Hallmark of the dumbass under 21 P plater boy.
Okay, so I'm driving home from my uncles house (dinner was lovely, lemon chicken), and I stop behind a car at traffic lights. Other cars pull up, all 3 lanes are 3 or 4 cars deep. Pretty light for high way. All is fine. Until, the traffic lights turn green. Its at this point I realise: The front car in each lane is a P plater boy. second car, either side of me, p plater boy. Behind me, P plater boy. Some had a carfull, some by themselves. I don't know if they knew each other, at least two did for sure, but boy oh boy, did I become aware of the testosterone overload rather quickly. All three lead cars squealed away from the lights. The driver in front of me was clearly not quite in control of his vehicle, and was swerving like mad while accelerating away. I took of normally as the cars either side of me bolted in a similar but slightly more sedate fashion. I was a bit worried about the boy behind me squealed his tires like the shit and wobbled everywhere.
So, how do I know they were all P platers, if I wasn't paying attention beforehand and it all happened quickly. Its because we were in the same formation at the next lights. And the lights after that. 4 sets of lights I had testosterone induced stupidity surrounding me, until roadworks forced everyone into the same lane and I had the luck of turning off before they got back at it.
When we got to the roadworks one lane, the car that had been in front of me the whole way was still in front of me. And I noticed: his rear driver side tire was bald. My first thought was, you dumbass. You bolt away from the lights like a cut cat on crack, and you'll have to get new tires FAR more often. Which is expensive. Plus the fuel. Like most bad behaviour, this one costs alot of the dough, which P platers are known for lacking. My second thought was, next time you have to quickly break, one of your rear tires will probably bite. The other one won't. Will the swerve caused by that be enough to save the pedestrian, or other car? Will it send you sidelong into another car? Into a pole, or tree? Is it more likely that this one bald tire caused by equal parts of your stupidity and ignorance will kill you or someone else when it comes to the crunch?
So yeah. I hate P plater boys. I'm sorry. But the good ones remain inconspicuous in the traffic, I never see you, and the bad ones stick out like sore thumbs with a death wish.
And guys, please go check your tires. Particularly your rear ones. And if they have been there more than a year, even if they look fine, rotate them (see diagram). Ideally every few months, but I'm realistic. This will help them wear more evenly and make them last longer. The spare tire, if you have matching mags on it, can be incorparated into it. Check where to put it if you care enough.
So, how do I know they were all P platers, if I wasn't paying attention beforehand and it all happened quickly. Its because we were in the same formation at the next lights. And the lights after that. 4 sets of lights I had testosterone induced stupidity surrounding me, until roadworks forced everyone into the same lane and I had the luck of turning off before they got back at it.
When we got to the roadworks one lane, the car that had been in front of me the whole way was still in front of me. And I noticed: his rear driver side tire was bald. My first thought was, you dumbass. You bolt away from the lights like a cut cat on crack, and you'll have to get new tires FAR more often. Which is expensive. Plus the fuel. Like most bad behaviour, this one costs alot of the dough, which P platers are known for lacking. My second thought was, next time you have to quickly break, one of your rear tires will probably bite. The other one won't. Will the swerve caused by that be enough to save the pedestrian, or other car? Will it send you sidelong into another car? Into a pole, or tree? Is it more likely that this one bald tire caused by equal parts of your stupidity and ignorance will kill you or someone else when it comes to the crunch?
So yeah. I hate P plater boys. I'm sorry. But the good ones remain inconspicuous in the traffic, I never see you, and the bad ones stick out like sore thumbs with a death wish.
And guys, please go check your tires. Particularly your rear ones. And if they have been there more than a year, even if they look fine, rotate them (see diagram). Ideally every few months, but I'm realistic. This will help them wear more evenly and make them last longer. The spare tire, if you have matching mags on it, can be incorparated into it. Check where to put it if you care enough.