SNARESBROOK: Photos reveal extent of crash impact (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

What is the car doing on the wrong side of the road? Looks like the car was trying to turn right, and underestimated the speed of the bus.

Eppingforest1234 wrote:
What is the car doing on the wrong side of the road? Looks like the car was trying to turn right, and underestimated the speed of the bus.

Exactly, from the position, it looks exactly like the sort of crazy driving I see on a daily basis.

Just like the drivers who overtake me and then immediately turn left; or those who overtake me and then stop; or pull-out in-front of me; drive the wrong way around roundabouts; or drive the wrong way down one way streets; or the idiots who tail-gate at motorway speeds; or crashed through a brick wall; or drive at night without lights; or drive at night with fog-lights front and back; or drive on the pavement ; drive while barely able to stand-up; or drive with a frozen windscreen having cleared only a tiny square ; or overtake on the wrong side of double white lines; or jump red lights; overtake over pedestrian crossings; drive over pedestrian crossings between pedestrians; or who undertake queueing traffic on the hard shoulders of motorways.

Yes I have seen and experienced other doing all these and more. All these idiots should be banned and not be allowed to drive until they have taken and successfully passed the extended test.

I would like to point-out that my comment "drive while barely able to stand-up", was aimed at those who drive while under the influence of drink or drugs.
I have detained two such people and waited for the Police.

People need to realise that driving is a privilege, not an inalienable right. There are too many who believe it is the latter. In my experience, such people typically:
a) grossly overestimate their abilities
b) are multiply incompetent drivers and
c) a menace to Public safety.

Here is the result of a recent Freedom of Information request about the number of drivers currently driving with 12 or more points on their licences. Normally 12 points are sufficient to lose one's licence. The numbers below apply for a date in May.

Current No. of
Points Drivers
12 6,983
13 809
14 870
15 1,075
16 297
17 144
18 233
19 37
20 46
21 39
22 10
23 15
24 24
25 3
27 3
28 1
30 4
33 1
36 2

My question is why are these maniacs still driving and breaking the law?

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The number of drivers runs from 6,983 with 12 points each (disqualification x 1); through 24 drivers with 24 points each (disqualification x 2); to 2 drivers with 36 points each (disqualification x 3).

These drivers are clearly incompetent and their driving poses an unwarranted continued danger to the public.