Motorways

[Daggers]

[Katy]

I've been away long enough to work out a maze of alternative routes to the Jewellery Quarter other than via the M6 from Corley to Spaghetti Junction.

I don't think they've stopped repairing or altering that piece of road since I worked at the Birmingham Post and Mail 15 years ago.

They must have the richest road gangs in Britain.

Ok.

Not a 'motorway' thing but still driving-related...

Is it just me or do people not seem to flash their headlights to warn others of speed-traps as much as they used to? Is it a dying trend?

When I first started driving (many, many years ago! ) it was commonplace and there was a feeling of 'them v us' but very few people seem to do it now.

Yesterday I was driving along an A road - several cars passed me - nothing - then the next chap flashed his lights... just as I was approaching a layby where I know the 'safety camera' van is often parked. I duly eased off and tootled past doing 59. So, thanks to that one driver, but 'booo' to all the others.

People seem to do that around my way before a village where the police sometimes hang out with speed guns, I always do it although not to wankers.

i bet you drive it ironically

keep to the left and you'll always be right ( ©1994 katy's driving instructor)

True say, that advice has never left me.

[Daggers]

RE. flashing headlights, I think a few of you need to re-read your highway code

I've rewritten the Highway Code in order to accomodate the amendments I felt needed making.

[Guest]

I've rewritten the Highway Code in order to accomodate the amendments I felt needed making.

Care to enlighten us?

[Daggers]

Care to enlighten us?

I've asked Thracian to throw in some bits too

[Alexikokopops]

RE. flashing headlights, I think a few of you need to re-read your highway code

Isn't it meant to mean that you're ploughing on regardless rather than letting someone pull out in front of you according to the Highway Code? I may have just made that up but I seem to remember reading something like that.

[welck12]

Isn't it meant to mean that you're ploughing on regardless rather than letting someone pull out in front of you according to the Highway Code? I may have just made that up but I seem to remember reading something like that.

I know thats what it means in france, found that out the hard way

[Thracian]

I've asked Thracian to throw in some bits too

Utopian job!

[stez]

RE. flashing headlights, I think a few of you need to re-read your highway code

i warn of impending hazards by flashing my hazard lights

[Daggers]

I flash my lights to warn other drivers of impending flashing.

[Sir Fynwy]

i warn of impending hazards by flashing my hazard lights

[SystonFox]

I got overtaken by a Austin Metro on the M3 yesterday <_<

Another thing that annoys me about motorways is everyone who overtakes you decides to have a nice long look at you while passing you, point of this?

to show they are superior to you for those split seconds untill you re-overtake them and have a wacky races style passing frenzy, you know what i mean!