Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 When I moved here in 89, a small car was called a compact, used to be the usual 2nd car, used by the wife to shop and run about town. The 1st car/truck was used for holidays and getting away with, large enough for comfort AND safety in interstate accidents. Now we have "subcompact cars", shoeboxes on wheels. How anyone can be comfortable in those I can't work out, they resemble those bubblecars of the 50's and 60's, just a little larger. The trend here is to buy full sized pickups, crew cabs with all the bells and whistles, large enough to carry five or six people in comfort, add a camper shell to the bed and you can take your family on vacation with all the luggage safe in the bed. Once you're free of the cities, you find a different sort of driver on the Interstate Hwy's, most are patient considerate drivers, including the semi drivers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 956 Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 7 hours ago, Brew said: Please don't make this personal letsavagoo. Brew. It was not a go at you at all, or certainly wasn't intended as such but a comment of drivers in general. Really sorry if it came across that way it really wasn't intended. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Only problem with driving in the US is everyone drives on the wrong side of the road. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Only when they are texting, otherwise they drive on the right side of the road...LOL 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,326 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 3:18 PM, poohbear said: Just found out that as of midnight, Monday 8th January 2019, all cameras on the M1 and M25 went live, Here in Scotland tehre is a stretch of road between Stirling and Inverness, a total of around 138 miles, that is completely covered by average speed cameras. You have to watch your speedo the whole way if you want to keep a licence for more than one trip! Looks like the English are folling the mad SNP on "Road safety"..... For "Road Safety" read "Money making schemes". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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