Ronnie wrote:gadj1976 wrote:It was inevitable....
My 16yo daughter, learning to drive, third time behind the steering wheel, gets tooted by some numb nuts at a roundabout after waiting maybe 5 seconds. F...wit.
yes, just been through similar experience. was almost dreading taking her out into Adelaide traffic as inevitably in the early days in particular they will stall or do something not quite right. Sure enough she stalls attempting to move off on a green arrow. 5 seconds to start her up, no probs, but peanut behind still honks the horn. Had another experience where she was basically blocked from safely changing lanes despite indicating well in advance.
After some expensive driving lessons she is technically very good but obviously lacks experience.
I think the no of responses I've received to this reassures me that it's not just me that expected numpties on the road.
Sad that it came to that in your situation and it does put the wind up the kids. The one thing that's common is that, as teachers, we will all say the same thing - there are d*heads out on the road and you need to have your wits about you.
