why are people still driving too fast?

hubert_cumberdale

i was driving along a country lane it was 60mph and i came around the corner bearing in mind it was 4 o clock so getting dark

around the corner i find a couple of mobility scooters with no lights!!!!!!!! side by side taking up most of the road i was probably travelling at 40 - 50 ish and the only thing i could opt to do was to swerve around them ( i figured braking would be a bad idea judging by their speed and my speed and the distance they were away) but it resulted in my mounting the verge loosing a mirror glass and scratching the entire length of my car from the hedge)

im not fussed about the car but I imagine they were talking about me all night saying what a lunatic i was and that i should be banned.

are these thing actually allowed on the road one was 4 wheel and the other was 3 - and on a national speed limit road?

thescouselander

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

i was driving along a country lane it was 60mph and i came around the corner bearing in mind it was 4 o clock so getting dark

around the corner i find a couple of mobility scooters with no lights!!!!!!!! side by side taking up most of the road i was probably travelling at 40 - 50 ish and the only thing i could opt to do was to swerve around them ( i figured braking would be a bad idea judging by their speed and my speed and the distance they were away) but it resulted in my mounting the verge loosing a mirror glass and scratching the entire length of my car from the hedge)

im not fussed about the car but I imagine they were talking about me all night saying what a lunatic i was and that i should be banned.

are these thing actually allowed on the road one was 4 wheel and the other was 3 - and on a national speed limit road?

Probably your fault I'm afraid - you must be able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear.

hubert_cumberdale

it probably was my fault but when you cant see them anyway

but my question really was are they allowed on the road with no lights

i thought vehicles should have lights

Gene_Hunt_2

May all change with the incident where the pensioner died having been run over and killed by one.

hubert_cumberdale

at least make them have lights i was gonna call the police so perhaps they could escort them home so they were visable

then thought theres not much point as they will be home by the time the police get there or someone else will have flattened them

Trebor16

Inactive wrote: »

I don't need to justify my comments, I am telling you that you are wrong, that's all.

Take it or leave it.

Oh yes you do, unless you want to see your credibility go down the pan (though I rather suspect it went in that direction a long time ago).

optimus_primera

hubert_cumberdale wrote: »

it probably was my fault but when you cant see them anyway

but my question really was are they allowed on the road with no lights

i thought vehicles should have lights

Should have to have insurance as well ........

Dave101t

well i regularly drive at 85-90 on the motorway, average 40k miles a year and ive had no accidents or even a near miss. i keep a safe gap and always read the minds of other drivers.
luckily the fuel is company fuel, if it was mine id....not change a thing! because its my choice.

Flyboy152

Inactive wrote: »

Nothing has changed, some test centres do not have easy access to NSL roads, that is why you may not have been taken on one.

Well I am going by what I read here:

http://www.ukadi.co.uk/2010/03/dual-carriageways-on-test.html

You can expect to have to drive on dual carriageways on most UK driving test routes, so here is a reminder of the rules and tips to bear in mind during the 40 minutes assessment with the dsa examiner.

Gene_Hunt_2

Trebor16 wrote: »

Oh yes you do, unless you want to see your credibility go down the pan (though I rather suspect it went in that direction a long time ago).

You keep having it, don't you?:D