Tag: driving
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A Great Driver, In Theory
Took and passed my driving theory test this lunchtime. 50/50 (pass mark 44) on the multiple choice bit, and 66/75 (pass mark, again, 44) on the silly little hazard perception video, which'll do.
Not one question about stopping distances, meaning that I've committed to memory that most useless of information (I mean, am I really going … -
Parallel Parking For Dummies
Have a go at the parallel parking game - let's so how good you lot are. I've managed to beat the rest of the folks at work with a stunning score of 87.72, parking in 5.7 seconds flat... not bad for the only non-driver!
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Speed Camera Clocks Motorist At 406mph
As this article [The Sun] shows, a man was caught speeding in Cheshire this week at 406mph.
Quite impressive, I thought, as he was driving a Peugeot 406, who's maximum speed is listed as being 129mph.
I suppose it stands to reason that we Brits, the nation who currently hold the land speed record of 766mph [CNN], … -
Banned From Driving For Life, Before He'd Even Passed His Test
As this news story from the BBC relates, a certain Alan Shirkey from Aberdeen was this week given a life ban on driving, as well as a £300 fine and a year's probation.
He'd started learning to drive over a decade ago, but then stopped. Then, on the day in question - 10 years after he'd … -
Sand and seawater
This repost was published in hindsight, on 11 March 2019.
Claire wrote:
Got up late, and spent the day on Ynyslas beach (A small town North of Aberystwyth, on the coast) with Paul, Kit, Fiona (Kit's new girlfriend, as I'm sure he will relate in his next entry) and Dan. The water was warm, if a …