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  • A couple of short ones.......

    Fail times 3….

    One: You failed to give way at a roundabout to the vehicle (me) that was already on the roundabout causing said car to brake heavily to avoid T-boning you.

    Two: You then proceeded to block the following intersection by sitting in the middle of it so cars coming the other way could not turn into the road and cars from that road could not turn onto our road.

    Three: You did all this whilst yakking away on your phone.

    Now I know that just because you are on your P plates and are driving around in a brand new Peugot sports car that daddy bought you might lead you to believe that you *are* in fact a princess and can do what you want, but for the love of all things good and wholesome, GROW A F***ING BRAIN.




    Wet Weather fun…..

    To the future Darwin nominee who insisted on tailgating me the other day……

    Sitting 2 inches from my bumper will not encourage me to drive faster

    Flashing your lights at me and honking your horn will also have no effect.

    Snaking behind me like your going to either undertake or overtake will only inspire my to go slower….

    Yes! I was going 5km under the speed limit. Why? Because it is bucketing down rain and limited visibility!!!

    Please, go remove yourself from the gene pool somewhere else



    "When did you get a gold plated toilet?"
    "We don't have a gold plated toilet"
    "Oh dear, I think I just peed in your Tuba"

    -Jasper Fforde

  • #2
    What are P Plates?

    The concept of roundabouts is so damn simple, it boggles my mind as to why so many people still fuck it up. No, you do not just blarge right into the roundabout. You yield for anyone who may be coming at you, then you enter, once you're in, you don't have to stop!

    Too many idiots around here just enter roundabouts without looking or even caring, or they are so stupid that at every entrance to the roundabout, they think they have to stop for people waiting to get IN. *facepalm*
    You really need to see a neurologist. - Wagegoth

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    • #3
      P plates are a British thing (I think), they replace L plates when you pass your test.

      L = learner
      P = i've Passed my test but still cant drive (or watch out for me, i might make mistakes)

      And using a handheld telephone in any way while driving in the UK is illegal.

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      • #4
        Here is Oz there are 3 stages to becoming a fully licenced driver.

        L Plates: Learners permit. have to have a fully licenced driver in the car with them, restrickted to 80km/h etc.....

        P Plates (red): means you can drive unsupervised but are restriced to 90km/h and you have to be on these for min of 12 months (think they are trying to make it 18)

        P Plates (green): They up your speed limit to 100km/h. again you have to be on these for about 12 months before you get your full (or black) licence.

        As 99% of all "P Platers" are late teen early 20's they all think they are gods on the road, know everything and are invicible.

        Incidently, the driver in the second story was also a P plater
        "When did you get a gold plated toilet?"
        "We don't have a gold plated toilet"
        "Oh dear, I think I just peed in your Tuba"

        -Jasper Fforde

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        • #5
          After much discussion with a friend of mine (and veteren of several multi-thousand mile road trips with me) we've determined that these sorts of problems are caused by excessive penis. Frequently where the other driver's brain ought to be.

          Also, tailgaters are more properly termed 'bumper humpers' in our newly invented lexicon.

          It's especially bad when you get penis-brained drivers going bumper-humping in their daddy's brand new penis extension.

          P'raps I'm merely immature, but there's something vastly amusing about cruising through Michigan and Ohio, watching the locals play bumper cars and being generally incapable of understanding proper driving... and simply commenting, "Oh look, more penis."

          Okay, I'm very immature.

          I mention this, however, solely because I see that your countries have decided to recognize this as well, and affix a label to license plates...

          ...warning of P-ness.
          Last edited by Arm; 06-26-2009, 12:39 AM.
          "Joi's CEO is about as sneaky and subtle as a two year old on crack driving an air craft carrier down Broadway." - Broomjockey

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          • #6
            Quoth blas87 View Post
            No, you do not just blarge right into the roundabout. You yield for anyone who may be coming at you, then you enter, once you're in, you don't have to stop!
            In the state of New Jersey, you are to yield to the vehicles entering the circle, unless that is not the predominate flow of traffic.

            In most cases, the circle’s historically established traffic flow pattern dictates who has the right-of- way. If a major highway flows into and through the circle, it usually dominates the traffic flow pattern and commands the right-of-way.

            Whenever a motorist is in doubt concerning who has the right-of-way in a circle, he/she should exercise extreme caution and remember the basic rule governing any uncontrolled intersection: The vehicle to the left yields the right-of-way to the vehicle approaching from the right.
            http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/manuals/chap_04_06.html
            Life is too short to not eat popcorn.
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            • #7
              ...holy CRAP. Remind me not to drive in Jersey.

              That's the first time I've ever seen a suggestion that vehicles in motion should yield to a merging vehicle.

              Given their exemption to their own rule, I'm gonna guess it doesn't ever actually go down like that except in cases of extreme arrogance on the part of the entering traffic.
              "Joi's CEO is about as sneaky and subtle as a two year old on crack driving an air craft carrier down Broadway." - Broomjockey

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              • #8
                It is not as bad as it sounds. The speed limit is 30 MPH (I think. It has been 14 years).

                It doesn't matter whether your in the circle or entering, if there is a solid stream of traffic, I know that I am going to stop/slow down.

                However, if you think about it... It is a perfect recipe for Grid Lock.
                Life is too short to not eat popcorn.
                Save the Ales!
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                • #9
                  Quoth raw456 View Post
                  Here is Oz there are 3 stages to becoming a fully licenced driver.
                  Actually it varies by state. In SA it goes Ls -> red Ps -> full license.

                  They keep making people stay on their Ps longer and longer.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth edible_hat View Post
                    Actually it varies by state. In SA it goes Ls -> red Ps -> full license.

                    They keep making people stay on their Ps longer and longer.
                    Thanks for the correction EH

                    It would be too logical of the government to have the same regs nationwide

                    Oh and ARM = Whenever I see a wanker in a tricked out POS thinking he is gods gift, I always say to myself "yes! yes! we all know you have a dick the size of a peanut. Do you *need* to keep advertising it"
                    "When did you get a gold plated toilet?"
                    "We don't have a gold plated toilet"
                    "Oh dear, I think I just peed in your Tuba"

                    -Jasper Fforde

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                    • #11
                      Quoth raw456 View Post
                      Thanks for the correction EH

                      It would be too logical of the government to have the same regs nationwide
                      A few years ago, transport ministers from all the states got together and set out a new set of national road rules (mostly based on the NSW and Victorian rules). Despite claims that now the road rules are the same everywhere, there are still differences.

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                      • #12
                        Quoth blas87 View Post
                        The concept of roundabouts is so damn simple, it boggles my mind as to why so many people still fuck it up. No, you do not just blarge right into the roundabout. You yield for anyone who may be coming at you, then you enter, once you're in, you don't have to stop!
                        Unless you're using the one around the local state police barracks near my old home. There, traffic on the rotary has to yield to traffic merging in. My mother took me on, around, and off that thing nearly a dozen times, swearing it'd be on my driver's test, since the DMV was right down the road. Never happened.
                        Any day you're looking down at the dirt instead of up at the dirt is a good day.

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