Careful when driving on country roads
Well hello there. Here is my first blog post! It’s all about driving around the Yorkshire Dales with me Girlfriend last weekend and the poor driving that takes place on country roads with a few tips for you to enjoy.
It’s a big change when you get on the country roads and loads different from driving lessons Nottingham style. The roads are tiny and have stone walls right next to them with no pavement. This means loads of people are walking in the road. As the roads are bendy and on hills you can’t see if anyone is there until you’re almost on top of them. Keep the speed down and look well into the bend. You could tell the city drivers from the way they piled round the bends too quickly going wide on to the wrong side. This could be deadly and you take a chance every time you do it. Always be able to stop in the distance you can see to be clear. It’s the way forward. If you are walking, don’t spread out all the way across the road so you can have a laugh together. And while you’re at it, don’t let your young kids run on ahead in the road. Put them on a lead if necessary.
Plenty of cyclists use the roads and they are almost as fast as a car. There were many serious expressions on the faces of cyclists up in the dales. Obviously they were into some serious training. You can’t hear them coming in a car so be extra careful. Stunning scenery will try to lure your eyes away from the road ahead so beware of temptation and find somewhere to stop if you want to take it all in. Cyclists, please ride single file rather than side by side having a conversation.
Those passing places are tiny. If I pull into one to let you pass, please don’t wait in a narrow bit and flash your headlights in an attempt to be overly helpful. Notice I’m in a passing place and be on your way, there’s a good chap. We can all make it if we try. Be careful you don’t break off those door mirrors on the dry stone walls as you squeeze past.
If you do walk up to the top of Malham Cove, do make sure you’ve got some water cos it’s a long way up and believe me you will get thirsty. Tara for now.
By Russ Chaplin
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