Driving school

[Des Taff Jenkins]

I passed my test in Christchurch in 1959, I stalled on a railway crossing the copper said, take it quietly you'll b OK, when I dropped him off at the police station I stayed in the car, he said aren't you coming in for your license? Then he advised me to take an advanced driving course with the Highway patrol, best thing I ever did, the training stays with me today, so far touch wood I have never had a ticket, taught my son to drive, he hasn't had one either.
Des

[j.sabourn]

#11. Bill 1 gave up going for a licence about 1962, or about the same time as they brought out new drink driving laws I looked at the two the pub or the driving licence , the pub won and promoted the wife to my official chauffeur , she refused to wear my uniform cap however and if I didn’t exit the pub at the right time I had to walk home. Such is married life , after she had me trained properly I was frightened to go out in case I missed getting fed also.
Cheers JS

[happy daze john in oz]

It was one of Australia's formula one drivers who said Australian drivers are the worst in the world, certainly applies to some in Victoria.
We have over 100 roundabouts within 5 kilometers of town center but still some have no clue how to use them.

Biggest problem is how new drivers learn.
Ours have to do 120 hours under supervision before they can sit the test.
Total joke, they can be done with mum, dad, a mate or nay one who has the time.
Saw one young girl doing her 120 every morning for about six weeks.
There was mum, supposedly supervising, one the phone, texting, eating a bowl of cereal and one morning a cooked breakfast, all illegal when driving.
Daughter sees mum and thinks that is OK.

Having said that there are some very good drivers, many will do the right thing, give way, salute you for doing the right thing and behave on the road.

Worst time of the day is mid afternoon, the kids are coming out of school and mum is running late, watch them on the freeways.
We have signs on many, 'Keep left unless overtaking"

[John Swan]

Pleased someone else remembers this. I have often mentioned it to contemporaries who seemed to have no knowledge of it. I remember when it was announced, I couldn’t believe it nor see the reasoning behind it, I called in the local police Stn. Kirkella, nr. Hull where I was living then, and got short shrift from desk Sgt. saying I better not let him catch me driving. Very confusing, still drove however, my Dad,s 1936 Rover 10, even drove back to Newcastle to see my then girl friend, now wife. When she came to visit me whilst on leave we would drive out to dances at Beverley etc. plenty of room in the back of those cars when we parked on the way back home. Happy days!

[James Curry]

My son had his driving lessons paid for by his grand mother( she did what grannies do spoilt him) anyway he passed on the second attempt. We drove down to see his gran. He was pleased as punch waving his pass certificate like Chamberlain did peace in our time. I have passed my test gran I passed. My mother inlaw had a sharp wit about her, she looked at him an says, thank god for that son , it would have been cheaper to pay for flying lessons She was one of the most generous people I ever knew. I loved her to bits but we could still have the odd barney.

[j.sabourn]

#15 if you were up at Nellists you might have been one of the Eight crammed into the back of the Ford Prefect . The actual owner of the car was Cyril Scott an ex Shell apprentice . JS

[Marian Gray]

Saw one young girl doing her 120 every morning for about six weeks.
There was mum, supposedly supervising, one the phone, texting, eating a bowl of cereal and one morning a cooked breakfast, all illegal when driving.
Daughter sees mum and thinks that is OK.

Ahh! So that's how you're missing the merge signs then

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Marion.
The girl was a pretty little thing.
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

My mate in UK way back had a Jaguar E type.
Had a couple of 'dickie; sort seats in the back.
Friday night 8 of us would go to the pub, after 8 rounds time for a burger.
Only about half a mile but with 8 on board lucky we were never sprung by the law.

[James Curry]

Tony think you got the better deal, always loved the Austin Healey 3000. Always thought the E type was a hair dressers car.

1280px-Austin-healey_3000-6519_-_Flickr_-_Ragnhild_&_Neil_Crawford.jpg If they made this again with modern technology it would sell well.

There was an English Rugby player called Austin Healey