{"id":8177,"date":"2012-02-15T23:12:21","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T23:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8177"},"modified":"2012-02-15T23:12:21","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T23:12:21","slug":"idiocy-and-arrogance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanadi.co.uk\/?p=8177","title":{"rendered":"Idiocy And Arrogance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two minor annoyances on lessons today \u2013 both involving women drivers.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/47;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"Blue Ford Ka, Reg. CP07 NZT\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.diaryofanadi.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/cp07nzt.gif\" alt=\"Blue Ford Ka, Reg. CP07 NZT\" width=\"180\" height=\"47\" align=\"left\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>First of all, driving through West Bridgford, I was teaching a pupil how to negotiate roundabouts \u2013 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\u2019t want to stop at the roundabout no matter who was there. I bet mummy and daddy don\u2019t know you drive like that, my dear.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 180px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 180\/47;margin: 5px 10px 5px 0px; display: inline; float: left;\" title=\"Silver Mercedes A-class, Reg. 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She was one of those slightly older women \u2013 probably had a kid in the back, but still drives like a moron \u2013 who behave like this.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two minor annoyances on lessons today \u2013 both involving women drivers. First of all, driving through West Bridgford, I was teaching a pupil how to negotiate roundabouts \u2013 in particular, when to go and when not to. 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