I have a long handled padded windscreen cleaner for inside, can do it all comfortably from the drivers seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
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I have a long handled padded windscreen cleaner for inside, can do it all comfortably from the drivers seat.Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Sheesh that’s my night sorted then....browsing Amazon for this nifty sounding tool.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Probably one of those things that everyone has that I’ve simply never heard of! [emoji23]
Aw where dyou get that from Scouse?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
The wife got it, I think it was from one of the cheaper shops like pound type shops or home bargains. You can get them online from Amazon and have also seen similar thing in Halfords. Thought it was a bit daft to be honest when she gave it to me but wouldn’t be without it now, even great for condensation inside first thing in morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
New cars are all fat ugly great boats. When did that happen?
I thought we were supposed to be getting more economical and green.
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Originally Posted by heretoday
Status symbol cars, big wide 4x4's taking the kids to the private schools, then onto the gym for their PT class. They're all big diesel guzzling 3 litre engines, because they were told to change to diesel as it was more economical and cheaper road tax.
My new car looks great. Kia Optima.Quote:
Originally Posted by heretoday
People who drive in the right hand lane on the A1 when there is nothing in the left lane. And further to that, people who do it below 70 mph :grr::grr::grr:
I haven't had many cars, but I like Kias. Currently have a Cee'd but had an Optima as a rental on holiday - very nice and easy to drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
Quite fancy the Stinger but a bit out of my price range. :greengrin
They are class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
The value for money with Kia is immeasurable compared to the premium German brands. The equivalent kit for my car on a Mercedes would be knocking £45,000.
Not being able to drive just now with the lockdown, I miss the freedom of just jumping in the car and heading off wherever and whenever I want too.
I know what you mean, I am fortunate that I get out in the car twice a day to take/pick up my son from work, it only takes me 15 mins each way but it feels like a release from captivity twice a day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfiembra
Are you not breaking the law by doing so?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Why? I am taking a key worker from my own household to his place of employment thus lessening the risk of him travelling on public transport.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
If that’s breaking the law then I’ll take the fine, no way am I letting him go on a bus, hopefully the IT will be sorted for him to work from home sometime next week. He carries a letter confirming his status in case we are stopped.
Because you taking someone else to their work isn't considered to be a "reasonable excuse" to leave your home under the law.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
I absolutely understand why you would want to, but there are thousands if not millions of people across the UK who want to do things they think should be fine but are against the law and the governmental advice. If they all did what they liked and took the fine we'd all be in trouble very quickly.
Can you show me where that is stated?Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
Do you live in England or Scotland?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Edinburgh and his work who issued the letter confirmed his travel arrangements are okay so that’s good enough for me, as it’s under do not use public transport unless you have to, he doesn’t as I take him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I think you are wrong with that. I and my work are still operating and we have said that there should be no use of public transport, no car sharing EXCEPT if you are being brought to work by a family member from the same household. And that is based in government guidanceQuote:
Originally Posted by Future17
The relevant section of the legislation is below for Scotland:Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2...ulation/8/made
I obviously don't know where your son works or what his employer has told him, but would imagine the advice not to use public transport unless you have to means if you can't walk, cycle, or drive yourself.
Totally willing to accept I might be wrong, but I haven't seen that guidance and know of at least one police officer who hasn't either.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
I think I am fine, just spoke to a cop who happened to be parked up in Morrisons at the Gyle, he said what I am doing is reasonable and in no way endangering anyone else, in fact I am lessening the contact my son has with anyone else so he wouldn’t have a problem if he ever had cause to stop me. A sensible interpretation are the words he used.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
We have issued letters to all staff regarding this and it is completely acceptable to be driven to work by a close family member from the same household.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
Of course it is, it poses absolutely no danger to anyone and limits the exposure to key workers.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
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Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
As I understand it, the basic principle is that nobody should be leaving their home who doesn't need to, but I totally understand the counter argument. It's not what the law or, as far as I can see, the guidance says though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Weecounty Hibby - do you know what Government guidance your letters are based on?
No, but I do know that senior execs within our company met with MPs and MSPs last week and outlined every protocol that we have put in place to allow us to operate safely, including how to get to work. The fact that we are still operating and the guidance remains that close family members can drive employees into work makes me think that it was acceptedQuote:
Originally Posted by Future17
Fair enough. It just strikes me as being strange because if it's preferrable to other transport options, I'd expect it to be highlighted in the guidance.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
Certainly seems like a sensible interpretation. Arguably it would be covered under travel for work or voluntary services in the guidance link above.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I'm still working, driving my wee van through to Glasgow, up to Perth and around Edinburgh.
It's an absolute pleasure driving these days without all the nutters on the road! There's hardly anyone cruising in the outside lanes for example. Not much of an issue with lorries overtaking lorries either. Everyone seems to be courteous, getting on with each other very nicely.
One thing I've noticed, particularly on the motorways, is there's a wee line of dirt and dust forming in the middle of some carriageways. Not as bad as country roads where farmers deposit half their field on them but a track all the same.
I really enjoy driving, been doing it for over 40 years and the last couple of weeks has reminded me why.
My wife received a letter from her work at M&S and she got one for me if I had to drive her to work, she'd since been furloughed for 2 months but due the lack of buses I would've had to drive her in if needed, hence the letter for me to carry in case I got stopped.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
What did it say specifically?Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
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Originally Posted by Future17
TBH I did say I had a letter, that was wrong sorry, I thought she had one for me if I had to drive her into work, she received her own individual one but seeing as she's been furloughed, one for me is not necessary now.
No worries, thanks for replying. If Government are giving different advice to employers (or at least accepting the travel proposals of employers for employees) from the law and published guidance, it's no wonder there's confusion.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
When asked about being furloughed, she was firstly asked if she wanted it or wanted to carry on working with an extra 15% on her wage. Travel to work was going to be a problem as she doesn't drive and buses are now very sparse, so her company have taken all these factors and decided who can work and who was being furloughed. AFAIK if she has to work M&S will issue me a letter explaining I am taking a key worker to and from her work, TBH all the police have to do is phone her work and be told my wife is working, surely it's only common sense this will happen re key workers and travel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I think there's arguments on both sides, but would agree it seems the most sensible option if the key worker is unable to travel alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
I've just posted this on the main Coronavirus thread - the situation seems to be getting less clear by the day.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52312560
Folk that think because the traffic is so much lighter just now that main roads are Silverstone simulators.
Yup, just had a hoodlum in a Ford Focus ST (not even an RS) straight-line the Drum Brae roundabout going from Glasgow Road in to St John's Road where the 20mph zone starts and he was doing at least 50 mph.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibby Bairn
There's less traffic on general out there, and less pedestrians about, but I wouldn't be surprised if accidents/fatalities remain at the same level prior to lockdown.
Ironically, some insurers are handing out token refunds to policy holders due to there being less claims over the last few weeks.
There's been zero fatalities on the roads so far this month for Lothian, Fife and Central.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
EDIT: Should have kept my mouth shut as there was a fatality in Fife on Monday.
Thankfully then, "we" haven't been too bad but I've read stories elsewhere of cyclists and pedestrians bring seriously injured and killed since lockdown.Quote:
Originally Posted by Future17
I'm not suggesting their should be zero accidents, but at the beginning the roads were so quiet, I don't understand how the conflict between users could happen.
Just to reiterate my point, a story from the BBC today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52370352
People still driving aggressively/bad practice even now.
Examples: Edinburgh bound M9 at around the same time for 3 mornings last week 2 young women in a silver Ford Focus have been doing in excess of 90/100 mph, right up the arse of cars in the inside lane. Stupid speed and aggressive driving.
Cars squeezing past in the overtaking lane and instead of leaving a sensible gap they pull in when they’re past by a couple of inches. Is it a general consensus that it’s safe to pull in when you can see the car in your rear view mirror or is that just me?
I always wait until I can see the other car in my rear view mirror before moving back inQuote:
Originally Posted by Jones28
Agreed that’s how I was taught by my instructor many years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by StevieT
Ditto.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
And indicate..... Not saying you dont btw. Indicators seem to be a lost art.Quote:
Originally Posted by StevieT
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Some unbelievable driving in Corstorphine last week, I’m behind a guy who suddenly brakes, I respond and brake too, he then speeds up a bit then brakes and sits about 10mph, so I brake and sit behind him absolutely clueless as to what he is up to. He then starts waving which indicates he maybe wants me to overtake him on the inside, I stick behind him as he speeds up again and then brakes to about 10mph and waves angrily again, all this as he remains in the outside lane. He then speeds up and pulls into the inside lane further on where he winds down his window and screams at me the that the car behind me is following him somewhere and he wanted me to go on so she could get behind him 😂
What a knob, he obviously thought I was a mind reader instead of him just doing the sensible thing of pulling to the inside and waiting for her, absolute clueless driving from him.
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
What a clown... why not just pull over?
There is no requirement to indicate when moving back into your own lane after overtaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by O'Rourke3
he was a sweater.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
Purlease. :bitchy:Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Did he think the guy following was incapable of keeping track of him?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Knit what you expected? 🧶Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
It was a girl and she was directly behind me so hardly losing him, I must have split them up when I entered the roundabout. Surely just pull in if you think someone following has fallen behind?Quote:
Originally Posted by Killiehibbie
You would think that would be easier or just put the destination into her sat nav or phone but if she was as thick as him they'd be better getting a taxiQuote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Fed up with this yarn now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
(See what I did there?)
Just to further the car sharing thing. The original guidance we had from work (NHS) was that we could car share where possible, that was over a month ago though.
Almost pulled the wool over my eyes.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Maybe not, but pulling in a few metres after passing me and making me brake is not decent driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
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When you are approaching a side road and a car zooms up to the give way line with the driver looking away from you, then brakes really hard when they finally look towards you and glares at you because they’ve had to slow down or stop.
Is it just me or are most drivers totally ignoring zebra crossings since lockdown?
I live just off McDonald Road so I cross the zebra crossing just at the Co-op most days. It seems to be the exception that cars stop these days. One even peeped me mid cross today.
Peeped or beeped ?Quote:
Originally Posted by overdrive
Beeped :faf:Quote:
Originally Posted by sleeping giant
People undertaking.
I was driving through Corstorphine on Tuesday, just before 8 - so the bus lanes were on. As a result I was in the outside lane doing 20 miles an hour.
As we moved into the 30 mph area, I started speeding up, and a van and a car went into the bus lane and went past me.
Of course the traffic lights not too far ahead went red and I caught them up quite quickly. But I just didn't understand it,
Out cycling yesterday and there seemed to be an unusually high number of drivers beeping at each other. I wonder if some have got so used to having the roads to themselves recently that they are now extra impatient.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onceinawhile
I agree with this. I think it's a problem anyway, but when it's done without indication it makes it a lot more dangerous.Quote:
Originally Posted by O'Rourke3
I drove from Edinburgh to Grangemouth yesterday and the roads seemed a lot busier than they have been. Some of the driving was ridiculous. I keep meaning to get a dashcam and yesterday made that more urgent in my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
Definitely more traffic on the roads this morning
At the bottom of Clermiston Road on the corner near specialised signs there are a set of traffic lights, when the green arrow light appears but the top red light is still there it means you can go straight ahead but not turn left as the pedestrians have a green man and right to cross clermiston road. People beep their horn when you
don’t go and turn left as people go ahead on the green light, can they not understand traffic lights!
Aye. And I see that not many have improved their driving over the past 10 weeks. After a nice, calm period on the roads it was more back to normal. A few instances of road rage, speeding everywhere, not letting cars merge, others ignoring roadworks merging and tanking up the lane they can see is closed ahead, speeding past cyclists, undertaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by staunchhibby
Ah well. It was good whilst it lasted.
Absolutely not an excuse, but that pedestrian light phase is relatively new. Many drivers are on automatic pilot half the time, they don't really pay attention to the sequencing but see green and want to go!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Coming home from work yesterday. I'm about 5 miles from home and the road is mostly 60 limit dripping down to 40 for a bit, back to 60 and then in town to 30. I get stuck behind a taxi doing 40 all through the 60 limit. I sit behind him at a reasonable distance and he continues at 40 in the 40 zone. Back to 60 zone and still doing 40. We than get into the 30 zone and he actually speeds up to 45. What the **** is that all about!!
The speeds being driven by some drivers on the bypass yesterday. This is definitely something which has got worse since lockdown started. The stretch from Sheriffhall to Old Craighall is particularly bad for some reason.
One speed drivers are my biggest driving peeve, I've mentioned them before on here.Quote:
Originally Posted by weecounty hibby
The worst area I encounter regularly is when you exit Sherrifhall onto the A6106. The limit goes 60 to 40 to 30 back to 60 then finally down to 30 again at The Wisp. The number of times I get stuck behind someone who sits at 40 for the entire stretch outnumber people who actually vary their speed by about 3 to 1.
Another one is Harry Lauder Road. Limit is 40 and you get stuck behind someone doing just under 30 who then slams the brakes when they see the speed camera. WTF?
Undertaken twice today coming back on the Glasgow road towards Corstorphine. I was doing 40. Mental out there at times now.
Going out of town the other day on HL Road, big queue doing 25 mph. Couldn’t see who was at the head of the queue but vented my spleen to myself! Got to the lights, the queue split into 2 as it usually does and I saw the car doing 25 was - a hearse, with the mourners in 3 cars behind it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pretty Boy
Was so glad I hadn’t blasted the horn
As you approach a set of red lights in the inside lane which is empty, the traffic in the outside lane is static, the lights change as you are approaching them in second gear so your rolling start gets you through them first. The drivers that see this as a challenge to their superiority and accelerate aggressively to get in front of you is hilarious. Even better when you then see an obstruction ahead so you indicate and move into outside lane as you go, this infuriates them more and some then attempt to undertake you further on 😂
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Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
on a similar note, and more amusing than a peeve, I see/experience this Frequently when visiting the in-laws in Perth.
join the motorway, settle in at about 70, overtake a car doing about 60 (as often as not, it’s a souped golf or civic, sometimes a big German car :greengrin), seconds later they come racing by because their ego can’t take getting overtaken by anyone, then a few miles down the road, still doing a consistent 70, overtake the same car as they’re back doing less speed as they don’t have any idea of how to just sit at a steady speed. They then repeat their aggressive overtaking. Repeat 3-5 times on the journey.
I've noticed this too and a lot seems to depend on the car that you're driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
I live 10 miles from my work and, for a while, it was mostly dual carriageway (I've since moved, but still roughly the same distance).
At the time I had a 17/18 year old Twingo and a lot of people in German saloons just couldn't handle me overtaking them, even if they were under the speed limit. Cue 4-5 leap-fogging sessions every week.
When the Twingo was about to die on me. I bought a fairly new and shiny Corolla Verso. While it's a great car, it's nothing that special either - however I noticed straight away that the leap froggers don't have the same issue as with the Twingo.
In general I now overtake once and that's it.
Very strange behaviour.
Specially when the inside lane is a part time bus lane, which many drivers seem to avoid at all times. Welcome to Milton Road West.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Yeah, they have no idea how to use cruise control.Quote:
Originally Posted by McD
I’m going to have a bitch about traffic lights. Why are some on a sensor during quieter times and others aren’t? For example, the lights on constitution street and queen Charlotte street. They are usually on a sensor on evening and weekends, even now when there is practically no need for them at all with constitution street being closed, they’re usually on a sensor, so when you drive up to them, they nearly always change to green. Every now and then this isn’t the case, at the moment, they are set for the green man to be activated automatically as soon as it goes back to red. This means sitting waiting for no cars coming the other way and no pedestrians crossing every time you drive down that way. There’s other lights that seem to be like this all the time too, the ones at the junction of Stevenson road and Westfield road spring to mind. I drove past there every Saturday morning Pre lockdown at 7.30am, and would have to wait what felt like about 5 minutes to get through when I was often the only person on the road, most other lights at that time are on a sensor.
The council have recently underwent a program of signal re-controls. The green man phase has been set to come on, even if there has been no request.Quote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
The idea is to give pedestrians a priority, but if there nobody there to press the button,,,, do they need priority?
Isn’t that like the whole purpose of traffic lights in the first place? If a pedestrian wants to cross they press it which gives them priority to cross. But yeah that’s exactly my point, 4 times I had to drive that way yesterday, and 4 times I was sat waiting for nothing and no one.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
If that's the case, :crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
If there is no one to press the button, does no one hear their screams when the car goes over the top of them?Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
This is so that people don't have to touch the button during the Covid-19 crisis. Other councils have been doing the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by speedy_gonzales
They’ve only just done it down my way if that’s the case, seems a bit late in the pandemic to do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Only one council worker made it to the Zoom training course. He's been awfully busy doing it on his own.Quote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
Not true. 200 of them going as fast they normally do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1359917/do-not-press-the-button-coronavirus-leads-to-new-hands-free-pedestrian-crossings-across-perth-and-kinross/Quote:
Originally Posted by EH6 Hibby
Don't understand this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
"Traffic signals will also be re-calibrated to ensure an automatic pedestrian phase, meaning they will be set to turn red even if there’s no one waiting to cross."
If they're installing sensors which turn the lights red when someone is waiting to cross, why is there a need to turn the lights red when no one is waiting to cross? Is this just so that someone and no-one have equal rights? PC gone mad.
Raising this again, sitting at the same lights on Saturday, the green for go ahead is on but red for turning left. I am sitting at front of queue with left indicator on waiting for light to change, blue Mercedes behind me stationary then decides he will pull out, go round me and turn left through the red light! Just as he starts this manoeuvre the lights change to green, fortunately I realised what he was doing or we might have collided as I pulled of and he turned left from the outside lane. Think I’ll start to give these lights a miss and go straight ahead and turn left up Kaimes Road instead, probably safer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
The new style traffic lights that go green for the cyclists a few seconds before the green for cars. I’ve started to notice more and more drivers using the cyclists green as an excuse to get away quickly and make a right turn before the oncoming traffic gets going.
Not a bad idea that one! Might use it myself [emoji2957][emoji2957]Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
You’ll burn in hell for a thousand years if you do :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Ach I’ve probably got a few thousands years on that tab already so might still risk it [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
I already do 😁Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
On another note no one will ever be bothered again by the alleged reckless driving of a yellow branded La Favorita Fiat 500 😁
The cyclists will hunt you down :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
Have they got rid of them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee
Yes, I have already spotted a few of them for sale at Arnold Clark, they are all white when unwrapped.Quote:
Originally Posted by lord bunberry
People who park right on junctions of residential streets, not only do they narrow the junction but sometimes when turning right you can’t see anything coming unless your nose is more or less in the path of oncoming traffic. Especially vans as you can’t see through them as you can a car.
I was at a junction the other day which had double yellows to stop this... so to get round this, a van had simply parked on the pavement instead of the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scouse Hibee