Oh joy.. not again. - Page 3

Treefrog · 06-09-2009, 14:24

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Originally Posted by Garp

If only that were a joke :-/

Its stunning how much people balk at the distances I walk without thinking about it, and seriously, it isn't like I'm walking far. Some balk when they contemplate that I walked 1 mile from the bus stop back home rather than stand around for 30-40 minutes for the next bus to come along that would then take a 3 mile twisty route to get home.

Indeed! And a mile is only a 15 minute walk. And it keeps you warm instead of shivering at the bus stop

From where I live there's a choice of an hourly bus which takes the scenic route into Hanley and the bus stop is 4 minutes away, or a very frequent service but the bus stop is 15 minutes walk away. So it's a 45 minute trip or a 25 minute trip (plus waiting time) respectively. But it's 20-25 mins on the mountain bike depending on which way the wind is blowing. In a car, after you've contended with traffic, traffic lights and one-way systems and found a place to park you're looking at 15 mins as a minimum.
To me it just seems silly not to use the bike and get a bit of exercise into the bargain.

Feek · 07-09-2009, 18:51

How detailed is your driving test? I always got the impression that you just get in the car, drive around the block and that's about it. Oh, and 16 year olds can learn to drive and I remember hearing somewhere that learners can drive trucks up to 26 tons!

Garp · 07-09-2009, 19:48

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Originally Posted by Feek

How detailed is your driving test? I always got the impression that you just get in the car, drive around the block and that's about it. Oh, and 16 year olds can learn to drive and I remember hearing somewhere that learners can drive trucks up to 26 tons!

Tricky enough, or at least in Hawaii. Sounds to be rather similar to the UK driving test. Drive on various types of road, demonstrate observation skills, appropriate road safety practices, ability to adhere to speed limits, parallel parking and so on.

You can learn from 16, even at 28 as a learner I'm restricted from anything with more than 15 seats in I believe it is, and pretty similar to uk weight restrictions.

Garp · 13-10-2009, 20:13

Passed the test, with a series of minor points. I did briefly did 18mph in a 15mph limit...oops. Didn't turn my wheels in to the road when I'd parallel parked (WTF?!) and a few other niggles.

Now my UK driving license photo card has a hole punched through it and my paper counterpart has been stamped 'NOT VALID FOR DRIVING IN THE US' or some such rubbish. No idea why they felt it necessary to do that, but I guess I can probably just get a re-issue should Lana and I decide to move to the UK.

So now I can drive on my own on the wrong side of the Road. Yay \o/

iCraig · 13-10-2009, 20:18

Nice one.

Desmo · 14-10-2009, 07:38

Well done Garp

Dazzy_G · 14-10-2009, 21:24

Make sure you tell everybody you come into contact with that its the wrong side and you arn't happy about it! also well done

i hope to pass before Christmas but its not looking likly! i keep bouncing my foot on the gas when pulling away

07-09-2009, 18:51	#22
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	How detailed is your driving test? I always got the impression that you just get in the car, drive around the block and that's about it. Oh, and 16 year olds can learn to drive and I remember hearing somewhere that learners can drive trucks up to 26 tons! __________________

13-10-2009, 20:13	#24
Garp Preparing more tumbleweed Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hawaii Posts: 6,038	Passed the test, with a series of minor points. I did briefly did 18mph in a 15mph limit...oops. Didn't turn my wheels in to the road when I'd parallel parked (WTF?!) and a few other niggles. Now my UK driving license photo card has a hole punched through it and my paper counterpart has been stamped 'NOT VALID FOR DRIVING IN THE US' or some such rubbish. No idea why they felt it necessary to do that, but I guess I can probably just get a re-issue should Lana and I decide to move to the UK. So now I can drive on my own on the wrong side of the Road. Yay \o/ __________________ Mal: Define "interesting"? Wash: "Oh, God, oh, God, we're all gonna die"?

13-10-2009, 20:18	#25
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Nice one. __________________

14-10-2009, 07:38	#26
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Well done Garp __________________

14-10-2009, 21:24	#27
Dazzy_G Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Thurrock, Essex Posts: 103	Make sure you tell everybody you come into contact with that its the wrong side and you arn't happy about it! also well done i hope to pass before Christmas but its not looking likly! i keep bouncing my foot on the gas when pulling away __________________