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

[thismonkeyhere]

Tyre Tread said:

csd19 said:

It would indeed

Along with drivers re-prioritising driving to number 1 task, instead of letting it languish below thinking about what to have for dinner, reading a map on the passenger seat, playing with a satnav or posting a status update on faecesbook.

As long as texting is still permitted...

And emails.

I'd never clear the backlog in my inbox if I couldn't do it on the motorway.

[csd19]

thismonkeyhere said:

Tyre Tread said:

csd19 said:

It would indeed

Along with drivers re-prioritising driving to number 1 task, instead of letting it languish below thinking about what to have for dinner, reading a map on the passenger seat, playing with a satnav or posting a status update on faecesbook.

As long as texting is still permitted...

And emails.

I'd never clear the backlog in my inbox if I couldn't do it on the motorway.

That's what radar-guided cruise control was invented for!

[dalzo]

ShaunTheSheep said:

Just move left then these bellends just over take normally and everyone wins.

I wasn't driving and we were about 25 feet from the car in lane one and closing, he out accelerated us and cut in at the last second.

I'd usually just stay left but the road iirc it's a 40 this guy came up way faster than that not really giving us time to move over or complete our (slow) overtake

[Killer2005]

Knob at work who parked in 2 spaces, his excuse being that he drove into the corner space and can't open his car door fully due to the bush at the side of the space so needs to take up the 2 spaces.

Surely it would make more sense to either reverse in or park in a different space, but no this halfwit is clearly more important and needs 2 spaces.

[parabolica]

SilverSixer said:

parabolica said:

A good idea perhaps but not compulsory by law; the roadmarkings give people in the middle lane the right to turn left without indication as long as they stay in their lane. Those on the inside lane are only allowed to turn left and stay in their lane so there should not be issue.

Does the Highway Code state anywhere that road markings give you the right, in any circumstances, to fail to indicate? That sounds like a dangerous assumption to me. Happy to stand corrected if you have evidence.

I don't have a copy of the code to hand but I'm sure my instructor told me that if roadmarkings dictate the direct of travel for the lane you are in, indication by the driver is not required by law as you should follow the lane markings. Happy to be corrected as well if anyone has access to the code; I looked online but the preview finished after showing an illustration of the road markings but before the explanation

[Cliftonite]

parabolica said:

I don't have a copy of the code to hand but I'm sure my instructor told me that if roadmarkings dictate the direct of travel for the lane you are in, indication by the driver is not required by law as you should follow the lane markings. Happy to be corrected as well if anyone has access to the code; I looked online but the preview finished after showing an illustration of the road markings but before the explanation

Signals should always be given when they can be of use to another road user. Not everyone around you (e.g. pedestrians) will know what the markings are for the lane you are in!

In your example, signalling left from Lane 2 could stop the driver of the car in Lane 1 from assuming you are going straight on, hence helping to prevent upset, road rage or worse.

[SilverSixer]

Cliftonite said:

parabolica said:

I don't have a copy of the code to hand but I'm sure my instructor told me that if roadmarkings dictate the direct of travel for the lane you are in, indication by the driver is not required by law as you should follow the lane markings. Happy to be corrected as well if anyone has access to the code; I looked online but the preview finished after showing an illustration of the road markings but before the explanation

Signals should always be given when they can be of use to another road user. Not everyone around you (e.g. pedestrians) will know what the markings are for the lane you are in!

In your example, signalling left from Lane 2 could stop the driver of the car in Lane 1 from assuming you are going straight on, hence helping to prevent upset, road rage or worse.

That's what I thought. After all, there are often cars over the road markings, rendering them invisible to other road users. I think parabolica's instructor was talking para-bollics.

;-)

[mistakenplane]

SilverSixer said:

That's what I thought. After all, there are often cars over the road markings, rendering them invisible to other road users. I think parabolica's instructor was talking para-bollics.

;-)

Indeed!

There is no requirement under law to do so, but it is definitely good practice to do so for other road users, especially ones racing up your inside!

[Blown2CV]

the point of signalling is to convey info, surprisingly enough. If info needs conveying, or would be useful to someone else, then you signal. If it's going to cause misinformation or be a hindrance (going straight on at a mini-roundabout for example_, then you don't. People are meant to exercise good judgement, not be told when to or when not to signal by law.

[br d]

If you're going to pull out directly in front of me on a roundabout forcing me to slam on then at least get fking moving, rather than dawdling all the way around at 7 miles an hour.
FFS.

[WD39]

parabolica said:

csd19 said:

When you turn left at the Kingswells roundabout (towards town) from the middle lane, it's normally a good idea to use your indicator.

A good idea perhaps but not compulsory by law; the roadmarkings give people in the middle lane the right to turn left without indication as long as they stay in their lane. Those on the inside lane are only allowed to turn left and stay in their lane so there should not be issue.

If only it were that simple.
Drivers very often get in the wrong position for their intended manoeuvre.
As I have stated in previous posts,I always indicate,regardless of filter lanes,arrows in the roads
or any other 'obvious' direction signs.As we have all read in hundreds of PH posts,not all drivers do.
Indicating has now become an optional extra.

[cootuk]

Gypsy (sorry, "traveller") pony and trap overtaking line of cars at temporary roadworks - going to single lane traffic - and running red light straight into line of cars going opposite way. Then shouting expletives at everyone for getting in their way.

[matchmaker]

cootuk said:

Gypsy (sorry, "traveller") pony and trap overtaking line of cars at temporary roadworks - going to single lane traffic - and running red light straight into line of cars going opposite way. Then shouting expletives at everyone for getting in their way.

Someone should have run the over






















I may not be serious...

[speedking31]

parabolica said:

I don't have a copy of the code to hand but I'm sure my instructor told me that if roadmarkings dictate the direct of travel for the lane you are in, indication by the driver is not required by law as you should follow the lane markings. Happy to be corrected as well if anyone has access to the code; I looked online but the preview finished after showing an illustration of the road markings but before the explanation

Preview I think that's all the content. Here or here.

[Hol]

Me today.

It seems my new supercharged car is not as quick as I thought, when overtaking, with what would normally have been loads of room in my other car.

Won't make that mistake again.

[JagXJR]

Blown2CV said:

fulham911club said:

snoopy25 said:

Pretty much every tt on a bicycle or motorbike that thinks its acceptable to be on the other side of the road 'making progress' when there is traffic in London!! and no im not going to move over so you can get through when im doing they acceptable 20/30mph in the opposite fking direction!!

Then you get the 'glare' because god forbid you haven't got out the way for them!

Would love to see what their insurance says when they have a crash on the opposite side of the road!

Pricks!

You sound a pleasant character. What is so inconvenient for you to move over a tad? Do you drive an Audi btw?

Fulham. 911. I am going to guess you're also a fully card-carrying MAMIL too.

Perfectly acceptable post exposing knobism, met by sarcastic remarks and use of Acronyms that hardly anyone knows. Sounds like this thread is ideal for those that responded!

2cv why are you still here on the thread? You expressed disinterest several times in posts on this thread to the point it should be closed (IIRC?) yet you are still posting on it. Odd to say the least.

Yes tits on cycles hogging the opposite side of the road causing others to have to change course or speed are knobs. Or do you have a coherent argument to the contrary?

Let me add another while the dander is up (lol), people posting about others and making assumptions (we all know the saying about assume) like the poster that called me a "chav". So far wrong it is laughable. So I either post out of red wine tinted glasses (doubtful as I avoid the internet when under the influence) or someone does not know what the hell they are talking (writing) about

Would apologise as I am out-spoken but I am bluntly honest as a Yorkshireman should be.

ETA rather than double post;

Killer2005 said:

Knob at work who parked in 2 spaces, his excuse being that he drove into the corner space and can't open his car door fully due to the bush at the side of the space so needs to take up the 2 spaces.

Surely it would make more sense to either reverse in or park in a different space, but no this halfwit is clearly more important and needs 2 spaces.

Ah ha that reminds me. In car parks, the one at work springs to mind, only 1 or 2% of cars carry passengers. So why do they not park alternate, passenger side to passenger side leaving about a foot of gap to give the drivers side doors room to fully open? Makes sense to me.

Parked like this one day last week (only in the 3rd car or pool car if you like, which I don't really mind putting in danger of parking dings) only to have the daft bint that parked next to me park right on the white line to the drivers side, giving about 2 foot of space between us. I was so exasperated I started the car and parked in an end bay further away

Killer2005 some cars do need more space for the doors, I defy even the most agile of people to get out of the Alfa without the (quite long doors) fully open, what kind of car are we talking?

Anyone else think that parking spaces are too small sometimes?

Edited by JagXJR on Saturday 4th October 16:36

[scarble]

Maybe you're just fat?

[ShaunTheSheep]

Pulled into the 2nd last parking space in a busy wee car park early this morning. The only other space is the one right next to mine. Middle aged woman rocks up in one of those fashionable wee pillbox bunkers on wheels (an Evoque), pulls in tight against my side. She was about to call it a day and somehow attempt to squeeze out when she looked over and saw me in my car. So she decides to start it up again and reverse out and have another go. Reverses straight out, slowly, then pulls straight in. Repeats once more but slower still. If anything she's closer, i'm just about reaching for the folding mirror switch by this point. She looks over at me and shakes her head as if to say "why are you parked like that" - i'm inch perfect in the middle of my space as is the car the other side of her. She pulls out once more then fks off to the car park across the street

Glad i was there because there's no way she could have gotten out without banging or scraping her door off mine.

Later on, on the M8 heading east, 3 tts. One some way off in the distance ahead making dodgy overtakes, swerving at the last minute, no signals etc. when normal overtakes would have been perfectly doable. They're in lane 2 i'm in lane 1 catching them, there's other traffic about so i'm not going to do my usual and just stay in lane 1 (my lane was just moving faster officer...). Indicate and pull out to lane 2, one more check before going to lane 3 and whaddya know the tt ahead has swung into lane 3 for an overtake some way off. Ok, i leave a good distance, toy with returning to lane 1 to wait it out but decide to stay. Big mistake.

Enter stage rear, tt #2. An Insignia in junior salesman white attaches himself to my rear bumper. By this time we're now passing the cars tt #1 had pulled out for. I indicate left looking to slot in between 2 MLOCs and get out the way.

Enter stage left, tt #3 in lane 2. Seeing my indicator, he starts accelerating to block my move. I stop moving over, I'm straddling the line to see if he's going to back off. No joy, he moves left a bit and comes up my inside. Ho hum.

I cancel my indicator and return fully to lane 3. tt #2 the insignia guy by this point has just flashed me, as if oblivious to what just happened. I got half way out of his way then was undertaken and blocked right in front of him and he's flashing me. Fair enough, i know he would have just pushed in but I didn't see the point in starting a second battle.

Finally get past the cars in lane 2, I return to lane 1. tt #1 is still in lane 3. tt #2 floors it and is up tt #1's chuff like a rat up a roan pipe. tt #1 brake checks tt #2. By this point i'm now in lane 1 and ahead of all the tts.

Mission accomplished. I did not move out to lane 3 for any more MLOCs the rest of my journey...

[kowalski655]

Another 1 from the M8 the other day, tt in a big,bright orange, Ford Ranger behind me flashing his lights & waving his arms about like Andy Pandy on speed,demanding to pass(only 2 lanes at this point)But
a)Im already doing over dead on 70,honest officer
b)There is slow traffic in L1 so Im not going to nip in & out to please him,and
c)we are catching up on traffic ahead anyway
Once that traffic clears, I just floor it & he disappears in my mirror!
I slow down a bit later to fiddle with the music,and he eventually labours past 10 minutes later

[JagXJR]

scarble said:

Maybe you're just fat?

Your not funny. Maybe you think you are ..............