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Showing posts with label driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label driving. Show all posts

Friday, 19 June 2009

Would you get into a car with a drink driver?

You may never think of drinking and driving, but do you ever get into a car being driven by someone who has been drinking?

A study from Direct Line shows that this is much more common than you might imagine. They found that more than a third of adults have got into a car whilst suspecting the driver has been over the drink-drive limit. Many of these occasions may have occurred when the passenger has also been drinking, which may lead to a rash decision being made.

The survey went on to find that despite any reservations, as many as 65% of car passengers decided to stay in the car. A half of all passengers who realise they are being driven by someone who has been drinking admit to acting as a 'look out', watching for speed cameras and police.

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Lefties - we are not alone

In total 74 countries drive on the left hand side of the road. So if you are thinking of driving abroad this summer and are worried about tackling a roundabout in the wrong direction, then you may want to travel to one of the countries listed below. I appreciate some look more inviting than others, but if you fancy two weeks in Zimbabwe fair play to you.


Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bophuthatswana
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Cayman Islands
Channel Islands
Ciskei
Cyprus
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Lesotho
Macau
Malawi
Malaysia
Malta
Mauritius
Montserrat
Mozambique
Namibia
Nepal
New Zealand
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
St. Vincent & Grenadines
Seychelles
Sikkim
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
St Kitts & Nevis
St. Helena
St. Lucia
Surinam
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
US Virgin Islands
Venda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Wednesday, 29 April 2009

Best ever driving school names


This is a list of the top 5 driving school names in the UK:

1) In Worthing a driving school is called 'L Passo'

2) Accelr8 Driving School, London

3) AcciDon't, in Glasgow

4)In Manchester you can be taught by Crash Courses

and

5)L's Angels Driving School in Suffolk

Know any others?

Monday, 30 March 2009

Highway code

Be honest, when was the last time you picked up a copy of the highway code. Unless you have recently passed your driving test - you probably don't know the answer.

These days driving tests are preceded by a 'Theory Test', making sure drivers know the highway code inside out. When I took my first driving test questioning in this area involved three random questions asked at the end of the test. Despite getting these questions right, I was failed for almost clipping a pensioner on a pelican crossing. Please note, the fail was not for missing.

When I finally passed my test, the Theory Test had been introduced and I went along to sit a multiple choice exam. Last week a great deal of fuss was made over the standard of the GCSE Science Exam, you should have seen the theory test. From memory the questions level was:



The sign on the left denotes
a) barbers nearby
b) crash helmets must be worn
c) no entry

I could not believe that people failed, but was pleased I would not be encountering them on the road.

Whilst driving at the weekend I noticed the following signs, and was at a loss as to what they stood for:



If like me you have little or no idea what the sign means, then have a guess.

This is when they are used:

Symbols that may be used to indicate a diversion route

Different symbols are used when several location diversions are in place in one area.

So now you know, still not sure if it is an obvious signage system - perhaps it is just me.

Still I am at a higher level to those drivers who don't understand no entry signs and one way systems.