driving – Longrider

Glorious Irony

February 26, 2024 Longrider 16

A pompous cycling activist has been hoist by his own petard. A cyclist who reported a driver for using a mobile phone at the wheel […]

Facepalm

January 18, 2024 Longrider 12

But I only left it a few minutes. A victim of a spate of car thefts amid freezing cold weather says he only left his […]

Twattery

November 26, 2023 Longrider 17

Another petty authoritarian speaks. Older motorists should be forced to take mandatory eyesight tests every three years in a major driving law shake-up, according to a leading […]

Um…

July 11, 2023 Longrider 21

I’m not sure I should answer this question. ‘Pft, women drivers!’ It’s an age-old trope that women are the more hazardous sex behind the wheel […]

Bullshit

April 9, 2023 Longrider 15

This trope crops up regularly and it’s bullshit. Hundreds of thousands of 85-year-olds should have to resit their driving test, a road safety charity has […]

Sometimes…

March 1, 2023 Longrider 18

Sometimes the universe is sending you a message. A warehouse worker paid a ‘ringer’ £800 to take his driving theory test after failing it 14 […]

Arkell V Pressdram

August 8, 2022 Longrider 7

The two linked videos take over an hour to watch, however, it provides an insight to human behaviour. Long story short – Ashley Neal, a […]

Betteridge of the Day

July 26, 2019 Longrider 4

Are speed limiters the best way to reduce road deaths? No. Fuckwit. This is an EU “safety” directive. Speed limits have nothing to do with […]

Are We Surprised

March 22, 2018 Longrider 49

It was only a matter of time before an autonomous vehicle killed someone. The only surprise was how soon. Okay, cards on the table here […]

About Time

August 13, 2017 Longrider 12

Learner drivers using motorways. In my driving instructor days, I offered post test motorway lessons. Not many took me up on it, having divested themselves […]