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To the idiot in the black Vectra.........

melorablack
melorablack Posts: 1,114 Forumite
edited 9 May 2009 at 9:32AM in Motoring
To the idiot in the black Vectra who on Thursday morning at around 07:45 am nearly caused a crash on the Parkgate Road roadabout, coming from the M56 and heading towards the A5117.

Maybe next time you are driving to work, you will take the time to consider why it is illegal to use a mobile phone whilst driving. Could it be anything to do with the fact that there are idiots like you, who think you can slipstream a lorry coming off the M56 over the roundabout and simply carry on without stopping or looking and only noticing the two lanes of traffic already on the roundabout when every car you nearly caused to crash into you sounds their horn at you?

You were very lucky everyone had slowed down because of the lorry.

And I am sure everyone appreciated the very nice hand gesture you offered in way of thanks for them not crashing into you.
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  • Sorry about that.

    I was trying to book some theatre tickets, they kept me on hold for ages.
    Beware of imitations e.g. Robert Sterling
  • twentypenceoff
    twentypenceoff Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    despite the laws against it i have seen so many people still using handheld mobile phones and driving
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    despite the laws against it i have seen so many people still using handheld mobile phones and driving

    See them all the time.

    My DH is a cabbie & he's on the road all day, he says he sees it constantly.

    I see van & lorry drivers doing it too:mad:
  • staffie1
    staffie1 Posts: 1,967 Forumite
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    It always seems to be Vectra drivers.
    Did you take his Reg? Report the !!!!!!.
    If you will the end, you must will the means.
  • andy111
    andy111 Posts: 181 Forumite
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    Yeah, sorry about that.

    I'd just upset some coffee into my lap,and after my shaver slid down the side of my seat I was trying to do up my seatbelt, and what with the sun reflecting off the laptop, and then the phone rings...

    By the way I wasn't gesticulating -I was trying to flick some piping hot fried onions from my hotdog off of my fingers- you need to pay more attention.

    Same time, same place Monday morning? Look forward to it.
  • melorablack
    melorablack Posts: 1,114 Forumite
    staffie1 wrote: »
    It always seems to be Vectra drivers.
    Did you take his Reg? Report the !!!!!!.

    My OH says it's always Vectra drivers too! :rotfl: No reg unfortunately, he carried on driving after saying "thanks" and we didn't have time.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Perhaps the police should be given powers to confiscate mobile phones from these idiots.
  • staffie1
    staffie1 Posts: 1,967 Forumite
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    My OH says it's always Vectra drivers too! :rotfl: No reg unfortunately, he carried on driving after saying "thanks" and we didn't have time.

    Oh well - perhaps he'll meet his end one of these days - I just hope no-one else is involved when he slams into something at 80mph
    If you will the end, you must will the means.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
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    Inactive wrote: »
    Perhaps the police should be given powers to confiscate mobile phones from these idiots.

    Better still the vehicles;)
  • soolin
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    My London bus driver was on a mobile the other morning!
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