Posidrive

Do they teach Canadian drivers how to do 3 point turns?

Ever since we had our driveway poured we've become more and more peeved by the vistors to the showhomes opposite our house using our driveway as a turning circle. The road is plenty wide enough to do a 3 point turn, or for the less talented behind the wheel there is even loop further down the road.

In general, Canadians are the nicest of people, but when they get behind the wheel of a car they turn into the worst of *********. As demonstrated by the moron yesterday who wasn't even capable of using my driveway, but just drove over the newly laid turf on my front lawn, taking out a sprinkler head.

monique

Yes, it is part of the driving test.

Sorry for what happened to you; it isn't the driving that is bad, but rather, the poor manners of some.

Judy in Calgary

Sorry to hear about your lawn and your sprinkler head.

It's almost enough to bring on fond memories of South African driving habits, eh?

MB-Realtor

Its not part of the driving test in Manitoba. The only "difficult" part of the test here is parallel parking, No other reversing was required, nor any emergency stops etc. Easiest test ever.

steve666

You ought to try living opposite a school! Your driveway becomes a car park, and god help you if you dare complain.

Steve_P

I learned to drive here many years ago and I don't remember being taught how to do three point turns.

They're not that hard to figure out, but some people are just plain lazy and or ignorant. I'd guess even if they had been taught there are enough around that still wouldn't do them.

Steve_P

Yup they park right across my driveway while waiting for their little precious's (sp). Don't get too much argument though when I pull right up to the drivers door, honk the horn and point at my garage door as it opens.

daft batty

park your wheelie bin middriveway that'll stop em

( is middriveway a word?)

steve666

Ha! A man who has suffered! I sometimes used to go out and come back just as the parents had parked all their cars and do the same thing, only in England my garage was far too small to hold a car and electric doors! For the rich only. Now I have a 3 car garage with 3 electric doors! And not a school for 10 miles

steve666

No.
But I did put in planning permission to the council for a blockhouse with slits and 2 machine guns with barbed wires and mines up to the main road.
It was turned down

daft batty

Maybe it should have been a wood construction rather than breeze blocks

steve666

Oh don't be silly
Wood has splinters, they may hurt someone.

daft batty

damn, then it must have been the design of the slits......or maybe your crenallations were all wrong

steve666

My crenallations have always been in fine working order. As have my slits

daft batty

they may work, but do they look good?