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Old 5th February 2019, 09:54 AM
J i m s t e r J i m s t e r is offline
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My dad taught me to drive on Spike Island in a Morris Oxford. He probably had bald tyres on it because the back end would come out on most wet roundabouts. It taught me "Dab of oppo" for sure. New tyres were always a revelation!

There are more cars on the roads definitely these days, as people are having to commute greater distances and public transport can't offer a reasonable alternative. Certainly the case for me, my current office is 84 miles away.

I think driving standards are poor in general - people are very aggressive, both sexes, and seem to think everything is a competition. It might be a result of all the congestion, the UK has the most congested cities in Europe.

Worst example recently was again a roundabout with the lane for 1st left exit congested, where folk where going past in the right lane, then just pushing across to turn left - never mind lapping the island, just taking the absolute pee. No wonder folk go mad.
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