Tell you what I'm seeing more and more...picture this.
Traffic lights at cross roads, opposite directions go at the same
time.  Waiting to turn left, lights go green and off you go only for
the driver coming from the opposite direction who wants to turn right

On the A11, fast moving single carriageway section.
The driver of a shoddy-looking truck had a newspaper spread across his
steering wheel, his elbows resting on it and his chin in his hands. I
wish I'd got his registration plate :(

In AutoExpress they've got a picture of the new Fiat 500 Abarth!  It
looks great, gold alloys, and recaro seats.
It has a 1.4 Turbo which is supposed to give 150bhp.  The car is
lightweight, and they think it'll hit 60mph in 8 seconds, although that

I've noticed a growing trend at service stops, people opening there bonnet
and grabbing a seat near by and letting there engine cool down.
When I learnt to drive my old man said if the cars temp goes "crackers" open
all the windows and turn the heater on full. Does opening the ...

I understand this is compulsory in some parts of the world (Switzerland
maybe). But can anyone offer any metric on how much energy is required
to start an engine against how much energy a typical, modern petrol or
diesel car engine uses at tickover? I'd be very interested to see how

Sort of good news anyway.
Anybody remember when some drunk/drugged nutter went along our road smashing
wing mirrors off with a machete at 2am on a Sunday morning?
Just had a call from the Police to say they did catch him, it's been to

I've just found an old 'treasure hunt' answer sheet from July 1986.
Price of Petrol (4 star) was . . .
£1.55 / gallon, roughly 34p/litre
Mind you, the Radio Times only had BBC channel info, which shows what a

You're bimbling along the motorway, minding your own business, not a lot of
time left for the day.
All of a sudden - it stops. Dead. A little bit of shuffling forwards, but
nothing.

I've just been reading something on a forum about Cardiff police having
some unmarked Mitsubishi Evo FQ400s. A traffic officer from North Wales
has popped up to say that his force have some on order too. Here's the
thing; they aren't for the traffic officers, they're for the ANPR ...

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/25042006/140/revealed-drive-motorists-mad.html
"Tailgating is the biggest cause of road rage on motorways, a survey
has revealed. In more than two in five cases, motorists react by
slowing down or braking sharply to annoy the tailgater. The survey

As I've mentioned before, the "A" road through our village is a notorious
accident black spot with most of the KSI involving single vehicle motorbike
accidents. The police have already identified excessive speed as the main
factor causing the accidents with most of the bikers ...

Is there a law on the number of people allowed in a car. I have a five
door escort and was wondering if I could get away with 3 adults and 3
small children but cannot find any information about any passenger
limits.

I've just been talking to a friend who has been dealing with the
aftermath of an HGV driver who tried to dodge the barriers at a level
crossing in Yorkshire, hit the barrier as it descended, knocked it
into the overhead power line, blew the signalling system so

I realise you are all on the edge of your seats. Fifth attempt and through.
Easy.

Is it any wonder that so many people get killed and injured on our
roads when so many drivers are allowed to break the law? The offenders
should be permanently banned from driving!
"The Department for Transport today published National Statistics of