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

[Blown2CV]

Hol said:

Blown2CV said:

yellowjack said:

Changing the subject to criminal damage...



...the picture is a couple of months old, I was 'cleaning up' the memory card and found it. Spotted at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta this year.

Just what went through the mind of the person who stood in front of that Defender and held a flame to the sidelight lens long enough to do that? Grade 'A' Knobbery!!!

Could it not have been a problem with the bulb that caused that?

The heat damage is coming from the bottom, where an overhreated bulb would be higher due to the science of convection.


I cannot imagine why someone would do that to indicators. Unless its some form of warning for not using them?
But, then damaging them would defeat the object.


So, it must just be some tt with a grudge, over something between them and the owner.

maybe the bulb, still connected, fell forward (and down) out of its housing. Just seems more likely to me that the heat of the bulb did it than someone with a lighter.

[FRMATT]

Cliftonite said:

grayze said:

Try j14 of the m40 at leamington, about 2 miles of nose to tail traffic from j15 every morning on the hard shoulder. I drive past it on my trip to London glad I'm not stuck in it.

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On the hard shoulder?

The queue for JLR?

[urquattroGus]

Any recent shape grey VW Passat drivers. For some reason they seem to be amongst the most aggressive drivers I encounter!

[Hol]

Catatafish said:

Cliftonite said:

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On the hard shoulder?

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

[JuanGandini]

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If you ever have the displeasure of going East down the m4 and try and get onto the m25, the amount of knobbers that drive right up to the hash markings then cut in because they're too important to wait in the traffic.
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Yes, yes and thrice yes! That was part of my commute home for over 2 years and it used to drive me mad!

[Hol]

Catatafish said:

Cliftonite said:

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On the hard shoulder?

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

[Hol]

rj1986 said:

Hol said:

For years we have complained of MLM's who never pull into the overly-empty lane one. Loads of eye witness examples, proof, and ineffective legislation to try and combat it.

Now, we have stories about MLM's who decide that they want to swerve left in the last possible seconds, but they cannot find a gap large enough to decellarate into because the lane is magically busy!



It makes me wonder how many people were actually taught anything about dual carriageways as part of their driving lessons?

If you ever have the displeasure of going East down the m4 and try and get onto the m25, the amount of knobbers that drive right up to the hash markings then cut in because they're too important to wait in the traffic.

Sadly, that happens all over.

One of our local majors dual carriageways (A229/M2 Bluebell hill)is usually jammed solid most evenings by people actually stopping dead in lane one because they need to wait for the traffic lights to let the traffic that is queued on the sliproad to move.

Worst still are the people from lane two, who try to push in front of both of them.

Some of them do indicate though - as if that makes it right.

[JPCP]

Hol said:

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

If it's the junction I am thinking of, I used to drive past it quite often. There was often a queue all the way down the slip road and onto the hard shoulder. I think it is because people don't want to queue on the main carriageway with the other lanes still at speed.

[grayze]

Hol said:

Catatafish said:

Cliftonite said:

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On the hard shoulder?

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

It really does happen, seen it several times to the extent that anyone who drives in lane 1 to try and leave at J14 does not get let in.

[Hol]

grayze said:

Hol said:

Catatafish said:

Cliftonite said:

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On the hard shoulder?

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

It really does happen, seen it several times to the extent that anyone who drives in lane 1 to try and leave at J14 does not get let in.

I have never seen the like myself, which is probably why others of us were confused/amazed!!

I can imagine a few cars pulling in early, but a miles worth - thats bonkers.

[JagXJR]

urquattroGus said:

Any recent shape grey VW Passat drivers. For some reason they seem to be amongst the most aggressive drivers I encounter!

They do seem to want more of their share of the road on country lanes near where I live

[Blown2CV]

group knob psychology innit. Once there's a few, people will be thinking "well the coppers can't book us all"

[JagXJR]

They can if there is a camera there (a la bus lanes)

[luckystrike]

Hol said:

grayze said:

Hol said:

Catatafish said:

Cliftonite said:

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On the hard shoulder?

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

You sure you man hard shoulder and you dont mean 'slip road'?

The hard shoulder is usually the name used to refer to the part that is kept clear for people who break down or emergency vehicles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)

That is the confusion!!


If that road, really does have people queuing on the hard shoulder regularily, im surprised the BIB havent been down there handing out prizes.

It really does happen, seen it several times to the extent that anyone who drives in lane 1 to try and leave at J14 does not get let in.

I have never seen the like myself, which is probably why others of us were confused/amazed!!

I can imagine a few cars pulling in early, but a miles worth - thats bonkers.

Yup. Happens at J14 Southbound for Leamington and at J12 for Gaydon. The highways agency seem to know about it, whenever the queue starts forming the '40' warning signs light up. The queue's ridiculous but by and large the traffic's fairly civilised.

[Mike_Mac]

Willy Nilly said:

Mike_Mac said:

Blown2CV said:

karma mechanic said:

Thankfully the driver actually survived:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a4a_1413310556&...

I am actually incredulous that anyone could have survived those two major impacts, it says a lot about modern car designs and construction.

and a lot about luck considering the car was mashed.

She's lucky it was Europe and a LHD car - if that was in a RHD car she'd have been in bits!

A RHD car would likely be driving on the other side of the road so would have still hit the passenger side of the car.

Not in that crash it wouldn't. You see quite a few UK drive cars on continental roads - it's not exactly unknown.

[Mike_Mac]

Cliftonite said:

Mike_Mac said:

She's lucky it was Europe and a LHD car - if that was in a RHD car she'd have been in bits!

Can't argue with the second sentence, but surely the first is deserving of a parrot?

I know what I meant anyway! . Having driven a fair bit on t'continent in my (RHD) car my first thought seeing that was 'glad it wasn't RHD'.

[bigkeeko]

........a good percentage of the comments on this forum.

[Cliftonite]

Catatafish said:

Do you remember seeing another road whilst driving across a bridge over another road, or on a parallel road? still confused? then you should submit yourself as the "the knob" in this thread.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

Seriously.

[WD39]

Krikkit said:

Frimley111R said:

Anyone driving with their front fog lights on when its not foggy. I think these are split into two groups, those who are too stupid to realise they have front fog lights on (and wondered what that oddly coloured dashboard light meant) and those who think their car looks cooler/tougher with them on.

Why does it annoy you? It's no different to DRL's/Ovlovs with their dipped lights on, I'd be interested to hear if anyone has genuinely been dazzled by a front fog light. Rears are a different story, I've been genuinely startled by them multiple times.

It is easy to be offended by the use of head/fog lights. Why? because this combo is very very bright.It can be very distracting and if the road is wet,doubly so.

The original purpose of fog lights was to illuminate the kerbs or verges of the road in the 'Pea soupers' of yesteryear. They still are angled towards the side of the road,(or should be).

It is simply foolish to use front fog lights in clear visibility. you may get a little extra illumination,but upset many oncoming motorists.

[alpha channel]

I've had muppets on my regular commute over these past few weeks using their fogs (front and back) when it's barely misty and you can see as far as the eye can see down the road. The fronts aren't much of an issue, the rears though are blinding at times.