How do you tell someone to turn their lights on?
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DoubleSix said:
TooMany2cvs said:
roystinho said:
did the blinking hands sign
The _what_?Double blinking hands was the only thing that worked for the idiot that was hammering along the M4 in the rain at dusk with no lights the other day.
My OH administered them perfectly from the passengers seat into the screwed up face of a particularly dim driver while all his passengers lent forward to see what our issue was....
Full retard.
No wonder I get the middle finger if people think it means coffee beans.
The other night a woman was behind me at some traffic lights, full stealth mode activated.
After giving her a strobe light show with my brake lights for a good 2 minutes and her too engaged in he conversation with her (pretty fit) passenger I gave up.
The lack of attention some people can pay is impressive sometimes. With people like that it turns into a f
k it I hope you don't hit anyone, what else can you do?
After giving her a strobe light show with my brake lights for a good 2 minutes and her too engaged in he conversation with her (pretty fit) passenger I gave up.
The lack of attention some people can pay is impressive sometimes. With people like that it turns into a f
k it I hope you don't hit anyone, what else can you do? DoubleSix said:
TooMany2cvs said:
roystinho said:
did the blinking hands sign
The _what_?Double blinking hands was the only thing that worked for the idiot that was hammering along the M4 in the rain at dusk with no lights the other day.
My OH administered them perfectly from the passengers seat into the screwed up face of a particularly dim driver while all his passengers lent forward to see what our issue was....
Full retard.
roystinho said:
DoubleSix said:
TooMany2cvs said:
roystinho said:
did the blinking hands sign
The _what_?Double blinking hands was the only thing that worked for the idiot that was hammering along the M4 in the rain at dusk with no lights the other day.
My OH administered them perfectly from the passengers seat into the screwed up face of a particularly dim driver while all his passengers lent forward to see what our issue was....
Full retard.
illmonkey said:
How do you tell someone you've overtaken to turn their full beams off? Break checking them seems wrong.
Everyone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
http://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/LED-Scrolling-Text-Advertisement-Ticker-560-LEDs-67cm-Multicolour_i2138.htm?gclid=CPSL8IXozMICFdQZtAodoUwAngEveryone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
DoubleSix said:
illmonkey said:
How do you tell someone you've overtaken to turn their full beams off? Break checking them seems wrong.
Everyone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
Hazards. If that fails distance yourself from said moron asapEveryone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
king annoying, although not as much as doing 38 on a flat straight NSL road.illmonkey said:
DoubleSix said:
illmonkey said:
How do you tell someone you've overtaken to turn their full beams off? Break checking them seems wrong.
Everyone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
Hazards. If that fails distance yourself from said moron asapEveryone does 38 around here, so I overtake frequently enough to have it happen. Very annoying.
king annoying, although not as much as doing 38 on a flat straight NSL road.Surely the solution is two fold. Needs legislation and co operation from manufactures.
1. Rear lights come on with the front DRL's. Many cars now have LED rears so bulbs failing hopefully not a problem.
2. Auto headlights that come on when its dark/ in a tunnel and when wipers are on.
Over a period of time as the old cars are replaced by new this would solve the problem. Is there a downside?
1. Rear lights come on with the front DRL's. Many cars now have LED rears so bulbs failing hopefully not a problem.
2. Auto headlights that come on when its dark/ in a tunnel and when wipers are on.
Over a period of time as the old cars are replaced by new this would solve the problem. Is there a downside?
I did blinking hands one once before, it worked! (We were on foot walking down the road) My wife thought I was nuts...
If I'm driving I will flash them like a crazy person, I mean REALLY go to town until they get the message... it works, sometimes takes about 30 seconds, like one dozy bint driving down the motorway in the pitch black parts with no lights on in a black car... friggin dangerous!
I did it once to a guy who then pulled over wound down the window and aggressively shouted something along the lines of "OI Why you flashing me mate?" once I explained the situation he seemed to calm down and give me a thumbs up - some people are unnecessarily hostile!
If I'm driving I will flash them like a crazy person, I mean REALLY go to town until they get the message... it works, sometimes takes about 30 seconds, like one dozy bint driving down the motorway in the pitch black parts with no lights on in a black car... friggin dangerous!
I did it once to a guy who then pulled over wound down the window and aggressively shouted something along the lines of "OI Why you flashing me mate?" once I explained the situation he seemed to calm down and give me a thumbs up - some people are unnecessarily hostile!
Driving with no lights in the dark is a real pet hate of mine also.
Followed a black Galaxy along the M4 near Heathrow on Monday around 4.30. No lights whatsoever and barely visible. Honestly, what goes on in a drivers mind when they drive with so little thought?
I've flashed a few. Some you win, some you lose.
Saw 4 vehicles, all without lights, on the opposite carriageway of the M4 last week in a 2 mile stretch in the dark. One of them was a large truck.
Followed a black Galaxy along the M4 near Heathrow on Monday around 4.30. No lights whatsoever and barely visible. Honestly, what goes on in a drivers mind when they drive with so little thought?
I've flashed a few. Some you win, some you lose.
Saw 4 vehicles, all without lights, on the opposite carriageway of the M4 last week in a 2 mile stretch in the dark. One of them was a large truck.
I must admit that I did this on several occasions when I first got my 14 plate fiesta van.
Off possession for the light switch is headlights on, rears off.
Middle position is front sidelights on only, rears on.
Third (and in low spec, final) poistion puts headlights and rears on.
Apart from the middle setting seeming rather pointless, another annoying problem is that the clocks are constantly illuminated regardless. And with the headlights on when the switch is in the off position it's very easy to leave lights off as its easy to see in a built up area. Annoyingly the car also bongs at you if you leave the switch on when you exit, despite turning the headlights off when lockes. This, to someone used to older cars means it's likely you'll return the switch to the off position.
Off possession for the light switch is headlights on, rears off.
Middle position is front sidelights on only, rears on.
Third (and in low spec, final) poistion puts headlights and rears on.
Apart from the middle setting seeming rather pointless, another annoying problem is that the clocks are constantly illuminated regardless. And with the headlights on when the switch is in the off position it's very easy to leave lights off as its easy to see in a built up area. Annoyingly the car also bongs at you if you leave the switch on when you exit, despite turning the headlights off when lockes. This, to someone used to older cars means it's likely you'll return the switch to the off position.
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