localdriver
Come for a drive. Whether it's a leafy little lane, a motorway or a busy urban scene, I hope you'll enjoy it.
The exhilaration of driving on the open road speaks for itself. But driving doesn't have to be about going fast. Driving is usually a social experience - interacting with other road users, anticipating what each is going to do, giving and taking.
The standard of driving in the UK is pretty good, in my opinion. Most people are prepared to give way when it's appropriate, often with a show of the hand, a salute or a quick, acknowledging flash of their headlights. And considerate driving can be infectious, just as rude driving can.
We must be doing something right in the UK - we have the second or third best road-safety record in the world. That's still just over 3,000 road deaths a year. That's 3,000 too many. I believe the figure in the USA is over 42,000 road deaths a year.
Take care!
Driving from Henleaze, Bristol, to John Lewis
Back to Gloucester Road
Story of Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire SHU 58
Oil change on Honda Jazz Honda Fit
Driving in the 60s, and ancient cars I've owned since 1963
Photos: Bristol 1980s & 1990s. And Clevedon Pier restoration
Gloucester Road in Bristol on a quiet Sunday
Driving in part of Bristol. June 2018
View from the bus in Hiroshima, Japan
Driving up Gloucester Road in Bristol. June 2107
M6 towards Wolverhampton, England
Up Gloucester Road, Bristol, England
Driving on the A41 in Shropshire, England
Auxiliary drive belt (serpentine belt) on a Honda Jazz
Bristol. Driving south on Gloucester Rd, Bristol
Bristol, England. Up Gloucester Road, Bristol. Jan 2016.
Non-stop to the sand and sea. March 2007
Driving north from Wilton, England, Easter 2007
More driving in Devonshire, England
Driving to Cotleigh, Devonshire, England
Driving in north Somerset, England, summer 2014
Driving near Victoria Park, Bristol BS3
Bristol BS3, England. Driving around Windmill Hill
Shard, London
Driving in England, in France and in California.
Bristol, England. Driving up Gloucester Road in Bristol
Bristol. Driving on Stokes Croft and around the Bearpit, Bristol
Visiting San Francisco
Joining the M25 from the M23, England