I did like what I read in this story from Switzerland.
Basically, a bloke got a speeding ticket and was fined £182,000 for doing 55mph in a 55mph zone. It might seem a bit harsh, but the amount was decided based on the man’s ability to pay and not the scale of the offence.
Some might think [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Driving'
From each according to their ability…
January 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Life
Snowbound
December 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Life
Our car has not moved from where it was abandoned parked on Friday – halfway down our road, pointing uphill.
Actually that is only half-true. The truth is even worse, and a little more embarrassing. I did move it on Saturday morning. I got it far enough uphill to turn around, then I went off to [...]
Tags: Broadfield·Driving·Weather
Passing the test
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
The Crawley News is reporting (though not on its website) that it is harder to pass your driving test in Crawley than anywhere else in Sussex. This is backed up by statistics showing that the pass rate is lower than elsewhere. Of course this could just mean that drivers in Crawley are worse (it might [...]
Tags: Driving·Local Papers
Blind summit
October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
On the way to Effingham this afternoon we passed a road sign that warned of a ‘blind summit’. I take this to mean that when you are approaching it you can’t see things coming up the other side of the hill.
Am I missing something? Isn’t that a characteristic of all hills?
Tags: Driving
Further on down the road
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
What a day! Chrystal passed her driving test, at the first attempt. Well… first attempt at the practical anyway: the theory took two bites. The first one was close though – I encouraged the girl by telling her that the result was not a fail but that she nearly-passed.
Homework
March 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Music, Work
A trip to visit somebody in head office this afternoon gave me a chance to catch up on some homework. It is a 30 to 45-minute drive each way and no chance of distractions – I do not have a company mobile phone and certainly no hands-free kit so no chance of phone calls.
It gave [...]
To L and back
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Work
I had to visit Leicester for work today, which involved driving all the way there (about 140-150 miles) and back again. To make matters worse, my colleague who was going with me had a doctor’s appointment so we could not leave until about 10:00am. This added a lot of stress to the day because my [...]
Tags: Driving
Bring me the head of Prawo Jazdy
February 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
I have not really caught up with the last week’s news yet, but I did greatly enjoy this story from Ireland, which falls in the you-couldn’t-make-it-up category.
mileage
February 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
I got my car serviced and MOT’d today. Looking at the mileage numbers on this year’s certificate and last year’s I see that I somehow managed to do 3,500 miles in the year which is surprising.
Tags: Driving
No Surprises
September 18th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Life
We shouldn’t be surprised that research shows that people sending text messages while driving are not going to be driving very well. On the other hand, we should be surprised and depressed that this will be news to some people.
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