One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
Discussion
yellowjack said:
Zyp said:
leigh1050 said:
Don't know if this has come up before,people indicating to turn left when turning left is the only option.
And those that indicate when they go around a bend - lots of them in my village, and without wanting this to sound like 'oldism', they are all oldies that do it.There's a left hand bend near me, which used to be a 'T' junction, but the road off to the right was closed when a new motorway junction was built, and it's been a bend ever since. There hasn't been a junction there for at least 15 years, I would say. But sometimes, I find myself indicating to 'turn left' as I gear down on the approach. I think I'm just getting old, is all
richard300 said:
People in the UK that don't keep left.... I'm not talking about drivers on the road. I'm referring to people in corridors, stairwell, escalators, foot paths, cyclists on cycle paths etc etc.
Because a thirty second delay could mean the difference between dumping the load on porcelain and a trouser exchange scenario.Catatafish said:
Because a thirty second delay could mean the difference between dumping the load on porcelain and a trouser exchange scenario.
I do find the same though (not brown trouser related) when I'm in London on the Tube. That commuter mentality will not ever disappear, but being slowed up by slow, tourist/old/randoms who block escalators or corridors could mean getting to my destination 10+mins later due to missing certain trains. Timing becomes such a fine art on the Underground (unless it's borked) that you lose your marbles if you get held up or some random you've never seen before is standing at the train door you or your fellow 'see you everyday commuters' are waiting to get on/off at.
London commuting, never again
P.s. Those f
ktards who shout 'MOVE DOWN' when the doors open onto a train you couldn't squeeze a baby doll onto as it's soo packed. A witty quip after they shout some more, usually shuts them up as the doors close and you cruise past their angry little red face.Edited by -Ad- on Wednesday 23 April 07:47
richard300 said:
People in the UK that don't keep left.... I'm not talking about drivers on the road. I'm referring to people in corridors, stairwell, escalators, foot paths, cyclists on cycle paths etc etc.
Don't come to London then - you stand to the right on the escalators on the underground...fulham911club said:
richard300 said:
People in the UK that don't keep left.... I'm not talking about drivers on the road. I'm referring to people in corridors, stairwell, escalators, foot paths, cyclists on cycle paths etc etc.
Don't come to London then - you stand to the right on the escalators on the underground...I used to cycle to work, it was amusing how many cyclists go from keeping left on a road, but as soon as they transition to a cycle path/tow path or similar they seem to be drawn to keeping right.
Willy Nilly said:
A few years ago I was following what must have been PETA on tour in the two cars in front of me. A pheasant stepped into the road so they came to a virtual haul then drove around it giving it a very wide berth. So I flattened it
Not one for jumping on bandwagons generally, but you horrible little person.leigh1050 said:
Don't know if this has come up before,people indicating to turn left when turning left is the only option.
Me then. I do this. It helps people behind me to realise that we're in a left turn lane if the queue is long enough that they can't see the arrows.Leaving work I do it because on the two lane roundabout at the end of our road people always cut from the inside lane to the outside lane as they go, blocking us left turners from joining and indicating left I hope helps them to realise that it's a two lane road, or when approaching a bit of an unsighted turn to help warn cars behind. I use my indicators at every given opportunity. Better to over use than under use, anything you can do to help other users understand what you're doing and anticipate your actions.
But hey, don't let good sense get in the way of your vitriol.
(I almost said "common sense" but it's not really is it?)
As for cyclists, I was hit by a cyclist when I was a kid. Hit the back of my head on the pavement, big concrete slab type. Lump the size of an egg. Might explain a few things
It was actually two kids on a mountain bike, with a slight downhill, but not some lycra clad speed demon on a race bike.
richard300 said:
People in the UK that don't keep left.... I'm not talking about drivers on the road. I'm referring to people in corridors, stairwell, escalators, foot paths, cyclists on cycle paths etc etc.
Yes, this 100%. There is a short bit of road between Pero's bridge and Prince St in Bristol. Doesn't get many cars on it so it's generally liberally coated in pedestrians. I reached a Mexican standoff with a foreign lady on a bike whom I was trying to pass on the left. It didn't sink in.
carreauchompeur said:
Yes, this 100%. There is a short bit of road between Pero's bridge and Prince St in Bristol. Doesn't get many cars on it so it's generally liberally coated in pedestrians.
I reached a Mexican standoff with a foreign lady on a bike whom I was trying to pass on the left. It didn't sink in.
I know! It's mental down that road!I reached a Mexican standoff with a foreign lady on a bike whom I was trying to pass on the left. It didn't sink in.
scrubchub said:
Out for a curry last night, and a friend who is a keen cyclist and tree hugger says she is going to get a sticker to put on her bike that reads "One less car".
I decided to keep quiet to avoid the evening turning into Tim Minchins "Storm".
Suggest she also gets one that says "Righteousness is no guarantee of safety"I decided to keep quiet to avoid the evening turning into Tim Minchins "Storm".
Adenauer said:
Willy Nilly said:
A few years ago I was following what must have been PETA on tour in the two cars in front of me. A pheasant stepped into the road so they came to a virtual haul then drove around it giving it a very wide berth. So I flattened it
Not one for jumping on bandwagons generally, but you horrible little person.B) they get shot anyway, sometimes only wounded then fly off and die.
C) unless you are of the shooting crowd they are borderline vermin.
Knob this afternoon (prime commuter time) in a crew cab 4x4 pickup. Mini roundabout, I'm turning right (there's only two choices, left, or right). There's a queue for the lights under the railway bridge, all the way back to the roundabout, so I hold my position off the roundabout, so as not to block it. I can see this knob ranting and gesticulating, virtually foaming at the mouth, in my mirror. He's two cars back.
Traffic rolls forward, but the phase is short, so the queue doesn't move far, but far enough for me to cross the roundabout to join the queue. Only this clown pushes forward onto the mini roundabout knowing full well that there's no room for him to clear it. So it's blocked.
Now, traffic from the two roads on the other side of the bridge get their green lights in turn, and they all move down toward the mini roundabout. Which is blocked by the impatient knob in the pickup. So traffic backs up under the railway bridge (single lane only, hence the traffic lights).
'Our' light now goes green, but no-one can move. A couple of cars toot horns, but no cars get through, and the phase starts over again. Suddenly the
in the (Toyota, I think) crew cab realises that it's HIM!!! who's caused this problem, and bumps up onto the pavement/grass verge to clear the roundabout.
Four!!!! more phases of the lights, and finally we start to move. Thanks Mr Crewcab
Because of your pathetic impatience, your ill-judged efforts to push on, which actually cost YOU and everyone else WHOLE ACTUAL FKING MINUTES instead of saving you no seconds at all, my son missed his train. You VAT dodging, bad driving, knob-headed tt 
Oh, and whoever designed the phase so short at these four way traffic lights needs a KNOB!! award too, along with the halfwits who take ages to wake up and get going when they turn green. Why does it come as such a surprise to some morons when the light they've been waiting on suddenly does exactly what it was they were waiting for it to do
Traffic rolls forward, but the phase is short, so the queue doesn't move far, but far enough for me to cross the roundabout to join the queue. Only this clown pushes forward onto the mini roundabout knowing full well that there's no room for him to clear it. So it's blocked.
Now, traffic from the two roads on the other side of the bridge get their green lights in turn, and they all move down toward the mini roundabout. Which is blocked by the impatient knob in the pickup. So traffic backs up under the railway bridge (single lane only, hence the traffic lights).
'Our' light now goes green, but no-one can move. A couple of cars toot horns, but no cars get through, and the phase starts over again. Suddenly the
in the (Toyota, I think) crew cab realises that it's HIM!!! who's caused this problem, and bumps up onto the pavement/grass verge to clear the roundabout.Four!!!! more phases of the lights, and finally we start to move. Thanks Mr Crewcab
Because of your pathetic impatience, your ill-judged efforts to push on, which actually cost YOU and everyone else WHOLE ACTUAL FKING MINUTES instead of saving you no seconds at all, my son missed his train. You VAT dodging, bad driving, knob-headed tt Oh, and whoever designed the phase so short at these four way traffic lights needs a KNOB!! award too, along with the halfwits who take ages to wake up and get going when they turn green. Why does it come as such a surprise to some morons when the light they've been waiting on suddenly does exactly what it was they were waiting for it to do
I can't compete with what YJ just posted but here's the first knob of many i saw today.
Mercedes ML pulls fully onto the pavement at a pelican crossing opposite Wallington boys school.
Teenage pupil gets out,Merc drives around traffic light pole to rejoin the road.
Don't know if this is a regular [daily ?] occurence but it is not on in my opinion....
Mercedes ML pulls fully onto the pavement at a pelican crossing opposite Wallington boys school.
Teenage pupil gets out,Merc drives around traffic light pole to rejoin the road.
Don't know if this is a regular [daily ?] occurence but it is not on in my opinion....
Well reminded, 'iva'
I'd forgotten the knob this morning in a black Golf outside my son's school.
Chucking it down with rain, I thought I'd treat "Boy" to a lift. As I approached the school, I indicated to pull in, slowed gently, and stopped OUTSIDE of the zigzags
Mr Golf appears to be irate at this as oncoming traffic initially prevents his overtake. As this traffic shifts, I indicate to move out and clear the road. Knob head roars around me, so I'm thinking he's late for work, I'm actually starting to feel guilty for holding him up.
BUT.
The gobbler immediately brakes harshly to a halt ON THE FKING ZIG ZAGS to deposit his offspring. This, despite the fact that he'd already been stationary behind me for long enough to drop the kid off just 15 yards further from the gate, FFS!
Then comes the icing on the bloody cake. He moves off, by now on his phone past hoards of teenagers walking to school, and decides he's no longer in any kind of hurry at all, taking his time at every junction and traffic light.
Karma got him a bit further up the road though. Trying to negotiate a roundabout whilst on his phone (still!) he clipped the kerb with his front nearside wheel. I hope your alloy wheel is fked, and your tracking/alignment is all over the place, you prize
I'd forgotten the knob this morning in a black Golf outside my son's school.
Chucking it down with rain, I thought I'd treat "Boy" to a lift. As I approached the school, I indicated to pull in, slowed gently, and stopped OUTSIDE of the zigzags
Mr Golf appears to be irate at this as oncoming traffic initially prevents his overtake. As this traffic shifts, I indicate to move out and clear the road. Knob head roars around me, so I'm thinking he's late for work, I'm actually starting to feel guilty for holding him up.
BUT.
The gobbler immediately brakes harshly to a halt ON THE F
KING ZIG ZAGS to deposit his offspring. This, despite the fact that he'd already been stationary behind me for long enough to drop the kid off just 15 yards further from the gate, FFS!Then comes the icing on the bloody cake. He moves off, by now on his phone
past hoards of teenagers walking to school, and decides he's no longer in any kind of hurry at all, taking his time at every junction and traffic light.Karma got him a bit further up the road though. Trying to negotiate a roundabout whilst on his phone (still!) he clipped the kerb with his front nearside wheel. I hope your alloy wheel is f
ked, and your tracking/alignment is all over the place, you prize Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff