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Old 24-08-16, 11:40 PM   #3591
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As a motor insurance claims assistant to a fleet, most accidents involving speed were men. Slow impacts where the sensors would have helped were mostly women. Some were repeat offenders; one senior woman manager had 12 claims in 10 years, all bar one involved hitting things while parking. Not PC I know, but true.
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Old 25-08-16, 07:22 AM   #3592
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That stat is true. Women have more accidents but they tend to be low speed with not too much damage and so not expensive. Men tend to cause higher speed accidents so the cost of the claim is higher.

However, Stu has scraped the front wing of the car despite our parking sensors!
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Old 25-08-16, 07:25 AM   #3593
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My gripe is that half of Derbyshire's roads seems to be covered in deep lose chippings. On a fully loaded bike going round bends even at 20mph this isn't a pleasant ride. You have to stay well back from numerous trucks or you get peppered with stones and then some idiot car drivers decide it's ok to overtake at 40mph because you're riding slowly.
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Old 25-08-16, 07:42 AM   #3594
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Old 25-08-16, 12:36 PM   #3595
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Talking cars but slightly less serious but Parking Assist on cars... Can people not drive at all nowadays?
Both my cars have auto park, but in three years of having it I've never once used it. Lady Poppy's car also has a rear parking camera* which is actually quite distracting - it is such a wide angled view that it looks like you are a way off things but in reality you're right on top of them.


*in case LP sees this post I need to add that it was a pre-owned car and the camera was already fitted. I did NOT set out to get her a car with this option.
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Old 25-08-16, 02:49 PM   #3596
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My car has auto park, I get Jeeves to do it
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Old 25-08-16, 03:09 PM   #3597
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i cant remember the last time i had to squeeze into an on street parallel parking space, it must be years.
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Old 25-08-16, 04:48 PM   #3598
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I haven't parallel parked since doing my test. It's a bit like the U turn with the bike. Only done when necessary and I haven't found it necessary to parallel Park the car.
I've a camera on the Juke, it's great for reverse parking outside the business unit when the metal bollards in front of the door disappear into the blind spot. That, and for checking for lemmings in tesco carpark..

Why the hell do they do it? Decide to walk behind you when you're halfway out of a spot, then proceed to walk down the side of the car as it's turning. TESCO LEMMINGS!!!!
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Old 25-08-16, 05:15 PM   #3599
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Why the hell do they do it? Decide to walk behind you when you're halfway out of a spot, then proceed to walk down the side of the car as it's turning. TESCO LEMMINGS!!!!
due too them having the right of way and therein lies one of the problems with the standard of driving these days, people are taking this attitude into the drivers seat as well and thinking that they now have the right of way in the car. its the 'bubble generation' syndrome.

courtesy and patience costs nothing but its sorely lacking in todays society.
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Old 25-08-16, 05:35 PM   #3600
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Oh, don't get me wrong, I wait as patient as a Saint, just as I do as a pedestrian when a car is making a manoeuvre. Difference being lemmings, treat the car as totally invisible and look surprised when they see a face in the window looking back at them
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