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Monday, April 23, 2012
Luxury bicycles
It’s nice when guys have cars because they can take you for day-trips or out to the cinema while you relax in the passenger seat.
However, one of my pet hates has to be men who think they’re God’s gift to humanity, just because they have an extremely flashy car in which they play loud music with the windows down, while hanging an arm out of the side of the vehicle.
Well now, I may soon have a new pet hate because many bike manufacturers are producing luxury bicycles, for those who want to keep fit and healthy and look fantastically stylish at the same time.
You notice I didn’t mention saving money in that list. One of these top-of-the-range bikes, the S-Works McLaren Venge is being sold for £12,000.
How someone can pay that much for a metal frame and two wheels you have to move under your own steam is beyond me…that’s a second hand car and at least one year’s insurance right there!
However, one of my pet hates has to be men who think they’re God’s gift to humanity, just because they have an extremely flashy car in which they play loud music with the windows down, while hanging an arm out of the side of the vehicle.
Well now, I may soon have a new pet hate because many bike manufacturers are producing luxury bicycles, for those who want to keep fit and healthy and look fantastically stylish at the same time.
You notice I didn’t mention saving money in that list. One of these top-of-the-range bikes, the S-Works McLaren Venge is being sold for £12,000.
How someone can pay that much for a metal frame and two wheels you have to move under your own steam is beyond me…that’s a second hand car and at least one year’s insurance right there!
Photo © mjmox via photobucket
Labels: bicycles, bike, car, insurance, McLaren, passenger seat, vehicle
Monday, January 16, 2012
Women are better drivers than men – Fact!
We all have an opinion on the long-standing myth that men are better drivers than women, so you will be pleased to hear that conclusive evidence has at last emerged to prove what we knew all along – women actually are the superior motorists.
An American insurance quote provider has released the new study ‘Women are bad drivers – fact or fiction?’ which compares traffic accident, violation and insurance price statistics between men and women to dispel the notion that women are bad drivers.
The results of the study have found that 80% of car accidents involving serious or fatal injuries are in fact caused by male drivers. It also reveals that women are 27% less likely to cause a road traffic accident than men.
Plus, you will be pleased to hear that the study confirmed that the number of traffic violations (motoring offences) is also higher for male drivers in every possible category than for women. These include reckless driving, speeding, seat belt violations and the more serious legal matters such as driving while intoxicated.
So, at last we can show once and for all that women are the better drivers! Whether due to their high testosterone, higher tendency to take risks or higher levels of aggression, the fact now remains – men make more mistakes behind the wheel than women. Well, in America anyway!
An American insurance quote provider has released the new study ‘Women are bad drivers – fact or fiction?’ which compares traffic accident, violation and insurance price statistics between men and women to dispel the notion that women are bad drivers.
The results of the study have found that 80% of car accidents involving serious or fatal injuries are in fact caused by male drivers. It also reveals that women are 27% less likely to cause a road traffic accident than men.
Plus, you will be pleased to hear that the study confirmed that the number of traffic violations (motoring offences) is also higher for male drivers in every possible category than for women. These include reckless driving, speeding, seat belt violations and the more serious legal matters such as driving while intoxicated.
So, at last we can show once and for all that women are the better drivers! Whether due to their high testosterone, higher tendency to take risks or higher levels of aggression, the fact now remains – men make more mistakes behind the wheel than women. Well, in America anyway!
Photo © Steven-L-Johnson via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: car accidents, drivers, insurance, road traffic accident
Friday, August 5, 2011
100-year-old motorist
Perhaps unfairly, elderly drivers have a reputation for being frustrating. The prejudice is that they dawdle on the roads and struggle to even see over the steering wheel.
That’s why it’s nice to see one 100-year-old lady from Dorset confounding these stereotypes.
She started driving before compulsory driving tests even began in the UK, and drove herself to school when she was only 15, but she’s never had an accident and only took an examination to prove she was a capable motorist and get the cost of her insurance reduced.
The vibrant female motorist stated, “I love driving and much prefer it to walking.
“I learnt to drive when I was 15 – the driving test didn't start for another few years and I was already on the road by then.
“The only time I took a test was when I turned 98 and my insurance tried to put the price up – I was furious.
“I decided to take a test myself so I got an examiner to come out.
“…he said he had confidence in me the whole time. I've got the letter to prove it where he says ‘[she] drives as well as a good driver 30-40 years younger than her.’
“They knocked 200 pounds off my insurance, so that was worthwhile.”
She sounds like a real character. Almost unsurprisingly, her vehicle registration plate is reportedly ‘HO0RAH’.
That’s why it’s nice to see one 100-year-old lady from Dorset confounding these stereotypes.She started driving before compulsory driving tests even began in the UK, and drove herself to school when she was only 15, but she’s never had an accident and only took an examination to prove she was a capable motorist and get the cost of her insurance reduced.
The vibrant female motorist stated, “I love driving and much prefer it to walking.
“I learnt to drive when I was 15 – the driving test didn't start for another few years and I was already on the road by then.
“The only time I took a test was when I turned 98 and my insurance tried to put the price up – I was furious.
“I decided to take a test myself so I got an examiner to come out.
“…he said he had confidence in me the whole time. I've got the letter to prove it where he says ‘[she] drives as well as a good driver 30-40 years younger than her.’
“They knocked 200 pounds off my insurance, so that was worthwhile.”
She sounds like a real character. Almost unsurprisingly, her vehicle registration plate is reportedly ‘HO0RAH’.
Photo © x-ray delta one via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: driver, driving test, highway, insurance, motorist, registration plate