You've taken that too far

[fingalmacool]

Before I drove to work today I,
Blew ma nose
squeezed ma spots
switched off me phone
changed ma car to a automatic(for fear of taking my hands off the wheel)
also made sure that all systems were switched on before i took off, lights/wipers/heating/indicators/music, (maybe not music, its too distracting)
put a neck brace on, didn't want to move my head too much in case anyone thought i wasn't paying attention.
Had a good scratch, and picked ma nose, just in case I was caught by the local constabulary doing something at the wheel that i shouldn't, my advise to you is follow my lead if you want to be within the law:confused
I'm sure there are other things I shouldn't be doing while I'm driving but cant think, so any other hints will be appreciated:confused:confused

[Invisible]

Pretending your steering wheel is a drum

[Amy-Winehouse]

Pretending your steering wheel is a drum


Guilty as charged :confused

But Blowing yer nose- that copper shouldve been chased for that

[Blarney]

Before I drove to work today I,
Blew ma nose
squeezed ma spots
switched off me phone
changed ma car to a automatic(for fear of taking my hands off the wheel)
also made sure that all systems were switched on before i took off, lights/wipers/heating/indicators/music, (maybe not music, its too distracting)
put a neck brace on, didn't want to move my head too much in case anyone thought i wasn't paying attention.
Had a good scratch, and picked ma nose, just in case I was caught by the local constabulary doing something at the wheel that i shouldn't, my advise to you is follow my lead if you want to be within the law:confused
I'm sure there are other things I shouldn't be doing while I'm driving but cant think, so any other hints will be appreciated:confused:confused
I believe that the offending copper is nicknamed, 'P.C. Shiny Buttons' because of his exuberance! [lol] Reminds me of an Enid Blyton story.

[Phill]

I believe that the offending copper is nicknamed, 'P.C. Shiny Buttons' because of his exuberance!

Sounds like a jolly chap, pernickety is he?

[weeboyagee]

Think I met this guy patrolling on Friday night. Gestured me from the junction road end. Didn't have a clue what he was meaning. Gestured me again. Still didn't have a clue what he was getting at. Drew up next to me and told me (after winding down the windows - seemed like a good idea and certainly enhanced communication) to swith off my foglights. I duly did and apologised, nicely. Got told in no uncertain terms - next time it'll be a £30 fine.

To say that given my nice manner and desperation to try and understand the man, I was mad to say the least with his "power" statement. Got to the 30 mph and put the fog lights straight back on. Why? Because driving snow has the same effect on vision as fog and driving lights enhance the ability to see in such conditions safely.

The lights don't dazzle the oncoming drivers in such conditions and in my opinion it created a safer environment. Coupled with my reduced driving speed.

Now before the perfectly correct and over enlightened PC brigade on here (I note the Rheggers issue which I'm not getting involved in!) have at the fact that they are there to uphold the law etc, etc and they were in there right etc, etc, there is absolutely nothing right with the "power" delivery and the totally wrong manner of the effort to communicate with me. It was a perfect case of when the matter was over of an "up yours" attitude.

As much as I really get on with these upholders of the law, I don't half get peed-off at the exhuberance of one or two of them who go through the character changing experience after they have spun round in a telephone box to change into their uniform - the only thing being, that they are deluded if they think that such a transormation has allowed them to become superman!

WBG :cool:

[joxville]

I don't half get peed-off at the exhuberance of one or two of them who go through the character changing experience after they have spun round in a telephone box to change into their uniform - the only thing being, that they are deluded if they think that such a transormation has allowed them to become superman!

WBG :cool:

You should be able to smell them a mile off if they get changed in a telephone box, any boxes I've been in always have a puddle of piss in it. :)



Memo to self: I really must start using a toilet. ;)

[Phill]

Bless 'em.They do go little power crazed ego trips don't they.
Was it a traffic copper, there my favourite. Even coppers hate traffic coppers.

I had quite an interesting debate with a traffic fed about speed and how he maintained it doesn't get you anywhere any quicker, we agreed to disagree.

I also found it rather amusing the other week watching Dingwalls finest make a complete arse of escorting some big bits of windymills up the A9. NO, they really do not know how to communicate.

[weeboyagee]

Hahahahaha - I got CAUGHT in that fiasco as well at the Mound going south! It was on Wednesday! I was late for a meeting in Inverness because of that - there were people wandering out from their cars wondering what the accident was given that there was a clear road ahead and there was nothing to show why there was a police car in front of the queue holding the traffic back and then 20 mins later the convoy came sauntering around the cambusavie bends!!!! Aha!...... the drivers all saw the reason but everyone of them jaw-dropped wondering why on earth the traffic was held for so long in the place we were for so long.

Joke.

WBG :cool:

[Phill]

Nah this was before Wednesday, jeez, they don't learn do they.


Same place and we got there when there was about 6 cars waiting in front of Officer Drivel, he was standing in the road looking impotent like.

No one knew what was happening and he just stood there and watched whilst we got bored and switched our engines off, he still stood there looking over his little Empire building up.

Now it would have been nice if he had the decency to slowly wander up and let us know what was happening. (And yeah, we could have gone and asked)

BUT it would have been really smart and a bit of forward planning to get us all to move over to the side of the road BEFORE we switched our engines off and BEFORE the convoy came to a grinding halt because it still couldn't get past.
Another copper (obviously the one who had the brain issued that day) had to then come along and get us all to move over before the convoy could get on it's way again.

:lol::lol::lol:

[ducati]

I'm sure there are other things I shouldn't be doing while I'm driving but cant think, so any other hints will be appreciated:confused:confused


Rolling yer fag on yer motorbike :eek:

[Dadie]

Spitting your chewing gum out the window?
And applying your make up using your rear view mirror while at the traffic lights?

[Phill]

Some years ago when all these speed camera thingies were still new toys for the boys, a colleague got nabbed for speeding.

On the back of news reports about the cameras not being calibrated they went to court to contest it. The prosecution produced a photo showing her speeding and reading the paper at the same time, apparently the court didn't find it as funny as I did!

[Loraine]

Spitting your chewing gum out the window?
And applying your make up using your rear view mirror while at the traffic lights?

What do you mean "while at traffic lights" - I do it while the car's moving (great fun to do while overtaking - you should see the look on the other driver's face!)!! :lol:

[Dadie]

your lippy and eyeliner can go a bit wonky if you hit a pothole (seen the state of the roads) and waterproof mascara is hell to get off if you manage to get it half way down your face!

[Invisible]

surely if you look in the mirror whilst driving to check whats coming behind you, it could be put down as driving without due care or attention.