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Notes from the driving seat
Notes from the driving seat is the expression of everything I have noticed in my years as a driver, as a professional driver and as a woman in man's...
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Apr 2nd, 2012
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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)
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Posted on Feb 10th, 2012
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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)
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Posted on Dec 20th, 2011
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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)
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Posted on Dec 13th, 2011
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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)
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Posted on Nov 8th, 2011
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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)
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Posted on Nov 8th, 2011
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Oct 17th, 2011
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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)
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Posted on May 8th, 2011
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Apr 8th, 2011
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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)
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Posted on Apr 5th, 2011
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Apr 1st, 2011
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Oct 20th, 2010
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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)
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Posted on Sep 23rd, 2010
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Sep 17th, 2010
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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)
Lady J ―
Posted on Aug 19th, 2010
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