Two minor annoyances on lessons today – both involving women drivers.
First of all, driving through West Bridgford, I was teaching a pupil how to negotiate roundabouts – in particular, when to go and when not to. This task was made all the more difficult by a woman (a girl, actually) driving a blue Ford Ka (reg. no. CP07 NZT ), who was clearly driving too fast for the area, and who didn’t want to stop at the roundabout no matter who was there. I bet mummy and daddy don’t know you drive like that, my dear.
The next was in Long Eaton. I was turning right off the Nottingham Road and had just reached the turning lane. However, a woman in a silver Mercedes A-class (reg. no. S503 ONR ) emerging from the road I was turning into obviously wasn’t aware of priorities when emerging. She was one of those slightly older women – probably had a kid in the back, but still drives like a moron – who behave like this.
It’s hard to justify to pupils why they should drive the way I am teaching them to when people like this keep demonstrating how you can behave like a complete prat and still hold a driving licence.