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11 May 2007, 13:29
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Sat nav dangerous
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6646331.stm
"A 20-year-old woman's car was wrecked by a train after she followed her sat nav system onto a railway track."
There have been quite a few incidents like this now - sat navs are obviously very dangerous and should carry a government warning - for women drivers!!!
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11 May 2007, 14:39
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Originally Posted by codprawn
... sat navs... should carry a government warning - for women drivers!!!
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You live dangerously, Codders!
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11 May 2007, 14:52
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Originally Posted by jwalker
You live dangerously, Codders!
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Tell me about it - my girlfriend fully agrees about women drivers. Old drivers are a much more dangerous breed - irrespective of gender - don't see many of them using sat nav though - probably too deaf to hear it and can't read the screen......
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11 May 2007, 14:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
.. Old drivers are a much more dangerous breed - irrespective of gender - don't see many of them using sat nav though - probably too deaf to hear it and can't read the screen......
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Err, pardon, did you say something?
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11 May 2007, 15:01
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I wonder how far along it she drove?
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15 May 2007, 18:10
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/6646331.stm
"A 20-year-old woman's car was wrecked by a train after she followed her sat nav system onto a railway track."
There have been quite a few incidents like this now - sat navs are obviously very dangerous and should carry a government warning - for women drivers!!!
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No, a 20-year-old woman's car was wrecked when a moron got behind the wheel....
FFS, how do these people pass the test ?
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15 May 2007, 18:28
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Quote:
Originally Posted by havener
No, a 20-year-old woman's car was wrecked when a moron got behind the wheel....
FFS, how do these people pass the test ?
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Short skirts........
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15 May 2007, 18:40
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You guys should check out the driving test deal in Ireland... I failed my test 1.5 times there, dropped the examiner off after the test/s and drove myself off home!
Passed on Test No. 2.5 though ... the flirting + stethoscope on the back seat worked a treat
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16 May 2007, 12:34
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NautiAndNice
I failed my test 1.5 times there, dropped the examiner off after the test/s and drove myself off home!
Passed on Test No. 2.5 though ..
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Please explain the 0.5 of a test bit - I thought you could only get them in whole numbers
Other classic example of Sat Nav is one hotel in Southampton area. The sat nav gets you as close as it feels you can be. Only trouble is that this requires you to park on the hard shoulder of the M3 and walk up the grass bank
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16 May 2007, 16:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by havener
No, a 20-year-old woman's car was wrecked when a moron got behind the wheel....
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Can't stand sat-navs. Give me a map any day...
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16 May 2007, 18:57
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Originally Posted by AndrewH
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A "0.5 test" happens when you present for a test, successfully get halfway through it ... and then the examiner cops that you're attempting to take the test in an "illegal vehicle"
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17 May 2007, 06:11
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Sorry but how is the sat nav to blame
Reading it she parked on the crossing/track to open the second gate
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18 May 2007, 07:58
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bedajim
Sorry but how is the sat nav to blame
Reading it she parked on the crossing/track to open the second gate
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Exactly...
As Harry Enfield put it...
Look, Listen, Take Heed...
WOMEN ! For pity's sake, don't drive....
(If I knew how, I'd put the YouTube link in here)
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18 May 2007, 11:12
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Quote:
Originally Posted by havener
(If I knew how, I'd put the YouTube link in here)
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18 May 2007, 11:14
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18 May 2007, 11:19
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John
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18 May 2007, 11:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NautiAndNice
Passed on Test No. 2.5 though ... the flirting + stethoscope on the back seat worked a treat
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I passed driving tests 1, 2, 4 and 6. Failed 3 and 5 but always completed the test. Not a stethoscope in sight!
When I took my theory test I had been driving on a full licence since before anyone else in the room was even born. That made me feel a bit old.
John
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18 May 2007, 11:32
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18 May 2007, 12:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
Tell me about it - my girlfriend fully agrees about women drivers. Old drivers are a much more dangerous breed - irrespective of gender - don't see many of them using sat nav though - probably too deaf to hear it and can't read the screen......
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...al/6651181.stm
This lady would probably beg to differ...
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18 May 2007, 12:21
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Nos, looks like you're in trouble when the venomous harridan gets home!
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