Tony Dragon wrote:
> Steve Firth wrote:
>> Peter Hill
nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:>>> I'd like to see them do all the people that reverse off their
>>> driveways every damn morning. 10ft of car across pavement, boot
>>> hanging into road and still can't see for the damn shrubbery they have
>>> planted to block their view.
>> Ooh yes, them as well.
>>> How hard is it to give a cop a camera and put him on a street with
>>> lots of cars parked front on in driveways for 2 hours in the morning?
>> How hard is it for the morons in question to reverse into their drive? I
>> used to have a house with a drive that was too narrow to turn around in,
>> and needed to get a LWB Land Rover, a Citroen BX and a Mercedes onto the
>> drive each day. It realy was child's play to reverse park all three and
>> any of the drivers in the house could do it.
>> Currently the ueber moron trick seems to be driving forwards into the
>> drive then exiting in reverse and failing to turn the steering wheel
>> while doing so. The car thus ends up blocking both sides of the road.
>> The driver then usually pulls out the mobile and packet of fags, buckles
>> up their seatbelt, lights a fag, initiates a phone call and lurches off,
>> holding phone to right ear with left hand and trying to change gear with
>> the right hand.
>> The other increasingly common trick is cutting corners when turning
>> right. Not a little bit, but often half a car length or so. Anyone
>> waiting at the stop line is usually treated to abuse and gestures as the
>> moron who is too lazy to turn the steering wheel looks up for the first
>> time and finds the side road full of vehicle.
> You might add, the ones who have to pull into the centre of the road to
> turn left, with larger vehicles it may be necessary, but not with your
> average car.
I will plead guilty (with absolutely no apologies proffered) to driving
into my driveway front end first and to taking the left turn (from my
usual direction of approach) widely - from the other side of the road,
or certainly from the other side of the median line.
What's wrong with either thing?
It suits me better to get off the road quickly when parking and to take
my time when emerging. Additionally, I have a hedgerow adjoining the
drive that would make opening the driver's door more difficult if the
vehicle were reversed in. I know my own business best and usually take
the view that others know their business best.
