One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
Discussion
sixpistons said:
Number 1 on my list is people who sit in a line at 40mph, refusing to overtake, and then shut the gap between them and the car in front when you make a perfectly reasonable and safe attempt to pass. I'd have them hung, drawn and quartered, although I'd settle for charging them with dangerous driving. Someone did this to me on the A52 a while ago - I was passing a few cars sitting behind a lorry which they were clearly never going to overtake and was about to pull in as an oncoming car was approaching (still some distance away) when some moron in a 5 series shut the gap. He was gesticulating wildly, clearly frothing at the mouth with rage at the prospect of being overtaken, and then proceeded to match my speed and try to block my attempt to drop back in behind him, obviously much happier to cause an accident. What an absolute 
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I don't trust people in a line for this very reason and plan my overtakes accordingly.
I get this sometimes in my 10 year old pickup truck- proper single cab. Its quicker than people think it will be- remap, decat, egr blanked , filter, cetane booster but even so not exactly a rocketship. Even so, some people take offence at perfectly safe overtakes whilst there going along in zombie mode at 50mph in there tdi s.I don't trust people in a line for this very reason and plan my overtakes accordingly.
tbox. I sometimes get the "ill speed up" thing or try and block me from pulling back in but they soon pull back when they realise iam less worried about dents than they are( and posssibly think iam the local
who'll rip there head off!) and 2 tonne of pickup is pulling back in whatever. Sad it has to be like that but, if iam doing a perfectly safe overtake on a nice straight and then they decide to try and play up ,then they'll get the same back.
Just to add, most of the time , no probs so not all doom and gloom, just the odd occasion like most!
A case of instant karma but they were still knobs: I was driving towards Plaistow on a 30mph limit road and a bus was coming towards me on the other side of the road. The bus stopped at a... er, bus stop... and a lad driving his Fiesta behind it decides to overtake, straddling the white lines. Now even though he was half in my lane he could've still passed between my car and the bus but when he realised that I wasn't going to stop he panics and I'm assuming went into reverse while still going forwards at a rate of knots. There was a very loud bang and instantly smoke started pouring out of his bonnet. By this point I'd stopped and reversed back a bit as didn't want to risk having my car anywhere near his with his crappy standard of driving. I'm getting ready to get out of my car and help him push his car to the side of the road when the driver gets out and starts pointing and shouting at me, and his passenger gets out and tries to open my passenger door. Erm, you were on MY side of the road!
Well bks to you then, I thought, and drove around them and gave a jolly wave out of the window as I passed their car forlornly billowing out smoke right in the middle of the road.
Well b
ks to you then, I thought, and drove around them and gave a jolly wave out of the window as I passed their car forlornly billowing out smoke right in the middle of the road.
The silly mare in the 1 series tootling up the road (I was walking down to the bank, a nice 2 mile downhill/uphill stroll), reading/texting while behind the wheel, what marked her out above others of this ilk was the fact that she had kids in the back a passenger doing the same and was wearing one those damned chav onesies (baby blue with something in white clouds). I wish they'd ban the bloody supermarkets from selling the flaming things in adult sizes.
Knobs every single day on the A1...
Firstly the bloke yesterday in the Nissan 4x4. Hardly any traffic about, I'm sitting in L1. He comes along in L2 at about 0.3mph+ my speed and takes an absolute age to pass, sits along side me for a solid 5 mins at least (I was inclined to wind down the window and introduce myself at one point). We hit the 3 lane stretch, and the old boy decides to go into L3 - despite there being absolutely NO other traffic besides myself in L1! It's also now NSL, so I simply blast past him in L1, bit naughty but I wanted to prove a point. I check my rear view just as the 3 lane stretch ends and the old boy is still chugging up in lane 3 with absolutely no other cars visible?
Next up is the daft bint who I was unfortunately stuck behind this morning between Team Valley and the MetroCentre. She decided that since there are so many roadworks ongoing, the highway code must no longer apply. She merrily sat in L2 doing approx 25 mph, while being continually passed by traffic in L1 and myself who after 5 mins of this got so fed up I decided to undertake her. Only to be greeted by a flash of her high beams. Sorry, if you don't like being overtaken then get the hell out of the way, you have no business doing 25 mph in L2, haven't you noticed all the cars passing on your left?
This entire road is for some reason a magnet to L2/L3 dawdlers.
Firstly the bloke yesterday in the Nissan 4x4. Hardly any traffic about, I'm sitting in L1. He comes along in L2 at about 0.3mph+ my speed and takes an absolute age to pass, sits along side me for a solid 5 mins at least (I was inclined to wind down the window and introduce myself at one point). We hit the 3 lane stretch, and the old boy decides to go into L3 - despite there being absolutely NO other traffic besides myself in L1! It's also now NSL, so I simply blast past him in L1, bit naughty but I wanted to prove a point. I check my rear view just as the 3 lane stretch ends and the old boy is still chugging up in lane 3 with absolutely no other cars visible?
Next up is the daft bint who I was unfortunately stuck behind this morning between Team Valley and the MetroCentre. She decided that since there are so many roadworks ongoing, the highway code must no longer apply. She merrily sat in L2 doing approx 25 mph, while being continually passed by traffic in L1 and myself who after 5 mins of this got so fed up I decided to undertake her. Only to be greeted by a flash of her high beams. Sorry, if you don't like being overtaken then get the hell out of the way, you have no business doing 25 mph in L2, haven't you noticed all the cars passing on your left?
This entire road is for some reason a magnet to L2/L3 dawdlers.
I had the misfortune to meet this limp handed fkwit once, the limpest handshake ever.I thought "knob" at the time actually.
Amazing that just over the Itchen is one of the most decent men to set foot in the Houses of Parliament.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754252/La...
kwit once, the limpest handshake ever.I thought "knob" at the time actually.Amazing that just over the Itchen is one of the most decent men to set foot in the Houses of Parliament.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2754252/La...
Two from this week.
The woman in the Jaguar XF at Toddington Services who parked so close to my car that she couldn't actually get out. She spent 5 minutes faffing around and kept looking over at me with daggers while I was trying to enjoy my coffee. To compound her knobbishness, the car park was pretty empty and the spaces were 5 deep either side of me. She eventually gave up and drove off to the other side of the car park
The heroin chic muppet in the scabby Freelander who completely ignored the one way at my local retail park. He narrowly avoided having a head on with a Zafira, before sharply swerving into the parking space next to me......just as I was about to open my door.
Probably a split second later and I could been looking at a stay in hospital and some hefty damage to my car.
When I challenged him he reacted with such a foul-mouthed, aggressive rant that it attracted the attention of two security guards who came and asked what the problem was. After more shouting and swearing he got back in his car and drove off. What really appalled me was that he had a young child with him who looked pretty upset at what was happening. His details were passed on to the Police and the security guards said that they would forward the CCTV. Hopefully he'll get his comeuppance.
The woman in the Jaguar XF at Toddington Services who parked so close to my car that she couldn't actually get out. She spent 5 minutes faffing around and kept looking over at me with daggers while I was trying to enjoy my coffee. To compound her knobbishness, the car park was pretty empty and the spaces were 5 deep either side of me. She eventually gave up and drove off to the other side of the car park
The heroin chic muppet in the scabby Freelander who completely ignored the one way at my local retail park. He narrowly avoided having a head on with a Zafira, before sharply swerving into the parking space next to me......just as I was about to open my door.
Probably a split second later and I could been looking at a stay in hospital and some hefty damage to my car.When I challenged him he reacted with such a foul-mouthed, aggressive rant that it attracted the attention of two security guards who came and asked what the problem was. After more shouting and swearing he got back in his car and drove off. What really appalled me was that he had a young child with him who looked pretty upset at what was happening. His details were passed on to the Police and the security guards said that they would forward the CCTV. Hopefully he'll get his comeuppance.
The 'Tigan' who undertook me on the main road and had to do an emergency stop as he was blocking himself in and I didn't let him in front of me- Sorry fella I was in a hurry too. But over taking me and stopping in the middle of the road was very childish, 'manele' looking idiot in your scrap 156 with blacked out windows and lights.
Stick to horse and carts.
Stick to horse and carts.
Knob of the day today goes to the Mini Cooper driver who set off just as I was overtaking her!
She had obviously seen the car in front of me as she waited for it but then seemed unable to see my bright blue car! With full headlights on (which I always do on country lanes due to the amount of absolute idiots using them)! Moron
She had obviously seen the car in front of me as she waited for it but then seemed unable to see my bright blue car! With full headlights on (which I always do on country lanes due to the amount of absolute idiots using them)! Moron
DavidJG said:
.............. chav-plated (J22NSB) .......
....................... again chav-plated .........................
My conclusion: anyone with a driving licence should probably need to undergo regular mental health screening, with a view to having their license removed if any traces of psychosis or other dangerous disorders are found. There are some definite mental cases out the (esp Knob 2) who really shouldn't be allowed on our roads.
Your conclusion I fully agree with!
Chlamydia said:
A case of instant karma but they were still knobs: I was driving towards Plaistow on a 30mph limit road and a bus was coming towards me on the other side of the road. The bus stopped at a... er, bus stop... and a lad driving his Fiesta behind it decides to overtake, straddling the white lines. Now even though he was half in my lane he could've still passed between my car and the bus but when he realised that I wasn't going to stop he panics and I'm assuming went into reverse while still going forwards at a rate of knots. There was a very loud bang and instantly smoke started pouring out of his bonnet. By this point I'd stopped and reversed back a bit as didn't want to risk having my car anywhere near his with his crappy standard of driving. I'm getting ready to get out of my car and help him push his car to the side of the road when the driver gets out and starts pointing and shouting at me, and his passenger gets out and tries to open my passenger door. Erm, you were on MY side of the road!
Well bks to you then, I thought, and drove around them and gave a jolly wave out of the window as I passed their car forlornly billowing out smoke right in the middle of the road.
Does this make me a knob? When I have priority I don't always move over into the gutter but stay in the middle of the lane, with the idea of if they do try to force through I have the room to move to the left to avoid them.Well b
ks to you then, I thought, and drove around them and gave a jolly wave out of the window as I passed their car forlornly billowing out smoke right in the middle of the road.JagXJR said:
Sorry, would you mind explaining that? I've never heard of a chav plate.
Your conclusion I fully agree with!
"Chav-Plate" - sometimes called a personalised plate, more frequently known as a "Vanity Plate". Essential equipment for all aspiring chavs. I appreciate that you may think I'm a knob myself for expressing this opinion - sorry, but it is my opinion and I'm sticking with it. Don't care if you think it should appear in the 'Real Good Number Plates' thread, or the 'what crappy plates....' thread, in my opinion (which you are welcome to disagree with), they're all "Chav-plates"Your conclusion I fully agree with!
My apologies to anyone I offend by this; it comes from years of observing the fact that the worst driving that I see is usually from people who seem to think that by purchasing their own registration, they're also either purchased the very road on which they drive, or somehow become exempt from the requirement to obey the highway code or show any respect for other road users.
Friday on the A3 southbound. The absolute winker in the green and white Bedford Rascal ice cream van, who swayed and rocked his way down the on slip at approximately 60 mph slightly ahead of me, and then, when he squeezed on just in front of me, must have lifted right off the accelerator. This, combined by the woeful performance of Luton's finest and the massively oversized ice cream van body acting like an air brake, caused him to sink to about 40 mph. I had no option but to let him in (he was joining the carriageway come what may) and there was no possibility of me moving out into lane 2 because I was being overtaken at the time by a row of five cars.
As I passed him, he was too busy swigging from a can of full-fat Coca Cola to realise that not only had he narrowly avoided a collision with me, but he was also causing no end of problems for a couple of large trucks, who's speed was falling away as they too couldn't find a space in lane 2 to overtake this cretin
As I passed, I gave a gentle toot, although I'm sure he wouldn't 'get' what it was for. The long blast on the truck's air horn directly behind him certainly woke the fecker from his catatonic state, though
As I passed him, he was too busy swigging from a can of full-fat Coca Cola to realise that not only had he narrowly avoided a collision with me, but he was also causing no end of problems for a couple of large trucks, who's speed was falling away as they too couldn't find a space in lane 2 to overtake this cretin
As I passed, I gave a gentle toot, although I'm sure he wouldn't 'get' what it was for. The long blast on the truck's air horn directly behind him certainly woke the fecker from his catatonic state, though
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