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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / 4x4 Cars (UK group) / February 2008girly drivers and 4*4s
As much as I love all cars It does not make me blind to the fact that the girlys in atrocious weather (as it was today) - pelting rain, deep puddles, water thrown up making visibility real poor do NOT put on even their side/parking lights - Why? There are atleast 3 "types" Girlys in 4*4s (they feel safe so don't actually think!) young men hoping that the cameras cannot see their number plates ? (I assume this is the reason as when visibility is good they put on their front fogs) Old Gits saving the battery ? (remembering the good old days before alternators) "Tommy" <Tomm@mall.colm> dribbled ... > As much as I love all cars It does not make me blind to the fact that the > girlys in atrocious weather (as it was today) - pelting rain, deep [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Old Gits saving the battery ? > (remembering the good old days before alternators) It always amazes me that for the simplest of reasons we are now expected to drive with our side/headlamps on. If conditions were that bad how come you saw the cars without lights at all let alone tell the difference between a girly in a 4X4 or a young man or an "Old Git" as you so charmingly put it ? It's like when drivers complain when they knock a motorcyclist off that they didn't see them, but it's funny how many could see my motorcycle when the headlamp blow on the way home one evening and repeatedly flashed their headlamps to warn me! How much longer before all our cars have to wear High visibility vests ? The worlds gone health & safety mad! stupid troll- visibility (or lack of) is not the same as being invisible > "Tommy" <Tomm@mall.colm> dribbled ... > > As much as I love all cars It does not make me blind to the fact that the [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > The worlds gone health & safety mad! > stupid troll- > visibility (or lack of) is not the same as being invisible Idiot, if you can see a vehicle coming then why the need for lights on all the time, perhaps you shouldn't be on the road without prescription glasses. > Idiot, if you can see a vehicle coming then why the need for lights > onALL THE TIME, perhaps you shouldn't be on the road without > prescription glasses. Surely seeing a car with lights around 10 seconds earlier rather than seeing it 10 second before you hit it is common sense Are you really saying lights on a car are only to see rather than also to be seen? Arethe red rear lights a bad idea in RT World? PS ALL THE TIME? did you read my post before ranting? DUh :) > Idiot, if you can see a vehicle coming then why the need for lights on all > the time, perhaps you shouldn't be on the road without prescription > glasses. If you can see it coming without lights on, then you will see it coming a hell of a lot sooner with its lights on. Perhaps you could explain the disadvantages of seeing vehicles earlier? > If you can see it coming without lights on, then you will see it coming a > hell of a lot sooner with its lights on. > Perhaps you could explain the disadvantages of seeing vehicles earlier? Depends on how bright the lights are, when it's beginning to get dark I find it easy to see oncoming vehicles but if they've got their lights on dipped beam it's harder to see the road as the lights are bright and your eyes are accustomed to the dark, in those situations I can see less of the road and verges because of the lights, more without them. I usually drive with the lights on the lowest setting until it's dark enough for the higher settings actually illuminate the road. I do drive a lot of narrow, winding roads though, it doesn't make much difference in cities and dual carriageways. Bright lights help you see the oncoming car for sure, but they can quite easily mean that you can see precious little else.  SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! >> Idiot, if you can see a vehicle coming then why the need for lights on >> all the time, perhaps you shouldn't be on the road without prescription >> glasses. >> > If you can see it coming without lights on, then you will see it coming a > hell of a lot sooner with its lights on. No not in normal daylight, you will actually misjudge speed & distance when lights are used inappropriately. > No not in normal daylight, you will actually misjudge speed & > distance when lights are used inappropriately. We were discussing attrocious weather, rain pouring down and 95% of drivers had headlights on but one group NOt doing the sensible thing was "girls" in 4*4s who buy /use them because they are accessories and because they don't feel "safe" in Fiestas - sexist? realist! "Tomm-y" <Toomby@lburer.co> dribbled ....... >> No not in normal daylight, you will actually misjudge speed & >> distance when lights are used inappropriately. > > We were discussing attrocious weather, No you weren't, you were stereo typing 4X4 drivers. I could stereo type BMW drivers for not using their indicators, but I don't, because I'm not a narrow minded H&S nutcase. > I could stereo type BMW drivers for not using their indicators, but I > don't, because I'm not a narrow minded H&S nutcase. Surely Cadburys ? H&S do shampoo On a serious note - just drive with your eyes open - generalisations are stated because they're based in fact > "Tomm-y" <Toomby@lburer.co> dribbled ....... >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > I could stereo type BMW drivers for not using their indicators, but I > don't, because I'm not a narrow minded H&S nutcase. Tommy the twat - Killfiled. > Tommy the twat - Killfiled. The computer version of kids sticking fingers in ears and going lalalalalalalal at anything unpalatable? >> No you weren't, you were stereo typing 4X4 drivers. The way Insurance companies "steretype" facts :) I am a 4x4 driver, I am also a female, so am I stupid??? You best think again before you reply!! I have driven 4x4's in all conditions and to be class me like you have, makes me wonder what qualifications you have to make that decision? Challenge me?? I wouldn't it I were you, not unless you are prepared to loose! > I have driven 4x4's in all conditions and to be class me like you > have, makes me wonder what qualifications you have to make that > decision? > > Challenge me?? I wouldn't it I were you, not unless you are prepared > to loose! Well, your poor grasp of spelling, punctuation and grammar, below average even for usenet, mark you as either thick, or a gag. SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! http://youtube.com/user/tarcus69 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tarcus/ |
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