One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
MKnight702 said:
People whining on the Nico thread about the fact that he has retired at the top of his game. Why should he stick around just so he can be beaten by whoever is their preferred driver next year? Presumably, then they would whine that he should have retired before he went off the boil?
And for the record, I would have preferred it if Lewis had won another championship but this year he was beaten by his team mate.
THIS!And for the record, I would have preferred it if Lewis had won another championship but this year he was beaten by his team mate.
He achieved his goal. Clearly money or statistics don't motivate him. Fair play to make a strong decision. Reminds me of Casey Stoner (MotoGP) We all want him back, but he never will. Always leave them wanting more
Rich_W said:
Not first hand, though I'd like to change that in due course. Potentially 2018.
Traffic in Tokyo isn't really much different to any other modern capital city, and I wouldn't choose to drive there unless I had a dedicated parking space I could rely on being available. For most people, the car really isn't a viable commuting tool there. I wouldn't consider it to be one in central London or the middle of New York, either.However, Tokyo does have the advantage that the public transport is absolutely excellent.
The cyclist (presumably a fully paid up member of EXIT) who sailed through a red light, checking her phone, as my right turn filter was on green. Yes, you were right to look ashen and shocked as I hit my horn and brakes - you nearly ended up in a violent interface with over a ton of steel in which you would have come off very badly.
I try to be empathetic towards cyclists, but jesus h christ, some of you don't f
king help your cause.
I try to be empathetic towards cyclists, but jesus h christ, some of you don't f
king help your cause. Europa1 said:
The cyclist (presumably a fully paid up member of EXIT) who sailed through a red light, checking her phone, as my right turn filter was on green. Yes, you were right to look ashen and shocked as I hit my horn and brakes - you nearly ended up in a violent interface with over a ton of steel in which you would have come off very badly.
I try to be empathetic towards cyclists, but jesus h christ, some of you don't fking help your cause.
Bit like this guy I had on Thursday! https://youtu.be/3VAejEaIIWoI try to be empathetic towards cyclists, but jesus h christ, some of you don't f
king help your cause. Clown in the newish Astra driving down an unlit section of the A1 last night with no lights on at all.
It took around 6 cars coming up behind them and flashing them before they finally got the message something was wrong. Did they switch on their lights? nope, they threw on the hazard warnings and stopped on the hard shoulder!
Driver looked about 100 years old. Should be banned.
It took around 6 cars coming up behind them and flashing them before they finally got the message something was wrong. Did they switch on their lights? nope, they threw on the hazard warnings and stopped on the hard shoulder!
Driver looked about 100 years old. Should be banned.
A14 west bound in the 'hidden dip' between Kettering and the M1 / M6 malarkey in the staff van in the wee hours today, me in the passenger seat with my workmate driving - we come up behind a beaten up old Corsa with one tail light out, one fog lamp lit, with the driver stabbing the brake pedal every few seconds as he heads down into the dip. There's nothing in front of him and we overtake, as we pass I look across and the daft hipster arsewipe is hunched over the steering wheel, ipad in his left hand and a choco-mokka-wotsit-beveridge aloft in his right hand, barely touching the wheel. I daren't attract his attention in case he loses it altogether and we carry on with the overtake. He was totally oblivious to his surroundings, and as we complete the move leaving him plenty of room I see his headlights are on full beam.
How do these people get out of bed and function...?
How do these people get out of bed and function...?
Iva Barchetta said:
He's not getting up as far as mine, up n down the mad mile only perhaps.
Probably but not sure how far up you are. Seemed to be around the right timing between passes. I'm assuming he was doing the good old trick to avoid the traffic lights at the Banstead end. Seems to have stopped now. Shame as its usually superbikes going up and down. Not heard them in a while actually.
Way more than one to get off my chest today.
Let's start with the easy one: all the retards this morning unable to tell the difference between the mist we had this morning versus thick fog that would necessitate foglights.
Then, on the drive home last night, the 2 cyclists in Cambridge who thought it was acceptable to cycle 2 abreast...with the one without lights in the dark clothing on the outside of the one complying with the law.
The spacktard who decided to slow down to 2nd gear in the main carriageway before turning off, rather than using the filter lane.
The cretins who think it's amusing to pull traffic lights round on their poles so that they no longer align with the direction of traffic.
But the winner, the freshly coiled, glistening, steaming turd: the drooling mental inadequate on the NSL stretch of the A10 between Cambridge and Royston this morning just after 7am dribbling along at 30mph. God knows how many cars were in the trail behind him by the time we got to the roundabout where the A10 joins the Royston bypass. I then got stuck behind the slack jawed retard on the dual carriageway. They were driving a dented Xsara Picasso, on which the high level and left hand brake lights were alternately flashing, but showing no other lights. That vehicle should not have been on the road, and for thinking it was acceptable that it was, you shouldn't be on the road either. And, if it was the case that 30 was too dizzying a speed for you on a wide, sweeping, completely unchallenging A-road, again, you shouldn't be on the road.
Let's start with the easy one: all the retards this morning unable to tell the difference between the mist we had this morning versus thick fog that would necessitate foglights.
Then, on the drive home last night, the 2 cyclists in Cambridge who thought it was acceptable to cycle 2 abreast...with the one without lights in the dark clothing on the outside of the one complying with the law.
The spacktard who decided to slow down to 2nd gear in the main carriageway before turning off, rather than using the filter lane.
The cretins who think it's amusing to pull traffic lights round on their poles so that they no longer align with the direction of traffic.
But the winner, the freshly coiled, glistening, steaming turd: the drooling mental inadequate on the NSL stretch of the A10 between Cambridge and Royston this morning just after 7am dribbling along at 30mph. God knows how many cars were in the trail behind him by the time we got to the roundabout where the A10 joins the Royston bypass. I then got stuck behind the slack jawed retard on the dual carriageway. They were driving a dented Xsara Picasso, on which the high level and left hand brake lights were alternately flashing, but showing no other lights. That vehicle should not have been on the road, and for thinking it was acceptable that it was, you shouldn't be on the road either. And, if it was the case that 30 was too dizzying a speed for you on a wide, sweeping, completely unchallenging A-road, again, you shouldn't be on the road.
All the numpties in the fog, this morning I knew it was going to be one of those commutes when I caught up to the silly mare in a Skoda Fabia. I'd seen her rear lights from over half a mile away yet as I get within thirty feet (and stay there) on comes the bloody rear fog light.
After that it's a mix of muppets with rear fogs on in nose to tail traffic doing barely more than forty where on a normal day it's nudging over fifty in those sections (with some odd traffic behaviour where we slow to damned crawl for no apparent reason).
To top it all off an idiot in a Civic decides he's going to overtake me doing sixty and takes about two miles to do it, crawling past first me, then matches the speed of the Audi in front. The only reason he gets in front of either of us is the fact we have to slow for a couple of cars coming out of a side junction that's treated largely like a slip road.
IT largely works too due to the fact that they are joining a free flowing dual carriage (average speeds 60+). Most of the time you can see vehicles coming down that road from two miles away (exceptions being foggy or the height of the growing season and they've got barley/corn/rapeseed growing in the fields) so you can pull into the right hand lane with plenty of time.
After that it's a mix of muppets with rear fogs on in nose to tail traffic doing barely more than forty where on a normal day it's nudging over fifty in those sections (with some odd traffic behaviour where we slow to damned crawl for no apparent reason).
To top it all off an idiot in a Civic decides he's going to overtake me doing sixty and takes about two miles to do it, crawling past first me, then matches the speed of the Audi in front. The only reason he gets in front of either of us is the fact we have to slow for a couple of cars coming out of a side junction that's treated largely like a slip road.
IT largely works too due to the fact that they are joining a free flowing dual carriage (average speeds 60+). Most of the time you can see vehicles coming down that road from two miles away (exceptions being foggy or the height of the growing season and they've got barley/corn/rapeseed growing in the fields) so you can pull into the right hand lane with plenty of time.
Monkeylegend said:
Europa1 said:
I then got stuck behind the slack jawed retard on the dual carriageway.
Why were you not able to get past them? 
Was it down to a single lane?Europa1 said:
Monkeylegend said:
Europa1 said:
I then got stuck behind the slack jawed retard on the dual carriageway.
Why were you not able to get past them? Was it down to a single lane?frye said:
The drivers who have their satnavs or phones pinned right in the middle of their windscreens.
Unbelievable.
Agreed. Unbelievable.
It was foggy last night and this morning so my usual...
1/ I'm behind you why do you still have your rear fog light on? Oh you're twunt!
2/ Yes you're behind me and I'm stuck behind a slower driver. You could turn your front fog lights off but as you are so thick you can't count as high as two (should be four second on a damp/wet road) I doubt you know what switch you used.
3/ Oh you have side lights and front fog lights. I hope you don't have children before they give the gene pool a dose of Chlorine.
4/ It's not foggy any more. It's turned to drizzle like it does in Scotland all the time. You can turn your fog lights off now. Never mind it makes it easier to spot you and warn other drivers you are wasting Oxygen.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Tuesday 6th December 20:42
Knob in an SLK this morning with both a satnav and an iPhone plus smack in the middle of the window. Biggest knobs were the two police pulled up next to him who clearly observed him tapping away on the phone but did nothing and then went around the roundabout in the wrong lane cutting someone off. Good work, lads.
playalistic said:
Knob in an SLK this morning with both a satnav and an iPhone plus smack in the middle of the window. Biggest knobs were the two police pulled up next to him who clearly observed him tapping away on the phone but did nothing and then went around the roundabout in the wrong lane cutting someone off. Good work, lads.
Isn't this normal now with Plod?I went onto an RB last night on A10 only to have said Plod pull onto it from my left, no blues & twos, but I got a shrug of the shoulders!!!
Wonder how she would react if I did same.
The people who do this on my way home from work every night. Right lane is for straight on and right, left lane is explicitly left turn only. Right lane is usually queued at least 500 yards back from the roundabout lights as the main flow of traffic is straight/right, whereas the left usually only sparsely populated.
Every night without fail there are utter throbbers who charge down the left lane and then attempt to cut over onto the roundabout after the lights to jump the queue.
It was childish but I took great pleasure in closing the door on one yesterday so he had no choice but to go left with cars behind him.
Every night without fail there are utter throbbers who charge down the left lane and then attempt to cut over onto the roundabout after the lights to jump the queue.
It was childish but I took great pleasure in closing the door on one yesterday so he had no choice but to go left with cars behind him.
Tankrizzo said:
The people who do this on my way home from work every night. Right lane is for straight on and right, left lane is explicitly left turn only. Right lane is usually queued at least 500 yards back from the roundabout lights as the main flow of traffic is straight/right, whereas the left usually only sparsely populated.
Every night without fail there are utter throbbers who charge down the left lane and then attempt to cut over onto the roundabout after the lights to jump the queue.
It was childish but I took great pleasure in closing the door on one yesterday so he had no choice but to go left with cars behind him.
Yep! I know that roundabout well and know exactly what you mean.Every night without fail there are utter throbbers who charge down the left lane and then attempt to cut over onto the roundabout after the lights to jump the queue.
It was childish but I took great pleasure in closing the door on one yesterday so he had no choice but to go left with cars behind him.
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