Linwood Barclay Quotes

Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.

driving at the speed limit--hideous thought.

It is much easier to drive without having an accident.

When somebody doesn't use common sense, I get frustrated. When I'm driving down the highway and someone is in the left-hand lane, and they're going very slow, sometimes I just go around them, and other times I'll be in the mood where I flash my lights and yell at them, like, 'What the heck are you doing? Get the heck out of my way!'

I'm the slowest driver in the world.

I'm actually not a very good driver, to be honest with you. I'm a scatterbrain driver. I'm not very focused. I'm always trying to find the right music station or put on a new CD or trying to eat something.

I learned to drive when I was 35. I'm driving like an old lady and very close to the wheel. I don't take many risks, and when people yell at me I say 'sorry, sorry, sorry!' I don't have road rage yet.

I am a very good driver - a defensive driver.

Yeah, it's risky, but no more risky than driving a car.

Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving.

Everybody just uses the one-move rule without realising when it is too late to actually move and cross over and when it is actually being dangerous.

My driving, I've been accused of not being the best, most safest driver.

I wish I could get all the discourteous drivers on a ship and sail them away and make sure it's a really horrible, wavy journey and when they get to where they're going, keep them there.

As a driver, you always want to be in the car getting as much experience as possible; especially when there's something new like different tyres.

Whether stuck in traffic because of construction or fixing a flat tire after hitting a pothole, Michiganders feel frustrated with the quality of our roads.

Generally speaking, rural drivers are a much better behaved species than city drivers. I'm not sure whether they're intrinsically this way, or there are just fewer opportunities for them to do behave badly. You can't go around running red lights if there aren't any red lights to run.

Everything you need to get that relaxed driving that brings consistency only comes with practice.

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer.

The worst drivers are women in people carriers, men in white vans and anyone in a baseball cap. That's just about everyone.

Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

I drive a lot in the summertime, but after that, I don't drive if there's snow predicted for anywhere in 500 miles.

When I am driving my car down the street, I try not to go down the potholes.

There are some shocking cars on the road.

It's crazy: when it's raining, it makes no sense to me that people drive 10 miles an hour faster than they normally would, but then the other thing that makes no sense is when people drive 30 miles an hour slower than normal.

Women pay attention to how men drive because it's a good indicator of what kind of character you have. They want someone who's going to be intelligent and cautious and assertive and confident when you need to be, but not overly aggressive and reckless, and also not timid and overly paranoid.