or so...
My Grandfather on the other-hand... at 78 (him not me) I took him for a "spin" in the 914 and all he said when we got back, amidst a wide grin was "quite exhillarating"
top man !! My Mum, bless 'er, is quite a good passenger. Doesn't really mind what I do in the tiv. Neither does my Dad actually, but I still get a bit stressed driving when he's in the car, 'cos he was the one out with me when I wasn't having lessons.
At least mum's not got a micra. In fact, she recently traded up from a fiesta to a focus. Couldn't really fault that, focii have a good rep for being OK to drive. Only three things ruined it:-
a) She got a saloon. If the hatch looks are questionable, the saloon's worse.
b) It's gold
c) It's automatic. The noise of a four pot and a (crap) slushbox is a horrible thing.
At least mum's not got a micra. In fact, she recently traded up from a fiesta to a focus. Couldn't really fault that, focii have a good rep for being OK to drive. Only three things ruined it:-
a) She got a saloon. If the hatch looks are questionable, the saloon's worse.
b) It's gold
c) It's automatic. The noise of a four pot and a (crap) slushbox is a horrible thing.
Older relatives are a nightmare for this. My dad 'drives' a 5.3lite V12 jag, usually at 29mph, everywhere! Whilst listening to classic FM. Arrrghh! Dull as hell. Mother just as annoying in her fiesta. Grandad thinks I'm racing when doing 40 in a 30 too. The older generaions can't understand we have better control and reactions.
Luckily my girlfriend doesn't say a word when we drift sideways to the tune of screeching tyres. On virtually every journey.
Luckily my girlfriend doesn't say a word when we drift sideways to the tune of screeching tyres. On virtually every journey.
My old dear's on her second Micra (the first one lasted well despite me stuffing it into the back of a Uno) she wanted a Polo Gti but had to have a Micra as family company is heavily in bed with Nissan.
She's normally no bother as a passenger.
Girlf' is no bother either infact when she decided she wanted to daily drive the MG I took her down the local industrial estate for some "handling a rear wheel drive" lessons. 6 months later she can now powerslide better than me. (Hey I'm out of practice!)
She's normally no bother as a passenger.
Girlf' is no bother either infact when she decided she wanted to daily drive the MG I took her down the local industrial estate for some "handling a rear wheel drive" lessons. 6 months later she can now powerslide better than me. (Hey I'm out of practice!)
My old Mum had never been in our Chim. She got in the Porsche though - and loved it! Roof down, sunny day, nice little cruise...never showed her the performance though.
Now my Mum-in-law on the other hand...heh heh. I offered to give her a "gentle cruise to savour the ambience" or a tyre-schreeching, neck breaking demonstration of how the car accelerates and sticks to the road. Bless her - she chose "Just a short demonstration then..".
She's game my Mum-in-Law. Top woman.
Now my Mum-in-law on the other hand...heh heh. I offered to give her a "gentle cruise to savour the ambience" or a tyre-schreeching, neck breaking demonstration of how the car accelerates and sticks to the road. Bless her - she chose "Just a short demonstration then..".
She's game my Mum-in-Law. Top woman.Well tonight I have to drive from Leamington Spa to Wigan, arriving at about 11pm. Then my mum wants me to get up at 4am and drive her and her prize spaniel to a dog show near Stanstead airport and then back. My mother used to work for BMW, so for that reason she seems to think she is god's gift to motoring. Being in the same room as her is usually enough to wind me up 
but 6 hours in the same car!! I can't take it - I don't need that type of punishment at the start of my weekend.
Tim.
but 6 hours in the same car!! I can't take it - I don't need that type of punishment at the start of my weekend. Tim.
My step mum is even worse than my mum!
She like Hiyacynth(sp?) Bucket, "mind the cyclist", "Watch out for the pedestrian", "Those traffic light 2 miles away are at red, you should be slowing down!"
Arrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
GET THE F
K OUT OF MY CAR!
And when she's driving it's like she's a Nige M Wannabe!! Put anything electrical, any kind of ceramic/plates/glasses in the boot and they are sure to be broken when you get to the other end! She's got 9 points, she had 9 taken off her licence 4 or 5 years back! She even asked me to take her last 3! She had MY NAME on HER NIP until I saw it and told her she wouldn't be doing that and that I would go to court and challenge it! When I told her that at the exact time of the offence (GATSO IIRC) I was sitting in Saltcoats Police Station giving a statement about an attack on a mate she soon changed her mind!
She is just a danger! The last accident she had was at a T junction. She T-Boned a bloody transit van because she was late and didn't have to stop!!
If she had been driving her Fiat Uno instead of my dads Volvo 960 she would have been killed! (oh the shame of it!)
Sorry, Rant over now!
I'll be sure to lock the door on my way out!
She like Hiyacynth(sp?) Bucket, "mind the cyclist", "Watch out for the pedestrian", "Those traffic light 2 miles away are at red, you should be slowing down!"
Arrrrrrrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
GET THE F
K OUT OF MY CAR! And when she's driving it's like she's a Nige M Wannabe!! Put anything electrical, any kind of ceramic/plates/glasses in the boot and they are sure to be broken when you get to the other end! She's got 9 points, she had 9 taken off her licence 4 or 5 years back! She even asked me to take her last 3! She had MY NAME on HER NIP until I saw it and told her she wouldn't be doing that and that I would go to court and challenge it! When I told her that at the exact time of the offence (GATSO IIRC) I was sitting in Saltcoats Police Station giving a statement about an attack on a mate she soon changed her mind!
She is just a danger! The last accident she had was at a T junction. She T-Boned a bloody transit van because she was late and didn't have to stop!!
If she had been driving her Fiat Uno instead of my dads Volvo 960 she would have been killed! (oh the shame of it!)
Sorry, Rant over now!
I'll be sure to lock the door on my way out!
Found my Mum a replacement car last Summer and when she came down to pick it up I suggested we go for a run round the block to get her confidence up (she needs all the confidence she can get).
My Mum got in the car and sat blankly looking at the pedals. She admitted she was working out which was the brake
She's never had an automatic and has been driving regularly most of her life. Left me utterly speechless
My Mum got in the car and sat blankly looking at the pedals. She admitted she was working out which was the brake
She's never had an automatic and has been driving regularly most of her life. Left me utterly speechless
Mum: She's okay I guess. I once had to give her a lift to work when I was staying over with the family. Down a slip road dropped it a couple of gears and screamed onwards at 8,000rpm... she just gripped the seat and looked out of the passenger window LOL!
G/F: She is getting better. Used to say I was going too fast all the time, hell I was driving as smoothly as I knew how just for her! Now she accepts the car is a little better than her 106Diesel in the corners. Still says I'm going to hit a cat or something though...
Dad: Doesnt mind my driving quickly when it's safe to do so. He's as bad as me for playing around really :-)
G/F: She is getting better. Used to say I was going too fast all the time, hell I was driving as smoothly as I knew how just for her! Now she accepts the car is a little better than her 106Diesel in the corners. Still says I'm going to hit a cat or something though...
Dad: Doesnt mind my driving quickly when it's safe to do so. He's as bad as me for playing around really :-)
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