One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

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yellowjack

17,065 posts

165 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Rural Berkshire yesterday, the woman driving a soft-top Megane (older style) who drove the whole way along an admittedly dead-stright piece of road without once looking up from the mobile phone in her right hand. I felt pretty vulnerable on my bicycle heading the other way. What made it worse was the infant strapped into the kiddie-seat alongside her.

Clearly she didn't give a damn that she wasn't considering the safety of other road users, nor her own precious cargo. She wasn't holding the car particularly straight/steady neither. Scary how important these stupid 'smart' phones are when you really ought to be focused on imortant st like driving properly. Failing to be in control of your car is potentially fatal. Failing to respond to a text message? I'm guessing it doesn't have such potentially serious repercussions...

rolleyes

Flibble

6,470 posts

180 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Cretin the other day who while exiting a two lane roundabout in lane two cut significantly across into lane one, where I was. Then when I beeped to say "here I am, don't crush the front of my car" went mental on the horn back.

romeogolf

2,056 posts

118 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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A338 roadworks this morning. 40mph average speed-check and only one lane in each direction. My cruise-control was set to 41mph and the Mazda 6 driver behind me was so close that I couldn't even see the headlights in my mirror.

Mandalore

4,165 posts

112 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Tad1984 said:
4. the blue people carrier not paying attention on approach to a roundabout. I'm going 3rd right around the round about, and as I approach the 2nd exit he has to slam the brake and skid to a halt, half in the roundabout to avoid smashing me. GIVE WAY TO THE F****** RIGHT
That there is why I always indicate Right if I intended to go around a roundabout. Never had a problem with anyone ever pulling out since my dad picked me up on it many years back.





baldy1926

2,136 posts

199 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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The chav and chav girlfriend in a white corsa in Nottingham.
At the traffic light junction where the new dunelm is being built.
He thought it was a good idea to jump the red light after it had been red for 5 or 6 seconds. A old volvo luckily for you was being driven by someone who has far more awareness than you. I don't know how he didn't t bone you especially as do to the traffic you could only just clear the junction.
Its a pity he didn't just ram you to complete a bit of natural selection

WD39

20,083 posts

115 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Flibble said:
Cretin the other day who while exiting a two lane roundabout in lane two cut significantly across into lane one, where I was. Then when I beeped to say "here I am, don't crush the front of my car" went mental on the horn back.
Some people just do not like being admonished even when they are obviously at fault. I never take it seriously, they do it to everyone in any situation.

It's the 'No one tells me what to do' mentality. Think they are geezers, dont mess with me etc.

And of course they are always atrocious drivers.

Edited by WD39 on Friday 29th April 18:18

kdri155

643 posts

150 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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One Spotted this afternoon, chucking out time at a local high school, she had a phone in one hand, a sandwich in the other whilst steering her X5 with her elbows through the kids trying to cross safely, whom she then proceeded to beep her horn and swear at for daring to cross the road in front of her.

AJXX1

334 posts

118 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Class A bellend last night who proceeded to drive down 8 miles of dual carriageway in the right hand lane at a solid 40 MPH and refused to move out of the way, despite being undertaken by multiple cars and people sitting on his arse wanting to get past being forced to undertake him.

Probably the worst example of poor lane discipline I've seen in an long time.

After the DC ended he pulled into a layby, I was tempted to pull in behind him and have a word about how overtaking generally works and the difference between L1 and L2, however thought better of it as he probably pulled over to lick the windscreen for a few minutes before heading straight into the right hand lane of the nearest motorway.

Flibble

6,470 posts

180 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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WD39 said:
Some people just do not like being admonished even when they are obviously at fault. I never take it seriously, they do it to everyone in any situation.

It's the 'No one tells me what to do' mentality. Think they are geezers, dont mess with me etc.

And of course they are always atrocious drivers.

Edited by WD39 on Friday 29th April 18:18
In fairness my first clue was that they were driving a Zafira...

Tyre Tread

10,525 posts

215 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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The absolute knobsocket who pressed the button on the Pelicon crossing as he walked past even though he didn't want to cross. Wearing a hoodie so wasn't surprised.

Bluedot

3,573 posts

106 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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Tyre Tread said:
The absolute knobsocket who pressed the button on the Pelicon crossing as he walked past even though he didn't want to cross. Wearing a hoodie so wasn't surprised.
I did that once as a nipper at just the same time a copper was walking up behind, gave me a right bking.
Agreed though, I was a knobsocket for doing it.

Tad1984

52 posts

98 months

Saturday 30th April 2016
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Mandalore said:
Tad1984 said:
4. the blue people carrier not paying attention on approach to a roundabout. I'm going 3rd right around the round about, and as I approach the 2nd exit he has to slam the brake and skid to a halt, half in the roundabout to avoid smashing me. GIVE WAY TO THE F****** RIGHT
That there is why I always indicate Right if I intended to go around a roundabout. Never had a problem with anyone ever pulling out since my dad picked me up on it many years back.
I'm religious about indicating too, but it doesn't matter if other drivers aren't paying attention

AJXX1

334 posts

118 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Maybe I was the knob yesterday, but allow me to explain:

Without going into all the minor details, a close family member injured himself badly yesterday morning and was in very bad pain gradually getting worse until the decision was made to take him to a walk in centre. After 4 hours spent in the walk in centre it was 9 pm and he had been prescribed strong pain killers. Only issue being that we had to drive several miles away to a super market pharmacy to collect them.

We arrive at 9:50 pm (having been told the pharmacy closes at 10 pm) - I'm somewhat suprised to find that the tiny car park is completely full with two people queuing.

At this point it was a decision between parking in practically empty taxi parking area (to clarify there was about 12 spaces dedicated for taxi parking, only 1 in use by a taxi) or admit defeat and the ailing family member would be left in agony all night.

So I park in the practically empty taxi parking area and run into the shop, prescription in hand. All in all I was approximately 7 mins. I walk out of the shop to find two taxi drivers standing looking at my car and talking loudly with choice language about my parking. At this point I will point out that there is still only 1 taxi in the parking area.

As I walk over to the car I shoot them one or two disapproving looks and give them an opportunity to approach and discuss, they simply shut up. I get back in the car and family member informs me that one of them spent the last 5 mins walking around his taxi gesturing to the word "taxi" with his hand as if he was presenting a prize on a game show.

So, yes while I admit I may have been a bit knobish parking there, it in no way justified the several choice words used by the taxi drivers or the floorshow demonstration of a taxi.

Had either of these two planks approached the car and simply questioned the family member he would have told them the situation and if required called me and I would have come out and moved the car if it was really causing that much of an issue by being parked in a practically empty area. Instead you decided to act like a pair of class A knobs and assumed the worse, I'm hardly going to be parking there to do a full shop am I?

P.S thank you for calling me a "clueless tit" - it was rather amusing considering on the way home, completely different area, several of your chums from the same taxi company had parked up on double yellow lines to have a chat - severely slowing the flow of traffic to one lane and nearly causing an accident.

Edited by AJXX1 on Sunday 1st May 08:14

PoleDriver

28,616 posts

193 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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AJXX1 said:
Had either of these two planks approached the car and simply questioned the family member he would have told them the situation and if required called me and I would have come out and moved the car if it was really causing that much of an issue. Instead you chose to act like a pair of class A knobs.
Do you think that they would have behaved any differently had they known the situation?

AJXX1

334 posts

118 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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PoleDriver said:
Do you think that they would have behaved any differently had they known the situation?
Probably not, given the language being thrown around over what I feel was a non issue. I'd like to think a little more consideration would have been shown if they had known the situation but instead they decided to make a song and dance about it.

But really, who was the bigger knob here - them or me?


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Edited by AJXX1 on Sunday 1st May 08:28

PoleDriver

28,616 posts

193 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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AJXX1 said:
PoleDriver said:
Do you think that they would have behaved any differently had they known the situation?
Probably not, given the language being thrown around over what I feel was a non issue. I'd like to think a little more consideration would have been shown if they had known the situation but instead they decided to make a song and dance about it.

But really, who was the bigger knob here - them or me?
Them, without a doubt!

steveo3002

10,493 posts

173 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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taxi drivers are lower than a snakes bum , brush it off and carry on

putonghua73

615 posts

127 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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Bank Holiday weekend never fails to throw up Darwin Award contenders.

Let's get started with the guy in the lovely Bentley convertible on Euston Road yesterday, whom upon encountering a car turning right, proceeds to pull straight in lane 2 in front of me without as much as a mirror check or signal, then proceeds to swing back into lane 3. Fortunately, I had slowed for the car turning right in lane 3 and my spider senses were not wrong. I then noticed at the lights that the chap in the Bentley had one hand on the steering wheel and his left gluing his mobile to his ear, enjoying what sounded like an enthralling conversation.

Proceeding to join the M4 at the section where the road changes to NSL, a car ahead of me in lane 1 is doing what appears to be 40 judging by my speedometer. Hit NSL section and we're still in the 40mph range. Feeling a bit nervous at the speed differential, perform MSM and accelerate into lane 2, pull away, check rear mirror to see the car in lane 1 still doing 40mph, move back into lane 1 to see a train of cars start to move into lane 2 with a big speed differential between them and the car in lane 1. Not sure if the driver failed to observe the NSL sign but the speed differential between them and the other traffic should have been a clue. Felt genuinely uneasy for them because the speed differential felt dangerous.

My not quite sister-in-law sleepily getting out the car at a service station and hitting the rather nice Jag XKR next to her. Fortunately, the driver's partner was quite understanding and asked her politely to be more careful next time.

A large proportion of the Bank Holiday masses on the M4 who indulged in kamikazee lane changes for the grand sum of a single car place, causing lots of semi-emergency braking. Hence, I kept a longer car distance than normal and had the singular pleasure of observing such behaviour without being caught up in any of the drama.

Oh. Me. For driving from East London to Windsor on Bank Holiday weekend. Could have been worse i.e. to Cornwall via A303.

baldy1926

2,136 posts

199 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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In a supermarket carpark yesterday. Proper knobish behavior.
A small 4 wheel drive reverses out of a space and catches the rear of a small vauxhall parked next to it.The back rear quarter is totally dented in and the 4 wheel drive revs and pushes the vauxhall about 8 inches sideways so it nearly hits the car parked next to it. She keeps reversing and nearly hits the subaru parked behind. She stops and checks for damage on her car and starts to drive off with a gaggle of people trying to stop her.
Staff ending up standing in front of her to stop her driving off by which time the vauxhall owner had turned up.
When i left the car park the driver was reluctantly giving her details to the other driver.
I spoke to the staff member who stopped her and he said the driver gave him a mouthful of abuse for stopping her.

Hol

8,359 posts

199 months

Sunday 1st May 2016
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baldy1926 said:
In a supermarket carpark yesterday. Proper knobish behavior.
A small 4 wheel drive reverses out of a space and catches the rear of a small vauxhall parked next to it.The back rear quarter is totally dented in and the 4 wheel drive revs and pushes the vauxhall about 8 inches sideways so it nearly hits the car parked next to it. She keeps reversing and nearly hits the subaru parked behind. She stops and checks for damage on her car and starts to drive off with a gaggle of people trying to stop her.
Staff ending up standing in front of her to stop her driving off by which time the vauxhall owner had turned up.
When i left the car park the driver was reluctantly giving her details to the other driver.
I spoke to the staff member who stopped her and he said the driver gave him a mouthful of abuse for stopping her.
I hope the Vauxhall owner has plenty of witnesses.
She strikes me as the type to then lie to her insurance company.



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