One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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People who stop randomly at the side of the road with their foot on the brake but without indicators. If you have to stop, put your left hand indicator on so other road users know you're stopped.
Example. A couple of weeks ago I was going to park in a city centre car park. It's an ANPR controlled one so no barriers, etc. A Renault was stopped half way along the access road, brake lights on. I waited a few seconds then, as I was blocking the access from the main road, I started to pass the Renault. Just as I came level with its rear it started to move off.
I tapped the horn (not a "get the f
k out of my way" full on blast) to warn him of my presence and continued into the car park.
As I was buying my ticket the driver came storming up to me. "Why did you blast your horn at me? I was reading the sign about the car park". I replied that I hadn't "blasted" the horn at him - it was just a light tap to warn him of my presence as he obviously hadn't seen me. He didn't like that and began shouting "Can't you see I'm a stranger and not from around here?"
That's it, all my fault. I obviously missed the big "I'm a stranger and not from around here" sign on the back of his car.
Example. A couple of weeks ago I was going to park in a city centre car park. It's an ANPR controlled one so no barriers, etc. A Renault was stopped half way along the access road, brake lights on. I waited a few seconds then, as I was blocking the access from the main road, I started to pass the Renault. Just as I came level with its rear it started to move off.
I tapped the horn (not a "get the f
k out of my way" full on blast) to warn him of my presence and continued into the car park.As I was buying my ticket the driver came storming up to me. "Why did you blast your horn at me? I was reading the sign about the car park". I replied that I hadn't "blasted" the horn at him - it was just a light tap to warn him of my presence as he obviously hadn't seen me. He didn't like that and began shouting "Can't you see I'm a stranger and not from around here?"
That's it, all my fault. I obviously missed the big "I'm a stranger and not from around here" sign on the back of his car.
Anyone who can't leave their phones/tablets/pads alone for more than two seconds.
I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
carlove said:
Fat middle aged man in a white A6 S-Line TDI with black alloys, playing crap music really loud and who came inches from my bumper.
We're then along side each other at a red light, he does everything to not look in my direction, tried to bully me but wont even look at me. Anyway, light goes green and he speeds off at a speed I have never seen anyone, not even police cars on calls in a busy city centre go.
If you read this, Mr A6 you look like a tt and drive like one, nobody was impressed, quite the opposite in fact.
I'd be more worried about the fact he tried to wWe're then along side each other at a red light, he does everything to not look in my direction, tried to bully me but wont even look at me. Anyway, light goes green and he speeds off at a speed I have never seen anyone, not even police cars on calls in a busy city centre go.
If you read this, Mr A6 you look like a t
t and drive like one, nobody was impressed, quite the opposite in fact.k onto your car 
Clowns who continue their journeys without lights, despite the fact that rain/spray has dropped visibility below 300 metres, and it's misty enough that you can no longer see the tops of relatively small hills. How absolutely stupid are these people? It may have been brighter when you began your journey, but the fact that 99.7% of the other cars on the road have their lights on ought really to highlight your idiocy, but then you probably haven't noticed. Bless.
Then the opposite end of the spectrum, dolts who drive along with their high beams on for forty bloody miles, annoying me to the point where I actually wanted to get out of my car and murder a complete stranger!!!! *internet bravado - for legal reasons I'd like to make it clear that I've never actually contemplated murdering anyone
I was pootling home from Cornwall yesterday, and this clown (Toyota Yaris, red) joined the road behind me while it was still the A38. He was still behind me when it became the A303, still doggedly driving at exactly the same speed as me, seemingly determined to remain a fixture in my mirrors even when I slowed to encourage him to pass at DC sections. And then, when I pushed the pedal slightly harder to drop him, he'd catch up when I settled back to a cruise. No amount of briefly 'showing my rear fog lights' managed to get this doofus to look at his dash and realise that the bright blue high beam pictogram was illuminated, so he didn't turn them off the whole time.
I'd have floored it to put some distance between us, but a) it was pretty grim weather, and speed didn't seem appropriate, and b) I was trying to compromise between making decent progress and being economical. It worked. A predicted range of 589 miles when I filled the car had increased to 814 miles on the round trip to Cornwall (total of predicted 243 miles remaining, and the 571 miles I'd put onto the trip counter).
I'll also nominate the idiot in a red Peugeot Coupe thing, on the section of the route that has a "single carriageway with alternate overtaking lanes" layout. As he hammered it toward the end of the overtaking lane on our side, I actually said out loud (to the wife) "he really needs to ease off and pull in" - but he didn't. Such was his determination to pass the motorhome ahead of him, that he kept his foot in until the hatched lines had given way to solid white lines and he forced his way in directly behind the motorhome despite another car already occupying the space. This second car locked up under heavy braking on the wet concrete road, and was forced part-way over the nearside rumble strips. I was thankfully well clear with decent space between me and this fkwittery, but it's exactly this sort of behaviour which can shut roads like the A30/A303 for hours if it results in a collision.
Other than this pair of halfwits I had a lovely journey there and back (Farnborough to Charlestown), and a really nice weekend in a harbourside hotel with my wife. The roads throughout Cornwall were much quieter than when we usually go down in 'holiday season', so for the most part I was able to drive the smaller NSL roads properly, and when I was held up, to make the most of any overtaking opportunities (much to the wife's dismay).
Then the opposite end of the spectrum, dolts who drive along with their high beams on for forty bloody miles, annoying me to the point where I actually wanted to get out of my car and murder a complete stranger!!!! *internet bravado - for legal reasons I'd like to make it clear that I've never actually contemplated murdering anyone
I was pootling home from Cornwall yesterday, and this clown (Toyota Yaris, red) joined the road behind me while it was still the A38. He was still behind me when it became the A303, still doggedly driving at exactly the same speed as me, seemingly determined to remain a fixture in my mirrors even when I slowed to encourage him to pass at DC sections. And then, when I pushed the pedal slightly harder to drop him, he'd catch up when I settled back to a cruise. No amount of briefly 'showing my rear fog lights' managed to get this doofus to look at his dash and realise that the bright blue high beam pictogram was illuminated, so he didn't turn them off the whole time.
I'd have floored it to put some distance between us, but a) it was pretty grim weather, and speed didn't seem appropriate, and b) I was trying to compromise between making decent progress and being economical. It worked. A predicted range of 589 miles when I filled the car had increased to 814 miles on the round trip to Cornwall (total of predicted 243 miles remaining, and the 571 miles I'd put onto the trip counter).
I'll also nominate the idiot in a red Peugeot Coupe thing, on the section of the route that has a "single carriageway with alternate overtaking lanes" layout. As he hammered it toward the end of the overtaking lane on our side, I actually said out loud (to the wife) "he really needs to ease off and pull in" - but he didn't. Such was his determination to pass the motorhome ahead of him, that he kept his foot in until the hatched lines had given way to solid white lines and he forced his way in directly behind the motorhome despite another car already occupying the space. This second car locked up under heavy braking on the wet concrete road, and was forced part-way over the nearside rumble strips. I was thankfully well clear with decent space between me and this f
kwittery, but it's exactly this sort of behaviour which can shut roads like the A30/A303 for hours if it results in a collision. Other than this pair of halfwits I had a lovely journey there and back (Farnborough to Charlestown), and a really nice weekend in a harbourside hotel with my wife. The roads throughout Cornwall were much quieter than when we usually go down in 'holiday season', so for the most part I was able to drive the smaller NSL roads properly, and when I was held up, to make the most of any overtaking opportunities (much to the wife's dismay).
Issi said:
Anyone who can't leave their phones/tablets/pads alone for more than two seconds.
I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
Went out the other week and a bloke came in with what I assume was his son, a boy of about 10. As soon they sat he pointed to something on the menu then he pulled out an iPad and never looked up again. His Dad spent the entire meal staring into space. I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
Issi said:
Anyone who can't leave their phones/tablets/pads alone for more than two seconds.
I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
I have no idea why people in my age group think this is acceptable. Although I admit it is fascinating and bizarre to see a group of them all sat on their phones not talking to each other. I went out for a meal last night and a teenage/early 20's girl, sat fiddling with her phone for the entire time that she was there.
Apart from confirming her order, I didn't hear her speak another word for about an hour, she'd put the phone down, cut a piece of food up, and as soon as she'd forked it into her mouth, she'd drop the fork and pick up her iphone again.
Her parents appeared to think that this was absolutely fine and didn't ask her to put the damned thing in her purse while they were out.
Funnily enough, there was a table of 8 students, just behind this family, (i'm sure they were students as the male ones had beards and were wearing shorts and t-shirts, even though it was freezing), and every time I glanced across, at least 2 or 3 would have their iphones in their hands.
I think it's tragic really, especially the chap with his son, why can't people say 'Can you not just put that away for 20 minutes?'
I shudder to think where we'll be in another 10 years, going out for a meal would be like eating in a library or an exam hall.
I think it's tragic really, especially the chap with his son, why can't people say 'Can you not just put that away for 20 minutes?'
I shudder to think where we'll be in another 10 years, going out for a meal would be like eating in a library or an exam hall.
SistersofPercy said:
Went out the other week and a bloke came in with what I assume was his son, a boy of about 10. As soon they sat he pointed to something on the menu then he pulled out an iPad and never looked up again. His Dad spent the entire meal staring into space.
Saw something similar a couple of weeks back. Was out for a meal with the GF and her parents.Table next to us was a family of 4 (two younger kids, probably around about 10 also), the two kids spent the entire time with phones/tablets, even trying to use them while eating. Zero social interaction at all, they all ate their meal in silence.
Even at 23 if i went out for dinner with my parents and sat there texting (i wouldn't anyway as i see it as rude) my Dad would comments about it
This behaviour is a major cause of waiting times increasing in restaurants increasing, too, according to one article published last year. A restaurant which kept getting bad reviews for slow service got a firm in to analyse why...they looked at some old CCTV tapes left in their old VCRs which had been replaced by digital in 2004. Here's what they found:
2004:
Customers walk in.
They gets seated and are given menus, out of 45 customers 3 request to be seated elsewhere.
Customers on average spend 8 minutes before closing the menu to show they are ready to order.
Waiters shows up almost instantly takes the order.
Appetizers are fired within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take longer.
Out of 45 customers 2 sent items back.
Waiters keep an eye out for their tables so they can respond quickly if the customer needs something.
After guests are done, the check delivered, and within 5 minutes they leave.
Average time from start to finish: 1:05
2014:
Customers walk in.
Customers get seated and is given menus, out of 45 customers 18 requested to be seated elsewhere.
Before even opening the menu they take their phones out, some are taking photos while others are simply doing something else on their phone (sorry we have no clue what they are doing and do not monitor customer WIFI activity).
7 out of the 45 customers had waiters come over right away, they showed them something on their phone and spent an average of 5 minutes of the waiter's time. Given this is recent footage, we asked the waiters about this and they explained those customers had a problem connecting to the WIFI and demanded the waiters try to help them.
Finally the waiters are walking over to the table to see what the customers would like to order. The majority have not even opened the menu and ask the waiter to wait a bit.
Customer opens the menu, places their hands holding their phones on top of it and continue doing whatever on their phone.
Waiter returns to see if they are ready to order or have any questions. The customer asks for more time.
Finally they are ready to order.
Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes.
Food starts getting delivered within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take way longer.
26 out of 45 customers spend an average of 3 minutes taking photos of the food.
14 out of 45 customers take pictures of each other with the food in front of them or as they are eating the food. This takes on average another 4 minutes as they must review and sometimes retake the photo.
9 out of 45 customers sent their food back to reheat. Obviously if they didn't pause to do whatever on their phone the food wouldn't have gotten cold.
27 out of 45 customers asked their waiter to take a group photo. 14 of those requested the waiter retake the photo as they were not pleased with the first photo. On average this entire process between the chit chatting and reviewing the photo taken added another 5 minutes and obviously caused the waiter not to be able to take care of other tables he/she was serving.
Given in most cases the customers are constantly busy on their phones it took an average of 20 minutes more from when they were done eating until they requested a check. Furthermore once the check was delivered it took 15 minutes longer than 10 years ago for them to pay and leave.
8 out of 45 customers bumped into other customers or in one case a waiter (texting while walking) as they were either walking in or out of the Restaurant.
Average time from start to finish: 1:55
Welcome to the 21st Century
2004:
Customers walk in.
They gets seated and are given menus, out of 45 customers 3 request to be seated elsewhere.
Customers on average spend 8 minutes before closing the menu to show they are ready to order.
Waiters shows up almost instantly takes the order.
Appetizers are fired within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take longer.
Out of 45 customers 2 sent items back.
Waiters keep an eye out for their tables so they can respond quickly if the customer needs something.
After guests are done, the check delivered, and within 5 minutes they leave.
Average time from start to finish: 1:05
2014:
Customers walk in.
Customers get seated and is given menus, out of 45 customers 18 requested to be seated elsewhere.
Before even opening the menu they take their phones out, some are taking photos while others are simply doing something else on their phone (sorry we have no clue what they are doing and do not monitor customer WIFI activity).
7 out of the 45 customers had waiters come over right away, they showed them something on their phone and spent an average of 5 minutes of the waiter's time. Given this is recent footage, we asked the waiters about this and they explained those customers had a problem connecting to the WIFI and demanded the waiters try to help them.
Finally the waiters are walking over to the table to see what the customers would like to order. The majority have not even opened the menu and ask the waiter to wait a bit.
Customer opens the menu, places their hands holding their phones on top of it and continue doing whatever on their phone.
Waiter returns to see if they are ready to order or have any questions. The customer asks for more time.
Finally they are ready to order.
Total average time from when the customer was seated until they placed their order 21 minutes.
Food starts getting delivered within 6 minutes, obviously the more complex items take way longer.
26 out of 45 customers spend an average of 3 minutes taking photos of the food.
14 out of 45 customers take pictures of each other with the food in front of them or as they are eating the food. This takes on average another 4 minutes as they must review and sometimes retake the photo.
9 out of 45 customers sent their food back to reheat. Obviously if they didn't pause to do whatever on their phone the food wouldn't have gotten cold.
27 out of 45 customers asked their waiter to take a group photo. 14 of those requested the waiter retake the photo as they were not pleased with the first photo. On average this entire process between the chit chatting and reviewing the photo taken added another 5 minutes and obviously caused the waiter not to be able to take care of other tables he/she was serving.
Given in most cases the customers are constantly busy on their phones it took an average of 20 minutes more from when they were done eating until they requested a check. Furthermore once the check was delivered it took 15 minutes longer than 10 years ago for them to pay and leave.
8 out of 45 customers bumped into other customers or in one case a waiter (texting while walking) as they were either walking in or out of the Restaurant.
Average time from start to finish: 1:55
Welcome to the 21st Century
Today's knob, Toyota Boringwhocares Verso. Going bloody slow, had a queue stretching about two roundabouts on York's Ring Road. I was at a roundabout where two lanes go straight (bet you know what's coming), I go into the right lane and when I exit the roundabout I'm next to Toyota Heavenwaitingroom Verso, who must have foored it as I have to go quicker to get past, once I'm past she slows back down to 35 and disappears into the distance, I flash my hazards.
What's the point in doing that you stupid lump in your unbelievably boring, beige car, go slow or go fast, don't speed up to try and prevent legal overtakes.
I think I'd have got road rage if I'd ended up behind.
What's the point in doing that you stupid lump in your unbelievably boring, beige car, go slow or go fast, don't speed up to try and prevent legal overtakes.
I think I'd have got road rage if I'd ended up behind.
I had two drivers attempt to block my overtakes on the same stretch of road this weekend, travelling south on Coventry Road (B4114) out of Leicester. For reference: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.5383691,-1.25812...
First was a generic Citroen hatchback (C2 perhaps) who had previously decided to take up the entire DC section to overtake one car. Fair enough, some people don't like to press the accelerator too hard, I get that. Said fkwit then suddenly finds the accelerator as I go for the overtake on the straight section of SC after the right hand bend, just after the junction on the right with Leicester Road. Bonus knob points for having your offside headlight out and not knowing where the main beam switch is when attempting to flash me after the fact.
Second was on the aforementioned DC section. Bearing in mind it's nice to use this section to get ahead of people who will undoubtedly hold you up on the SC later on. I was behind a... wait for it... Zafira
on approach to the DC, following at a nice respectful distance. We get to the DC and both pull out to overtake another vehicle. Mr Zafira pulls back in after the overtake, seemingly to let me past. I accelerate past until my door is level with his front bumper, lifting off to allow a nice smooth return to Lane 1 before the DC ends. It is at this point I realise he's actually accelerating with the end of the DC fast approaching. I'll admit to earning a few knob points by not aborting the overtake and using the hatched area (broken lines) to complete it, after which Knobby McKnobberson decides he would like to be six inches from my rear bumper, approaching a red light, at a speed that has a considerably longer stopping distance than six inches.
Needless to say he turned left at the lights (no decent roads that way so nothing to be held up on for him). Coupled with the fact that C2 knobber went back to travelling at 45mph when I'd got by, it seems such knobs don't block overtakes and risk an accident for any kind of reasonable gain, it is just to be a fking ahole. Do they not understand the stress and danger they cause? Or is it so they can tell their mates down the pub that their car is 'nearly as fast as a (insert PH approved car here) because he struggled to overtake me'?
It seems to be a common occurrence on this thread and many others and, in all honesty, I expect it quite often driving an E36 but it's pretty rare in my experience. To happen twice in two days within a mile of each other tells me something else is at work here. Is the knob-rot from the south spreading north?
First was a generic Citroen hatchback (C2 perhaps) who had previously decided to take up the entire DC section to overtake one car. Fair enough, some people don't like to press the accelerator too hard, I get that. Said f
kwit then suddenly finds the accelerator as I go for the overtake on the straight section of SC after the right hand bend, just after the junction on the right with Leicester Road. Bonus knob points for having your offside headlight out and not knowing where the main beam switch is when attempting to flash me after the fact. Second was on the aforementioned DC section. Bearing in mind it's nice to use this section to get ahead of people who will undoubtedly hold you up on the SC later on. I was behind a... wait for it... Zafira
on approach to the DC, following at a nice respectful distance. We get to the DC and both pull out to overtake another vehicle. Mr Zafira pulls back in after the overtake, seemingly to let me past. I accelerate past until my door is level with his front bumper, lifting off to allow a nice smooth return to Lane 1 before the DC ends. It is at this point I realise he's actually accelerating with the end of the DC fast approaching. I'll admit to earning a few knob points by not aborting the overtake and using the hatched area (broken lines) to complete it, after which Knobby McKnobberson decides he would like to be six inches from my rear bumper, approaching a red light, at a speed that has a considerably longer stopping distance than six inches.Needless to say he turned left at the lights (no decent roads that way so nothing to be held up on for him). Coupled with the fact that C2 knobber went back to travelling at 45mph when I'd got by, it seems such knobs don't block overtakes and risk an accident for any kind of reasonable gain, it is just to be a f
king ahole. Do they not understand the stress and danger they cause? Or is it so they can tell their mates down the pub that their car is 'nearly as fast as a (insert PH approved car here) because he struggled to overtake me'?It seems to be a common occurrence on this thread and many others and, in all honesty, I expect it quite often driving an E36 but it's pretty rare in my experience. To happen twice in two days within a mile of each other tells me something else is at work here. Is the knob-rot from the south spreading north?
Turned left out of a side road onto a main road (urban, 30mph) today. There was a car coming from the right about 2-300 yards away. Pulled out, accelerated up to 30mph. Looked in mirror, said car (Porsche 911) is right on my bumper. To get there in that time, must've been doing 50-odd (and crossed a zebra crossing doing it). Proceeded to tailgate, weave about and over-rev the engine for the next two roundabouts until he thankfully f***ed off.
One thing worse than your average knob? A knob with a nice car who can't drive it. P4 BBE, I'm looking at you. I'm only surprised the plate was correctly spaced.
One thing worse than your average knob? A knob with a nice car who can't drive it. P4 BBE, I'm looking at you. I'm only surprised the plate was correctly spaced.
yorkshireegg said:
I had two drivers attempt to block my overtakes on the same stretch of road this weekend, travelling south on Coventry Road (B4114) out of Leicester. For reference: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.5383691,-1.25812...
First was a generic Citroen hatchback (C2 perhaps) who had previously decided to take up the entire DC section to overtake one car. Fair enough, some people don't like to press the accelerator too hard, I get that. Said fkwit then suddenly finds the accelerator as I go for the overtake on the straight section of SC after the right hand bend, just after the junction on the right with Leicester Road. Bonus knob points for having your offside headlight out and not knowing where the main beam switch is when attempting to flash me after the fact.
Second was on the aforementioned DC section. Bearing in mind it's nice to use this section to get ahead of people who will undoubtedly hold you up on the SC later on. I was behind a... wait for it... Zafira on approach to the DC, following at a nice respectful distance. We get to the DC and both pull out to overtake another vehicle. Mr Zafira pulls back in after the overtake, seemingly to let me past. I accelerate past until my door is level with his front bumper, lifting off to allow a nice smooth return to Lane 1 before the DC ends. It is at this point I realise he's actually accelerating with the end of the DC fast approaching. I'll admit to earning a few knob points by not aborting the overtake and using the hatched area (broken lines) to complete it, after which Knobby McKnobberson decides he would like to be six inches from my rear bumper, approaching a red light, at a speed that has a considerably longer stopping distance than six inches.
Needless to say he turned left at the lights (no decent roads that way so nothing to be held up on for him). Coupled with the fact that C2 knobber went back to travelling at 45mph when I'd got by, it seems such knobs don't block overtakes and risk an accident for any kind of reasonable gain, it is just to be a fking ahole. Do they not understand the stress and danger they cause? Or is it so they can tell their mates down the pub that their car is 'nearly as fast as a (insert PH approved car here) because he struggled to overtake me'?
It seems to be a common occurrence on this thread and many others and, in all honesty, I expect it quite often driving an E36 but it's pretty rare in my experience. To happen twice in two days within a mile of each other tells me something else is at work here. Is the knob-rot from the south spreading north?
I can only assume you havent been driving very long, or are simply too polite. The above is exactly why you must never, ever, show your hand. You bimble long like mr bean until the opportunity presents itself then WHAMO fire past at full throttle and leave the First was a generic Citroen hatchback (C2 perhaps) who had previously decided to take up the entire DC section to overtake one car. Fair enough, some people don't like to press the accelerator too hard, I get that. Said f
kwit then suddenly finds the accelerator as I go for the overtake on the straight section of SC after the right hand bend, just after the junction on the right with Leicester Road. Bonus knob points for having your offside headlight out and not knowing where the main beam switch is when attempting to flash me after the fact. Second was on the aforementioned DC section. Bearing in mind it's nice to use this section to get ahead of people who will undoubtedly hold you up on the SC later on. I was behind a... wait for it... Zafira
on approach to the DC, following at a nice respectful distance. We get to the DC and both pull out to overtake another vehicle. Mr Zafira pulls back in after the overtake, seemingly to let me past. I accelerate past until my door is level with his front bumper, lifting off to allow a nice smooth return to Lane 1 before the DC ends. It is at this point I realise he's actually accelerating with the end of the DC fast approaching. I'll admit to earning a few knob points by not aborting the overtake and using the hatched area (broken lines) to complete it, after which Knobby McKnobberson decides he would like to be six inches from my rear bumper, approaching a red light, at a speed that has a considerably longer stopping distance than six inches.Needless to say he turned left at the lights (no decent roads that way so nothing to be held up on for him). Coupled with the fact that C2 knobber went back to travelling at 45mph when I'd got by, it seems such knobs don't block overtakes and risk an accident for any kind of reasonable gain, it is just to be a f
king ahole. Do they not understand the stress and danger they cause? Or is it so they can tell their mates down the pub that their car is 'nearly as fast as a (insert PH approved car here) because he struggled to overtake me'?It seems to be a common occurrence on this thread and many others and, in all honesty, I expect it quite often driving an E36 but it's pretty rare in my experience. To happen twice in two days within a mile of each other tells me something else is at work here. Is the knob-rot from the south spreading north?
s behind. Never fails.CoolHands said:
can only assume you havent been driving very long, or are simply too polite. The above is exactly why you must never, ever, show your hand. You bimble long like mr bean until the opportunity presents itself then WHAMO fire past at full throttle and leave the s behind. Never fails.
Generally this. Although i do worry if the BWAAARP whilst overtaking makes one appear knobbish. s behind. Never fails.CoolHands said:
can only assume you havent been driving very long, or are simply too polite. The above is exactly why you must never, ever, show your hand. You bimble long like mr bean until the opportunity presents itself then WHAMO fire past at full throttle and leave the s behind. Never fails.
I've been driving for 9 years and do around 15k miles a year. That is the technique I use generally but I think you over estimate the acceleration in a 17 year old 318i! Whilst it wasn't overly troubled at getting past in these instances it is certainly noticable when it happens.s behind. Never fails.
I perform a lot of overtakes and rarely encounter headlight flashing or blocking attempts so I must be doing something right. It just wound me up that it happened on the same road on consecutive nights. I guess
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