{"id":6738,"date":"2011-08-07T12:02:12","date_gmt":"2011-08-07T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6738"},"modified":"2011-08-07T12:02:12","modified_gmt":"2011-08-07T12:02:12","slug":"gj09-eup-typical-bmw-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=6738","title":{"rendered":"GJ09 EUP &#8211; Typical BMW Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GJ09 EUP - BMW Driver\" title=\"GJ09 EUP - BMW Driver\" width=\"179\" height=\"51\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6739 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/gj09eup.gif\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 179px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 179\/51;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On a lesson with a pupil on Saturday, we turned left into Pennyfoot Street from Manvers Street. This prat in the red BMW tried to overtake on the bend (and it&#8217;s a sharp one), then finally managed it by crossing into opposing traffic lanes.<\/p>\n<p>I used Universal Sign Language to explain to him my opinion of his mental faculties, and his return gestures somehow suggested that HE was in the right. I also note that he was wearing a silly hat.<\/p>\n<p>He proceeded to break the speed limit across the London Road roundabout and all the way down Canal Street and Castle Boulevard. It was funny, because we caught up with him at every set of lights. He was weaving in and out of lanes to get ahead &#8211; so you can see how &#8220;right&#8221; he actually was.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a lesson with a pupil on Saturday, we turned left into Pennyfoot Street from Manvers Street. This prat in the red BMW tried to overtake on the bend (and it&#8217;s a sharp one), then finally managed it by crossing into opposing traffic lanes. 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