One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2

[Cliftonite]

Hackney said:

The five knobs who delayed my turning right at the end of this road.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.625533,-0.317191...

How? Because as they drove along the main road and turned right down the road I was waiting in, rather than use the right turn they were supposed to use (where the white car is), they drove past that and turned right across the front of the cars queueing to turn right out of the side road (where the camera is)

Morons

Perhaps that link had been blocked by a similar moron in the queue behind you?

[sim72]

The layby outside outside our village shop can fit 3 cars. Stopped there yesterday, there was a car at the end, drove up to that one. When I came out there was a car behind me (very closely parked) but the one in front had gone.

Started car, put on belt, indicated right, at which point some dozy bint in a Clio comes the other way and pulls straight into the spot in front of me, right up to my bonnet. I thought she was going to pull back but no, turns off engine and gets out. Meanwhile I, of course, with cars inches from both ends of me, now can't get out of the space.

I got out and shouted to her. She looked over and actually COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. I had to explain, at which point she - get this - rolled her eyes as if I should be able to get a car out of a space sideways. Then muttering to herself got back in and moved it back. Honestly....

[Mike_Mac]

sim72 said:

The layby outside outside our village shop can fit 3 cars. Stopped there yesterday, there was a car at the end, drove up to that one. When I came out there was a car behind me (very closely parked) but the one in front had gone.

Started car, put on belt, indicated right, at which point some dozy bint in a Clio comes the other way and pulls straight into the spot in front of me, right up to my bonnet. I thought she was going to pull back but no, turns off engine and gets out. Meanwhile I, of course, with cars inches from both ends of me, now can't get out of the space.

I got out and shouted to her. She looked over and actually COULDN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM. I had to explain, at which point she - get this - rolled her eyes as if I should be able to get a car out of a space sideways. Then muttering to herself got back in and moved it back. Honestly....

You interrupted her very important day. Why should she have to do anything to help other people out? Didn't you know that's, like, so last century?

[JagXJR]

The 8 or 10 or so Lycra clad muppets on cycles riding around the NSL country roads around a reservoir near my house close to dinnertime today. Riding nose to tail leaving no gap to pull into if I am trying to get past. When I overtook you given a reasonable clear straight, the leaders proceeded to overtake some parked vehicles without even a backward glance, causing me to sound the horn to alert you to the fact I was there. I could still get past but it was a bit tight and did not want you to suddenly veer into my path without looking. Giving me the beans in no way improves my opinion of you and your crap riding, neither did you shouting "wker". I had the Mrs in the car FFS!

In fact it is a good job the Mrs was in the car as otherwise I may have stopped the car and wrapped the bike around your ears and threw you both in the reservoir!

Suggestion. Instead of riding around like a tit in my home neighbourhood upsetting the locals, why don't you ride like a tit near your own house?

While I respect the right of people to ride bikes in the countryside, those who don't follow the rules of the road and think they own the road I do not!

Oh and while I'm having a moan, feel free to dump your stty cars and vans anywhere you feel like, whether it is safe or not. Seen 'em on blind bends, pedestrian crossing zig-zags and other hazardous places. Looks like a second hand car lot in places sometimes!

Just because you are out in the countryside does not mean the rules of the road don't apply!!

[Juber]

"how much will my supercar appreciate in the next x years blah blah blah"

[Sensibleboy]

JagXJR said:

When I overtook you given a reasonable clear straight, the leaders proceeded to overtake some parked vehicles without even a backward glance, causing me to sound the horn to alert you to the fact I was there. I could still get past but it was a bit tight

They have every right to pass parked cars at the roadside. Sounds like a poor overtake to me.

[Blown2CV]

Sensibleboy said:

JagXJR said:

When I overtook you given a reasonable clear straight, the leaders proceeded to overtake some parked vehicles without even a backward glance, causing me to sound the horn to alert you to the fact I was there. I could still get past but it was a bit tight

They have every right to pass parked cars at the roadside. Sounds like a poor overtake to me.

agree, surely if you could see they were about to round some parked cars, you don't overtake. Can't expect them all to give way and stop dead to let you overtake!

[Mopar440]

Blown2CV said:

agree, surely if you could see they were about to round some parked cars, you don't overtake. Can't expect them all to give way and stop dead to let you overtake!

This! Very appropriate for the "One single thing that makes you think knob" thread

[br d]

e21Mark said:

Chap outside halfrauds today, explaining to his pals what it was that denoted my car as a replica. (It isn't) Evidently he'd owned one till last year, which explains how he was so knowledgeable.

Funny really.

I was sitting in a pub eating one day while a loudmouth at the bar was telling everyone in earshot that my F430 in the car park was a replica.

It was really easy to spot apparently as it had the wrong lights and the panels didn't "run together properly".
Not sure why it was so important to him to get his point across to everyone in the pub.

I enjoyed my dinner.

[Cliftonite]

Mopar440 said:

This! Very appropriate for the "One single thing that makes you think knob" thread

What JagXJR meant to say was that he gave a friendly toot as he was unable to continue giving the cyclists his customary car-width margin as he passed the lead cyclists?

Surely?

[Mopar440]

Cliftonite said:

Mopar440 said:

This! Very appropriate for the "One single thing that makes you think knob" thread

What JagXJR meant to say was that he gave a friendly toot as he was unable to continue giving the cyclists his customary car-width margin as he passed the lead cyclists?

Surely?

Ha ha! Read the thread again; nothing "friendly" in there.

[ORD]

Mopar440 said:

Blown2CV said:

agree, surely if you could see they were about to round some parked cars, you don't overtake. Can't expect them all to give way and stop dead to let you overtake!

This! Very appropriate for the "One single thing that makes you think knob" thread

+1.

He made a badly judged overtake and then got in a huff about it, from what I can tell.

(I bloody hate coming across a group of cyclists, too, but they are allowed to be there and can be expected to nip around parked cars without having to check that someone isn't carrying out a bad overtake.)

[StuntmanMike]

JagXJR said:

The 8 or 10 or so Lycra clad muppets on cycles riding around the NSL country roads around a reservoir near my house close to dinnertime today. Riding nose to tail leaving no gap to pull into if I am trying to get past. When I overtook you given a reasonable clear straight, the leaders proceeded to overtake some parked vehicles without even a backward glance, causing me to sound the horn to alert you to the fact I was there. I could still get past but it was a bit tight and did not want you to suddenly veer into my path without looking. Giving me the beans in no way improves my opinion of you and your crap riding, neither did you shouting "wker". I had the Mrs in the car FFS!

In fact it is a good job the Mrs was in the car as otherwise I may have stopped the car and wrapped the bike around your ears and threw you both in the reservoir!

Suggestion. Instead of riding around like a tit in my home neighbourhood upsetting the locals, why don't you ride like a tit near your own house?

While I respect the right of people to ride bikes in the countryside, those who don't follow the rules of the road and think they own the road I do not!

Oh and while I'm having a moan, feel free to dump your stty cars and vans anywhere you feel like, whether it is safe or not. Seen 'em on blind bends, pedestrian crossing zig-zags and other hazardous places. Looks like a second hand car lot in places sometimes!

Just because you are out in the countryside does not mean the rules of the road don't apply!!

Sorry , but you sound like your an accident waiting to happen.

[carlove]

The tard in a Saab who cut the corner making me stop short at a junction so I didn't hit him, he then looked at me like I had done something wrong, probably too thick to realise what he'd done, he did look a gormless sort of a chap.

[Brigand]

carlove said:

The tard in a Saab who cut the corner making me stop short at a junction so I didn't hit him, he then looked at me like I had done something wrong, probably too thick to realise what he'd done, he did look a gormless sort of a chap.

There's a junction near me that attracts driving like this; its not the busiest so I can only assume these people are used to seeing little traffic using it, but when they do cut the corner and meet someone almost on top of them, they either have that dagger-stare, head locked glaring at you as if you're somehow in the wrong, or they're going so fast they just completely ignore you, probably totally unaware that you're there.

My own thing though, and it has been mentioned here before, is people on a forum (many here do it) who end their post with their name, as if its a letter they're writing - we can see who's posting it, you're name is in the left hand side of the screen right next to your post! Your words are even in their own box so as to make it easy to see when the posts above and below end. The worst ones IMO are those who then sign off with their real name, I mean why? Why not have your forum name as "Dave" if you're going to show us both your real and forum name?

Hardly the knobbiest of behaviour, but I just don't quite get it.

Your's sincerely,

Dave "Brigand" Mac-Jimbob.

[kowalski655]

Also ridiculous huge,picture heavy signatures(thankfuly not allowed here)

And the old git who hooted at me for not moving at the lights,but that was because the BOX junction was full & I had no exit! Yes,thats what those pesky yellow lines mean!

[AdeV]

ORD said:

(I bloody hate coming across a group of cyclists, too, but they are allowed to be there and can be expected to nip around parked cars without having to check that someone isn't carrying out a bad overtake.)

Anyone who makes any kind of manoeuvre without checking to ensure it is safe to do so is a knob. I'm slightly surprised, given the slightly holy attitude you've given off in a number of replies recently, that you'd think it should be different for cyclists.

[Flibble]

Brigand said:

My own thing though, and it has been mentioned here before, is people on a forum (many here do it) who end their post with their name, as if its a letter they're writing - we can see who's posting it, you're name is in the left hand side of the screen right next to your post! Your words are even in their own box so as to make it easy to see when the posts above and below end. The worst ones IMO are those who then sign off with their real name, I mean why? Why not have your forum name as "Dave" if you're going to show us both your real and forum name?

Hardly the knobbiest of behaviour, but I just don't quite get it.

Your's sincerely,

Dave "Brigand" Mac-Jimbob.

Jumping on this bandwagon... Poor apostrophe use. See above post.

[Brigand]

Flibble said:

Jumping on this bandwagon... Poor apostrophe use. See above post.

Yeah I'm guilty of that when not paying attention properly!

[RobinOakapple]

Brigand said:

Hardly the knobbiest of behaviour, but I just don't quite get it.

I think it's because if they stop doing it, it would be like them admitting that they were wrong to do it in the first place, so they have to keep on doing it.

There's one guy who puts a smile a few lines down from where his post finishes it's a bit like women who have hair going down one side of their face so they can keep flicking it back.