The Stupidest Driver/Father Of All Time?
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Piemaster
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Driving barefoot?
I do it regularly (or in socks), especially during summer and during our present warm spell. But then I'm barefoot as much as practical anyway. I wouldn't recommend driving in flip-flops, from personal experience.
I do it regularly (or in socks), especially during summer and during our present warm spell. But then I'm barefoot as much as practical anyway. I wouldn't recommend driving in flip-flops, from personal experience.
jonny jeez
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I took my kids driving around leeds castle car park (field) this summer...they loved it.
So did I to be honest, watching my 10 year old grasping the "massive " steering wheel while I "did" the pedals, was a hoot. I used to do it all the time on the camping site my parent took us to a lot.
ahhh, appy days
So did I to be honest, watching my 10 year old grasping the "massive " steering wheel while I "did" the pedals, was a hoot. I used to do it all the time on the camping site my parent took us to a lot.
ahhh, appy days
Piemaster
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I don't think there are any laws against driving barefoot, the wording being something like 'footwear not impeding operation of the vehicle'. So barefoot IMO doesn't (I can even grip the pedals with my toes) but 70's style platforms probably would.
Beebo
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Driving on your dad's lap has Celebrity endorsement from Bruce Springsteen, if the lyrics to "Home town" are to be believed
"Id sit on his lap in that big old buick and steer as we drove through town
Hed tousle my hair and say son take a good look around
This is your hometown,"
If it's OK for the Boss it's OK with me.
"Id sit on his lap in that big old buick and steer as we drove through town
Hed tousle my hair and say son take a good look around
This is your hometown,"
If it's OK for the Boss it's OK with me.
MissTillyFlop
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the reluctant cyclist
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God I love that song!!
Rhythm Thief
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I learnt to drive in my dad's Chevrolet Impala in Kuwait in the 1970s, sitting on his knee so I could reach the pedals. Happy days.
Hip Priest
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My Dad used to do that with me as a kid. It seems it was a rite of passage for most of us.
mr_cellophane
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I saw a woman drive out of these garages in Blackwall Way with a child on her lap. Don't know how far she was going, but the motorway that is The Limehouse link is only round the corner.
I have also see a man driving round Sainsbury's car park in Hornchurch with a boy on his lap, the wrong way and in the snow.
I have also see a man driving round Sainsbury's car park in Hornchurch with a boy on his lap, the wrong way and in the snow.
jonny jeez
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Ahhhhhh, driving in car parks in the snow...I remember my dad taking me out in his rally Mini (made of fibreglass) to do handbrake turns in the carpark in the snow.
this thread is the best!!
accidentally.
BentMikey
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I happen to have found out that it's illegal to drive barefoot in Zimbabwe, but not here. Strange law that, I don't understand it.
Ah, the days of underage driving on a grass runway, doing airfield duties. Sitting on Dad's lap is nothing compared to the nonsense we used to get up to.
Ah, the days of underage driving on a grass runway, doing airfield duties. Sitting on Dad's lap is nothing compared to the nonsense we used to get up to.
Sheffield_Tiger
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The thing is...in my eyes anyway..the difference is that it was done around other road users - that bit is a no-no
Otherwise - as part of a road awareness "programme" then fine
As well as letting me "drive" in the same way (but never if any other traffic was around) my day used to tell me what he was looking at, and looking out for as he drove and I played driving alongside (in the days when kids were allowed in front seats etc)
I think that gave me a good grounding...so much so that i can still remember being about 9, sitting in the back seat, seeing the road narrowing for roadworks up ahead and looking at the red Cortina alongside, getting a "sense" that the driver was a numpty and saying "watch out for this red car, dad"
A couple of seconds later it accelerated and cut in, just clipping our offside corner. Even as a young child I'd started to develop those "spidey senses" which aren't anything to do with spiders at all, but a developed cognition of circumstances, people and events
So yes, when done right, involving a child in some aspects of driving, roadcraft etc can be a good thing; just as preparing a child for formal education by beginning the reading process (someone at work recently commented that their child in first year of school had his first gold star for reading - "That's ridiculous! He can't READ, he's FOUR!!!"
I thought that was a ridiculous statement to make - and like the "driving" - it shows that some consider children don't need to know certain things until a set age. I disagree
The difficulty is legislating for responsible and irresponsible - that's nigh on impossible
Otherwise - as part of a road awareness "programme" then fine
As well as letting me "drive" in the same way (but never if any other traffic was around) my day used to tell me what he was looking at, and looking out for as he drove and I played driving alongside (in the days when kids were allowed in front seats etc)
I think that gave me a good grounding...so much so that i can still remember being about 9, sitting in the back seat, seeing the road narrowing for roadworks up ahead and looking at the red Cortina alongside, getting a "sense" that the driver was a numpty and saying "watch out for this red car, dad"
A couple of seconds later it accelerated and cut in, just clipping our offside corner. Even as a young child I'd started to develop those "spidey senses" which aren't anything to do with spiders at all, but a developed cognition of circumstances, people and events
So yes, when done right, involving a child in some aspects of driving, roadcraft etc can be a good thing; just as preparing a child for formal education by beginning the reading process (someone at work recently commented that their child in first year of school had his first gold star for reading - "That's ridiculous! He can't READ, he's FOUR!!!"
I thought that was a ridiculous statement to make - and like the "driving" - it shows that some consider children don't need to know certain things until a set age. I disagree
The difficulty is legislating for responsible and irresponsible - that's nigh on impossible
This thread is a bit of an eye-opener for me. Obviously been living on another world - anyway interesting to see such a dramatic change from Moton bashing on CC - to gently nostalgia of driving in nappies.
I think the Tories have missed a trick by just going to raising the speed limit to 80. Reduce the minimum age for a licence to 8 would wonderfully legitimise this. Next?
I think the Tories have missed a trick by just going to raising the speed limit to 80. Reduce the minimum age for a licence to 8 would wonderfully legitimise this. Next?
