Turnip Of The Week

11 July 2004

This week’s TOTW award goes to the “distinguished” looking gentleman in a BMW 3-series coupé who was driving behind me on my commute to work. The driver and car caught my eye because of its erratic road positioning - the driver seemed incapable of maintaining his position in the lane, but was drifting off to one side and then to the other.

When stationary at one of the roundabouts awaiting a space, I noticed that the individual was shaving...

18 July 2004

The TOTW award goes to the chap in, sadly, another BMW. This one was the M3 convertible. As I left Leeds en route to York, he was driving the car in an overly aggressive manner - implying that he really, really wanted to overtake. Then he dropped back and his lane discipline became especially untoward. He was on the ‘phone. After being out-dragged up the steep dual carriageway, presumably because he was either unable or unwilling to change gear as the speed built up, he ended his call and then tailgated me on the approach to Harrogate.

25 July 2004

There were a few contenders for the TOTW prize, but the very attractive young lady in a metallic silver Toyota Yaris wins it. Seemingly enraged at having to descend Pool Bank at twenty miles per hour, she overtook me, went around the next corner, then had to brake very heavily because of stationary traffic. Unfortunately for her, she ran into the back of a stationary Audi A4 Avant. The impact didn’t look especially hard, but it was enough to break the Yaris’ radiator - because the A4 was equipped with a tow ball. The Audi driver then moved forward, taking with him most of the front bumper arrangement of the Yaris...

Look before you leap...

1 August 2004