My name is Bob, and I'm crap at driving.

Which is not to say that I'm discourteous on the road, inattentive or not in control of my vehicle - just that I'm not Castleford's answer to Seb Loeb.

Anyone else want to handbrake-turn out of the closet?

 

I do drive too fast at times and yes I have been known to drive like a complete tool on the odd occasion , however most of the time, I dont get the bleeding chance due to traffic, so maybe thats a good thing.

had a track day so know what the car can do, but still dont trust myself

Always think I would run out of talent well before the car ever did ....

 

As above

DAn

 

Option 4 for me Never been on a track and once went straight on at a bend writing off a Volvo 940 se turbo But that was 14 years ago and I've improved a little since then

 

Agree with Swiss' and Scooby'
I've made a couple of dodgy overtakes recently which I'd also like to be taken into account.

My god, I feel cleansed

 

there is no options for me slow because i'm no good

 

My style all the way

 

I taught Schuey all he knows

 

Drove a lot faster back in NZ and Australia, UK road are either too busy, have no visibility or the conditions too wet.

 

Drive a lot safer than I used to,putting your car upside down into a field with petrol pouring on you has that effect

 

Used to be a bit of a nutter when I was younger, and although I have the odd blast now, I also have "the fear", so any quick driving I do, my time is spent worrying what would happen if I binned it.

These days I prefer swift driving on country roads, rather than tearing it up and taking bends at silly speeds.

Must be getting old

 

ditto, 'the fear'. mostly brought about by a couple of instances where i'm travelling quicker than other drivers are expecting me to be and then they pull out on me

rather enjoy poodling along at 30 to these days

 

Ticking the 3rd option allows for no further response.

 

Thats what I had happen to me, motorbike pulled out without looking and left me with the option of taking him out or a detour into the nearest field he never even stopped either, just drove off after the accident.

 

He would have 'rode' off on a motorbike!!

 

 

You and me both mate!!

Recall one incident recenty, pulled into the outside lane of a DC and gave the scooby a chance to stretch its legs; some plonker in a BMW pulled straight out in front of me (I don't know whether he simply didn't look, or wanted to test the performance of his car) I think both of us were unpleasantly surprised -for different reasons- to find out that had it not been for a very quick stab of the brakes on my part, I would have been retrieving his boot BMW badge from my spleen!! I learned three things on that day

1) I should have been more prepared for this (I'm obviously not Don Palmer)
2) The Std 4 pots on my Scooby work well enough!

And most importantly:

3) F**king BMW drivers, bunch of &*!%s..... cont'd in pretty much any SN thread you'd care to mention!!

 

I used to drive fast on the roads in the days when the traffic was a great deal lighter. Don't bother so much now unless I am returning from night sea trout fishing when the traffic has disapppeared.

I found that track racing was satisfying enough and did not see much point in driving like that on public roads. Most of my racing friends felt the same way funnily enough.

Kiwi,

I prefer wet roads because it does not wear the tyres out so much

Les

 

I've found that since I sold my Scoob and bought a BMW my driving has got safer, more consistent and probably more enjoyable. Perhaps because the M5 is a little too large to hoon around country lanes in an Impreza stylee

But I do press on a bit on open roads. After all, what's the point of 400bhp if you never use it?

SB

 

On the roads I probably don't drive as well as I do on the Ring. I do OK though, probably a bit more cautious in my old age

On track days and the Ring it's a different matter. Concentration levels are so much higher and touch wood, I haven't come a cropper yet. Last year at the Ring I had the misfortune to come round a corner and find a biker in the middle of the road trying to drag his bike over to the armco. After a bit of fishtailing, I managed to park it nicely without hitting him, the bike or the armco.

God was smiling on me that day!

 

the one that really made me think was a very close miss; i was pressing on in a national speed limit B road, and came to a stretch of downhill with a turning on the left at the bottom of the hill about 400 yards away. There was a car at the side road indicating right; i saw him turn his head and look at me, he then looked left and pulled out at the same time…I was within 2 car lengths of him

The only reason I didn't t-bone him (probably killing both of us), was down to luck; there was no-one else on the road he was pulling out of so I was able to swerve into it and around him.

shook me up properly

 

i used to drive around like a complete tit about 3 years ago but now im far to paranoid about oil on the road, police,killing someone and killing myself lol!
done a few track days and had some good sessions though! all in all the scoob dosnt get treated like i stole it!

 

I've found that the older i get, the more of a ***** i become!
I don't know if its through experience that i've learnt to be more careful, or i'm just scared easily now.

I've had a few crashes, both car and motorbike, and now i know what the consequences are if you are driving/riding like a ***.
You may know the road like the back of your hand, but you never know what may be round the corner, and before you know it, blue lights and you're looking for a tasty set of alloys for your wheelchair. Sad but true!

From riding a bike i've also realised how poor and unpredictable other road users can be. Don't trust 'em!

 

I'd agree with that. did my bike test a few years back and although I don't ride anymore I'm a better driver for it. Having children and losing parents also has an effect, you ealise you are actually mortal.

As a teen I used to hoon about a bit, went down a road I know so well a couple of months back (in N Wales) and remembered how quickly i used to drive it, then noticed all the blind farm entrances and such, shuddered a little I can tell you!


Did a fast road driving course a couple of years back and thoroughly enjoyed it, taught me a few tricks which makes driving a little more enjoyable than before.

 

I don't class myself as a good driver, adequate at best, I drive too fast, make mistakes etc.

I am a 'Driver' though, as opposed to a lot of the country who are car operators, no interest in a cars, a means to an end who either hate driving or arent bothered. I enjoy my driving and am interested in cars which I reckon helps in some ways but can be a hinderance in others, I am more aware than I may otherwise be which is good but am apt to try stuff car operators arent bothered about like cornering and blasting off the lights to see if my car is a match for another car.

Never trust anyone who claims to be a good driver, he only one who can is the 80 year old who has never caused an accident or hurt anyone.

 

Experience counts for a lot more than many are prepared to admit to!

Les

 

Yup, I find I'm driving more and more defensively these days, especially after almost being killed by an idiot in a lorry a couple of years ago. There seems to be more and more people with zero common sense on the roads each year.

 

majority of people drive with their heads cut off, miles away from the activity they are actually undertaking; modern cars are all so quiet and user friendly its all too easy.

 

My grandmother has been driving for 60 years and has NEVER had an accident!
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She's seen thousands!!

 

I'm even crap on track as well, just always worry about losing the backend or crashing and being killed, even on a circuit