One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
https://youtu.be/xZAAlXXGtMI
Here's an interesting one to discuss.
My thoughts...
The bike rider filtered. No issues there it was done safely.
As he had filtered he needed to get ahead of the car to the left so set off from the lights enthusiastically. Again; no issues there.
The Evo was in the wrong lane of the roundabout, failed to signal, cut the bike up (a bit) and failed to drive to the road conditions resulting in a single vehicle collision. Driving without Due Care and Attention. Up to nine points and an unlimited fine.
My only issue with the bikers actions are he left the scene of a collision he was a contributing factor and witness to. That's six points and up to a £1,000 fine last time I checked.
Here's an interesting one to discuss.
My thoughts...
The bike rider filtered. No issues there it was done safely.
As he had filtered he needed to get ahead of the car to the left so set off from the lights enthusiastically. Again; no issues there.
The Evo was in the wrong lane of the roundabout, failed to signal, cut the bike up (a bit) and failed to drive to the road conditions resulting in a single vehicle collision. Driving without Due Care and Attention. Up to nine points and an unlimited fine.
My only issue with the bikers actions are he left the scene of a collision he was a contributing factor and witness to. That's six points and up to a £1,000 fine last time I checked.
If the biker hadn't filtered the Evo would not have needed turn so aggressively to avoid the traffic island. The car would have been better balanced so the "single vehicle collision" may not have happened. I've seen near misses like this hundreds of times before and the fault of the Evo driver is without question but if the biker wasn't taking that space at that time would the Evo have crashed?
As a witness you do not have to stop. As a contributor to the collision/incident you do.
In that situation I would have stopped, offered assistance and if the Police were involved give them a copy of the clip (you may even be obligated to under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act).
As I have said many times before...
"Common isn't very common these days"
...common sense, common courtesy etc.
As a witness you do not have to stop. As a contributor to the collision/incident you do.
In that situation I would have stopped, offered assistance and if the Police were involved give them a copy of the clip (you may even be obligated to under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act).
As I have said many times before...
"Common isn't very common these days"
...common sense, common courtesy etc.
collision? all I see is a cloud of tyre smoke and no damage done other than to evo boys pride. fud of the highest order.
as for knobbish things the truck driver this morning who decided to ignore the give way in the roadworks and force his way off the slip onto the M8 (which was down to one lane with a give way at the top of the slip). 7.5 ton of truck deciding to veer out on you is not a pleasant experience
as for knobbish things the truck driver this morning who decided to ignore the give way in the roadworks and force his way off the slip onto the M8 (which was down to one lane with a give way at the top of the slip). 7.5 ton of truck deciding to veer out on you is not a pleasant experience
T-junction at the end of my road joins a main road, and currently there are temporary traffic lights controlling that bit of the main road too, with my road joining right in the middle of it all. It's all been set up so that I can't actually see any of the traffic lights, but clearly everyone else on the main road can. Obviously it would be considerate and polite for the first person in either direction to let me go when their bit turns green so I don't have just to give way forever. Obvious to me anyway. f
king s.
king s. I was the knob today.
Turning right at one of those junctions where you can turn right but traffic can still come towards you, I just assumed as it has been green so long the other way would be red, so I looked up the road and only saw a car in the distance so crawled right behind the classic slow leamington drivers.
Until i see a white evoque to my left shaking his head at me, sorry white evoque man, thank you for concentrating more than I, could of been nasty else.
Now I know to look out for the green light and green arrow! Silly me.
I will redeem myself with this offering.
Wait for 2:40, guarantee your blood will instantly boil.
Turning right at one of those junctions where you can turn right but traffic can still come towards you, I just assumed as it has been green so long the other way would be red, so I looked up the road and only saw a car in the distance so crawled right behind the classic slow leamington drivers.
Until i see a white evoque to my left shaking his head at me, sorry white evoque man, thank you for concentrating more than I, could of been nasty else.
Now I know to look out for the green light and green arrow! Silly me.
I will redeem myself with this offering.
Wait for 2:40, guarantee your blood will instantly boil.
Edited by l354uge on Saturday 19th September 16:07
Utter tt driving while (a) wearing a cap, (b) smoking and (c) at the wheel of a cream (newish) Mini Cooper. I joined a roundabout from 6 o'clock, intending to exit at 12 (straight over). My entry road has 2 lanes. I am in the RH lane as it is indicated for ahead or right, whereas the LH lane is indicated to be for left or ahead and is queueing up because most people are turning left.
I didn't know this before entering the roundabout, but the road straight over (at 12), which is a continuation of the road I am on, has only one lane. But it's got one of those short but wide entry points to allow any necessary merging. All good so far. I head over the roundabout, making sure that nobody in L1 is intending to go straight over and so might come into conflict on exit. Nope. All fine. I accelerate off the roundabout quite swiftly but than anchor on and come to a complete stop because the in the Mini Cooper joined from 9 o'clock at full pelt and came into my peripheral vision just at the point when the nice wide exit point was becoming one lane. Luckily, because of the shape of the exit, I was slightly over to the right, and he was able to pass on my left (missing the front of my car by about 6 inches).
He held his hand (fag in it) out of the window and flashed his hazard lights. I thought 'Hmmm. Not sure that can really happen by accident, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt'. I ran the incident through my head a couple of times and couldn't see that I had done anything wrong or how he could have made the mistake he did. It was a really well-sighted roundabout.
Mystery solved at the next roundabout. He didn't brake for it. He went straight over and caused someone already on the roundabout to brake hard and change lane. He flashed the hazards again. Still smoking. Still wearing a cap. Still driving a Mini.
I hope someone puts a bullet in him before he kills someone with his one-handed, maximum attack driving.
t driving while (a) wearing a cap, (b) smoking and (c) at the wheel of a cream (newish) Mini Cooper. I joined a roundabout from 6 o'clock, intending to exit at 12 (straight over). My entry road has 2 lanes. I am in the RH lane as it is indicated for ahead or right, whereas the LH lane is indicated to be for left or ahead and is queueing up because most people are turning left.I didn't know this before entering the roundabout, but the road straight over (at 12), which is a continuation of the road I am on, has only one lane. But it's got one of those short but wide entry points to allow any necessary merging. All good so far. I head over the roundabout, making sure that nobody in L1 is intending to go straight over and so might come into conflict on exit. Nope. All fine. I accelerate off the roundabout quite swiftly but than anchor on and come to a complete stop because the
in the Mini Cooper joined from 9 o'clock at full pelt and came into my peripheral vision just at the point when the nice wide exit point was becoming one lane. Luckily, because of the shape of the exit, I was slightly over to the right, and he was able to pass on my left (missing the front of my car by about 6 inches). He held his hand (fag in it) out of the window and flashed his hazard lights. I thought 'Hmmm. Not sure that can really happen by accident, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt'. I ran the incident through my head a couple of times and couldn't see that I had done anything wrong or how he could have made the mistake he did. It was a really well-sighted roundabout.
Mystery solved at the next roundabout. He didn't brake for it. He went straight over and caused someone already on the roundabout to brake hard and change lane. He flashed the hazards again. Still smoking. Still wearing a cap. Still driving a Mini.
I hope someone puts a bullet in him before he kills someone with his one-handed, maximum attack driving.
ORD said:
Utter tt driving while (a) wearing a cap, (b) smoking and (c) at the wheel of a cream (newish) Mini Cooper. I joined a roundabout from 6 o'clock, intending to exit at 12 (straight over). My entry road has 2 lanes. I am in the RH lane as it is indicated for ahead or right, whereas the LH lane is indicated to be for left or ahead and is queueing up because most people are turning left.
I didn't know this before entering the roundabout, but the road straight over (at 12), which is a continuation of the road I am on, has only one lane. But it's got one of those short but wide entry points to allow any necessary merging. All good so far. I head over the roundabout, making sure that nobody in L1 is intending to go straight over and so might come into conflict on exit. Nope. All fine. I accelerate off the roundabout quite swiftly but than anchor on and come to a complete stop because the in the Mini Cooper joined from 9 o'clock at full pelt and came into my peripheral vision just at the point when the nice wide exit point was becoming one lane. Luckily, because of the shape of the exit, I was slightly over to the right, and he was able to pass on my left (missing the front of my car by about 6 inches).
He held his hand (fag in it) out of the window and flashed his hazard lights. I thought 'Hmmm. Not sure that can really happen by accident, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt'. I ran the incident through my head a couple of times and couldn't see that I had done anything wrong or how he could have made the mistake he did. It was a really well-sighted roundabout.
Mystery solved at the next roundabout. He didn't brake for it. He went straight over and caused someone already on the roundabout to brake hard and change lane. He flashed the hazards again. Still smoking. Still wearing a cap. Still driving a Mini.
I hope someone puts a bullet in him before he kills someone with his one-handed, maximum attack driving.
This sounds as though he was a French driver ... priorite a he who smokes ....t driving while (a) wearing a cap, (b) smoking and (c) at the wheel of a cream (newish) Mini Cooper. I joined a roundabout from 6 o'clock, intending to exit at 12 (straight over). My entry road has 2 lanes. I am in the RH lane as it is indicated for ahead or right, whereas the LH lane is indicated to be for left or ahead and is queueing up because most people are turning left.I didn't know this before entering the roundabout, but the road straight over (at 12), which is a continuation of the road I am on, has only one lane. But it's got one of those short but wide entry points to allow any necessary merging. All good so far. I head over the roundabout, making sure that nobody in L1 is intending to go straight over and so might come into conflict on exit. Nope. All fine. I accelerate off the roundabout quite swiftly but than anchor on and come to a complete stop because the
in the Mini Cooper joined from 9 o'clock at full pelt and came into my peripheral vision just at the point when the nice wide exit point was becoming one lane. Luckily, because of the shape of the exit, I was slightly over to the right, and he was able to pass on my left (missing the front of my car by about 6 inches). He held his hand (fag in it) out of the window and flashed his hazard lights. I thought 'Hmmm. Not sure that can really happen by accident, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt'. I ran the incident through my head a couple of times and couldn't see that I had done anything wrong or how he could have made the mistake he did. It was a really well-sighted roundabout.
Mystery solved at the next roundabout. He didn't brake for it. He went straight over and caused someone already on the roundabout to brake hard and change lane. He flashed the hazards again. Still smoking. Still wearing a cap. Still driving a Mini.
I hope someone puts a bullet in him before he kills someone with his one-handed, maximum attack driving.
jogger1976 said:
The driver of the XK8 ragtop who undertook me on the hard-shoulder yesterday.
No idea why he needed to do it as it was 1:30 am and we were the only cars on a deserted A1. (possible pissed?)
At least he gave me a cheery wave as he flew past!
Maybe it was the dozy bint that nearly wiped out myself and three other cars the other week, - after changing her name from Kate to Brian (or similar) of course.No idea why he needed to do it as it was 1:30 am and we were the only cars on a deserted A1. (possible pissed?)
At least he gave me a cheery wave as he flew past!
They sound very similar.
The fking idiot driver of the faded red Kia Picanto who turned across right in front of me into the junction on my left and came within cm of ploughing straight into me and my 3 year old daughter on my bike. The road was clear, it was broad daylight, a car coming out of the junction had stopped as he'd seen us but the tt in the Picanto carried on as if we weren't there. Cue a torrent of abuse (not proud as my daughter kept tasking 'What was that word daddy?') and a chase after him, but he headed up a hilly street and I didn't have the energy.
I'm not an angry or violent person but at that moment in time I'm not sure I'd have been able to resort to strong language alone.
king idiot driver of the faded red Kia Picanto who turned across right in front of me into the junction on my left and came within cm of ploughing straight into me and my 3 year old daughter on my bike. The road was clear, it was broad daylight, a car coming out of the junction had stopped as he'd seen us but the tt in the Picanto carried on as if we weren't there. Cue a torrent of abuse (not proud as my daughter kept tasking 'What was that word daddy?') and a chase after him, but he headed up a hilly street and I didn't have the energy.I'm not an angry or violent person but at that moment in time I'm not sure I'd have been able to resort to strong language alone.
Big Rod said:
carlove said:
Some idiot in a green Insignia, I was in the middle(straight) lane on a three Lane road and directly to my right the Insignia in the right lane, I notice he starts to become a bit odd, suddenly without warning or indication he moved into my lane sharply and aggressive(probably thought I was blocking him from changing lanes using my mind reading device), luckily nothing to my left as he forced me into that lane to avoid a collision.
When I beeped(as he started changing lane) he beeped(held down the horn) back and slammed on the brakes, a little further on he slammed on the brakes, and a couple more times for good measure(stopped doing it when I nearly hit him). He actually managed to do the same thing not far up the road, went into a right turn lane, then changed his mind and cut me up again, saw this coming however and let him get on with it. Then he went through a red light and turned without indicating.
There seems to be something about Insignia drivers.
There's an instinct to driving.When I beeped(as he started changing lane) he beeped(held down the horn) back and slammed on the brakes, a little further on he slammed on the brakes, and a couple more times for good measure(stopped doing it when I nearly hit him). He actually managed to do the same thing not far up the road, went into a right turn lane, then changed his mind and cut me up again, saw this coming however and let him get on with it. Then he went through a red light and turned without indicating.
There seems to be something about Insignia drivers.
I mean proper driving, not being able to 'use' a car.
I'll admit, I don't drive anywhere near as much as I used to and as a result, I'm not as sharp as I used to be but there's just 'something' that I have that tells me when there's trouble ahead and because of that I can generally stay out of altercations, (On a motorway recently I stayed away from a car. They weren't doing anything particularly exciting but the car blew a tyre five miles after I clocked them and spun off the DC. I couldn't quantify it and there was no harm done, I just 'knew'.), but there's an increasing contingent of motorists who 'just can't drive'!
They have no idea of what's under them and they have no idea of what's around them.
For some time I've considered this and I think driving licenses should be put under considerably more scrutiny.
There are too many people 'driving' that shouldn't be.
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If you 'knew' about the blow out then you probably 'know' next weeks lottery numbers. Please post me, but keep it quiet.
WD39 said:
If you 'knew' about the blow out then you probably 'know' next weeks lottery numbers. Please post me, but keep it quiet.
I didn't 'know' he was about to blow a tyre but there was something that made me feel quite uncomfortable about the car so kept my distance.It wasn't the first or only time something similar has happened. Go figure.
SistersofPercy said:
Seen a beautiful old MK1 Golf today, gorgeous condition. Really nice looking motor. Then I noticed the alloys....
Other half and I were discussing on the drive home which car could possibly get away with wheels like that and concluded that even a Barbie pink 500 is going to look bloody awful sporting those.
A quick google reveals you can buy Koala bears and even Mr Bibendum. Why?
I hate the 'dub' scene, body kits, oversized wheels, stance etc..Other half and I were discussing on the drive home which car could possibly get away with wheels like that and concluded that even a Barbie pink 500 is going to look bloody awful sporting those.
A quick google reveals you can buy Koala bears and even Mr Bibendum. Why?
But come on! Ronal teddies are hilarious!
I certainly don't think "knob" when I see them.
Liquid Knight said:
If the biker hadn't filtered the Evo would not have needed turn so aggressively to avoid the traffic island. The car would have been better balanced so the "single vehicle collision" may not have happened. I've seen near misses like this hundreds of times before and the fault of the Evo driver is without question but if the biker wasn't taking that space at that time would the Evo have crashed?
If the Evo had been in one of the two correct lanes, he wouldn't have needed to do such a daft manoeuvre. I'm familiar with that roundabout and trying to cut across from the right like that is pretty sketchy at the best of times.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff