Cars (2 Viewers)

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Micras are for people who should never be allowed anywhere near a car.

 

[Pantone247]

Micras are for people who should never be allowed anywhere near a car.

 

[MDR]

Micras are probably good to learn in though - a lot of driving schools use them. Although maybe that's because they're cheap.

 

[MDR]

Actually, Top Gear gives a decent enough review to the Micra:

http://www.topgear.com/drives/D0/A0/new/

 

[ratmonkey]

Roundabouts were my biggest fear when learning to drive. I don't mind them now but they are stupid. America gets by without them, why can't we?

Because they pay for building flyovers instead?

 

[Unicron]

In my experience no 2 people ever have the same undesanding of what actually is the right thing to do on a roundabout.


My Understanding:

Going straight through you should use the outside lane
Unless the left lane is reserved for left only
If there are 2 lanes on the far side it is also permissable to use the inside lane to go straight through.

You can use the right hand lane for going straight through too.

Left lane is for first or 2nd exit.
Right lane is for 2nd or subsequent exits.

That's how I was taught too.

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

So much to learn.
At the risk of insulting yet more people, Corsas are only slightly less hateful cars than Nissan's bubbly piece of shit.

 

[Wilbert]

"look kids Big Ben! Tower of London... look kids Big Ben! Tower of London... look kids Big Ben! Tower of London... look kids Big Ben! Tower of London... look kids Big Ben! Tower of London..."

a shiny piece of rep to anyone who gets the reference

European Vacation. But it should be "Look, kids. Big Ben, Parliament!"

 

[Wilbert]

Because they pay for building flyovers instead?

Don't they just have intersections instead? A roundabout is fine when it's got traffic lights on it. Otherwise it's a pain. Mostly because people don't seem to know how to use them.

 

[Wilbert]

Micras are probably good to learn in though - a lot of driving schools use them. Although maybe that's because they're cheap.

My sister has one, Ro. They are nice but the steering wheel has an incredibly light touch to it and the pedals are very soft.

I learned to drive in a Yaris and went on to buy one. Great little car. Very nippy and cheap to insure.

 

[aoboa]

Don't they just have intersections instead? A roundabout is fine when it's got traffic lights on it. Otherwise it's a pain. Mostly because people don't seem to know how to use them.

But doesn't having traffic lights on then completely defeat the purpose of having a roundabout in the first place?

 

[Wilbert]

But doesn't having traffic lights on then completely defeat the purpose of having a roundabout in the first place?

Probably but they are easier to get around because it eliminates the danger of the guy who doesn't know that you yield to people coming from your right.

The most annoying thing is that you are waiting to go through and there's a car coming from your right. He's not indicating so you assume he's going straight through. If he was indicating to turn left into the exit you are coming out of, you could pull out and get going but he isn't indicating so you assume he's going through.

Until he turns left.

 

[therealjohnny]

The most annoying thing is that you are waiting to go through and there's a car coming from your right. He's not indicating so you assume he's going straight through. If he was indicating to turn left into the exit you are coming out of, you could pull out and get going but he isn't indicating so you assume he's going through.

Until he turns left.

i HATE those guys

 

[Mormon Nailer]

I thought it was against the law to drive these things on roads?

I think it's illegal to drive tracked vehicles on the road - I guess these things are just huge glorified tractors at the end of the day

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

going through roundabouds, i find beeping the horn and flashing
my lights while swerving does the trick.

 

[therealjohnny]

Anyone ever get the urge to drive really fast, close their eyes and just let the car swerve into the next lane to see what happens?

 

[Space]

what about forklifts?! i love them. i had a job once where i (and the other student job scheme lads) was allowed to drive the forklift but it had no brakes so if you wanted to stop it you had to stick it in reverse and press the accelorator. it worked as far as i recall

I'm fairly nifty with a forklift. My favourite thing about them is that they can spin on the spot and if you spin fast enough you can lift her onto two wheels. .|..|

 

[Mormon Nailer]

Anyone ever get the urge to drive really fast, close their eyes and just let the car swerve into the next lane to see what happens?

I would do it if it meant I got a spin on Holly Hunter

 

[therealjohnny]

you can lift her onto two wheels.

I like it!

 

[MDR]

My sister has one, Ro. They are nice but the steering wheel has an incredibly light touch to it and the pedals are very soft.

I learned to drive in a Yaris and went on to buy one. Great little car. Very nippy and cheap to insure.

Yeah, I reckon that for the next few years I'll be driving girls cars like the punto i have, or else a yaris, Clio or peugot 209.