You take lessons, you master the emergency stop and the 3 point turn and you pass your driving test but over the years bad habits creep in. We're sure some of you could make it your new year resolution to brush up on your driving skills and get rid of those habits...here's the top 5 we'd like to see banished from our roads.
Middle lane drivers. The motorway has 3, sometimes 4 lanes so why do you insist on sitting in them middle, pootling along at 65mph and causing untold frustration! Left hand lane is for pootling......so once you've over taken MOVE OVER!!
Driving distracted. An avid walker I've seen it all. Eating cereal behind the wheel (yes really!) applying makeup, shaving!! A distracted driver is not a driver in control so let's just concentrate on the machine we're in control of shall we?
Poor parking. Taking up 2 spaces in the car park, parking a mile from the curb.....poor parking isn't just annoying it's liable to a fine so take a bit more care when parking.
Speeding. Speed limits exist for a reason - safety! There's nothing worse than seeing car flying down a 30 mph limit road, that is residential, with a school, a lollipop lady on the crossing! Slow down people. As my old Grandad used to say 'better 10 minutes late than 40 years too early!'
Road rage. Ok...so bad driving habits can annoy us but there is no need for road rage. Drivers that lay on the horn, swearing, questionable gestures (!) Let's all just calm down and focus on driving well ourselves.
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