One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
Read the Highway Code, respect your fellow road users.
It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of knowing better, but many incidents of, typically, two lanes into one and a selfish driver suddenly on your right as the lanes merge, getting closer and closer, just making it into the LHL as the lanes merge.How can you respect a driver like that?It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of not letting a fellow motorist merge, they just appear from nowhere almost taking a wing mirror or two on the way,forcing you to give way.
It is, plain and simple, pushing in.
I find this occurs at almost all two lanes into one, whatever the configuration.
Vote APIS.
t like you that doesn't want to zip merge, I let you go in front - life is too short to worry about the angry brigade.Just don't come running to PH when you take on some Kenneth Noye-alike.
I wish the roundabout I use on a daily basis had a merge in turn point (this 'un - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.6542156,-1.56247..., it's a single lane exit but you always get cars using the right turn only lane going straight across and barging their way into the line of traffic, had a silver golf not even try to merge in behind me but but just cut me up on it (I've seen cars come off it side by side, racing each other to get in front, having come from the two lanes opposite).
masermartin said:
ManOpener said:
The scrote, whoever they may be, who put the foot-long scrape/scuff on my driver's side door last night. I suspect it was caused by whichever little st decided that throwing our neighbour's recycling bin around the street was a good idea. I know it wasn't a passing vehicle because my driver's side was against the kerb.
May your colon turn green and fall out.
What a bt decided that throwing our neighbour's recycling bin around the street was a good idea. I know it wasn't a passing vehicle because my driver's side was against the kerb.May your colon turn green and fall out.
d - feel sorry for you. Going through insurance?Aggressive tailgaters.
Two in two days now, (and it wasn't me who was being "tailgated", before some nugget points out the common denominator here
)...
Yesterday afternoon, Ively Road, Farnborough. A black "VTEC, Yo!" old shape Civic following an Audi A3. Tucked up virtually into the boot of the Audi, the Civic 'driver' was also weaving and swerving around in some form of "intimidation dance". Sadly, despite several opportunities to pass both of them, I held back because of the excessive 'tyre warming' going on in the Civic. The comedy acceleration along the A323 towards Aldershot after the Audi turned right had me almost pissing myself laughing. He got away quick enough alright, but when he got to the left/right bend at Eelmoor bridge he very nearly fked it up, so much so that I'd caught him before Clubhouse Road despite never once exceeding the speed limit myself. I think the scare at the bends prompted the driver to slow down, possibly to placate a screaming passenger
This morning, a Mercedes drop top, plastered all over the rear end of some nondescript people carrier. Both cars heading toward me on the (very busy, it was commute time) B3272, Hawley Lane. It's a very busy 40mph limit single carriageway, and the people carrier was unable to make better progress due to the combination of half a dozen vehicles ahead of him, and traffic on my side (me included) which precluded any overtaking. So why the juddering fk was I prompted to give a long, loud blast on the horn, do you think? Yup. The Merc' suddenly dived out from behind the people carrier, in a move which would have put him squarely on the wrong side of a traffic island approaching the roundabout I was just exiting!!!
I hit the brakes and the horn simultaneously, having been put "on edge" by the Merc' weaving around over the white line a couple of times. He dived back to his own side, I swore, hell, even my wife swore (she never swears, she hates it) and I imagine that the Mercedes driver was probably swearing at me for having the temerity to question his behaviour by means of the horn.
What is it with these halfwits? Do they not see the world the same way most (sane) people see it? If Civic-man had dropped back, he'd have seen several clear overtaking opportunities in plenty of time for us to have both passed the Audi. If the Mercedes driver had dropped back a little, he'd clearly have seen the oncoming traffic (ie: me!) and surely he'd have been able to process what he saw into a decision to not attempt to overtake at that particular moment. A pox on you both, you pair of idiots. In a just and fair world, you'd meet each other 'wrongsiding' a blind bend, and the world would end up better for it...
Two in two days now, (and it wasn't me who was being "tailgated", before some nugget points out the common denominator here
)...Yesterday afternoon, Ively Road, Farnborough. A black "VTEC, Yo!" old shape Civic following an Audi A3. Tucked up virtually into the boot of the Audi, the Civic 'driver' was also weaving and swerving around in some form of "intimidation dance". Sadly, despite several opportunities to pass both of them, I held back because of the excessive 'tyre warming' going on in the Civic. The comedy acceleration along the A323 towards Aldershot after the Audi turned right had me almost pissing myself laughing. He got away quick enough alright, but when he got to the left/right bend at Eelmoor bridge he very nearly f
ked it up, so much so that I'd caught him before Clubhouse Road despite never once exceeding the speed limit myself. I think the scare at the bends prompted the driver to slow down, possibly to placate a screaming passenger This morning, a Mercedes drop top, plastered all over the rear end of some nondescript people carrier. Both cars heading toward me on the (very busy, it was commute time) B3272, Hawley Lane. It's a very busy 40mph limit single carriageway, and the people carrier was unable to make better progress due to the combination of half a dozen vehicles ahead of him, and traffic on my side (me included) which precluded any overtaking. So why the juddering f
k was I prompted to give a long, loud blast on the horn, do you think? Yup. The Merc' suddenly dived out from behind the people carrier, in a move which would have put him squarely on the wrong side of a traffic island approaching the roundabout I was just exiting!!! I hit the brakes and the horn simultaneously, having been put "on edge" by the Merc' weaving around over the white line a couple of times. He dived back to his own side, I swore, hell, even my wife swore (she never swears, she hates it) and I imagine that the Mercedes driver was probably swearing at me for having the temerity to question his behaviour by means of the horn.
What is it with these halfwits? Do they not see the world the same way most (sane) people see it? If Civic-man had dropped back, he'd have seen several clear overtaking opportunities in plenty of time for us to have both passed the Audi. If the Mercedes driver had dropped back a little, he'd clearly have seen the oncoming traffic (ie: me!) and surely he'd have been able to process what he saw into a decision to not attempt to overtake at that particular moment. A pox on you both, you pair of idiots. In a just and fair world, you'd meet each other 'wrongsiding' a blind bend, and the world would end up better for it...
alpha channel said:
I wish the roundabout I use on a daily basis had a merge in turn point (this 'un - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.6542156,-1.56247..., it's a single lane exit but you always get cars using the right turn only lane going straight across and barging their way into the line of traffic, had a silver golf not even try to merge in behind me but but just cut me up on it (I've seen cars come off it side by side, racing each other to get in front, having come from the two lanes opposite).
Unless its an official dues carriageway merging into one lane, then you don't/shouldn't need a merger point.Your roundabouts problem is simply that you have morons who deliberately miss-use the right-turn only lane.
We have a left-turn only lane at a roundabout near us fed by a short dual carriageway. That occasionally has people go straight on instead, but its very rare and they don't do it at speed - just ignorance/lack of awareness of the road markings and clear signage.
I just wish that particular roundabout, well roundabouts as there's two of the things, were correctly or sufficiently signposted/marked (not even road markings).
The only fly in the ointment if you use the roundabout as you use others (i.e. left lane for straight across, not like one numpty did and tried to go right round to the third exit) is that then leads to a left turn only lane on the second roundabout that takes you off down to Shildon... which isn't actually signposted until you're all but heading off down the road (mind you unless you try and skip the queue that forms up on the other side, a black 1 series tries it on at regular intervals, you only make that mistake once).
The only fly in the ointment if you use the roundabout as you use others (i.e. left lane for straight across, not like one numpty did and tried to go right round to the third exit) is that then leads to a left turn only lane on the second roundabout that takes you off down to Shildon... which isn't actually signposted until you're all but heading off down the road (mind you unless you try and skip the queue that forms up on the other side, a black 1 series tries it on at regular intervals, you only make that mistake once).
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
Read the Highway Code, respect your fellow road users.
It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of knowing better, but many incidents of, typically, two lanes into one and a selfish driver suddenly on your right as the lanes merge, getting closer and closer, just making it into the LHL as the lanes merge.How can you respect a driver like that?It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of not letting a fellow motorist merge, they just appear from nowhere almost taking a wing mirror or two on the way,forcing you to give way.
It is, plain and simple, pushing in.
I find this occurs at almost all two lanes into one, whatever the configuration.
Vote APIS.
t like you that doesn't want to zip merge, I let you go in front - life is too short to worry about the angry brigade.Just don't come running to PH when you take on some Kenneth Noye-alike.
Leave a gap, let one in and then the following cars slots in behind you, its not an insult to your manhood or queue jumping. rewire you mental attitude before you meet a psychopath on your travels.
Another zip merge today that someone wouldn't have.
Passed through a set of lights where the two lanes go to one around 100-150 metres up in a 50 zone.
On the approach in lane 2 with lights changing to green. I spot a nice large gap (approx 6 car lengths when I saw it) developing as cars in lane 1 are accelerating and ease off the throttle letting the car slow gently timing the approach. Drift nicely in to the gap as passing through the junction only to look in my mirror at the bellend in a 51 plate Mini Cooper booting it to close the gap and undertake me. As he undertakes where the lanes are merging I glance across to see him giving me the wker sign. I stay off the throttle and just let the car drift in behind with no brakes as the cock is braking to shed the speed off to avoid hitting the car in front of him.
At least it probably made him feel better.
Passed through a set of lights where the two lanes go to one around 100-150 metres up in a 50 zone.
On the approach in lane 2 with lights changing to green. I spot a nice large gap (approx 6 car lengths when I saw it) developing as cars in lane 1 are accelerating and ease off the throttle letting the car slow gently timing the approach. Drift nicely in to the gap as passing through the junction only to look in my mirror at the bellend in a 51 plate Mini Cooper booting it to close the gap and undertake me. As he undertakes where the lanes are merging I glance across to see him giving me the w
ker sign. I stay off the throttle and just let the car drift in behind with no brakes as the cock is braking to shed the speed off to avoid hitting the car in front of him.At least it probably made him feel better.
The tosser in the low-loader who decided to pull onto a busy A1 this morning despite no sensible gaps and no opportunity for me or any of the poor sods in lane 1 to move into lane 2(before I get flamed, lane 2 was absolutely chocka/speeds were high and it was pissing down, so fk that!
Carrying out a virtual emergency stop on a road with standing water and people tailgating me was not what I was looking for in my morning commute.
Coffin dodger No1. in the Honda FRV who decided that indication, spatial awareness, depth perception and actually being awake were optional as she caused chaos by drifting all over the A1M, unable to maintain a steady speed or choose a lane.
Coffin dodger No2. driving the Volvo V70 who was obviously going through some kind of mid-life-crisis as he drove like an absolute knobber. Highlights included:
Joining the A1M and immediately moving into lane 2 without any indication, causing several cars to brake suddenly.
Extra piss taking points as he then tailgated several cars
Completely failing to notice the ambulance on full sirens/blues that was trying to make it's way in lane 2. The ambulance eventually gave up and undertook him, then used the hard shoulder as several other tossers seemed unable to react like rational, competent adults
Retests for everyone over 70 please!!!!!
k that!Carrying out a virtual emergency stop on a road with standing water and people tailgating me was not what I was looking for in my morning commute.
Coffin dodger No1. in the Honda FRV who decided that indication, spatial awareness, depth perception and actually being awake were optional as she caused chaos by drifting all over the A1M, unable to maintain a steady speed or choose a lane.
Coffin dodger No2. driving the Volvo V70 who was obviously going through some kind of mid-life-crisis as he drove like an absolute knobber. Highlights included:
Joining the A1M and immediately moving into lane 2 without any indication, causing several cars to brake suddenly.
Extra piss taking points as he then tailgated several cars
Completely failing to notice the ambulance on full sirens/blues that was trying to make it's way in lane 2. The ambulance eventually gave up and undertook him, then used the hard shoulder as several other tossers seemed unable to react like rational, competent adults
Retests for everyone over 70 please!!!!!
This isn't written to one person but a group....you know who your are, or perhaps related to one..the DRL car owner.
Driving X country yesterday mainly on the A46 from Lincoln down to Bristol. There were quite heavy rain showers flooding the roads, spray misting up.
Perhaps 95% of the cars on the road had full dipped lights on, 5% either didn't bother/too dumb, or put their sidelights on......why....or couldn't be arsed because they have DRL's.
Do these stforbrains not realize that yes they might have fancy lights on at the front, but the rear lights aren't on, so when I am overtaking say a large lorry, with heavy spray, then bang, there you are because your so effin stupid to realize that you haven't any rear lights on.
Driving X country yesterday mainly on the A46 from Lincoln down to Bristol. There were quite heavy rain showers flooding the roads, spray misting up.
Perhaps 95% of the cars on the road had full dipped lights on, 5% either didn't bother/too dumb, or put their sidelights on......why....or couldn't be arsed because they have DRL's.
Do these s
tforbrains not realize that yes they might have fancy lights on at the front, but the rear lights aren't on, so when I am overtaking say a large lorry, with heavy spray, then bang, there you are because your so effin stupid to realize that you haven't any rear lights on.alpha channel said:
I wish the roundabout I use on a daily basis had a merge in turn point (this 'un - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@54.6542156,-1.56247..., it's a single lane exit but you always get cars using the right turn only lane going straight across and barging their way into the line of traffic, had a silver golf not even try to merge in behind me but but just cut me up on it (I've seen cars come off it side by side, racing each other to get in front, having come from the two lanes opposite).
Thank you alpha channel.It illustrates perfectly what I have been recently posting.
Others would say it is in the 'Highway Code' or it is 'zip merging'.
What you describe is a regular occurance in the typical '2 lanes into 1' scenario.
Studio117 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
Read the Highway Code, respect your fellow road users.
It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of knowing better, but many incidents of, typically, two lanes into one and a selfish driver suddenly on your right as the lanes merge, getting closer and closer, just making it into the LHL as the lanes merge.How can you respect a driver like that?It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of not letting a fellow motorist merge, they just appear from nowhere almost taking a wing mirror or two on the way,forcing you to give way.
It is, plain and simple, pushing in.
I find this occurs at almost all two lanes into one, whatever the configuration.
Vote APIS.
t like you that doesn't want to zip merge, I let you go in front - life is too short to worry about the angry brigade.Just don't come running to PH when you take on some Kenneth Noye-alike.
WD39 said:
Studio117 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
Read the Highway Code, respect your fellow road users.
It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of knowing better, but many incidents of, typically, two lanes into one and a selfish driver suddenly on your right as the lanes merge, getting closer and closer, just making it into the LHL as the lanes merge.How can you respect a driver like that?It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of not letting a fellow motorist merge, they just appear from nowhere almost taking a wing mirror or two on the way,forcing you to give way.
It is, plain and simple, pushing in.
I find this occurs at almost all two lanes into one, whatever the configuration.
Vote APIS.
t like you that doesn't want to zip merge, I let you go in front - life is too short to worry about the angry brigade.Just don't come running to PH when you take on some Kenneth Noye-alike.
Nothing has happened for weeks and within three days two idiots forget what "Give Way" lines are for.
https://youtu.be/KXMeYDzOybQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRtMOXyipk
Now do I paint my bright red car an even brighter colour or fit a massive bull bar and extra lights?
https://youtu.be/KXMeYDzOybQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRtMOXyipk
Now do I paint my bright red car an even brighter colour or fit a massive bull bar and extra lights?
Blown2CV said:
WD39 said:
Studio117 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
WD39 said:
loafer123 said:
Read the Highway Code, respect your fellow road users.
It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of knowing better, but many incidents of, typically, two lanes into one and a selfish driver suddenly on your right as the lanes merge, getting closer and closer, just making it into the LHL as the lanes merge.How can you respect a driver like that?It isn't difficult.
Why do you think you know better?
It's not a case of not letting a fellow motorist merge, they just appear from nowhere almost taking a wing mirror or two on the way,forcing you to give way.
It is, plain and simple, pushing in.
I find this occurs at almost all two lanes into one, whatever the configuration.
Vote APIS.
t like you that doesn't want to zip merge, I let you go in front - life is too short to worry about the angry brigade.Just don't come running to PH when you take on some Kenneth Noye-alike.
Edited by WD39 on Wednesday 20th May 21:20
Liquid Knight said:
Nothing has happened for weeks and within three days two idiots forget what "Give Way" lines are for.
https://youtu.be/KXMeYDzOybQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRtMOXyipk
Now do I paint my bright red car an even brighter colour or fit a massive bull bar and extra lights?
FFS, couple of drivers who could do better there.https://youtu.be/KXMeYDzOybQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMRtMOXyipk
Now do I paint my bright red car an even brighter colour or fit a massive bull bar and extra lights?
Get a more aggressive horn though, something that'll shake their car to bits
This should help -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icnRMW6P9nc
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