One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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Cliftonite said:
I was driving my beloved 1965 double-decker bus in Lincoln while it was suffering from a slipping fluid flywheel (think "clutch slip") - since repaired.
By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
Pretty sure you're the knob in this scenario. By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
The selfishness of people who drive really slow vehicles, especially huge ones, is beyond me.
Driving along happily yesterday in a 50mph section and approaching a T-Junction.
To set the scene, I'm driving along the top of the T and the side road is on my right.
As I get near, there's a car approaching me indicating to turn left into the junction and a car waiting in the junction waiting to turn right, out of it.
I'm sure you can guess what happens next.
The car approaching me (let's call him Ray Charles) flashes the car waiting to pull out as he's turning into the junction.
The car pulling out (Stevie Wonder) has no need to look left as he's been flashed out and so pulls out of the junction right in front of me and about 2mph.
I was anticipating and sort of covering the brake as you have to expect a bit of t
ttery now and again but the ABS did kick in.
To set the scene, I'm driving along the top of the T and the side road is on my right.
As I get near, there's a car approaching me indicating to turn left into the junction and a car waiting in the junction waiting to turn right, out of it.
I'm sure you can guess what happens next.
The car approaching me (let's call him Ray Charles) flashes the car waiting to pull out as he's turning into the junction.
The car pulling out (Stevie Wonder) has no need to look left as he's been flashed out and so pulls out of the junction right in front of me and about 2mph.
I was anticipating and sort of covering the brake as you have to expect a bit of t
ttery now and again but the ABS did kick in.chriscoates said:
When we had the snow in Sheffield on Wednesday most people were driving about with about 5 inches of the stuff on their roof. I was walking and witnessed one woman braking downhill in a Corsa; inevitably it all slid down her windscreen so she stopped in the middle of the road, brushed it all off into the road and carried on, thereby creating a skid risk for anyone unfortunate enough to be coming down after her 
you do have to wonder what goes through their heads when they already have to clear the snow off their windscreen and windows but then don't bother with the roof.
I have a soft brush and use this to clear it off, it's not hard is it? I think most people could lift a long handled brush up to roof level you do have to wonder what goes through their heads when they already have to clear the snow off their windscreen and windows but then don't bother with the roof.
lleyes:StuntmanMike said:
JagXJR said:
Shambler said:
The guy in an XJR that undertook me yesterday when I was braking to avoid a lorry tyre on the fast lane. Had to slow right down as he decided to undertake me not allowing me to avoid said exhaust by changing lanes. He then holds up a piece of paper saying this is an XJR before flooring it.
Thinking about it, this doesn't make sense so must be a wind up Seems to be a lot more rubbish being touted on PH than there was years ago. Suppose the wind-up merchants think they are funny I guess
I'm laughing with you though, not at you.
AdeV said:
Having recently purchased an XJR, can I just say that that supercharger whine at full throttle is seriously addictive, and escaping from some knob is just one of many excuses I'll use to hear it. 
It is. I didn't believe this until I got one.I would dream up any excuse just so I could go out and drive somewhere. Further the better. Only my convertible on a lovely day has the same effect, no other car before or after has.
2 example of knobbishness. Driving along Sarfend seafront on Wednesday night at 20mph as the speed limit and average speed cameras dictate and some wide boy in his Audi steamed past me and slotted in the space betwixt me and the car in front and then gave me daggers like I'd just bummed his wife. His powers observation were obviously left at home, because the traffic lights were on red, which was why I was slowing down further. He also gained nothing because I turned left.
Second knob was yesterday and driving a Nissan Outlaw reg number EY56SWK, surprise, surprise. Look you baldy headed, knuckle dragging ttface, stop trying to bully your way through the traffic in you piss ant pox riddled pickup that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. The reason the car in front of you didn't move when the lights when green was because the 3 cars in front of it has still yet to move, so stop shaking you meat head at the driver you mouth breather.
Second knob was yesterday and driving a Nissan Outlaw reg number EY56SWK, surprise, surprise. Look you baldy headed, knuckle dragging t
tface, stop trying to bully your way through the traffic in you piss ant pox riddled pickup that couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding. The reason the car in front of you didn't move when the lights when green was because the 3 cars in front of it has still yet to move, so stop shaking you meat head at the driver you mouth breather. ORD said:
Pretty sure you're the knob in this scenario.
The selfishness of people who drive really slow vehicles, especially huge ones, is beyond me.
Err . . . it became poorly and was fixed promptly. Quite capable of keeping up to speed in towns except in the exceptional circumstances illustrated. The selfishness of people who drive really slow vehicles, especially huge ones, is beyond me.
ORD said:
Cliftonite said:
I was driving my beloved 1965 double-decker bus in Lincoln while it was suffering from a slipping fluid flywheel (think "clutch slip") - since repaired.
By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
Pretty sure you're the knob in this scenario. By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
The selfishness of people who drive really slow vehicles, especially huge ones, is beyond me.
silverfoxcc said:
A Taxi driver from Henley today, near the Black Boy pub in Shinfield. The A327 was nose to tail going in due to a 2-1 lane reduction, and two sets of traffic lights. I was at the first set of lights in Church Lane that joins the A327,waiting to turn left onto the A327. Traffic wa doing the megre in turn ok, and as the car in front of me merged, the 327 car passed and i started to get in behind him Mr Taxi just rolled forward, and i thought he was doing 'thou shall not get in front of me'. however i noticed he had his mobile on his lap and was texting As the traffic moved so did i, and he suddenly realised texting is not the way to keep a watch on what was happening and lurched at the side of the bus, doing a horn test at the same time. He should have noticed as his front fog lights were blazing away, (really reqd at 08.30)
I then turned at the Shinfield roundabout to go left and he shot past me and swung in VERY sharply, the only thing missing was the compulsory brake teat.. A bit further on he anted to turn right and decided to see how good a HGV was a stopping from 40 by turning in fron of him at the last moment
Four different knob times in the space of 4 minutes, the man is a driving disaster area.
If anyone needs the use of taxi in the Henley are and wishs to steer clear of him just email me for details Tel number, reg no and taxi licence number
You should email them to the taxi licencing office at the local Town Hall, they take instances of bad driving very seriously due to him carrying passengers!I then turned at the Shinfield roundabout to go left and he shot past me and swung in VERY sharply, the only thing missing was the compulsory brake teat.. A bit further on he anted to turn right and decided to see how good a HGV was a stopping from 40 by turning in fron of him at the last moment
Four different knob times in the space of 4 minutes, the man is a driving disaster area.
If anyone needs the use of taxi in the Henley are and wishs to steer clear of him just email me for details Tel number, reg no and taxi licence number
ruff'n'smov said:
These 2 1 minute in trying to out race/skid/block and knob each other over Holme Moss pass last night.
http://youtu.be/TIq1B_vz5HI
PS I have no idea why I moved over to the right.
Well at least you admit it was silly. On a road like that going round a bend on the wrong side of the road, could have been a problem if something came the other way. If it hadn't been for that I would have suggested you give the footage to the police, as those other 2 idiots should not be given cars to play with, driving like that. At one point they were both sat there with foot on brake so were not even trying to set off as far as I could see?http://youtu.be/TIq1B_vz5HI
PS I have no idea why I moved over to the right.
CB2152 said:
9mm said:
WD39 said:
9mm said:
CB2152 said:
The old bloke in the Peugeot 308 who, on a two lane roundabout, came from the outside lane to the inside lane, while I was in the inside lane.
I hit the brakes and sounded the horn in the hope he would not hit my front wing, but all that did was prompt him to indicate (which he wasn't before) while continuing to cut me off, as he was clearly intent on taking the 3rd exit. Fortunately he didn't hit me, must have missed by about a foot.
Didn't even acknowledge what he'd done afterwards.
Two types of driver who I always expect to straight line roundabouts - Range Rover drivers and old people.I hit the brakes and sounded the horn in the hope he would not hit my front wing, but all that did was prompt him to indicate (which he wasn't before) while continuing to cut me off, as he was clearly intent on taking the 3rd exit. Fortunately he didn't hit me, must have missed by about a foot.
Didn't even acknowledge what he'd done afterwards.
As this superb rendering shows:
I can only assume that the other categories of drivers mentioned either are ignorant (meaning they don't know rather than being an insult as more commonly used these days) or don't care.
Have to take issue with the personal platers you mention, we have 3 vehicles with these on and don't drive like d
heads! That's like saying all Audi drivers are bad drivers ............. hmmm perhaps not the best example I could have used 
OpulentBob said:
speedking31 said:
OpulentBob said:
silverfoxcc said:
Re the woman in Dundee.
As she is in Scotland, she can ignore the private parking invoices as the parking company can only chase the driver,not the RK UNLESS, and i think she is, dozy enough to tell them it was her.
BUT the local council have been missing a trick as the carriageway extends from edge to edge, so parking on the cobbles does not exempt her from parking FINES, which are very legally enforcable, as it is still considered a part of the carriageway
Be warned it happens more than you think, esp when patrolled by the council ticket givers
An interesting case methinks
All depends on the highway boundary location. If the cobbles are a part of the residence, i.e. not a council asset then no issue with parking there. The situation above, there's no discernable boundary between residence and road. I think the parking attendant got a bit lucky - if he gives tickets out like that quite often, then I wouldn't be surprised if a fair proportion are won (or is that lost? The car owner "winning") at appeal. He would have minimal knowledge of highway boundaries. As she is in Scotland, she can ignore the private parking invoices as the parking company can only chase the driver,not the RK UNLESS, and i think she is, dozy enough to tell them it was her.
BUT the local council have been missing a trick as the carriageway extends from edge to edge, so parking on the cobbles does not exempt her from parking FINES, which are very legally enforcable, as it is still considered a part of the carriageway
Be warned it happens more than you think, esp when patrolled by the council ticket givers
An interesting case methinks
Not sure about the PF, but no issue if it's a footway. It shouldn't be left open obstructing the footway full time, but to swing open and block it to allow vehicles out etc isn't a problem.
Extra bonus knob points for having a garage and not using it, no excuse is there.
Went for an hour long spirited drive so too many idiots to mention, but top of the pile is the gormless teenage fkwit in the passenger seat of the black Ibiza that was sitting at 50 in an NSL, who leaned entirely across the driver (presumably his girlfriend), pretty much blocking her view of the road ahead, to give me the beans when I overtook them.
The mind boggles.
kwit in the passenger seat of the black Ibiza that was sitting at 50 in an NSL, who leaned entirely across the driver (presumably his girlfriend), pretty much blocking her view of the road ahead, to give me the beans when I overtook them.The mind boggles.
ManOpener said:
Went for an hour long spirited drive so too many idiots to mention, but top of the pile is the gormless teenage fkwit in the passenger seat of the black Ibiza that was sitting at 50 in an NSL, who leaned entirely across the driver (presumably his girlfriend), pretty much blocking her view of the road ahead, to give me the beans when I overtook them.
The mind boggles.
Your username kwit in the passenger seat of the black Ibiza that was sitting at 50 in an NSL, who leaned entirely across the driver (presumably his girlfriend), pretty much blocking her view of the road ahead, to give me the beans when I overtook them.The mind boggles.
Cliftonite said:
I was driving my beloved 1965 double-decker bus in Lincoln while it was suffering from a slipping fluid flywheel (think "clutch slip") - since repaired.
By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
At the bottom of this hill it is two lanes merging into one.By Sod's law I had needed to stop, on a steep hill, at the traffic lights where the white Transit-type van is in this picture.
When the lights turned green, I managed, eventually, to attain a maximum speed of 10 (yes, ten) m.p.h. crawling up the remainder of this steep hill:
Not surprisingly, I had collected quite a queue of following traffic but not one vehicle came past me between those traffic lights and the top of this hill!.
Knobs!!!
Most traffic keeps to the left hand lane.
If a driver overtakes it requires a cut up / push in at the top, which is very tight.
JagXJR said:
chriscoates said:
When we had the snow in Sheffield on Wednesday most people were driving about with about 5 inches of the stuff on their roof. I was walking and witnessed one woman braking downhill in a Corsa; inevitably it all slid down her windscreen so she stopped in the middle of the road, brushed it all off into the road and carried on, thereby creating a skid risk for anyone unfortunate enough to be coming down after her you do have to wonder what goes through their heads when they already have to clear the snow off their windscreen and windows but then don't bother with the roof.
I have a soft brush and use this to clear it off, it's not hard is it? I think most people could lift a long handled brush up to roof level you do have to wonder what goes through their heads when they already have to clear the snow off their windscreen and windows but then don't bother with the roof.lleyes:WD39 said:
At the bottom of this hill it is two lanes merging into one.
Most traffic keeps to the left hand lane.
If a driver overtakes it requires a cut up / push in at the top, which is very tight.
At top of the hill!Most traffic keeps to the left hand lane.
If a driver overtakes it requires a cut up / push in at the top, which is very tight.
My point exactly. Because the (presumably local) crap drivers are incapable of merge-in-turn they habitually play follow-my-leader in Lane 1. So it doesn't even occur to them to overtake, using a lane that is clear for over 100 yards ahead of them.
They are content to travel in a convoy at 10 m.p.h.
Knobs!
Cliftonite said:
WD39 said:
At the bottom of this hill it is two lanes merging into one.
Most traffic keeps to the left hand lane.
If a driver overtakes it requires a cut up / push in at the top, which is very tight.
At top of the hill!Most traffic keeps to the left hand lane.
If a driver overtakes it requires a cut up / push in at the top, which is very tight.
My point exactly. Because the (presumably local) crap drivers are incapable of merge-in-turn they habitually play follow-my-leader in Lane 1. So it doesn't even occur to them to overtake, using a lane that is clear for over 100 yards ahead of them.
They are content to travel in a convoy at 10 m.p.h.
Knobs!
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WD39 Replies:
On the countless occasions that I have used this hill, most drivers are content to move over to the LHL and go with the flow. It takes less than 30 seconds.
Overtaking is futile.
I have witnessed cars moving to the RHL to prevent motorists gaining advantage and to prevent congestion at the top as they 'merge' (barge in) at the sharp left hand bend on exiting the hill.
Edited by WD39 on Saturday 31st January 18:48
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