Sacked for driving like this.

[Guinness Boy]

I'd also lock up whoever sub-edited that Argus piece in the OP. Have they offshored it rather than just moving it to Southampton?

 

[Brighton TID]

If the police don't follow through and throw the book at him then there is something seriously wrong, the driver is a complete reckless, tiny minded, ignorant moron who should not have a driving licence in any capacity.

The only thing I would say in his favour is that by cutting out the roundabout he is saving fuel and therefore his action could be deemed "environmentally friendly".

 

[Hamilton]

I see worse than that pretty much every day when on the road... Not sure why this particular incident is news worthy? The guy was still driving like a dickhead though and probably deserved to be sacked.

Remind me not to drive anywhere near you! You is one unlucky dude.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

Every time that footage is shown on the news I think of the stupid mini roundabout on the way out of Newhaven on the C7. 'There but for the grace...' and all that...

 

[UrbanGull]

I feel sorry for the people of Turners Hill - A real Rat Run of a place for people trying to get into or out of Crawley, although as one of the people that drive through it every day maybe I'm being a bit hypocritical. I've had this particular manoeuvre performed twice on me at the same roundabout in the last year, although both times in the early hours of the morning however it just seems to be happening more and more at these small roundabouts. I hope they make an example of this driver and throw the book at him

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Has he been offered a new job yet , driving buses in Brighton & Hove ?

 

[Superseagull69]

We had this very same local Demolition/ Muck removal Company on our site recently & most of the Drivers barely spoke English so its no surprise to me that he goes round the roundabout the wrong way.

drew,all i am saying is alot of drivers are on Tonnage the more you do the more money you CAN earn. I am not defending him for one moment.

Excactly. They used to drive like madmen around site too, just so they could get as many return loads as possible each day.

 

[drew]

drew,all i am saying is alot of drivers are on Tonnage the more you do the more money you CAN earn. I am not defending him for one moment.

Apologies then. If he was 'chasing' the tonnage then more important that he finds another career!!

 

[skipper734]

One of Sean Connery's first films was called Hell Drivers. Looks like these drivers are reliving the plot.

https://youtu.be/NV9Vs9tOEaI

 

[studio150]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of whether sacked or not due to the driving offence. I see the main issue as the vigilante driver who decided to take their dash cam footage to the police.
What next community patrols both by vehicles and pedestrians armed with cameras to create no-go areas with selective information passed to the Police.
Not content with the highest proportion of CCTV cameras we are now slipping into a new world where everyone is snooping on everyone else, which has echoes of facist Germany and communist Russia.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

Because a lot of people need to be at their destination 3 minutes ago with a me first everybody else later attitude.

i'm a bit sad i like to get to my job a hour early, so if i need to be onsite at 0830 i would be there at 0730 because i hate being late and like to relax with least amount of traffic and idiots like that.
to many people these days think that they own the roads with their cars/vans and they can just use it like it wont be hit.

 

[happypig]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of whether sacked or not due to the driving offence. I see the main issue as the vigilante driver who decided to take their dash cam footage to the police.
What next community patrols both by vehicles and pedestrians armed with cameras to create no-go areas with selective information passed to the Police.
Not content with the highest proportion of CCTV cameras we are now slipping into a new world where everyone is snooping on everyone else, which has echoes of facist Germany and communist Russia.

Are you serious ? Someone witnesses driving that falls far below standard and could have resulted in a serious accident, has video footage and you want them to keep schtum ?
Personally I'm glad the police have the footage and I hope it leads to a successful prosecution and the removal of this ******** from driving for a significant time.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I had a road rage incident this morning. Totally avoidable if the motorcyclist didn't believe he owned the road.

I don't take kindly to being hit at 0800 in the morning when I face a whole day of that. Decided a fight on Dyke Road wasn't the best start to the day, so stayed cool and left him to drive off after he had parked up in front of me to stop me moving.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of whether sacked or not due to the driving offence. I see the main issue as the vigilante driver who decided to take their dash cam footage to the police.
What next community patrols both by vehicles and pedestrians armed with cameras to create no-go areas with selective information passed to the Police.
Not content with the highest proportion of CCTV cameras we are now slipping into a new world where everyone is snooping on everyone else, which has echoes of facist Germany and communist Russia.

Do you have a problem with Neighbourhood Watch?

 

[Creaky]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of whether sacked or not due to the driving offence. I see the main issue as the vigilante driver who decided to take their dash cam footage to the police.
What next community patrols both by vehicles and pedestrians armed with cameras to create no-go areas with selective information passed to the Police.
Not content with the highest proportion of CCTV cameras we are now slipping into a new world where everyone is snooping on everyone else, which has echoes of facist Germany and communist Russia.

On the day Barry Meyer has been jailed for three and a half years for causing death by careless driving I don't think you'll have much support for your point of view.

If someone had captured this idiot earlier on camera and reported him then maybe, just maybe, Alan Neve would still be alive.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-32740736

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Stop all this namby pampy retake a test. He knew what he was doing, so a 2 year prison sentence would suit me fine.

This with Bells on
Bloke drove like an utter c**t with no regard for anyone at all.

 

[drew]

Whatever the rights or wrongs of whether sacked or not due to the driving offence. I see the main issue as the vigilante driver who decided to take their dash cam footage to the police.
What next community patrols both by vehicles and pedestrians armed with cameras to create no-go areas with selective information passed to the Police.
Not content with the highest proportion of CCTV cameras we are now slipping into a new world where everyone is snooping on everyone else, which has echoes of facist Germany and communist Russia.

Idiot.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

What i would add is around here (Staffordshire/Derbyshire) road haulage like Tipper trucks appears to be paid on Tonnage,where as Tankers (the big stuff) is set rate. It,s all Quarry stone/sand or cement.