One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
Discussion
carlove said:
Another knob thing, tractors who travel at rush hour. This morning traffic slowed suddenly on a dual carriageway, after a bit of slow moving traffic I see that there's a bloody tractor holding everybody up. I also counted two in the opposite direction.
Do they go at rush hour on purpose? I rarely see them on this road apart from morning or evening rush hour.
Depends - some crops need to be harvested when the weather's just so, and if that happens to coincide with rush-hour, then so be it. Having said that, some tractor drivers are, indeed, knobs - who seem to take pleasure in holding up huge queues of traffic without any justification. I, once upon a very very long time ago (but in a galaxy quite near here) drove a tractor for a week, bringing straw back to the farm mainly. If I picked up a tail, I'd try to let it past as soon as reasonably possible. However, I didn't need to go near a main road.Do they go at rush hour on purpose? I rarely see them on this road apart from morning or evening rush hour.
Even though I only worked the tractor for one week, I still nearly got wiped out by some knobber coming around a blind narrow corner at some seriously fast pace (probably only 40-odd, really, but at the time it seemed wicked fast), he had to swerve up onto the verge & damn near into a dry stone wall to avoid me (nowt I could do, I was doing walking pace) as he had zero chance of stopping. He was gone around the next corner within a second, and that's the last I ever saw of him. Crazy b
d.carlove said:
carreauchompeur said:
speedking31 said:
carlove said:
The maniac in a Prius, overtook me when I was doing the speed limit(NSL) and went flying along until he caught up with an A3, who he again overtook like a maniac. About 15 minutes after this there is traffic lights with two lanes, I'm going left but the right/straight lane is queuing, guess who is stuck in the traffic, the maniac with the Prius. He got far. He Must have bought the wrong car.
One man's "overtook like a maniac" is another man's "making progress". Please don't discourage the noble art of overtaking. When you reached the queue he might have been long gone. Just because overtaking gains a significant advantage only 50% of the time is no reason to stop practising.I don't, however see the point when we're moving quickly, it's a twisting country road, been a few nasty crashes I believe.
His overtakes weren't particularly safe, I wouldn't call them dangerous but I wouldn't call them safe either, a bit close to me and close to the Audi and cut in a bit soon.
Not long after the overtake, probably less than a minute we reached a town with a 30 limit, long straight road with parked cars, he was nowhere to be seen.
Just so you know as there are a lot of t
ts who do this, I didn't flash, honk, gesticulate or speed up, in fact I slowed slightly.I could of course just be grumpy because I got overtaken by a bloody Prius.
Halmyre said:
It must have been stolen. Every Prius I've ever seen has been driven at 10mph below the speed limit while the owner gets a hard-on about how well he's doing in saving the planet.
Can't say the same, the drivers of the Prius' (Priuii?) I see on a regular basis all drive the damn things like they're behind the wheel of an M3, probably because they think that they've bought an eco-car so they can floor it (thus negating the whole eco part of the thing).alpha channel said:
Can't say the same, the drivers of the Prius' (Priuii?) I see on a regular basis all drive the damn things like they're behind the wheel of an M3, probably because they think that they've bought an eco-car so they can floor it (thus negating the whole eco part of the thing).
We had a Prius at my last military unit as one of the 'white fleet' lease cars. It was nicknamed 'The spaceship' by those of us who drove it regularly (I thought it was because of the dash display, mainly). Anyone driving it for the first time would be shown the ropes, and the subtleties of it by the MT Sgt, and then, almost to a man, the first thing they'd say upon driving out of barracks was "let's see what this PoS can do". Hence it was never as high up the fuel economy chart as it's 'eco' billing would have you believe. I think the MTO called it 'The Spaceship' because out of the entire fleet it was the one car that attracted the most speeding 'NiPs' per mile driven. As a concept, I wanted to hate the Prius, and it does have easily detestable 'styling', but after many hours driving one, it was no worse than just 'meh'. Certainly less hateful than the mainstay of the fleet, the (very) humble Astra Estate.e21Mark said:
People who advertise cars with big engine conversions, then add 'still registered as a 1.3' as if it's a positive thing.
Yep. It indicates that the seller is a moron: ' I'm prepared to drive around in an illegally registered car, probably with no insurance, and I think I'm really clever - Want to buy my car ? I'm totally honest... 'alpha channel said:
Halmyre said:
It must have been stolen. Every Prius I've ever seen has been driven at 10mph below the speed limit while the owner gets a hard-on about how well he's doing in saving the planet.
Can't say the same, the drivers of the Prius' (Priuii?) I see on a regular basis all drive the damn things like they're behind the wheel of an M3, probably because they think that they've bought an eco-car so they can floor it (thus negating the whole eco part of the thing).One from Farnborough yesterday, while I was at the cashpoint.
Just behind me, I heard the following...
"Just shut it, Ryan*. You're doing my fking head in."
...then something giggle-inducing was said to/by another member of the group, but I didn't hear it properly. Followed immediately with...
"For fk's sake, Ryan. Just put your fking dummy in and shut the fk up."
After finishing at the cash machine, I turned to see three chubby munters, with one pushing poor Ryan* in a pushchair. And we wonder what it is that creates the 'feral underclass' in our society. It certainly isn't poverty, judging by the smartphones and handbags on display. I just pity the poor kid...
...who's name I've changed, as he wasn't the one behaving like a total knob*
Just behind me, I heard the following...
"Just shut it, Ryan*. You're doing my f
king head in."...then something giggle-inducing was said to/by another member of the group, but I didn't hear it properly. Followed immediately with...
"For f
k's sake, Ryan. Just put your fking dummy in and shut the fk up."After finishing at the cash machine, I turned to see three chubby munters, with one pushing poor Ryan* in a pushchair. And we wonder what it is that creates the 'feral underclass' in our society. It certainly isn't poverty, judging by the smartphones and handbags on display. I just pity the poor kid...
...who's name I've changed, as he wasn't the one behaving like a total knob*
AstonZagato said:
There was that Clarkson thing where he followed the Stig (who was driving a Prius at 10/10ths) around the track in an M3. The M3 had better fuel economy at those speeds.
I remember that one quite clearly, its the one I had in mind 
. The one I see on a very regular basis (an early model) must be pretty much flat out as he zips past me at 80+ and accelerating usually. I have to say that I don't hate the things per se (never driven one nor wish too to be honest), though I can't stand the styling, though that's gotten a hell of a lot better, it's just the way they things seem to be driven (even the exotic metal I've seen never, a surprising amount considering where I live, gets ragged like one of these things).SistersofPercy said:
Tyre Tread said:
Not unless you're an American. Otherwise suggest a lead.
Leash. Middle English: from Old French lesse, laisse, from laissier in the specific sense ‘let run on a slack lead’
Well this isn't a single thing this chap was hitting the nob scale from all angles.
Driving down an A road following 3 cars, lead car had a trailer and we are doing 40-45mph.
Coming up behind me is a corsa (old shape one) with a young lad and a load of girls in it. I could tell instantly that this wasn't going to end well.....youngster with girls wanting to prove something.
The road isn't the best for overtaking and I was hanging back as I knew a dual carriage way was coming up and I could overtake the slower traffic there. Numpty however decided he wanted to get past me on double white lines, I dropped back to enable him more room to get behind the VW 4x4 I had been following. We come to the duel carriage way (its one where the single lane becomes the outside lane) and the corsa upon realising he didnt have the power to keep with the 4x4 pulled over to the left. I over took the lot and went on our way.
Next 30 limit down the road and would ya believe it, corsa boy is back having a right old paddy in the car, waving his arms and everything, we pull up to some traffic lights and he asks "Why you overtake me?"
"Your slow" was the only reply I could think of, in hindsight I wish I could have explained simple physics about distance over time in relation to each car.....would have probably been a lost cause though.
Driving down an A road following 3 cars, lead car had a trailer and we are doing 40-45mph.
Coming up behind me is a corsa (old shape one) with a young lad and a load of girls in it. I could tell instantly that this wasn't going to end well.....youngster with girls wanting to prove something.
The road isn't the best for overtaking and I was hanging back as I knew a dual carriage way was coming up and I could overtake the slower traffic there. Numpty however decided he wanted to get past me on double white lines, I dropped back to enable him more room to get behind the VW 4x4 I had been following. We come to the duel carriage way (its one where the single lane becomes the outside lane) and the corsa upon realising he didnt have the power to keep with the 4x4 pulled over to the left. I over took the lot and went on our way.
Next 30 limit down the road and would ya believe it, corsa boy is back having a right old paddy in the car, waving his arms and everything, we pull up to some traffic lights and he asks "Why you overtake me?"
"Your slow" was the only reply I could think of, in hindsight I wish I could have explained simple physics about distance over time in relation to each car.....would have probably been a lost cause though.
Daston said:
Well this isn't a single thing this chap was hitting the nob scale from all angles.
Driving down an A road following 3 cars, lead car had a trailer and we are doing 40-45mph.
Coming up behind me is a corsa (old shape one) with a young lad and a load of girls in it. I could tell instantly that this wasn't going to end well.....youngster with girls wanting to prove something.
The road isn't the best for overtaking and I was hanging back as I knew a dual carriage way was coming up and I could overtake the slower traffic there. Numpty however decided he wanted to get past me on double white lines, I dropped back to enable him more room to get behind the VW 4x4 I had been following. We come to the duel carriage way (its one where the single lane becomes the outside lane) and the corsa upon realising he didnt have the power to keep with the 4x4 pulled over to the left. I over took the lot and went on our way.
Next 30 limit down the road and would ya believe it, corsa boy is back having a right old paddy in the car, waving his arms and everything, we pull up to some traffic lights and he asks "Why you overtake me?"
"Your slow" was the only reply I could think of, in hindsight I wish I could have explained simple physics about distance over time in relation to each car.....would have probably been a lost cause though.
AHHHH I hate em.Driving down an A road following 3 cars, lead car had a trailer and we are doing 40-45mph.
Coming up behind me is a corsa (old shape one) with a young lad and a load of girls in it. I could tell instantly that this wasn't going to end well.....youngster with girls wanting to prove something.
The road isn't the best for overtaking and I was hanging back as I knew a dual carriage way was coming up and I could overtake the slower traffic there. Numpty however decided he wanted to get past me on double white lines, I dropped back to enable him more room to get behind the VW 4x4 I had been following. We come to the duel carriage way (its one where the single lane becomes the outside lane) and the corsa upon realising he didnt have the power to keep with the 4x4 pulled over to the left. I over took the lot and went on our way.
Next 30 limit down the road and would ya believe it, corsa boy is back having a right old paddy in the car, waving his arms and everything, we pull up to some traffic lights and he asks "Why you overtake me?"
"Your slow" was the only reply I could think of, in hindsight I wish I could have explained simple physics about distance over time in relation to each car.....would have probably been a lost cause though.
Always get them sort of drivers, no speed in 50 or NSL roads, as soon as it hits 30 and I drop to 30-32mph they are up my arse, before disappearing backwards when the speed picks up again.
Driving slow on fast roads and fast on slow roads is a bit...thick?!
BT10 VVW
A small black citroen of some sort.
He was in the R filter lane of the 'B&Q' roundabout at the Trafford Centre approaching from the swing bridge. I move in to the central 'go straight on' lane but something is not quite right. Cue this utter cock-knocker executing a perfect low speed drift in to my lane, at no point in any way aware of my presence. Yes - you did indicate but this was simultaneous with your 'manouvre' thus defeating the object of it being an INDICATOR.
You appeared to be older then God's Donkey with a severely arthritic neck, so chances are you will be shuffling off your mortal coil within the next few years leaving the roads of Greater Manchester a much safer place. And it can't come a moment too soon you coffin dodging
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