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

[wst]

Those tiny bulb things are awful, they leave burn marks on the paint at my mum's place, and they still gobble power. I've got a pair of LED bulbs just to see how they are- £6.50 each, fair enough that's a bit of money up front, but they fit in my old 60W rated anglepoise, my normal bayonet fitting, etc - bloody marvellous things. Flick the switch and you've got eye searing brightness at 10W of power consumed. It's white, not yellow. It doesn't "turn on a bit" and then later decide to give full brightness. It's "flick - on".

And I can turn the anglepoise off slowly now! Used to have to slap the switch (right behind the shade) because the metal got stinking hot, nowadays if I so desire I can lick the bulb. I don't desire to, of course.

[JuanGandini]

Two nominations from me today. One relating to automotive knobbery and one not...

First nomination goes to the stupid bh who reversed into my unoccupied parked car causing £900 of damage, left the scene without leaving a note, then when tracked down by the police proceeded to deny any involvement to the BIB and also her insurers. Result = non fault claim on my insurance meaning £200 increase in my insurance premium this year.

Second nomination goes to whoever the bloke is at my work who regularly takes a slash in one of the bog cubicles with the loo seat down whilst seemingly aiming for the seat rather than the pan and then just leaving the scene of the crime like it's someone else's job to clear up after him. Tempted to see if HR can put out a call saying that the perpetrator needs to undertake an urgent course of potty training.

[JagXJR]

Which is worse?

Both are taking the piss

[JuanGandini]

JagXJR said:

Which is worse?

Both are taking the piss

Difficult to say exactly but I'd probably say the first one was worse. That'll affect my premiums for another three years whereas I suppose I could change jobs in that time and thereby get away from mr wayward willy!

[sim72]

The complete and utter f***wit cyclist in black cycling gear, silly black helmet and no lights whatsoever cycling along the B4114 out of Nuneaton this morning at 7.30 (when, oddly enough, it's not particularly bright). Don't you think, if every single car is lit up, that it might be a good idea if you were too? Idiot.

[rj1986]

wst said:

Those tiny bulb things are awful, they leave burn marks on the paint at my mum's place, and they still gobble power. I've got a pair of LED bulbs just to see how they are- £6.50 each, fair enough that's a bit of money up front, but they fit in my old 60W rated anglepoise, my normal bayonet fitting, etc - bloody marvellous things. Flick the switch and you've got eye searing brightness at 10W of power consumed. It's white, not yellow. It doesn't "turn on a bit" and then later decide to give full brightness. It's "flick - on".

And I can turn the anglepoise off slowly now! Used to have to slap the switch (right behind the shade) because the metal got stinking hot, nowadays if I so desire I can lick the bulb. I don't desire to, of course.

I ordered some LED bulbs off ebay a while ago for the bedroom.

I had a choice of 3w or 5w. Obviously, this being PH, i went for the more powerful ones.

I now have the options of getting dressed in the dark, or bathing the whole street in brightness maybe should've gone with the 3w.

[SistersofPercy]

I needed a basic bayonet bulb for a lamp the other week. Stood in Tesco staring at a shelf full of every type of bulb bar bayonet ones, LED, Halogen, Energy Saving, Long life, push fit, screw fit. I remember when buying a lightbulb was as simple as 30w 60w or 90w and I'm not that old.

[BobSaunders]

nurseholliday said:

Westfield car park. You'd think that would be all I'd need to say, but to top it off there was this absolute knob in the leviathan that is a 2004 Hilux. After screaming past my girlfriend and I so close and at such speed that she literally froze while we were walking in the designated walking path, he then screeched to a stop about 10 metres in front of us to reverse into a space. We crossed to the other side of the "lane" so we could carry on walking, but as he insisted on completing his manoeuvre far too quickly, the inevitable happened and he needed to drive forwards to straighten up. We were walking in front of his car now, but even though there was more than enough room, he decided the best course of action was to just lean on the horn. I'd had enough of his knob behaviour at this point and enquired what his problem was. He decided the best course of action was to just drive into me while staring me down, with his car full of people. They all thought this was hilarious. He then chased me down on foot to ask why I was taking pictures of his number plate.
Westfield security were less than helpful.

KNOBS.

Fingers crossed this was on camera. Let the police know.

[Stevoox]

ORD said:

Stevoox said:

Came across a complete knob jockey Friday evening on my way to have all 4 tyres changed.

At a set of traffic lights, it is clearly marked left hand lane straight only, right hand lane turn right only.

Straight continues on the main road so is naturally more congested. So what do a select few try to do...go in the right hand lane for straight on.

There is a traffic island at the lights, so the people in the wrong lane are then just cutting you up/pushing in just to gain that extra car length.

Can't stand people doing it, so i made sure to block the twit trying to push in. Despite him being purposely in the wrong lane he proceeds to flash etc. So a hand gesture was returned.

How about just getting in the correct lane like everyone else.

I nominate you. Blocking s merge is dangerous and knob behaviour .

If both lanes are straight on then I have no problem letting people merge in...thats just how it is done.

But if some head PURPOSELY uses the WRONG lane then why should I allow them to push in? They have zero right of way, they are in a lane for a different turning so there is no reason for me to allow them to push in. Simple.

The guy was originally in the que for straight only (estimated 5 cars behind me), saw turn right only had 2 cars in and so switched lane. He is a knob, end of.

[ORD]

Stevoox said:

ORD said:

Stevoox said:

Came across a complete knob jockey Friday evening on my way to have all 4 tyres changed.

At a set of traffic lights, it is clearly marked left hand lane straight only, right hand lane turn right only.

Straight continues on the main road so is naturally more congested. So what do a select few try to do...go in the right hand lane for straight on.

There is a traffic island at the lights, so the people in the wrong lane are then just cutting you up/pushing in just to gain that extra car length.

Can't stand people doing it, so i made sure to block the twit trying to push in. Despite him being purposely in the wrong lane he proceeds to flash etc. So a hand gesture was returned.

How about just getting in the correct lane like everyone else.

I nominate you. Blocking s merge is dangerous and knob behaviour .

If both lanes are straight on then I have no problem letting people merge in...thats just how it is done.

But if some head PURPOSELY uses the WRONG lane then why should I allow them to push in? They have zero right of way, they are in a lane for a different turning so there is no reason for me to allow them to push in. Simple.

The guy was originally in the que for straight only (estimated 5 cars behind me), saw turn right only had 2 cars in and so switched lane. He is a knob, end of.

No doubt at all that he is a knob and driving very badly. But blocking his merge does nothing but create an incident and possibly some risk of an accident, depending on how badly he responds.

You didn't do anything wrong initially. He did. But you blocking the merge does not improve anything. It won't teach that kinda douche anything.

[Cliftonite]

From The Argus (Brighton and Hove) :

A DRIVER refused to move his van out of the way for an ambulance trying to reach a baby having a fit.

The 37-year-old man, from Littlehampton, instead told paramedics they should go around another way.

He has now apologised after being tracked down and has been asked to donate money to the life-saving baby unit at Royal Sussex County.

The ambulance had its sirens on and was battling the traffic in Buckingham Road, Brighton, at around 10.30am on Friday February 13 when it was stalled by the man’s double-parked Mercedes Sprinter.

Full story:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11827752.Driver_ref...

[rambo19]

BobSaunders said:

nurseholliday said:

Westfield car park. You'd think that would be all I'd need to say, but to top it off there was this absolute knob in the leviathan that is a 2004 Hilux. After screaming past my girlfriend and I so close and at such speed that she literally froze while we were walking in the designated walking path, he then screeched to a stop about 10 metres in front of us to reverse into a space. We crossed to the other side of the "lane" so we could carry on walking, but as he insisted on completing his manoeuvre far too quickly, the inevitable happened and he needed to drive forwards to straighten up. We were walking in front of his car now, but even though there was more than enough room, he decided the best course of action was to just lean on the horn. I'd had enough of his knob behaviour at this point and enquired what his problem was. He decided the best course of action was to just drive into me while staring me down, with his car full of people. They all thought this was hilarious. He then chased me down on foot to ask why I was taking pictures of his number plate.
Westfield security were less than helpful.

KNOBS.

Fingers crossed this was on camera. Let the police know.

Sod all will happen.
Sadly, unless you are ready to hold your hands up and have a fight, saying nothing is the only option.

[Stevoox]

ORD said:

Stevoox said:

ORD said:

Stevoox said:

Came across a complete knob jockey Friday evening on my way to have all 4 tyres changed.

At a set of traffic lights, it is clearly marked left hand lane straight only, right hand lane turn right only.

Straight continues on the main road so is naturally more congested. So what do a select few try to do...go in the right hand lane for straight on.

There is a traffic island at the lights, so the people in the wrong lane are then just cutting you up/pushing in just to gain that extra car length.

Can't stand people doing it, so i made sure to block the twit trying to push in. Despite him being purposely in the wrong lane he proceeds to flash etc. So a hand gesture was returned.

How about just getting in the correct lane like everyone else.

I nominate you. Blocking s merge is dangerous and knob behaviour .

If both lanes are straight on then I have no problem letting people merge in...thats just how it is done.

But if some head PURPOSELY uses the WRONG lane then why should I allow them to push in? They have zero right of way, they are in a lane for a different turning so there is no reason for me to allow them to push in. Simple.

The guy was originally in the que for straight only (estimated 5 cars behind me), saw turn right only had 2 cars in and so switched lane. He is a knob, end of.

No doubt at all that he is a knob and driving very badly. But blocking his merge does nothing but create an incident and possibly some risk of an accident, depending on how badly he responds.

You didn't do anything wrong initially. He did. But you blocking the merge does not improve anything. It won't teach that kinda douche anything.

Yeah I see you'r point. I just stick closer to the car in front to leave no gap to push in.

But yes I agree with you, can't be sure how people react. I saw a video sometime ago of a similar situation that happened to a guy in his TT. The vauxhall driver in the wrong wanted to push in so bad he ended up making contact.

Edited by Stevoox on Monday 2nd March 20:20

[Stevoox]

Managed to find the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAzku3R_6FQ

[silverfoxcc]

Steve,

There is an road layout exactly the same near me, even to the point of the traffic lights showing the same green aspects

I have brought this up with local plod a couple of times about knobs in the rh turn lane carrying on, even more so as additional signs prior to the lights show that the rh lane is to the superstore only ( see the A329 at Winnersh Crossroads going south) wish i knew how to post a GSV link.
however what plod have said is this

1) direction arrows painted on the road have NO legal standing UNLESS they are backed up by traffic signs that must be obeyed ie turn left/right/no entry etc
2) the traffic lights, even though are red on the rh lane, he CAN go through as the LH light is showing a straight ahead aspect. He added that the only way a traffic violation could occur and carry point automatically is when the RH traffic light is also showing a White on blue arroe showing right turn only
3) the only offence a driver doing that would be reported on is DWDCA IF he caused a driver in the LH lane to take avoiding action

However they do show up at the other side of the junction from time to time and stop drivers, whether they are reported is another thing


So to the video of the TT and Vauxhall.
The Vauxhall, whilst a knob is driving within the parameters the current law allows
The driver of the TT however makes a move that denies the Vauxhall a safe move to the left, and does so by driving up the verge in order to block the Vauxhall.in effect they put themselves in a dangerous position
so both knobs, in fact the TT is the bigger on. In the cases i have to deal with if the tt is in the RH lane has 'clear water' whilst getting pissed off i let him pull in. If however he is level with me i keep station and let him sort himself out.

The only way we could get this sorted out, is if were to write to our MPs bringing their attention to videoed examples such as this to get the law, or, perhaps easier, the local signage changed so anyone doing such an action is committing an undisputable offence.

eg driver in RH lane causes accident after the lights. police do him for going past an enforcable sign.
Until this happens threads like this will be commonplace

Edited by silverfoxcc on Monday 2nd March 21:00

[irocfan]

Stevoox said:

Managed to find the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAzku3R_6FQ

wow! Just WOW!

[carlove]

The driver of a tatty old 5 Series, though I admit I was also to blame.
I was waiting to turn right onto a 30 road, a steady stream of cars coming from the right, nothing from the left, I see a car indicating to go left and as they slow enough for me to know they're definitely turning I pull out, as I'm doing so tatty 5 Series goes for an overtake of the left turning car, he shouts at me and then speeds off at some considerable speed.

Now, I wonder had a collision occurred who would have been at fault? I'd say 50/50, BMW for overtaking at a junction, there's no way he couldn't see me waiting to turn and me for pulling into the path of someone.

[Toaster Pilot]

carlove said:

The driver of a tatty old 5 Series, though I admit I was also to blame.
I was waiting to turn right onto a 30 road, a steady stream of cars coming from the right, nothing from the left, I see a car indicating to go left and as they slow enough for me to know they're definitely turning I pull out, as I'm doing so tatty 5 Series goes for an overtake of the left turning car, he shouts at me and then speeds off at some considerable speed.

Now, I wonder had a collision occurred who would have been at fault? I'd say 50/50, BMW for overtaking at a junction, there's no way he couldn't see me waiting to turn and me for pulling into the path of someone.

80/20 in your favour if my sister's previous insurance claim is anything to go by (she was the BMW albeit in slightly different circumstances - passing stationary traffic to enter a right turn box)

[Flibble]

silverfoxcc said:

The only way we could get this sorted out, is if were to write to our MPs bringing their attention to videoed examples such as this to get the law, or, perhaps easier, the local signage changed so anyone doing such an action is committing an undisputable offence.

eg driver in RH lane causes accident after the lights. police do him for going past an enforcable sign.
Until this happens threads like this will be commonplace

The Insignia driver did commit such an offence; he ran a red light at the start of the video.

[Baryonyx]

Dodgy stickered up and very slow Clio cutting me up on the way home (passing on the nearside than jamming itself between a Golf in Lane 1 and me in Lane 2). I was in Lane 2 anticipating the road splitting in about 50 yards, and already doing the speed limit, so I wasn't impressed with the reckless Clio driver.

The driver carries on at 70mph in a 50 zone, straightlines the next roundabout and then we're both on a long, winding sliproad for a dual carriageway. The feckless oaf then does the discourtesy of holding me up, dawdling up the slip at 50mph (probably about as fast as the pathetic shopper car would go). Get a fking clue.