People who can't drive

I received an email today that prompted me to write this rant, it does not change my earlier rant on cyclists but as the sender is a pedal pusher himself I felt that it is only fair to rant about one of the other irritations on the road - people who can't drive.

Now you could fall into the "can't drive" category for a number of reasons;

1. You are a Chelsea Tractor (that's a posh 4x4 for those who don't know) and have both no consideration for any other sentient being within 10m nor do you have the faintest clue as to how big your vehicle is pushing everything out of the way to ensure you stay clean
2. You are a big city town driver in a small town - cutting everyone up because you can't wait
3. You are a small town driver in a big city - never able to pull out of junctions
4. You are more concerned with putting makeup on than driving - I have seen far to many women attempting to put lipstick on at traffic lights or even worse WHILST driving
5. You are too old to drive and too stubborn to give it up.
6. You wear burberry or any other chav like material

My friend made a very astute point - that it is generally the person in question who is the irritation and it is not the act that they do.

A poor and inconsiderate driver will more than likely be an arse on a bike too. However, if I changed the rant to "inconsiderate people" then the subject would be too broad to write comprehensively and there would be few other rants.

If you can't drive but just haven't admitted it to yourself or others yet then stop. If you know someone who can't drive then for the love of whoever tell them. Bad drivers cost lives and irritate the hell out of me in a morning - especially ones in convertibles who go in the wrong lane for their exit on the roundabout at the top of Dalton!