Grammar For Motorists

Lesson 7: Pronouns

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:27:04 +0100

The woman on the bike is already on the roundabout. She has priority.

The man in the car wants to join the roundabout. He must give way to the cyclist.

Lesson 6: Negation

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:56:55 +0100

To express a negative, add do not to your sentence in front of the main verb.

“Motorists do not own the road.”

“Cyclists do not have to get out of the f**king way of motorists.”

Lesson 5: The Future Tense

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:42:00 +0100

Use shall as an auxiliary verb when talking about something that is going to happen in the near future.

“If I squeeze my car aggressively past this cyclist, I shall reach the end of the queue of traffic 100yards up the road two seconds sooner.”

Lesson 4: Spacing

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:53:00 +0100

Use of spacing between words helps to avoid unsightly collisions between words that will obscure your meaning and cause confusion.

Similarly, when driving, use of spacing when overtaking cyclists will help avoid unsightly collisions between vehicles that will increase your insurance premiums and cause death or serious injury.

Lesson 3: Imperatives

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:24:00 +0100

Cyclists must stop at red lights.

Motorists must stop at red lights.

Motorists must not accuse all cyclists of being “red light-jumping scofflaws”.

Motorists must not labour under the delusion that no motorist ever jumps a red light.

Lesson 2: Comparison

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:22:00 +0100

In London, the bicycle is a fast means of getting about.

In London, the bicycle is faster at getting about than the car.

In London, the bicycle is the fastest means of getting about.

Lesson 1: Prepositions

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:18:00 +0100

The car must go around the bicycle.

The car cannot go through or over the bicycle.

If there is no space to overtake, the car must wait behind the bicycle.