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And that is why I now leave my detachable tow bar permanently attached, when I used to remove it when it was not in use.
In the 90s I was driving an XJS and was sat at the red traffic lights by B&Q on a steep hill in Barnsley when a Citroen BX GTI driven by a cock ran straight into the back of me. The front of his car shattered into a thousand pieces and it looked an utter write off - my boot popped open and the chrome on top of the bumper was a bit twisted. After exchanging details I closed the boot without problem and we drove off to do the supermarket shop, on the way home we saw the Citroen still there, a pile of shattered bits of red plastic, a river of various fluids running all the way down the hill, a shattered windscreen and a front wing that appeared to have encroached into the drivers area of the dash. As a result of that I never let my daughter buy a french car!
Reminds me of the time someone drove into the back of my Dad’s Volvo 240 - the big saloon from the 80’s.
My Dad got out his car, and could not recognise the model of the car that had hit him due to the damage. He had a small hole in each of the rear light clusters. That car had massive bumpers, with inbuilt shock absorbers.
Pete
My Dad got out his car, and could not recognise the model of the car that had hit him due to the damage. He had a small hole in each of the rear light clusters. That car had massive bumpers, with inbuilt shock absorbers.
Pete
I've driven in Paris, it's nothing compared to Rome or Naples
Impressive you got to drive it before it rusted away in front of your eyes..........!!!!!
I've driven in Paris, it's nothing compared to Rome or Naples
I've driven through Paris and Rome, it's nothing compared to parts of Leicester
I'll give you thatI've driven through Paris and Rome, it's nothing compared to parts of Leicester
Lol - with the cock-up the Mayor has made of the roads the nearest I tend to get to the city centre nowadays is Welford Road.I've driven through Paris and Rome, it's nothing compared to parts of Leicester
I've driven in Paris, it's nothing compared to Rome or Naples
What I actually meant was the parking in Paris, you know, the bumper to bumper method, and leave your handbrake off to minimise damage? Try it, it's blast!
The roads are actually getting improved, it's the drivers that are getting worse.
Mmmm - I beg to differ - new bus lanes with 24 hour enforcement cameras when buses don't run overnight, traffic light sequences designed to cause congestion, removal of lanes to introduce bottle necks, etc. etc., all part of deliberate policy to deter cars from driving into the city. We used to regularly shop and socialise in the city centre but not anymore - much easier and far nicer options available to us now rather than trying to drive in.Yes I know, that's what I meant, the Italian parking sensor is waiting for the bang
I've got pictures somewhere of a car I saw pulling into a parking place, hitting a metal roadsign so hard that it bent to 45 degrees and then getting out without even stopping to look at the front
Ahhhh, but they've changed many of the bus lanes to allow everyone to use them outside rush hours. The problem is very few people see the small signs instructing this, which is great for me when they are empty
and even more fun when a driver pulls next to you and tells you it's a bus lane and you can politely re-educate them.
Some of the old ones, e.g. Saffron Lane, have always been contraflow but the newer ones, e.g. Lutterworth Road/Aylestone Road, are still 24hr with cameras.Ahhhh, but they've changed many of the bus lanes to allow everyone to use them outside rush hours. The problem is very few people see the small signs instructing this, which is great for me when they are empty
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