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Post by medibot on Nov 20, 2006 3:55:54 GMT
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Nov 20, 2006 13:20:38 GMT
Bloody city dweller!   There are roads in darkest Sussex that make that one look like a motorway!  |
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Post by malxscfc on Nov 20, 2006 15:25:44 GMT
Funnily enough I've been on that road, travelling from La Paz to Rurrenabaque... Only it wasn't in daylight. And the fog was the thickest you've ever seen. I woke up at about 3am and wondered why a) we were driving so slowly b) everyone else was wide-eyed and awake c) why there was a man hanging out the door with a pocket torch shining it on the wheels saying "Derecha, derecha... Izquierda" over and over again.... On parts of it there's a sheer 1000M drop. That's nearly the height of Ben Nevis! |
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Post by DazaB_WCFC on Nov 20, 2006 17:21:53 GMT
If you were going right, right then left, surely you'd have fallen off sooner or later?
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Post by medibot on Nov 20, 2006 17:44:39 GMT
Funnily enough I've been on that road, travelling from La Paz to Rurrenabaque... Only it wasn't in daylight. And the fog was the thickest you've ever seen. I woke up at about 3am and wondered why a) we were driving so slowly b) everyone else was wide-eyed and awake c) why there was a man hanging out the door with a pocket torch shining it on the wheels saying "Derecha, derecha... Izquierda" over and over again.... On parts of it there's a sheer 1000M drop. That's nearly the height of Ben Nevis! Kudos for not shitting yerself when you woke up Unless you did...  ;D |
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Post by frankiegth on Nov 20, 2006 18:57:51 GMT
I would bet there is not a lot of drink drining on that route. ;D There was also a distinct lack of speed cameras, if you notice. |
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 20, 2006 19:15:12 GMT
This is how I feel about cycling down Brixton Hill in the rush hour ;D
Well, being squashed by an insane lorry driver doesn't make you any less dead than falling down a canyon!
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Post by malxscfc on Nov 21, 2006 16:39:04 GMT
If you were going right, right then left, surely you'd have fallen off sooner or later? I'd rather they clipped the cliff looming above us on the right than missed the inch of roadway on the left.... but I do take your point. The alternatives were interspersed with gradations, like "un poco", "más", "no más", "Decí DERECHA! Vete de carajo, coño, o te lo romparé la cabeza" and such like... |
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Post by malxscfc on Nov 21, 2006 16:40:53 GMT
Funnily enough I've been on that road, travelling from La Paz to Rurrenabaque... Only it wasn't in daylight. And the fog was the thickest you've ever seen. I woke up at about 3am and wondered why a) we were driving so slowly b) everyone else was wide-eyed and awake c) why there was a man hanging out the door with a pocket torch shining it on the wheels saying "Derecha, derecha... Izquierda" over and over again.... On parts of it there's a sheer 1000M drop. That's nearly the height of Ben Nevis! Kudos for not shitting yerself when you woke up Unless you did... ;D Had little idea of any of it. Woke up bleary-eyed, couldn't see a thing. Asked neighbour about man hanging out door. Went back to sleep. It was only at Dawn that I had any inkling of what I'd missed. |
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Post by malxscfc on Nov 21, 2006 16:42:59 GMT
I would bet there is not a lot of drink drining on that route. ;D True. The Bolivians chew Coca habitually, but it's no more dodgy than a cig and a coffee, say. But the flipping Indian Lorry Drivers in the Himalayas nearly all seem to puff pot on a permanent basis....  |
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Post by medibot on Nov 21, 2006 17:29:55 GMT
I would bet there is not a lot of drink drining on that route. ;D True. The Bolivians chew Coca habitually, but it's no more dodgy than a cig and a coffee, say. But the flipping Indian Lorry Drivers in the Himalayas nearly all seem to puff pot on a permanent basis.... Well, if god has already decided your destiny why not be on pot (as well as not bother with brakes, headlights, any sort of safe driving) |
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Post by ambersalamander on Nov 21, 2006 23:23:17 GMT
Says someone with no real idea of what pot does, obviously!
Basically smoking pot does the opposite of drinking alcohol as far as driving's concerned. It makes you hyperfocused. A student pal of mine always used to smoke it when driving at night (combined with red bull to keep him awake!) and said he felt loads less likely to have an accident.
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Post by medibot on Nov 21, 2006 23:27:10 GMT
Err, at what point did i say the pot contributed to the bad driving/lack of any sort of safety?
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Post by stretfordendling© on Nov 21, 2006 23:27:22 GMT
Has has he recovered?
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