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From: Steve Firth on 23 Nov 2009 05:06
SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> > What's an *IAM Observer*? Is it someone who
> > stares at advanced drivers on the corner of a
> > street all day long?
>
> Heh.
>
> Someone who looks like a geography teacher, clutches a clip-board, but
> wasn't good enough at driving to become a driving examiner or police
> driver.

But who, like Ray Keatch and "Silk" consider themselves to be God's gift
to driving.

Although Ray hasn't quite managed to work up to Silk's level of
self-delusion yet. Silk is fairly "special" in his claims that he is
such a superior driver that in his hands a Skoda Octavia diseasel
repmobile becomes better than the best that is offered for sale by any
"premium" manaufacturer such as BMW, Audi, Jaguar, Porsche etc.

And of course there's his extensive driving experience to consider. That
is, his daily commute from Cribbs Causeway to Newport.
From: Oily on 23 Nov 2009 05:50

"Andy Bonwick" wrote.........

Conor wrote:
>

> >
> >If the HGV test is so easy, how come so many car drivers fail it?
>
> Because they're being trained by Yorkie munchers?
>
Atkinson drivers chew tobacco.


From: CT on 23 Nov 2009 06:01
SteveH wrote:

> 'Bad back', you know. The excuse of the terminally bone-idle
> everywhere.

Oi!

<fx:thinks>

Actually, you are, in fact, 100% correct.

--
Chris
From: Halmyre on 23 Nov 2009 07:32
On 23 Nov, 10:50, "Oily" <martinhill...(a)nospambtconnect.com> wrote:
> "Andy Bonwick"  wrote.........
>  Conor  wrote:
>
> > >If the HGV test is so easy, how come so many car drivers fail it?
>
> > Because they're being trained by Yorkie munchers?
>
> Atkinson drivers chew tobacco.

Heh. My Dad used to drive an Atkinson 6-wheeler with a Gardner 180
engine. I think Chuck Norris would have pee'd his pants if faced with
it.

--
Halmyre
From: Conor on 23 Nov 2009 07:47
In article <nifkg556j2ks1cslfi17fs5ucmlu2o4rss(a)4ax.com>, Andy Bonwick
says...

> It's obvious really because people wanting to take their motorcycle
> test are trained by motorcyclists and the pass rate is pretty high.
>


Maybe its because the HGV driving test is twice as long so people who
manage to wing a car/bike test fail because they can't keep the standard
up.

--
Conor
www.notebooks-r-us.co.uk

I'm not prejudiced. I hate everybody equally.
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