Back seat..

Started by Scrumpy, July 25, 2024, 09:38:46 AM

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Scrumpy


As a driver do you feel uncomfortable when someone else is at the wheel..  ?

Do your feet touch the imaginary brake.. ?
Do you breath in when passing stationary traffic.. ?
Don't ask me.. I know nuffink..

dextrous63


Scrumpy


.. and round-a-bouts !! 

My mate is like a bloody driving instructor when sitting as a passenger in my car.. 
 'Stop.. stop.. wait.. wait... go now.. go, go go'... 
And as for parking she tells me where it is and how to get in it..  :yahoo: :yahoo:
Don't ask me.. I know nuffink..

klondike

I'm a good passenger. I keep my mouth shut and rarely scream.


Men don't get smarter as we age.  We just run out of stupid stuff to do.

Michael Rolls

I'm reasonably comfortable with someone else driving - shame about no brake pedal my side!
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Raven

Depends on who the driver is, Dunc and Regan are great drivers, but I hate getting in the car with one of my sisters.

Alex

I'm a nervous passenger, I like my own foot on the  brake  :grin:

dextrous63

Funnily enough, I told my wife today that I might book a driving lesson to ascertain whether I've picked up any bad habits. 

I also suggested that she did the same.  Her reply was that she didn't need to, since I told her all of her bad driving habits anyway😬😬😬

Mups

Quote from: Raven on July 25, 2024, 04:24:20 PMDepends on who the driver is, Dunc and Regan are great drivers, but I hate getting in the car with one of my sisters.



I agree with that -  depends on the driver.

My son bothers me a little,  because he is like a lot of men,  and doesn't signal enough when doing things like changing lane, or on roundabouts.    I don't like whizzing through amber traffic lights,  or just generally going faster than I feel comfortable with.

Other people who I do feel safe with,  its lovely to be driven for a change, instead of always having to drive myself, especially anywhere I am not sure about.

Scrumpy


I feel safe with my son driving.. my daughter and son-in-law..
My grandchildren , on the other hand, drive too fast.. too close.. 
Sometimes I think youngsters can be a bit cocky..

Hattie, my granddaughter, was asked if she would drive me back to Surrey when we were on a family visit.. Her answer was
 'Can somebody else do it.. I want to drive fast'
Don't ask me.. I know nuffink..

dextrous63

One of the things that occurred to me while having a white knuckle ride as a passenger in my daughter's car yesterday, was that as a driver you feel a comfort zone of a about a yard between yourself and things on the nearside, such as the kerb, hedges, wing mirrors etc.  As a passenger, you're sitting at least 2 feet closer to those, and it feels a whole lot tighter, if you catch my meaning.

Think there's also a different perspective of speed.  Several times yesterday I was convinced she was driving at high velocity, whereas looking at her speedometer, it was actually under 30mph.