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A Rant on Driver Examination in the United Kingdom

First off, I recognise that the DSA has a difficult job, what with having to decide who gets to throw around 2-ton plus lumps of metal full of explosives along a motorway at near-relativistic speeds. I am annoyed, however, at the attitude of our illustrious goverment in regard to motorcycles. Firstly, they let pretty much [...]

Snow, Sideways Driving

So apparently we’ve just had the most snowfall in 18 odd years. Driving to work was interesting this morning, and completely impossible yesterday. I’d woken up normally at 6 o’clock, got dressed, and then proceeded to attempt to refuel my car. To start with, it was completely covered in snow ice, which is not such [...]

Motoring in Delhi

Motoring in Delhi is an interesting experience for the foreigner. Having lived in India in the past, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to ride in Autos, take buses, hire taxis and ‘private hire’ cars. I’ve even ridden motorbikes (Oh, my Enfield, how I miss you!) along dusty country roads and NH-2, Mathura Road around the [...]