Mark Simpson on the tarmac war between cyclists and drivers Like many drivers, I hate cyclists. They’re in your way. They’re too slow. They’re too erratic. They’re too self-righteous. They get away with murder. But when I’m on my pushbike, I hate drivers. They’re up your arse. They’re too fast.… Read More »Whose Road Is it Anyway?
Mark Simpson on the capital offence of failing to indicate ‘That’s alright. Don’t bother indicating. I can read your imbecilic mind!!’ I often find myself coming over all Victor Meldrew when confronted with the worst offence in the entire motoring universe. Failing to indicate. Well, OK, it might not be the… Read More »Signal Failure: What Not Indicating Indicates
Middle-lane hogs are now being taken to court. But will this persuade them to actually move their steering wheels? Driving is a wonderfully useful thing. It gets you from A to B without breaking a sweat, without getting cold or wet, and without having to listen to other people eat… Read More »The Driverless Driver
Mark Simpson on the lost glamour of Leicester Forest East services Leicester Forest East, situated – or rather, squeezed – between J21 and J21a on the M1, contains a slightly interesting paradox to those sufficiently undulled by the boredom of motorway driving and an entire family pack of Haribos to… Read More »Fine Dining Over the Fast Lane
Mark Simpson on the information overload facing today’s drivers Before we all started zooming around cyberspace and endlessly fiddling with games, apps and cool lock screens on our smartphones, the most exciting sense of interactive information – of hardcore control – that most people who weren’t actually fighter pilots or… Read More »Gauging the Future