Why do fingernails grow faster than toenails?
Is there anything less likely to make one want to park and ride than a Park and Ride service? At various points last year, these questions, among others, I’d written into a notelet on my phone, from where I intended to deftly weave them into this weekly column nonsense.
Alas, they will go unanswered, despite 51 chances to sort them in 2017. Yes, it’s a new year so I have decided to eliminate many never-to-be-used ideas on my telephone by having a small purge. Because, desperate for ideas as a deadline approaches though I often am, somThe e things are not fit to run to 570 words.
Why will nobody overtake a police car on the motorway, for example? Because they don’t want three points but are too dim to realise they won’t get them. See? Solved in 16 words.
Why was Walkers trying to emotionally blackmail me into buying salt and vinegar crisps with its infernal ‘choose me or lose me’ campaign? Why, Gary? And what the hell could it have had to do with cars? I don’t know, and perhaps something about engaging with a customer. I neither want to engage with somebody about crisps nor receive a receipt via email for something trivial like a 13mm socket. “No, of course we don’t want to send you things.” Yes, you do! Just leave me, my socket set, and smoky bacon crisps alone, Halfords, and Gary, okay? Just leave me be. Life’s hard enough already.
Suzuki has apologised for releasing helium balloons at an event after they landed on some wildlife or something and has vowed it’ll never do it again. Actually, I’m genuinely pleased about this. There should probably be a law against it anyway; ditto for sky lanterns, which I also despise. Perhaps there already is. It’s littering, isn’t it?
Why is four-wheel steering now so prevalent, after spending so many years acting like a 3D film – promising to be world-changing, but actually disappointing to the point of discomfort? Will it get traction this time? Is this a listicle? I do hope not.
Wouldn’t sprint cars be great with hybrid engines, what with all that frequent acceleration and deceleration? I can’t remember whose idea that was. It wasn’t mine and the short answer is that I don’t know. I’m not sure anybody watching cares. It’s motorsport, after all, and all I care about is the speed and thrill. Anyway, consider it forgotten.
I think a Lamborghini Huracán is so antisocially loud that I feel genuine guilt using full throttle and fear I’ll be shouted at when I next stop. Is it me who is changing, or is it public attitudes to fast cars? I’m not sure I want to know the answer either way.
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Maybe it’s your age.....?
Park n ride....where I live parking at the Park n ride is free, Park in a multi storey and your into £2.50p straight away, spaces are for Cars built in the 1970’s so today’s SMALL CARS don’t fit, and some People just can’t park straight in a space or plain just don’t care!, Crisps....? Bad for your health, full of sugars, Salt and your paying a fortune for an ounce of fried Potatoes!!!!, passing a Jam Sandwich..? Well, depends on what kind of Day plod has had, most feel they are being dared to pass by the Law.
"Is there anything less
"Is there anything less likely to make one want to park and ride than a Park and Ride service? "
Why not, the best of both worlds, I get to drive the interesting less congested rural half between my house and the park and ride, and let the bus driver take the strain on the busy congested city half (and not worry about parking etc.).
It's like the argument for / against self-driving cars. Let it drive itself in the stop start commute, allow the driver to take over to enjoy driving.
Here's one - At one point will 'Automatic' stop meaning a car that can change gears itself, and instead mean one that can drive itself?
Driving into Cambridge
That's one thing more likely than a park and ride service to make one consider parking and riding. The city was choking to death even before the ring of horrible housing estates and non-eco towns went up around it, and now it's more or less unbearable. It was a nightmare back in the 1970s since when nothing positive has been done to help matters except the introduction of a daft guided 'bus way' which barely works and of a very good park and ride service which doesn't cost much but works well except for the needlessly complicated payment machines which are as bad as anything you find in London.
Cheap as Chips...!!!
Park n ride Bus where I live is £1.20 return!, runs every 15mins, always plenty of Parking space, less stress, no driving round and round up and down looking for a space, and compar d to Parking in an NCP way cheaper...!