Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)
Discussion
Halmyre said:
I know what you're saying, and what you're saying is correct but you're wrong, right?
I've always said 'inside' lane for lane 1, or 'nearside' if I'm talking to someone who knows WTF is meant by 'nearside' and 'offside' - not many do. If someone's undertaking me I'll refer to him as 'coming up my inside' (oo-er matron).
Coincidentally there was a lorry in front of me earlier with a sign on the back warning cyclists not to pass on the inside of this vehicle...
Hmm to me'inside' just means the lane on my left - outside means the lane on my right. So could apply to DCs as well. M way lanes are slow, middle and outside. I've always said 'inside' lane for lane 1, or 'nearside' if I'm talking to someone who knows WTF is meant by 'nearside' and 'offside' - not many do. If someone's undertaking me I'll refer to him as 'coming up my inside' (oo-er matron).
Coincidentally there was a lorry in front of me earlier with a sign on the back warning cyclists not to pass on the inside of this vehicle...
FlyingMeeces said:
… all goes to show that the only way sure to not get hideously confusing is to just use numbers. Works no matter how many lanes there are.
Yep.On a similar note. People giving directions who use the word "there". As in pull up over there. Or "Don't go that way, go over there it's quicker". Even the pointing is no fking use as usually, you're trying to navigate a busy junction and don't have time to look them and what other drivers are doing. Then the main reason, you're not looking along their finger, from the position of the driver they could be pointing in any pissing direction that's vaguely forwards.
OpulentBob said:
Lay 6 shoelaces down, parallel to each other. Far left lace is L1 northbound, far right is L1 southbound. (disregard hard shoulders in this example)
No way can you say laces 3 and 4 (both L3 in their respective directions) are the outside, and laces 1 and 6 are inside.
It's a common, common mistake, and one which I'm not too proud to admit making before getting in to my game, but it is still a mistake.
ETA You all know I'm right, you just don't want to be the first one to admit it
But Bob, north and southbound are different carriageways, and the direction of travel will dictate which lane is on your left, eg lane one.No way can you say laces 3 and 4 (both L3 in their respective directions) are the outside, and laces 1 and 6 are inside.
It's a common, common mistake, and one which I'm not too proud to admit making before getting in to my game, but it is still a mistake.
ETA You all know I'm right, you just don't want to be the first one to admit it
Edited by OpulentBob on Monday 10th October 13:42
You road engineers may have your own lexicon but us drivers use a more logical method. Lane 1/2 etc in the direction we are travelling.
OpulentBob said:
Lay 6 shoelaces down, parallel to each other. Far left lace is L1 northbound, far right is L1 southbound. (disregard hard shoulders in this example)
No way can you say laces 3 and 4 (both L3 in their respective directions) are the outside, and laces 1 and 6 are inside.
It's a common, common mistake, and one which I'm not too proud to admit making before getting in to my game, but it is still a mistake.
ETA You all know I'm right, you just don't want to be the first one to admit it
Shoelaces? No way can you say laces 3 and 4 (both L3 in their respective directions) are the outside, and laces 1 and 6 are inside.
It's a common, common mistake, and one which I'm not too proud to admit making before getting in to my game, but it is still a mistake.
ETA You all know I'm right, you just don't want to be the first one to admit it
Edited by OpulentBob on Monday 10th October 13:42
popeyewhite said:
Isn't that undertaking? (I may have misunderstood btw)
You know right well that it isn't, and are just trolling. It's still overtaking the car in front whichever side you pass. But the media do like to use the phrase "undertaking" for what is more correctly called "passing on the inside".
ClockworkCupcake said:
popeyewhite said:
Isn't that undertaking? (I may have misunderstood btw)
You know right well that it isn't, and are just trolling. It's still overtaking the car in front whichever side you pass. But the media do like to use the phrase "undertaking" for what is more correctly called "passing on the inside".
There is no mention of inside, outside, upside, or reverse size when it comes to lanes. Because to say those words in relation to lanes is (technically speaking) bks.
Rule 268
Do not overtake on the left or move to a lane on your left to overtake. In congested conditions, where adjacent lanes of traffic are moving at similar speeds, traffic in left-hand lanes may sometimes be moving faster than traffic to the right. In these conditions you may keep up with the traffic in your lane even if this means passing traffic in the lane to your right. Do not weave in and out of lanes to overtake.
Marty Funkhouser said:
Loud motorbikes. Obviously the 2 stroke screamers the 15 year old go about on but also the ludicrously loud Harleys driven by middle aged company directors.
Also, "blipping" the throttle. If it won't idle, it's broken. Go and get it fixed. It's not big, clever or impressive to hear you revving it every 2.2 seconds.
It's either that or a spasm from your wker's wrist.
OpulentBob said:
Marty Funkhouser said:
Loud motorbikes. Obviously the 2 stroke screamers the 15 year old go about on but also the ludicrously loud Harleys driven by middle aged company directors.
Also, "blipping" the throttle. If it won't idle, it's broken. Go and get it fixed. It's not big, clever or impressive to hear you revving it every 2.2 seconds.
It's either that or a spasm from your wker's wrist.
Hardly rider. Walk up to bike, start bike, blip throttle a few times. Look around to see if they are attracting attention from female suiters and lesser men. Put on helmet, blip throttle, put on jacket/gloves etc blip throttle a few more times, then pootle away.
Most other bikers. Dress, get on bike, start bike, ride away!
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