FabSwingers.com forum: Driving habits

By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

What, in your opinion, are your good driving habits?

Again - NO JUDGING OF POSTS OR POSTERS.

Two of mine are always maintaining a good stopping distance and giving plenty of room to cyclists - even when they may be be having like numpties.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Using indicators.

Not getting annoyed at other people:s antics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And Driving gently

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

Too many to mention

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I'm just an awesome driver

I actually mirror, signal, manoeuvre still.

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

Considerate

Patient

Professional

Law abiding

Economical

Courteous

Good humoured

Brilliant

Skilful

Awe inspiring

Swervetastic

Cool

Safe

Smooth

Passionate

Easy on tyres

Good with brakes

Light on my clutch

The best in car karaoke singer by far

Lollipop men/ladies friend

Traffic police's dream

Excellent roundabout skills

Great at traffic lights

A master of the T junction

Hill starter extraordinaire

Exemplarary reverse Parker

3 point turns like you've never seen before

The sharpest quickest emergency stops known to man

Night driving perfection

Delectable at dusk

Never use my horn at dawn

One way traffic , easy peasy

Motorway traveler by nature

Country roads , I never cut corners and cause a crash

Mirrors are my middle name

Towing is no trouble

Passengers always enjoy the ride

Always give way to horses

Never run over children

Always stop to allow OAP's to cross safely

Never use disabled parking spaces

Or parent and toddler spaces

Always pick up hitch hikers

Never hog the middle lane

Always stick to speed limits

Polite in a traffic jam

Don't rubber neck whilst passing collisions

Not a driver that thinks he's better than everyone else

Humble

And driven

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Negative habit

I do tend to be a bit quick, especially on the bikes.

Positive habit

I am extremely tolerant, and give way / space to other drivers

many other habits of course, mostly on the positive side.

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

Considerate

Patient

Professional

Law abiding

Economical

Courteous

Good humoured

Brilliant

Skilful

Awe inspiring

Swervetastic

Cool

Safe

Smooth

Passionate

Easy on tyres

Good with brakes

Light on my clutch

The best in car karaoke singer by far

Lollipop men/ladies friend

Traffic police's dream

Excellent roundabout skills

Great at traffic lights

A master of the T junction

Hill starter extraordinaire

Exemplarary reverse Parker

3 point turns like you've never seen before

The sharpest quickest emergency stops known to man

Night driving perfection

Delectable at dusk

Never use my horn at dawn

One way traffic , easy peasy

Motorway traveler by nature

Country roads , I never cut corners and cause a crash

Mirrors are my middle name

Towing is no trouble

Passengers always enjoy the ride

Always give way to horses

Never run over children

Always stop to allow OAP's to cross safely

Never use disabled parking spaces

Or parent and toddler spaces

Always pick up hitch hikers

Never hog the middle lane

Always stick to speed limits

Polite in a traffic jam

Don't rubber neck whilst passing collisions

Not a driver that thinks he's better than everyone else

Humble

And driven

You soooooo badly need to get a meet organised!!!!!!

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

With the exception of middle lane hogs and fog light fuckwits I am very, very tolerant and forgiving of the shortcomings in other people's driving abilities, and always apreciate when others are forgiving of my own shortcomings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

Considerate

Patient

Professional

Law abiding

Economical

Courteous

Good humoured

Brilliant

Skilful

Awe inspiring

Swervetastic

Cool

Safe

Smooth

Passionate

Easy on tyres

Good with brakes

Light on my clutch

The best in car karaoke singer by far

Lollipop men/ladies friend

Traffic police's dream

Excellent roundabout skills

Great at traffic lights

A master of the T junction

Hill starter extraordinaire

Exemplarary reverse Parker

3 point turns like you've never seen before

The sharpest quickest emergency stops known to man

Night driving perfection

Delectable at dusk

Never use my horn at dawn

One way traffic , easy peasy

Motorway traveler by nature

Country roads , I never cut corners and cause a crash

Mirrors are my middle name

Towing is no trouble

Passengers always enjoy the ride

Always give way to horses

Never run over children

Always stop to allow OAP's to cross safely

Never use disabled parking spaces

Or parent and toddler spaces

Always pick up hitch hikers

Never hog the middle lane

Always stick to speed limits

Polite in a traffic jam

Don't rubber neck whilst passing collisions

Not a driver that thinks he's better than everyone else

Humble

And driven

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shit I was just gonna say that

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By *horltzMan
over a year ago

heysham

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

Considerate

Patient

Professional

Law abiding

Economical

Courteous

Good humoured

Brilliant

Skilful

Awe inspiring

Swervetastic

Cool

Safe

Smooth

Passionate

Easy on tyres

Good with brakes

Light on my clutch

The best in car karaoke singer by far

Lollipop men/ladies friend

Traffic police's dream

Excellent roundabout skills

Great at traffic lights

A master of the T junction

Hill starter extraordinaire

Exemplarary reverse Parker

3 point turns like you've never seen before

The sharpest quickest emergency stops known to man

Night driving perfection

Delectable at dusk

Never use my horn at dawn

One way traffic , easy peasy

Motorway traveler by nature

Country roads , I never cut corners and cause a crash

Mirrors are my middle name

Towing is no trouble

Passengers always enjoy the ride

Always give way to horses

Never run over children

Always stop to allow OAP's to cross safely

Never use disabled parking spaces

Or parent and toddler spaces

Always pick up hitch hikers

Never hog the middle lane

Always stick to speed limits

Polite in a traffic jam

Don't rubber neck whilst passing collisions

Not a driver that thinks he's better than everyone else

Humble

And driven

You soooooo badly need to get a meet organised!!!!!!"

True

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By *artytwoCouple
over a year ago

Wolverhampton

And minding ones own business, for a change.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm adept at using all 3 lanes of the motorway to make progress past idiots who dont realise what lane their in or that they seem to be on a motorway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Massive positive of mine - I use my fog lights if it's damp or cloudy to increase visibility.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I use my brakes well. The car had its first service recently and comment was there made on how minimal was the wear on the brake pads.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I use my brakes well. The car had its first service recently and comment was there made on how minimal was the wear on the brake pads.

But the bumper and airbags needed replacing

xxxxx sorry couldn't resist xxxxx

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"I use my brakes well. The car had its first service recently and comment was there made on how minimal was the wear on the brake pads.

But the bumper and airbags needed replacing

xxxxx sorry couldn't resist xxxxx

My airbags are always inflated.

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad?

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad? "

It's a good job you're not in London then. You'd be driving around a long time looking for a space.

Get a car with park assist and let the car work it out.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad? "

Yes. unless you don't need to, cars do that themselves these days

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad?

It's a good job you're not in London then. You'd be driving around a long time looking for a space.

Get a car with park assist and let the car work it out.

They didn't offer park assist on my model, I think it was only Golf upwards at the time, but I'm due a new car next year.

So essentially if I can't drive into a space then I don't park there, it usually involves a lot of walking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get a smart car park end on then

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad?

It's a good job you're not in London then. You'd be driving around a long time looking for a space.

Get a car with park assist and let the car work it out.

They didn't offer park assist on my model, I think it was only Golf upwards at the time, but I'm due a new car next year.

So essentially if I can't drive into a space then I don't park there, it usually involves a lot of walking. "

My car has park assist but I've never used it. I think it will be harder for me to unlearn parallel parking than to learn to use the park assist. I would need to unlearn how to park in order to trust it to park well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do strongly believe women r much better drivers than men. We're much more compassionate to the ole farts/learner drivers on the roads lol.

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By *anchestercubMan
over a year ago

manchester & NI

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad?

It's a good job you're not in London then. You'd be driving around a long time looking for a space.

Get a car with park assist and let the car work it out.

They didn't offer park assist on my model, I think it was only Golf upwards at the time, but I'm due a new car next year.

So essentially if I can't drive into a space then I don't park there, it usually involves a lot of walking.

Show off!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

(First ever post!)

For me as has been mentioned, giving space to other road users. I do my best to treat others as I would like to be treated.

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

"After over 12 years of driving I still can't parallel park - is that bad? "

Dreadful!

I was always good parallel parking, but the Fiesta has such a good lock on it I'm bloody amazing now!

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

"Massive positive of mine - I use my fog lights if it's damp or cloudy to increase visibility. "

Wind ups are exempt from the no criticism rule.

That's just plain knobish.

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Massive positive of mine - I use my fog lights if it's damp or cloudy to increase visibility.

Wind ups are exempt from the no criticism rule.

That's just plain knobish. "

Nope - no exemptions, no criticism.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I drive meticulously at or below the speed limit on dangerous parts or where speed cameras me be present. And with good stopping distance. A drive yesterday got over 70 mpg, which I could achieve more frequently but don't.

I also drive for the common good, rather than my own gain.

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

I leave space at side roads in heavy traffic so I don't block a junction. Although I have been caught out misjudging the flow of traffic and blocked a few. I feel guilty about that.

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

Sorry DB9, your thread, your rules.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maintaining the 2 second gap

Using indicators

Giving cyclists plenty of room

Not hogging the middle lane

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Remember, it's a speed limit, and not a target

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By *elson61Man
over a year ago

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

"My car has park assist but I've never used it. I think it will be harder for me to unlearn parallel parking than to learn to use the park assist. I would need to unlearn how to park in order to trust it to park well.

My last car had park assist and I used it twice in 5 years, and only to see how it worked.

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By *elson61Man
over a year ago

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Being smooth with the controls and good forward observation/anticipation. The latter is vital on a motorcycle.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Too many to mention

Name 50.

Considerate

Patient

Professional

Law abiding

Economical

Courteous

Good humoured

Brilliant

Skilful

Awe inspiring

Swervetastic

Cool

Safe

Smooth

Passionate

Easy on tyres

Good with brakes

Light on my clutch

The best in car karaoke singer by far

Lollipop men/ladies friend

Traffic police's dream

Excellent roundabout skills

Great at traffic lights

A master of the T junction

Hill starter extraordinaire

Exemplarary reverse Parker

3 point turns like you've never seen before

The sharpest quickest emergency stops known to man

Night driving perfection

Delectable at dusk

Never use my horn at dawn

One way traffic , easy peasy

Motorway traveler by nature

Country roads , I never cut corners and cause a crash

Mirrors are my middle name

Towing is no trouble

Passengers always enjoy the ride

Always give way to horses

Never run over children

Always stop to allow OAP's to cross safely

Never use disabled parking spaces

Or parent and toddler spaces

Always pick up hitch hikers

Never hog the middle lane

Always stick to speed limits

Polite in a traffic jam

Don't rubber neck whilst passing collisions

Not a driver that thinks he's better than everyone else

Humble

And driven

I was about to say the same.

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By *adyboy-DaddyCouple
over a year ago

Andover

I do many motorway miles (for a car driver) and on personal journeys set the cruise at 80mph, on work journeys at 70mph then use excellent lane discipline and forward thinking to stick to it for virtually the entire journey.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive not attempted parallel parking since I passed in February!

No need for it.

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Sorry DB9, your thread, your rules.

Good. Now 10 mins on the naughty step.

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