things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
Dec 3rd 2013, 7:02 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
yeah, cos no-one EVER drives distracted in the UK and there are NEVER any accidents!
Dec 3rd 2013, 7:06 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
Oh of course! But it's still no where NEAR to the same level as the state I live in (I can't comment on America in general of course, just what I see each day in MA). I mean, **** me, cell phone use whilst driving is perfectly legal for christs sake. It's _dangerous_. I am outraged and offended that the idiot lawmakers have not made driving whilst using a cell phone illegal like other states.
Dec 3rd 2013, 7:37 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
Oh of course! But it's still no where NEAR to the same level as the state I live in (I can't comment on America in general of course, just what I see each day in MA). I mean, **** me, cell phone use whilst driving is perfectly legal for christs sake. It's _dangerous_. I am outraged and offended that the idiot lawmakers have not made driving whilst using a cell phone illegal like other states.
Driving in MA is pretty terrible, but it could be worse, it could be CT drivers
Dec 3rd 2013, 7:59 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
A couple of years ago, we visited her brother in CT and took a day trip into NYC. As we had three youngsters with us, it was easier to drive in BiL's SUV.
Coming back, it was astonishing to see the number of people that crossed the NY/CT border and immediately pulled their phones out and started gabbing away!
It always amazes me when I think about it.
Coming back, it was astonishing to see the number of people that crossed the NY/CT border and immediately pulled their phones out and started gabbing away!
It always amazes me when I think about it.
Dec 3rd 2013, 8:21 am
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Dec 3rd 2013, 9:44 am
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I don't think the driving test is as rigorous here as it is in the UK, I haven't taken a driving test in either jurisdiction, however that is the perception I have of it, though I could be wrong.
Dec 3rd 2013, 10:07 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
No. You're not wrong. UK, out for around 45 minutes with various manoeuvres performed- 3 point turn, parallel parking, reversing round a corner, emergency stop etc. US- 5 minute drive round the block and reverse in a straight line for 10 feet! No wonder the drivers here are crap!
Dec 3rd 2013, 10:52 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
Out here I was done in 15 minutes and the only reason I knew I had even passed was that she told me to sit and wait for my picture. Quite a different experience.
Dec 3rd 2013, 11:46 am
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Well, back home I did my test in Belfast (A1/Finaghy end of town) on a Friday afternoon and was out for an hour in home time traffic, with all the fiddly bits thrown in.
Out here I was done in 15 minutes and the only reason I knew I had even passed was that she told me to sit and wait for my picture. Quite a different experience.
Out here I was done in 15 minutes and the only reason I knew I had even passed was that she told me to sit and wait for my picture. Quite a different experience.
Dec 3rd 2013, 11:47 am
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Dec 3rd 2013, 11:53 am
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Re: things you don't miss about "Old Blighty"
Lisburn Road end, down by the university, it gets busy at 4:30 as everyone heads for the M2 from Dunmurray/Lisburn direction.
Dec 3rd 2013, 11:56 am
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Mine in NY was too. I took it in an automatic SUV. The only notable thing was that I had to do a parallel park manoeuvre (into a space big enough for an artic (tractor trailer)), which had not been in the test in the UK when I took my test there.
Dec 3rd 2013, 12:05 pm
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