scott wrote:
>> 2. The pretty flashing orange lights on the sides of your car are not 
>> just for decoration. They are actually there for a specific reason. Go 
>> learn about them.
> 
> I usually inform them that their indicators are broken first...

My favourite are the people who turn the corner, and then give just one 
flash of their indicators *after* completing the turn. WTF?

Actually no, my *favourite* are the cars where the indicator's don't 
illuminate at all, and instead the reversing lights flash, and the brake 
lights go dim each time it happens! :-D I can't begin to imagine what 
kind of insane wiring fault causes that...

>> 3. Some people seem to believe that green means "go slowly" and red 
>> means "go quickly". This is not in fact the case. Actually green means 
>> "go", and any colour that is not green means "stop". Not "stop if you 
>> feel like it" or "stop if it's convinient to your day", but "stop". As 
>> in "STOP RIGHT FRIGGIN' NOW YOU MORON!".
> 
> Doesn't amber mean "stop if it's safe to do so"? ie no need to do an 
> emergency stop if there is someone behind you.

Sure. But some people seem to take amber as "speed up now", and red as 
"floor it!"

>> 7. If there is no more space on your drive, park in the nearest layby. 
>> Yes, I realise this means you have to walk 24 feet further than you 
>> would if you just park in the middle of the road, but trust me, the 
>> excercise will do you good.
> 
> Parking on the road should just be banned full stop.

Well, there are places with specially marked bays where the road is wide 
enough that you can park there without completely disabling that part of 
the road network.

But seriously, every day when we get home, by dad has to drive round 
this green car parked on the corner, partially obstructing my dad's 
drive entrance. There is an empty layby on the other side of the drive 
entrance. I repeat: there is an empty layby just *7 feet* away from 
where this car is parked. There is a second empty layby 16 feet the 
other way, on the opposite side of the road. But no, he has to park just 
there, partially blocking both the entrance to my dad's drive, and most 
of the pedestrian pavement. And on a corner as well.

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