One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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The diddy truck (not in the rudest state of repair judging by the look of the thing) with a water tank bolted on to the back who didn't pause to look at the junction before pulling out in front of me (this wasn't thing that made me think knob though as there was plenty of distance). He did the same thing (though this time he didn't even bother to pause at the entrance) at the following three way mini roundabout and nearly collected a Skoda Superb coming from our right.
...and a vote for the moron who put that three way roundabout in on what was a working T junction and another for the knob who decided to raise the height of the mini roundabout from minor hump that could be driven over to a hump that you have to drive around (left or right, depends on presence of traffic) or suffer sump/suspension damage if you hit it square on. Wouldn't be too bad except there's not enough room for such things and the damned hump isn't positioned equally distant from the three entrances so going left of it means a hell of a right turn.
The ruddy things've caused more accidents than the T junction ever did (not the first one either), with things not being helped from a visual perspective by the two sets of metal railings that they've put up (one at the kerb and one bordering a field) that effectively block all vision to the right (if you're in a car) just as you get to the entrance to the roundabout thanks to the spacing of the railings themselves.
...and a vote for the moron who put that three way roundabout in on what was a working T junction and another for the knob who decided to raise the height of the mini roundabout from minor hump that could be driven over to a hump that you have to drive around (left or right, depends on presence of traffic) or suffer sump/suspension damage if you hit it square on. Wouldn't be too bad except there's not enough room for such things and the damned hump isn't positioned equally distant from the three entrances so going left of it means a hell of a right turn.
The ruddy things've caused more accidents than the T junction ever did (not the first one either), with things not being helped from a visual perspective by the two sets of metal railings that they've put up (one at the kerb and one bordering a field) that effectively block all vision to the right (if you're in a car) just as you get to the entrance to the roundabout thanks to the spacing of the railings themselves.
alpha channel said:
...and a vote for the moron who put that three way roundabout in on what was a working T junction and another for the knob who decided to raise the height of the mini roundabout from minor hump that could be driven over to a hump that you have to drive around (left or right, depends on presence of traffic) or suffer sump/suspension damage if you hit it square on. Wouldn't be too bad except there's not enough room for such things and the damned hump isn't positioned equally distant from the three entrances so going left of it means a hell of a right turn.
The ruddy things've caused more accidents than the T junction ever did (not the first one either), with things not being helped from a visual perspective by the two sets of metal railings that they've put up (one at the kerb and one bordering a field) that effectively block all vision to the right (if you're in a car) just as you get to the entrance to the roundabout thanks to the spacing of the railings themselves.
Had a similar thing recently near to where I work. Link below for location. At that junction they've now put a raised mini roundabout, and it is completely ridiculous. I've almost been collected a couple of times from the left, as people just fly over it as if it were still a junction. The ruddy things've caused more accidents than the T junction ever did (not the first one either), with things not being helped from a visual perspective by the two sets of metal railings that they've put up (one at the kerb and one bordering a field) that effectively block all vision to the right (if you're in a car) just as you get to the entrance to the roundabout thanks to the spacing of the railings themselves.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.470101,-0.530132...
It worked fine the way it was. What the f
k is the point in changing it? Put that money into resurfacing the roads and repairing potholes properly! Senseless (is there any other sort?) vandalism:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/12903863.Woman_left...
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/12903863.Woman_left...
The drivers who fly up the right-hand lane and then cut across the chevrons to turn left onto the A338 after exiting the A31.
There is usually a slow-moving queue in the left-hand lane (caused by other idiots who stop at the roundabout and don't understand they have a clear priority) and I compeletly agree with using the RH-lane to make best use of the road, but for goodness sake is it so hard to just use the roundabout (which is often not busy) and use the RH-lane on the A338 as you exit?
Cutting across chevrons just causes additional traffic and really does make you look like you're trying to push in.
Google map: http://goo.gl/maps/Qg7VQ
There is usually a slow-moving queue in the left-hand lane (caused by other idiots who stop at the roundabout and don't understand they have a clear priority) and I compeletly agree with using the RH-lane to make best use of the road, but for goodness sake is it so hard to just use the roundabout (which is often not busy) and use the RH-lane on the A338 as you exit?
Cutting across chevrons just causes additional traffic and really does make you look like you're trying to push in.
Google map: http://goo.gl/maps/Qg7VQ
NinjaPower said:
ORD said:
You may want to hand in your licence and maybe have a chat with the police. You appear to be a seriously dangerous driver and a .
I'll be honest, I have absolutely zero sympathy for underage chavs who ride stolen non-road legal dirtbikes two-up though rush hour traffic causing havoc as they go..If they went under a bus I have no doubt it would be "someone else's fault" and the local papers would describe them as 'promising footballers'.
NinjaPower said:
If they went under a bus I have no doubt it would be "someone else's fault" and the local papers would describe them as 'promising footballers'.
I've always said that. One was killed around these parts a few years ago. Stolen moped, no helmet and straight into the side of some poor innocent on her way home from work who I suspect will be traumatised by his idiocy for life, as will the passersby who had to scrape him off the road and try in vain to save his life.Our local paper had the obligatory innocent schoolboy photo and he was a 'loveable rogue'. They had lots of photos of the lad available, mostly from his many court appearances/arrests and his lovely spliff in hand style Facebook pictures. This 'loveable rogue' was actually a pretty successful career criminal before he'd even left school. Every story covering the case was accompanied by the above, but considering our local paper is owned by the Daily Mail it explains a lot.
Whilst I wouldn't go out of my way to s
t them up as Ninja did I can't help but fail to care really. Natural selection at it's finest. The Yodel or other self employed courier type driver who has several times recently stopped outside my house to deliver something whilst leaving his stereo blasting out at ridiculous levels.
It seems today though that someone else was more annoyed than me and told him to turn it down, but the young lad, with backwards cap, goofy shorts and trainers just gave a load of abuse back to whoever it was complaining. Someone else then appeared who I assume knows the driver, so the young lad mentions this little altercation, but then attempts to justify the fact he had his music blasting out because "You know, its sunny, I'm working, I dunno what his problem is..."
"He didn't say anything else when I gave it mouth back to him though did he?" *sniggers* before driving off, having turned the music down for his mate.
Moron.
It seems today though that someone else was more annoyed than me and told him to turn it down, but the young lad, with backwards cap, goofy shorts and trainers just gave a load of abuse back to whoever it was complaining. Someone else then appeared who I assume knows the driver, so the young lad mentions this little altercation, but then attempts to justify the fact he had his music blasting out because "You know, its sunny, I'm working, I dunno what his problem is..."
"He didn't say anything else when I gave it mouth back to him though did he?" *sniggers* before driving off, having turned the music down for his mate.
Moron.
westtra said:
AlexHat said:
I would say this is kobby behaviour... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T9PvYWaCIA The guy in the Renault impeding the Mercedes' progress, nothing wrong with using both lanes then filtering one by one if there is roadworks/accident/etc right? (quite prepared to be wrong on this one)
link fixed.renault knob for nearly causing accident.
Merc for weaving as it was obviously futile.
dash cam for thinking merc in wrong using that lane.
This is primarily in the 'two lanes into one', or similar situations.
We do not have an official 'merge in turn' policy, so this usually means cars forcing their way in to the queue at, or close to, the point of merging, although some drivers do let them in.
I recall that there is always an 800 yard warning of these merges so plenty of time to join the through lane without racing up the closing lane and upsetting other drivers who have patiently awaited their turn.
I have observed HGV's blocking the closing lane to prevent the above. Does this still happen?
WD39 said:
I would suggest that most motorists dislike drivers who gain ground by underhand means.
This is primarily in the 'two lanes into one', or similar situations.
We do not have an official 'merge in turn' policy, so this usually means cars forcing their way in to the queue at, or close to, the point of merging, although some drivers do let them in.
I recall that there is always an 800 yard warning of these merges so plenty of time to join the through lane without racing up the closing lane and upsetting other drivers who have patiently awaited their turn.
I have observed HGV's blocking the closing lane to prevent the above. Does this still happen?
You're wrong. The rule is merge in turn. All the drivers 'queuing' are wrong to think they're doing the right thing. They are creating a problem.This is primarily in the 'two lanes into one', or similar situations.
We do not have an official 'merge in turn' policy, so this usually means cars forcing their way in to the queue at, or close to, the point of merging, although some drivers do let them in.
I recall that there is always an 800 yard warning of these merges so plenty of time to join the through lane without racing up the closing lane and upsetting other drivers who have patiently awaited their turn.
I have observed HGV's blocking the closing lane to prevent the above. Does this still happen?
It's probably been said before but fk it, I think it's worth saying again. People who dawdle when overtaking, just fking get a move on!
The cyclist this morning at the junction below (in Beaconsfield AGAIN!) I'm going right, an old fella comes across in front looking to go down the road I'm in. A car flashes and slows to let the old fella turn in, a cyclist then decides to go up the inside of him and straight across the turning car. Now, it's not that he didn't give way that bugs me. It's that he went under the car giving way. It was impossible for the old man to see him and he was forced to slam on his brakes, that in turn could have caused more problems behind him too. The cyclist just continued, blinkered to the whole thing, despite a horn from the old fella, no apology, nothing.
Edit - Me for not adding a bloody link! https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.612638,-0.647252...
k it, I think it's worth saying again. People who dawdle when overtaking, just fking get a move on! The cyclist this morning at the junction below (in Beaconsfield AGAIN!) I'm going right, an old fella comes across in front looking to go down the road I'm in. A car flashes and slows to let the old fella turn in, a cyclist then decides to go up the inside of him and straight across the turning car. Now, it's not that he didn't give way that bugs me. It's that he went under the car giving way. It was impossible for the old man to see him and he was forced to slam on his brakes, that in turn could have caused more problems behind him too. The cyclist just continued, blinkered to the whole thing, despite a horn from the old fella, no apology, nothing.
Edit - Me for not adding a bloody link! https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.612638,-0.647252...
WD39 said:
I would suggest that most motorists dislike drivers who gain ground by underhand means.
What is underhand about using an empty lane? Do you wait for someone else to leave a parking space, rather than use the empty one next to it, for fear of "gaining ground by underhand means"?WD39 said:
This is primarily in the 'two lanes into one', or similar situations.
We do not have an official 'merge in turn' policy, so this usually means cars forcing their way in to the queue at, or close to, the point of merging, although some drivers do let them in.
WD39 said:
I recall that there is always an 800 yard warning of these merges so plenty of time to join the through lane without racing up the closing lane and upsetting other drivers who have patiently awaited their turn.merged too soon and got the hump.
FTFY. The fact that people seem to want to immediately act 800 yards away from where the planners want them to merge is basically the source of the problem.WD39 said:
I have observed HGV's blocking the closing lane to prevent the above. Does this still happen?
Apparently there are still people who think they are the self-appointed captains of the road, yes, despite being ignorant of how to actually use them.10.20 this morning, M1 southbound just below J21: tosser in a black 14 plate 5 Series in the middle lane right up the Aris' of an articulated lorry (less than two car lengths between them) constantly tapping his brake light, I'm in the passenger seat of our company van with my mate driving and as we overtake him in the outside lane and I can see his head is dipping up and down while he's clearly faffing about with his mobile phone. Once we're past the lorry chummie then pulls out behind us and I can see he's still bobbing up and down paying too much attention to his precious gadget. He sits alongside the lorry for a few seconds then drops back behind it, still fiddling about with the damned phone. I wish I'd got his reg' number. Knob.
Blown2CV said:
AnotherClarkey said:
The Bentley convertible that, despite the glorious sunny day, just had to stop RIGHT NOW on the hard shoulder of the M56 to put the hood up.
think i saw that a bit closer in to manchester earlier on... a bald headed chap?Cliftonite said:
Senseless (is there any other sort?) vandalism:
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/12903863.Woman_left...
That is pathetic. http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/12903863.Woman_left...
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