Crap driving examples
Oct 15th 2012, 3:56 am
#31
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Re: Crap driving examples
My finest moment of experiencing Kiwi drivers was some idiot giving me verbals when I didn't let him pass to head down Innes Road from Queen Elizabeth Drive. So at the start of Innes Road, he decided to attempt to overtake whilst it's still 80kmh and during the overtaking manouvre, gave me a load of verbals
Not realising whilst giving me aload of abuse, he didn't hear the car in front of him ahead sound the horn resulting in a head on collision. His car toppled over and went down the side of the bank near Mairehau school whilst the other car just missed me and came to a halt by the Briggs Road turn off
Well I decided to turn into Mairehau Drive and wait for the police to give evidence as to what had happened. Their words, usual idiotic driving I see. I did inform them that he was mad that I didn't let him through on QE drive so he had to use the roundabout to turn left instead of an emergency brake. No fault of mine, we were side by side when he apparently tried to indicate
For all his wrath, he's got no car now and has a huge expensive pay out to fix the car he went into (not sure if he's got insurance or not). Karma aint it a bitch sometimes
I can guess that he's one of these drivers that has never heard of parking straight.
They remind me of East London drivers do the Kiwi drivers
Not realising whilst giving me aload of abuse, he didn't hear the car in front of him ahead sound the horn resulting in a head on collision. His car toppled over and went down the side of the bank near Mairehau school whilst the other car just missed me and came to a halt by the Briggs Road turn off
Well I decided to turn into Mairehau Drive and wait for the police to give evidence as to what had happened. Their words, usual idiotic driving I see. I did inform them that he was mad that I didn't let him through on QE drive so he had to use the roundabout to turn left instead of an emergency brake. No fault of mine, we were side by side when he apparently tried to indicate
For all his wrath, he's got no car now and has a huge expensive pay out to fix the car he went into (not sure if he's got insurance or not). Karma aint it a bitch sometimes
I can guess that he's one of these drivers that has never heard of parking straight.
They remind me of East London drivers do the Kiwi drivers
Can't stand that one rule for them shite.......
Oct 15th 2012, 4:09 am
#32
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Re: Crap driving examples
Im a cyclist and I have to say I have never been more petrified cycling on the roads here than anywhere else (I once did London, on a Sat in rush hour 
) The other day I was nearly taken out 3 times, once by an AA van of all vans! Second by a woman who didn't bother to look before she opened her door and secondly by a huge truck that decided to make me cycle quicker by getting so close behind me the vibrations were making me lose my balance!! I'm a pretty considerate cyclist as I drive as well but I can never turn when I want, Im being forced off roads and just generally being abused here. I thought the Kiwis were supposed to be lovely and polite but when they get behind the wheel they are worse than the turkish (not a racist remark but the turkish are bloody dangerous drivers!!
) The other day I was nearly taken out 3 times, once by an AA van of all vans! Second by a woman who didn't bother to look before she opened her door and secondly by a huge truck that decided to make me cycle quicker by getting so close behind me the vibrations were making me lose my balance!! I'm a pretty considerate cyclist as I drive as well but I can never turn when I want, Im being forced off roads and just generally being abused here. I thought the Kiwis were supposed to be lovely and polite but when they get behind the wheel they are worse than the turkish (not a racist remark but the turkish are bloody dangerous drivers!!
Oct 15th 2012, 4:21 am
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Re: Crap driving examples
Im a cyclist and I have to say I have never been more petrified cycling on the roads here than anywhere else (I once did London, on a Sat in rush hour ) The other day I was nearly taken out 3 times, once by an AA van of all vans! Second by a woman who didn't bother to look before she opened her door and secondly by a huge truck that decided to make me cycle quicker by getting so close behind me the vibrations were making me lose my balance!! I'm a pretty considerate cyclist as I drive as well but I can never turn when I want, Im being forced off roads and just generally being abused here. I thought the Kiwis were supposed to be lovely and polite but when they get behind the wheel they are worse than the turkish (not a racist remark but the turkish are bloody dangerous drivers!!
) The other day I was nearly taken out 3 times, once by an AA van of all vans! Second by a woman who didn't bother to look before she opened her door and secondly by a huge truck that decided to make me cycle quicker by getting so close behind me the vibrations were making me lose my balance!! I'm a pretty considerate cyclist as I drive as well but I can never turn when I want, Im being forced off roads and just generally being abused here. I thought the Kiwis were supposed to be lovely and polite but when they get behind the wheel they are worse than the turkish (not a racist remark but the turkish are bloody dangerous drivers!!
Oct 16th 2012, 8:53 am
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Re: Crap driving examples
Seriously though, I would hate to think what would happen if the UK's over crowded roads were populated by drivers that act like Joe-Blow Kiwi......?
Road rage would be rampant, the motorway system would grind to a halt, no-one would be given any courtesy and if someone tried to let them out at a junction they'd spend 10 minutes wondering why.....
In short all hell would break loose.
