Ala Larj

Interesting discussion. I am an ex ‘petrolhead’ now a relaxing motorist. I occasionally ride a bicycle and have been known to ’take a stroll’. I lived in Pakistan for more than three years, have travelled and worked in South Asia and Africa for much of my working life find it amazing when people complain about the road laws in the uk. Give way to the largest vehicle on the road is the norm in many places and on a personal survival point makes sense! However, is it entirely fair? Everyone has the right ( in the uk at least) to travel from a to b and should be allowed to do that as safely as possible. Most motorists are doing the same. The minority that want to ‘test the limits of their car’ should be allowed the opportunity to do this, but not on a public highway. I have, for a long time, advocated that before being allowed to take a driving test everyone should either be forced to ride a bike or ride a horse on a public highway before being allowed in a motorised vehicle before being allowed behind a wheel. They may then understand the the fears and trepidations of those that choose a different form of transport. However, those that decide to cross a highway with mobile phone in hand, or headphones in, well that’s a different matter!

Unrecognisable acronyms! 😉

Cream

Thanks. That makes sense.

My advice is to not buy a black car! I love the look of most black cars when clean but unfortunately they don’t stay clean for long! On many occasions I have vowed never to buy another black car but have also on many occasions fallen foul of aesthetics over practicality. I’ve used many products over the years and none have worked to keep a black car looking good once on the road. My only black car now is my 13 year old Honda Jazz and I stopped washing that a few years back. I now love the patina of old age! 😉

I was reading something earlier about how to use jump leads to start a car with a flat battery. It said that you should attach the positive lead to the batteries and the negative lead to a metal part of the car. I have always just attached the leads to both positive and negative poles of both batteries. Am I doing something detrimental to either vehicle? I am aware that you shouldn’t use a hybrid to jump start a non hybrid and understand why. But what am I doing wrong and what could be the consequences?

Dislexya

Adventure

Maybe Lewis gets the fastest lap earning him an extra point then takes out Max hoping no one else goes faster!

Baxter’s soup

All this is why this season has brought back a bit of excitement to F1 !

I live about four miles away from blyton park race track in Lincolnshire. It’s always intrigued me. After watching tonight’s too gear my intrigue has been perked. Have any members on here been there? I’d love to have a go at driving a car to its limits but am worried about being intimidated by real motor racing enthusiasts.

Am expecting a few yellow flags after watching the f2 sprint race! As long as Lewis gets a good start and remains in front after the start and first corner am sure he’ll win. Max will be desperate to get ahead and will probably cause said chaos!

Eagle

I’m expensive!

A sceptic might say that car companies are going down the electric route because that’s where governments are giving incentives due to the pressure of environmental pressure and their need to get the ‘green’ vote. However, I believe this to be short sighted as the amount of electricity needed to provide power for transport of the future cannot be provided to replace fossil fuel power unless they invest in alternative technology. Governments only look four to five years ahead as all they care about is re-election. Car companies are just responding to governmental initiatives rather than informing governmental policies. Hydrogen power has to be the future as it is the most abundant element in the universe! Electrical power relies upon producing more power which is problematic whilst we’re trying to reduce the use of fossil fuels and also relies on mining more and more rare metals for the batteries. And don’t get me started on what we’re to do with the spent batteries! Maybe this should be in the moaning today post!

Qatar grand prix

I predict Max will take Lewis out on the first corner!

I learnt today that if I turn the round thing in front of the drivers seat the car moves in the same direction. This isn’t mentioned in my handbook!

I shared this beautiful picture on Facebook earlier. How does this make me more vulnerable to crime compared to if I shared a similar picture parked in tescos?

Surely they could just do that having seen me driving in a public place?

Why do some people blank out the number plates of their cars when posting pictures on social media? I drive in public and don’t worry about people seeing my number plate out on the street!

You do realise there are people in this world that don’t have access to clean water or adequate sanitation???

People that moan about first world problems. Life’s too short!