Have some drivers forgotten safety?

[Blah Blah]

I have seen quite a few cars deliberately go through red lights lately, and the usual run of cyclists doing the same. I even had one car pull out of a stop line right in front of me, with no excuse for not having seen me. He actually continued moving as I was passing in front of his bonnet! My opinion is that the same people who think lock down rules don't apply to them, are the same people who think rules of the road don't apply to them. It's a attitude problem.

[first mate]

Some of the driving I have witnessed has been really scary. Don?t know what planet these people are on but unbelievably selfish and careless of others.

[Zig-Zag]

I was nearly hit early this evening. I was crossing the road on foot and a lunatic came squealing round the bend at a terrific speed and slammed his brakes on when he saw me, just in time. It was a very close shave.

[Earl Aelfheah]

Yup, I've seen some outrageous driving, including not one, but two cars going straight through a zebra crossing that i was waiting at with my kids. They didn't even slow down.

[malumbu]

Some one drive and my son and I near Greenwich the other day accelerating over 60mph as we were cycling across towards the cycle Route going to Deptford. They put their foot down and turned towards us. Obviously it was a bit of excitement for them. I've never quite experienced that and I have seen huge amounts of crazy driving. On Wood Vale and the like it is usually cars on the wrong side of the road overtaking buses and the like. I am wholly objective, it has all been a green light to drivers like this.

I almost got up to 130mph on an empty motorway on a Kawasaki 1100 once, top speed was 135 mph but it stated to weave. Note to younger self - that is what proper race tracks are for. Never drove or rode like an asss in urban areas. And in those days you did get caught.

[first mate]

I think it is a mix of opportunity and a deeply inappropriate emotional response to lockdown. If you have a set of fast wheels and are of a certain personality type the temptation to let it all hang out seems to be overwhelming.

There have as long as I can remember been boy/girl racer types and they will flout any rules to get their speed fix. I?m afraid to say the same types can be found on other types of transport, including bicycles. And though not nearly as lethal, they can still be dangerous.

[Rockets]

The empty roads had encouraged people to drive like idiots. There was an upside in the early weeks though, apparently the police were given permission to chase cars (normally they are not allowed to for fear of causing a crash) and quite a few baddies got the shock of their lives when they got chased and arrested!