roadrunner
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 03:13 PM |
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Complete idiot
From another car forum
LINKY
[Edited on 21/1/13 by roadrunner]
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Slimy38
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 03:32 PM |
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Not unusual unfortunately, the amount of people round here who will clear four square inches of an iced up window and then drive off is just scary.
I'm the opposite, I'm paranoid if the rear quarter glass is not clear, let alone the rest of the car!!
Along these lines though, who cleans the snow off the roof of their car, so as not to cover the guy behind? I'm happy to say that I do.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 03:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
Not unusual unfortunately, the amount of people round here who will clear four square inches of an iced up window and then drive off is just scary.
I'm the opposite, I'm paranoid if the rear quarter glass is not clear, let alone the rest of the car!!
Along these lines though, who cleans the snow off the roof of their car, so as not to cover the guy behind? I'm happy to say that I do.
Yup me too after an incident a couple of years back. after I breaked for a Junction and all the snow on the roof of the passat estate ended up on the
screen and wippiers strugelled to shift it !.
Belive its a legal requirement in other EU coutries !
ATB agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
Management is like a tree of monkeys. - Those at the top look down and see a tree full of smiling faces. BUT Those at the bottom look up and see a
tree full of a*seholes .............
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Xtreme Kermit
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 03:47 PM |
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front and rear lights is another area that people ignore.
I [only just] saw a corsa the other day because they had not been cleared 
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balidey
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 04:41 PM |
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I FULLY clear my car. Takes 5 minutes with a broom and you can do it waiting for car to warm up.
I was once behind a stupid bint that didn't think she needed to clear her roof. She braked (gently) and the whole lot went over her windscreen
blinding her. She then had to fully stop and clear it in on the dual carriageway.
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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edsco
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 05:00 PM |
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When at the services the other day i saw a guy being escorted into the services by the police. They stopped close by so over heard the conversation.
Basically the policeman gave the driver a bit of a b*ll*cking for not clearing his windows. It happens!
edsco
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snakebelly
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 05:11 PM |
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Surely that must be worth 3 points all day long!
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JoelP
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 05:13 PM |
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That guy really is a complete cretin. I don't do the roof but do all windows, bonnet and lights.
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wilkingj
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 05:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by snakebelly
Surely that must be worth 3 points all day long!
I believe it must be. Same ruling as having windows with too dark a tint on them.
I always clear mine and rub over all the lights too, especially the back ones.
Its stupid and unsafe to drive with impaired vision.
After all Its a requirement to register yourslef with the DVLA if you are sight impaired and still want to drive.
Whats the difference between your eyes and looking thru snow... NONE, you view is impaired regardless of how or why.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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steve m
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 05:55 PM |
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But he is only part of the problem,
What about the cnuts that drive in heavy falling snow (daylight) in a snow covered car ie white, and with no lights on
or the white transit van that went past me last night on the m23, he was in the outside lane, that was covered in virgin snow, ie undriveable, and he
must of been doing 80!
i do hope his day ended up badly, and that no one else was involved
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chillis
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 06:52 PM |
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I see at least three offences being committed there. And technically two of attempted tax evasion.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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Alfa145
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 07:02 PM |
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Surely that's fine, as an Audi driver only needs to see a little bit in front so he can make sure he's sat on the bumper of the car in
front..........
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 07:24 PM |
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To be fair I never used to clear my roof, I do now because the police are stopping people and booking them. In many years of hooning about with snow
on my roof I've never once had a) enough snow fall off to cause me an issue or b) enough snow to dislodge that didn't dislodge in the
first 10 seconds of pulling out of my drive. I've never been hit by anyone elses snow as I don't drive close enough to people to get hit
in those conditions.
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morcus
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 08:55 PM |
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I'm sure I read that you could get 3 points for driving with snow on the roof, And I sure it was from a link on here a couple of years ago.
Thats the worst thing about snow, it brings out all the idiots. Everyone skived off work round here on Friday, yet on saturday, when it was worse as
there was huge amounts of ice on the ground, all going out in the car.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 09:30 PM |
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Driving in snow is one of the most pleasurable experiences I can think of.
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ianclark1275
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 10:28 PM |
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one of the guys at work got 3 points for snow on his roof...
last winter.
barnsley..
IC
measure twice, cut once, scrap it, start again.
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bi22le
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| posted on 21/1/13 at 11:02 PM |
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why am i not supprise its an audi driver.
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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T66
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| posted on 22/1/13 at 06:01 AM |
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Audi is the new Volvo ........Can you recall how they behaved years ago, because they were "safe" to crash in.
Getting a ticket for snow on the roof is a new one on me, was that a Daily Mail headline ? or just a one man road safety campaign who ensures the vast
majority of public hate ALL Cops, instead of just them.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/1/13 at 08:44 AM |
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Never cleared snow off the roof but then it's never been even an inch... Only cleared the windscreen a couple of times when it was more than the
wipers could shift.
I have had a £30 ticket for not clearing my windows though (got round the corner and the sun lit up the ice on the inside!)
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mcerd1
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| posted on 22/1/13 at 09:30 AM |
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I've driven in iceland & norway in winter and they just don't have half the issues we do (ok they are a bit more used to it, but the
way folk here drive/moan you'd think it only snowed in this country once every 100 years!)
idiots not using lights in bad weather is one of my pet hates, its a legal requirement to have your dipped headlights on at all times in iceland,
norway, etc.... and sidelights arn't good enough either! 
I always clear at least the windscreen, front windows and mirrors (i.e. the same visability as a van) as well as the lights and any significant amount
of snow off the roof, bonnet, etc... (if you don't clear you bonnet it can be like driving in your own personal blizzard!)
winter tyres are also required across alot of european counties, good ones work well in cold weather not just for snow - I've got a set of
decent 'all season' tyres for my car, they coupe well with the snow we get, but are also good on cold, wet, muddy, grit covered roads -
with some sumer it tyres dirty roads can be just as slippy as snow
quote:
Originally posted by steve m
.....or the white transit van that went past me last night on the m23, he was in the outside lane, that was covered in virgin snow, ie undriveable,
and he must of been doing 80!....
I wouldn't say that 'virgin snow' = 'undriveable'
still stupid for a transit to do 80mph, but I often use a snow covered outside lane (at a more sensible speed) - its that or sit at 20mph on a cleared
black strip of tar behind some idiot who's terrified of snow.....
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