What have you done today

[2112]

You are most welcome 

[FR22]

Today, I found myself deep in thought about the dangers of commuting by bike.

I have been doing it for a while, however, previous job, I would have the morning meetings, then rock up to the office, back mid afternoon, late meetings. Always missing the rush hour.

New job, I'm always bang on rush hour. Like 1hr of it either way.

Bloody hell. Absolute maniacs! I had more near misses in 4 days than the previous 18 months. I actually stopped the bike today for 5 min thinking about it... Luckily, I am extremely careful, and I saw all of them coming a mile away and avoided it, so the "near misses" were just me shaking my head thinking, 20 meters ahead if I hadn't slowed down, and I would have hit this mother***er....

Thanks for listening....

[The Doctor 46]

FR22 I have been riding motorbikes since I was a little boy (probably as most bikers have) and have done an advanced course and ridden with police voluntarily, I wasn't a policeman. I think I know a bit about biking but that doesn't stop me purposefully riding in conditions to practice my skills.

I will occasionally go out in the highest winds, snow and sleet, torrential rain and often in very heavy traffic, all the conditions that I usually avoid, knowing that this will hone my skills (or kill me). I don't always enjoy it but I know that riding dry empty roads is not normal, at least not in England.

I ride all year round and, as I said will normally try to avoid the worst conditions but I would hate to be caught out unready. I was in the army stationed in Germany and the first fall of snow would see me driving around the drill square sideways in a 432 tracked armoured personnel carrier which put me in good stead for the miles of driving on Icey roads during winter exercises.

The instruction "Turn into a skid" really didn't mean anything until I practised it. Listen to me, lecturing to you and almost everyone else who already knows. Forgive me cause I'm getting old and turning into my Dad or tell me to SHUT UP! I won't be offended.   

[FR22]

I would never tell anyone who is giving me advice to shut up. Worse case, I don't follow it.

I also tend to go out all year round and in some shit conditions.

It's the mums on the school run whilst sipping a late and updating facebook, dropping half a kid high on some medication or other, rushing for the next shit appointment of hair and nails, that need to stop trying to kill me... :D

[2112]

Inattention is the big thing these days, all the safety features on modern cars mean you don't need to pay attention to driving, the car will sort things out. Err, right, you still need to actually LOOK for other road users !

[mr_diver]

I think it's also an I don't care attitude or "I'm doing what I want and you can't tell me I'm wrong or I'll be offended"

The standard of driving I think is also slipped massively, the estate where I live there is lot and lots of T-junctions and the amount of people who will turn right onto the wrong side of the road and not even bother looking.
AND I mean not looking! - If they had, they would have seen the car coming as the estate was designed with lots of open areas of grass around most junctions. (unless there's 5 cars parked up on the grass)

I also find it funny that these same people will want to turn right, but as another car wanting to turn right out of the side road has taken their rightful place at the junction, waiting for the other car with the right of way to make the turn into the side road- but they can't make a 90degree turn anymore, and have to let the car in the side road pull out so they can cut the junction and turn onto the wrong side. - This has become the norm around the area, and you just accept it.
Also the person who can't make that 90degree turn also doesn't know where the brake is and will keep rolling towards the junction, so you better be quick pulling out after they signal you to go.

I also see cars going the wrong way road a roundabout as they want to turn right and can't be bothered going around, and these cars aren't shitbox corsas like you'd expect to be going it, sensible looking cars, driven sensibly until they get to the roundabout and they just take the shortcut right.

[2112]

 

Sadly true, all of it. One of my gripes is the drivers who can't rotate the steering wheel more than 1/32nd of a turn, causing them to swing out theatrically wide from junctions. Just turn the effin wheel !

[porter]

Sorry post removed, I was on the wrong page!

[Phild]

Put a deposit on a new car.😁

[2112]

 

[Phild]

Oh alright then. But don’t laugh…..I like it!

Dacia Duster 1.6 petrol Full Hybrid auto (it only comes in auto).

My 2022 Skoda Fabia 1.0tsi SE is a good car but it’s too small to fit 4 growing Grandkids in.

So I p@ssed my local Dacia dealer off by going with a dealer 200 miles away.

Why do car salesmen (never dealt with a saleswoman) think they know better when it comes to what you want / need? Local bloke REALLY got my goat, so went elsewhere.🤷‍♂️

When I told him I didn’t want his £1200 add-ons, he got pretty upset.

‘No, I don’t need your £300 Supaguard. I can get detailing stuff far cheaper myself’….. GAP insurance…. No…..wheel and tyre insurance….. no…. Paint protection insurance…..NO, I just want a car!🤪

[The Doctor 46]

I've been out on my bike today, sorting stuff out before two weeks away and generally riding for fun. I got home to a brown envelope with two road tax reminders in it, one for my car and one for the bike. The car has always been tax free but I still had to renew online but now it is £20 per year.

£20 a year isn't a lot but it's a lot more than nothing when you don't even receive an explanation for the change. I can't remember what the tax for the bike (DL1000) cost last year but I don't remember it costing £121. Stealth tax. 

[Phild]

First year tax on my new car £440….. recently introduced!

Drops down to £195, I think, from next renewal.

[Brockett]

You're not getting a like for that.

[Phild]

What?….. the car or the tax introduced in April?

[Asmith61]

Oh alright then. But don’t laugh…..I like it!

Dacia Duster 1.6 petrol Full Hybrid auto (it only comes in auto).

My 2022 Skoda Fabia 1.0tsi SE is a good car but it’s too small to fit 4 growing Grandkids in.

So I p@ssed my local Dacia dealer off by going with a dealer 200 miles away.

Why do car salesmen (never dealt with a saleswoman) think they know better when it comes to what you want / need? Local bloke REALLY got my goat, so went elsewhere.🤷‍♂️

When I told him I didn’t want his £1200 add-ons, he got pretty upset.

‘No, I don’t need your £300 Supaguard. I can get detailing stuff far cheaper myself’….. GAP insurance…. No…..wheel and tyre insurance….. no…. Paint protection insurance…..NO, I just want a car!🤪

phild
There is nothing wrong with a Dacia my wife has had 5 Dacias and this morning she went to test drive the new Dacia Bigster. Self charging Hybrid. We were both very impressed with the car and have ordered a new one.
Should get it by the end of the month 

[Phild]

Mines the full hybrid Duster. 1.6 petrol 140 full hybrid.

I wasn’t looking for an auto gearbox, but it’s all they had to test drive. I really enjoyed driving it, so I’ve ordered it from 200 miles away with a very good discount.👍

[2112]

Once you go automatic you'll never go back!

[FR22]

Once you go automatic you'll never go back!

For DailyMobile, I cannot agree more...

Car Salesman are more and more just sales pushers... Hard to find quality.

[Asmith61]

It drove so nice mate.
The last Auto we had was a ford Galaxy years back 
We have bought the indigo blue one (metal flake when in the sun )