The Highway Code

[wallop79]

Yep I've looked at it a few times, checked the other month speed limit on dual carriageways, cause I was doubting myself. Or if I see a sign that I don't recognise I'll check it out in there.

[cashman]

Originally Posted by yerself

We all got a copy of the 'Highway Code' at the speed awareness course I went on last year.

Perhaps yeh weren't done by Greater Manchester Police Yerself? I had to bring me own in Feb this year.

[Gordon Booth]

I got caught 5 years ago, booked on the speed awareness course.
I was ill on the day, rang up to re-book it. You can't do that, no second chance!
So £80 gone on the course, £60 fine,3 points and insurance rocketed.
An expensive 7mph! Have I been careful since!

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Think the hand signels are a bit out of date now Gremlin

I passed my test in 1971 and knowledge of those hand signals was part of the test. No one seems to use them these days, apart from the two-finger signal!

[entwisi]

hand on heart... Yes reasd it every few years and follow motoring based websites where new rules/regs are discussed.

the driving standards in this country are abysmal, IMHO we shoudl be retested every 5 years, this would check eyeseight, good driving practice, awareness of new technology ( i.e. NO SAT NAV for the test!) ABS, cruise(adaptive and old style depending on whats fiotted to YOUR car), DSG style boxes ( auto/manual hybrids) ) it should also check motorway awareness and skills.

The crap driving nowadays is the root cause of most accidents and unfortunatley no government will ever have the balls to put regular tests in place.

[cashman]

Perhaps raising the Driving age to 21 and the Drinking age would improve things.

[accyman]

Originally Posted by cashman

Perhaps raising the Driving age to 21 and the Drinking age would improve things.

the government is quite happy sticking to the pricing people off teh road method which is easily proven by how they allow insurance companies to sky rocket premiums for not only people who have had claims but people who havnt using the same old tired excuses

for example now if you have an accident that isnt your fault what so ever it still effects your policey when its time to renew and in most cases puts up your premium .

i know plenty of people with many years no claims and their policies have shot up £500 and all teh insurance companies are in on it so theres no real choice for customers its all rigged to screw you because they say crime in your area is up despite government telling us crime is down

sadly raising the driving age to 21 would only serve the insurance companies because instead of seeing a positive they would use it to tehir advantage and say 21 year olds are the new high risk group as they would need to recoup money lost made from 17 year olds who they say are high risk.

Car insurance laws and guidelines need a serious rethink in ths country the insurance companies are out of control and a law unto themselves.

there are speedcameras on almost every road,speedcheck areas,speedbumps bigger than a house in some cases and various other "traffic calming measures" in place.Are none of these measures working and reducing accidents hence bringing down insurance for people ?

[Restless]

other day I saw somebody driving between the bollards and the wall at the side of home bargains :O

[maxthecollie]

Can someone please teach some of the taxi drivers in and around Accy what the white lines across the road at junctions and traffic lights mean. And also about sounding their horn in a stationery vehicle.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

I passed my test in 1971 and knowledge of those hand signals was part of the test. No one seems to use them these days, apart from the two-finger signal!

I passed mine in 63 Michael and it was a bind then, remember that's little orange arms that used to stick out on cars a precursor of the lights indicator, ya and your right about the other sign either one or two finger

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Can someone please teach some of the taxi drivers in and around Accy what the white lines across the road at junctions and traffic lights mean. And also about sounding their horn in a stationery vehicle.

There are people who these rules and regs don't apply to Max, well apparently so

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by jaysay

I passed mine in 63 Michael and it was a bind then, remember that's little orange arms that used to stick out on cars a precursor of the lights indicator, ya and your right about the other sign either one or two finger

Yes I remember the orange lights that flicked up. My uncle had a little black car which had them.

[Michael1954]

Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Can someone please teach some of the taxi drivers in and around Accy what the white lines across the road at junctions and traffic lights mean. And also about sounding their horn in a stationery vehicle.

Another bugbear of mine is drivers who put on their fog lights when it isn't foggy.

[Michael1954]

Oh, and drivers who join or leave a motorway without bothering to indicate get my gander up! Grr!

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Michael1954

Another bugbear of mine is drivers who put on their fog lights when it isn't foggy.

I can remember years ago that Volvo always had their sidelights on, don'y know whether its still the case