Is london the centre of bad driving in the UK
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king roundabout because some moron going straight on is indicating to go right around. Jasandjules said:
London has it's own Highway Code.
For example, an Amber Traffic light in London means drive faster to get through.. A Red Traffic light means "just three more cars".
When lights are phased to create congestion rather than improve flow, that's how many drivers will adapt.For example, an Amber Traffic light in London means drive faster to get through.. A Red Traffic light means "just three more cars".
I tend to agree that it's London; I lived there for a bit in 93/94 and went back last year and was shocked - it appeared to be anarchy. I probably won't make too many friends when I say that it appeared to be various ethnics that were far and away the worst. Some areas street scenes looked like Calcutta, simply chaos.
I think it's a city thing though; I'm now working in central Manchester and it's bad there too. London is a lot bigger and more crowded, so it's only logical.
I think it's a city thing though; I'm now working in central Manchester and it's bad there too. London is a lot bigger and more crowded, so it's only logical.
kambites said:
London is the centre of aggressive driving in the UK, which feels like the same thing until you get used to it.
Yep, it can be quite draining if you're in it every day if you don't 'get it'. Eventually you have to make a choice, go with the flow, accept you're going to get carved up and just leave earlier, or become a carve up king and knock 25% off of all of your journeys at the expense of risking a lynch mob forming at your destination.
kambites said:
London is the centre of aggressive driving in the UK, which feels like the same thing until you get used to it.
Agreed. I also agree with Orb though...the majority of 'just plain bad' driving I see comes from people who appear to be recent additions to our population! That some of them may have been born here just makes it worse IMHO!It's 20 years since I lived in London but I used to think it was a centre of driving excellence. It's fast, busy and aggressive but it all seemed to work. People concentrated and were skilful because survival depended upon it. Roundabouts were poetry in motion with cars pulling out and neatly slotting into spaces with only a couple of feet to spare.
Where I live now if a taxi flicked on his indicator and simultaneously pulled away from the curb and did a uey then there'd be a 10 car pile-up. In London everyone would spot it and mildly adjust their speed to accommodate.
Where I live now if a taxi flicked on his indicator and simultaneously pulled away from the curb and did a uey then there'd be a 10 car pile-up. In London everyone would spot it and mildly adjust their speed to accommodate.
Although the driving is relatively poor in Newport SW, I find that it's the
pedestrians there that are even worse, their road awareness is shocking.
Someone said Birmingham....this is the correct answer, you only have to drive the
M6 and you can visibly see the standard of driving change as you approach.
pedestrians there that are even worse, their road awareness is shocking.
Someone said Birmingham....this is the correct answer, you only have to drive the
M6 and you can visibly see the standard of driving change as you approach.
FamilyGuy said:
It's 20 years since I lived in London but I used to think it was a centre of driving excellence. It's fast, busy and aggressive but it all seemed to work. People concentrated and were skilful because survival depended upon it. Roundabouts were poetry in motion with cars pulling out and neatly slotting into spaces with only a couple of feet to spare.
Where I live now if a taxi flicked on his indicator and simultaneously pulled away from the curb and did a uey then there'd be a 10 car pile-up. In London everyone would spot it and mildly adjust their speed to accommodate.
Anyone who regularly drives into Central London knows this is true, I cant comment on Birmingham but the few times I have been there it hasn’t been any worse then anywhere else in the UK, by far the worse driving I have seen is out in the sticksWhere I live now if a taxi flicked on his indicator and simultaneously pulled away from the curb and did a uey then there'd be a 10 car pile-up. In London everyone would spot it and mildly adjust their speed to accommodate.
swerni said:
I always find when you head away from London the driving deteriorates.
In London most people are decisive and predicable.
Move further afield and most of them dawdle around like a bunch of retarded senior citizens out for a Sunday jaunt.
I tend to agree with that in general with the exception of non hire car priusi, red buses and low performance asian/oriental cars.In London most people are decisive and predicable.
Move further afield and most of them dawdle around like a bunch of retarded senior citizens out for a Sunday jaunt.
iggletiggle said:
You have obviously never been into deepest Norfolk, the driving there is awful.
Second to Norfolk is almost certainly the valleys (Newport and Cardiff are just plain silly), followed by Birmingham then London i would say..
That is true. London drivers are aggressive and discourteous, but in Norfolk you can barely drive for 10 minutes without getting stuck behind a hundred and twelvety year old woman peering over the dash of her micra doing 22mph, or having to dodge the reams of incompetent idiots who don't indicate, hold their lane over roundabouts, use their mirrors or move out of the bloody way when they're sat doing 59mph in the outside lane of the A11Second to Norfolk is almost certainly the valleys (Newport and Cardiff are just plain silly), followed by Birmingham then London i would say..
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