Road Rant

One crazy delivery guy

As per usual I was on the road again all week due to my insane job and equally insane boss. On a side note I have got to say that my boss truly is doing my head in recently, he is proper mental and I just don’t know what to do about him anymore. I was thinking, has anyone seen that film, Horrible Bosses that came out recently? OK, so I was actually considering killing my boss, only thinking about it, that is ok isn’t? Nothing wrong with a little bit of murder role play in my mind. Chill out guys I would never actually do it, obviously…

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The Dangers of Night Travelling in Nigeria

The road badly tarred, the night fallen, curvy highway that makes only about fifty metres in front visible; and yet a speeding driver. Such is the menace experienced by night travellers of the so called luxurious buses in Nigeria. Many have described Nigerian motor highways as death traps, while some prefer to call it highway to the grave. Most of these roads are not properly tarred which on its own is a big risk for your life. Imagine roads like More

Fancy Cars – They Do Not Make ’Em Anymore

If you love automobiles and want to know more about the vehicles owned by the rich and famous, stop walking around shopping malls checking out ortak jewellery. Log onto the internet to search for automobiles that were owned by the kings of India. The kings of India were one of the richest kings in the world.

The Nizam of Hyderabad was reputed to be the richest person on the planet. Not surprisingly, these kings pampered themselves when it came More

Mclaren to defend the pride of UK

One of the few automobile companies that not owned by third parties has the heavy reponsibility of trusting the UK auto industry and save and grow the manufacturing base it has in the UK - Mclaren- the proud creators of the Mclaren Mercedes F1 car, the Mclaren MP4-12C and the Mclaren F1 (street car). Though the list is short, its a lot that has gained world popularity faster than any other brand for the time it has come into existence.
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Bad Mood Boosts By ’Bad Driver Alert'Antenna

Not all the time I spend on the road finds me in a good mood. A particularly frustrating client meeting or an irate and unreasonable boss often leaves me in a bad mood. I make it a point to be very careful when driving in a bad mood. Crashing into the guy in front of me just because my boss yelled at me does not make sense. However, my bad mood fine tunes my sense of identifying mistakes that other More

Slow and dangerous

I know that driving slowly theoretically improves your safety and the safety of others, but let me ask you something: in this unbelievably dynamic and fast-moving world that we live in, who has the time and nerves to drive slowly. My old uncle always tells me to keep the speed limit and never to break the road rules, but I guess that if you are someone like me, who spends more time on the road than in his own house, More

What is a car?

A standard definition (not text book) for a car is its a chassis on four wheels what takes you from point A to point B. Others would start with the engine and steering and the gear box and what not. Some would dull out of the conversation and say ’grow up! Your one of those types aren’t you - its just a car’. For me a car is a passion, a living beast, a friend, a family and soul mate. More

Insure and go. Better then Insure and die.

Apart from cyclists, the most annoying thing that’s ever happened to me is getting the back of my brand new Audi A7 driven into by a guy who wasn’t insured.

That’s right. A Ford Focus decided to plough its way into the boot of my car and after I’d gotten over the initial swearing and cursing bit of my rage, I went to exchange insurance details with the other driver. He seemed like a perfectly normal everyday guy - suit More

Slow – trees ahead!

I sometimes wonder if the Department for Transport actually do any work, or if they just sit around having corporate-style “blue sky” meetings, with a prize for who can come up with the goofiest idea of the week. How else do you explain their current plan to plant trees by the side of the road in an attempt to slow us down, when the roads are covered in potholes and our public transport network is collapsing around ears. Yeah, with More

Cyclists caught in the middle

If you listen to the chat of any average group of drivers, chances are at some point they’ll end up complaining about cyclists; the way they creep up on you from nowhere, weaving in between the cars, before plonking themselves firmly in front of the queue of traffic stopping you from getting away quickly when the lights go green. It’s fair to say that not many drivers like cyclists, but it turns out pedestrians don’t like them much either!

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