Had my first one today and I feel like ■■■■ now. Pure luck and an awful lot of stupidity on my part. Turned my head left for a brief moment to adjust the heating controls, knowing there was a car on my o/s (3 lane motorway). Next thing I know I hear teh lane departure buzzer as I see with my peripheral vision how my front is about to cross into lane 2 so I immediately correct but too late as the other driver noticed and swerved halfway into lane 3 - a guaranteed collision if someone had been there or coming from behind. Luckily it was early morning so traffic was light and there was no one.
Don’t worry about it too much. You noticed and corrected your positioning before you entered their lane, so they were at fault by overreacting. It’s common to drift about in your lane, even if you are concentrating fully on the road so it’s not a big deal.
When you get a bit more experience under your belt, you’ll be able to fill your kettle and brew up a coffee from scratch adding sugar and milk to taste.
The advanced driver status kicks in when you can fry up your bacon and eggs on a gas stove, …Even I idolise these guys and strive to obtain their standards.
Where ya bin Rob? Thought you had blocked me. Missed your support recently.
Hope you don’t think drifting about in your lane is normal. Never was with me even when doing a fry up.
Nearest miss I ever had was on the m62 late night. Passing junction 26 (I think) where the slip road becomes lane 1. I always look up the slip to see if anything is coming, and this time I saw nothing. I was briefly distracted by two cars coming up behind me who were flashing their lights and driving like dicks before checking my nearside mirror again to move over into what is now lane one. Nothing apparent, couldn’t see headlights, no car visible. But I had a gut feeling that something was there. I waited a moment to see if they’d pass, still nothing. Put my indicator on to move left, still nothing. Must be mistaken, nothing there so started to to slowly move left only to be hear someones horn going. Stopped my manoeuvre and a car accelerate out of my blind spot with side lights on only.
jakethesnake:
Where ya bin Rob? Thought you had blocked me. Missed your support recently.
Hope you don’t think drifting about in your lane is normal. Never was with me even when doing a fry up.
Had bother logging in with my new phone so not been on for a week or so.
Support?..Must admit I’ve missed winding you up.
Nite Owl:
Nearest miss I ever had was on the m62 late night. Passing junction 26 (I think) where the slip road becomes lane 1. I always look up the slip to see if anything is coming, and this time I saw nothing. I was briefly distracted by two cars coming up behind me who were flashing their lights and driving like dicks before checking my nearside mirror again to move over into what is now lane one. Nothing apparent, couldn’t see headlights, no car visible. But I had a gut feeling that something was there. I waited a moment to see if they’d pass, still nothing. Put my indicator on to move left, still nothing. Must be mistaken, nothing there so started to to slowly move left only to be hear someones horn going. Stopped my manoeuvre and a car accelerate out of my blind spot with side lights on only.
Crap happens, learn from it and move on.
This wasn’t your fault, though and if you did end up sweeping the idiot who decided to drive on the motorway without proper lights then well, he’d only have himself to blame. In my case it could’ve been 2 cars smashing into each other at high speed with me watching from lane 1 and it would be 100% on me - frankly if I was in lane 2 at that time I would’ve reacted the same way (if driving a car). The main lesson for me I guess is keep extra alert during the 2nd half of the last day of the week as by then mental fatigue is taking its toll; normally I keep my focus 100% on the road if overtaking or being overtaken, on this occasion I broke my own rule because I couldn’t tolerate 10 more seconds of “Pfff it’s too hot in here” until the car had completed its maneuver
robroy:
When you get a bit more experience under your belt, you’ll be able to fill your kettle and brew up a coffee from scratch adding sugar and milk to taste.
The advanced driver status kicks in when you can fry up your bacon and eggs on a gas stove, …Even I idolise these guys and strive to obtain their standards.
Only kidding Jakey …or am I ?
I can do all that and roll ■■■■ at the same time.
I dont even smoke. I just roll them to challenge myself between turning the bacon over.
If modern trucks are anything like modern cars the controls for stuff like heating are a recipe for disaster often requiring visual input to manage settings.When what’s needed is nice big switches with easily felt positions between settings in which case there’s no need to take your eyes off the road to change them.The same applies to radio controls.On that note you don’t look down to place your feet on the pedals so why do you need to look at anything controlled by your hands.
robroy:
When you get a bit more experience under your belt, you’ll be able to fill your kettle and brew up a coffee from scratch adding sugar and milk to taste.
The advanced driver status kicks in when you can fry up your bacon and eggs on a gas stove, …Even I idolise these guys and strive to obtain their standards.
Only kidding Jakey …or am I ?
I can do all that and roll ■■■■ at the same time.
I dont even smoke. I just roll them to challenge myself between turning the bacon over.
Nah, amateurs - I do the above and check my pools coupons whilst having a wet shave
robroy:
When you get a bit more experience under your belt, you’ll be able to fill your kettle and brew up a coffee from scratch adding sugar and milk to taste.
The advanced driver status kicks in when you can fry up your bacon and eggs on a gas stove, …Even I idolise these guys and strive to obtain their standards.
Only kidding Jakey [emoji38] …or am I ?
I can do all that and roll ■■■■ at the same time.
I dont even smoke. I just roll them to challenge myself between turning the bacon over.
Nah, amateurs - I do the above and check my pools coupons whilst having a wet shave
How many people want to admit to driving back to their yards on a Friday afternoon while eating Dozys steak dinner?
back in the 80s i was cycling on the A14 at the Haughley bends ,fool that i am/was, and as cars came up on me at speed one had nowhere to go ended up in the ditch. i walked back and had a few words with the driver who was sat in the wreck,he was an American serviceman.
Luckily it was early morning so traffic was light and there was no one.
…or am I ? 
