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Apr 2, 2012
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Why I learned to stop worrying and love driving

Notes from the driving seat ― I feel that this blog is coming to the end of its natural life. To be honest, it has never really taken off, never really flowed, not for me or for you, my readers. I have tried on a couple of occasions to change the direction of the blog, to make... (More)
Posted on Apr 2nd, 2012
Feb 10, 2012
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Mother truckers

Notes from the driving seat ― It had to be done. A programme called MotherTruckers has been broadcast on Channel 4 following the lives of female truck drivers so I had to watch it and comment. Really.It was actually surprisingly ok.Let's just set the scene for my reaction to a... (More)
Posted on Feb 10th, 2012
Dec 20, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Women drivers

Notes from the driving seat ― A recent study carried out by researchers in Warwick, UK and Georgia, USA (reported here in the Telegraph) has found that in areas where men are perceived to have a natural advantage, such as in carrying out spatial tasks like parking and map-reading... (More)
Posted on Dec 20th, 2011
Dec 13, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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A post about post

Notes from the driving seat ― Have you ever wondered how post moves around? How a letter that is posted first class down here in Dorset can arrive at my grandparent's on the West coast of North Wales the following day? It isn't magic. And it isn't one person getting in a van... (More)
Posted on Dec 13th, 2011
Nov 8, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Northern Ireland - Part Two

Notes from the driving seat ― (This is Part Two, Part One is here)So what is the story?It is the story of being British, It is the story of feeling proud and responsible, guilty and victorious, uncomfortable at what was done supposedly in my name and proud of my family who stood... (More)
Posted on Nov 8th, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Northern Ireland - Part One

Notes from the driving seat ― Last weekend I flew to Northern Ireland to explore the culture of this Westernmost and most disputed part of the UK. Half of my family is from the Protestant community of Belfast and I have only ever seen the place through my parent's rather one... (More)
Posted on Nov 8th, 2011
Oct 17, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Breaking the drought - this time it's personal.

Notes from the driving seat ― When you haven't written for ages you feel like the first one after the drought should be fantastic, something really worth the wait. Like when you've been single for a while the first lover should be absolutely mind-blowing. But this is reality.So... (More)
Posted on Oct 17th, 2011
May 8, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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New blog!

Notes from the driving seat ― I have launched my new blog! The Driving Information Bank is now up and running. I will endeavour to keep them both on the go at once. (More)
Posted on May 8th, 2011
Apr 8, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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A schism, a divorce, a parting of the ways

Notes from the driving seat ― This blog is feeling rather confused. On the one hand my arty farty intellectual interest lies in the social anthropological significance of driving - basically, people watching. This is what I like to think about and to write about. I spent many... (More)
Posted on Apr 8th, 2011
Apr 5, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Vehicle Categories explained - C1

Notes from the driving seat ― Once upon a time, back in the mists of time (well, 14 years ago) when you passed your driving test, not only were you then legally entitled to borrow your Mum's car and do handbrake turns in Asda's car park, but you were also legally entitled to... (More)
Vehicle Categories explained - C1
Posted on Apr 5th, 2011
Apr 1, 2011
Lady J posted a new topic.
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The Relaunch

Notes from the driving seat ― Happy New Year! I know according to the standard calendar in use at the moment, the new year starts on the first of January but according to the tax year and to nature, the new year starts now. It is spring and it is beautiful so I decided that now... (More)
The Relaunch
Posted on Apr 1st, 2011
Oct 20, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Middle lane hogger and the motorway drivers

Notes from the driving seat ― Middle lane hogging seems to be a universally deplored driver fault, yet it is still extremely widespread. So what is it?Middle lane hogging occurs on motorways where there are at least 3 lanes. It is the practice of driving in the middle lane when... (More)
Posted on Oct 20th, 2010
Sep 23, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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On why lorry drivers overtake each other on dual-carriageways.

Notes from the driving seat ― One of the most common things I am asked when I tell people I am a lorry driver is 'why do lorry drivers insist on overtaking each other on dual-carriageways when they are doing roughly the same speed, thus blocking the road for car drivers for ages?... (More)
Posted on Sep 23rd, 2010
Sep 17, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Driver Stereotypes - call for comments

Notes from the driving seat ― I am starting a blog project looking at driver stereotypes, how accurate they are, why those people drive like that, that kind of thing. I am looking for suggestions on which groups to look at. White van man is probably the most obvious, maybe... (More)
Posted on Sep 17th, 2010
Aug 19, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Nightriders

Notes from the driving seat ― Since I left my job at the builders merchant, I have been trying to build up experience of both teaching in rigid trucks and driving articulated ones. One company in this area that takes agency drivers without Class 1 (artic) experience is The Royal... (More)
Posted on Aug 19th, 2010
Jul 14, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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A break

Notes from the driving seat ― I haven't written any posts for a while. This is partly because it is the summer and there are lots of other things to do, partly because I am trying to simultaneously start 2 new careers (while planning a third) and I need to settle into them both... (More)
Posted on Jul 14th, 2010
Jun 28, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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On femininity: S Williams v Sharapova

Notes from the driving seat ― Some observations on femininity.I have struggled to write anything after the last post. It was deeply personal and received a good response so I felt as if the next one ought to be similarly profound. But it isn't!But it is related. I mentioned in... (More)
Posted on Jun 28th, 2010
Jun 14, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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It's time to come out

Notes from the driving seat ― I think the time has come to talk about my own gender. I have talked about being a woman in a man's world. I have talked about masculinity in the workplace, both mine and that of my male colleagues but I have never actually made a concerted effort... (More)
Posted on Jun 14th, 2010
Jun 4, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Women in construction and the construction of women

Notes from the driving seat ― I have been working in the construction industry for the last 3 years but I have started doing other stuff so I thought I'd tell you a little story about what may be one of my last experiences in the industry.Picture the scene: I was driving my truck... (More)
Posted on Jun 4th, 2010
May 17, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Good driver? #2: Lack of speeding tickets

Notes from the driving seat ― Speed is a tricky subject. There is no doubt that speed kills: if a person is hit by a car travelling at 20mph, that person has a 1 in 10 chance of being killed. When that speed is doubled to 40mph, those chances are reversed - you would only have... (More)
Posted on May 17th, 2010
May 12, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Driving Epistemology

Notes from the driving seat ― Epistemology is the academic term referring to the filter through which you view the world and to the study of that filter. The quote that finds its way into many a Masters level essay on the subject is that "Where you stand depends on where you sit... (More)
Posted on May 12th, 2010
Apr 22, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Let the crane take the strain

Notes from the driving seat ― I have mentioned before that the area of driving that I do involves a crane. This is a lorry-mounted crane for unloading the stuff that is on the lorry only. The crane itself is known as a HIAB but HIAB is a word like Hoover or Sellotape where a... (More)
Posted on Apr 22nd, 2010
Apr 19, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Book Review: Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt, 2008

Notes from the driving seat ― I bought this book because I work in the industry and I bought a handfull of books about driving a few months ago. Most are dull and are written by men who find The Highway Code exciting, have memorised it, and can and do spout large sections of it... (More)
Posted on Apr 19th, 2010
Apr 6, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Whether the weather....

Notes from the driving seat ― Whether the weather be fine,Or whether the weather be not,Whether the weather be cold,Or whether the weather be hot,We'll whether the weatherWhatever the weather,Whether we like it or not!This has been the longest coldest winter for 30 years and I... (More)
Posted on Apr 6th, 2010
Mar 23, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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On gender

Notes from the driving seat ― This is the first time that I have posted about gender. I have mentioned the fact that I am a woman working in a man's world and the fact that that is often commented on but that is about my sex, not my gender.For those of you who aren't social... (More)
Posted on Mar 23rd, 2010
Mar 22, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Uniform(ity)

Notes from the driving seat ― Another aspect of working for a company that I will be very glad to get away from is the uniform. I am an accessory to company branding, I wear the same uniform as everyone else, as well as all the vehicles.From the ground up: steel toe-cap boots,... (More)
Posted on Mar 22nd, 2010
Mar 15, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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Works sucks (you in)

Notes from the driving seat ― Working the same job, at the same time, in the same place every day, following the same routine for getting in and getting home, turns you into an automaton. This is not wholly a bad thing because sometimes you just have to get your head down and... (More)
Posted on Mar 15th, 2010
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Mar 12, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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The countdown has started

Notes from the driving seat ― Today I handed in my notice. In four weeks time I will be leaving the job that I have been doing since July 2007, that'll be 2 years and 9 months in the same job. This is pretty much unheard of for me and it will almost certainly be the only time I... (More)
Made popular on Oct 27th, 2010
Feb 9, 2010
Lady J posted a new topic.
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So you think you're a good driver #1: Lack of accidents

Notes from the driving seat ― What makes a good driver?When you first start learning to drive, the technical skill of handling the vehicle is all you can think about. Once you have mastered that to a basic level, with a lot of input from the instructor, you start interacting with... (More)
Posted on Feb 9th, 2010

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