One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Having followed a driver with without a great deal of confidence shall we say (40 on a nice straight well sighted road in blazing sunshine) the train of traffic came up to the roundabout that comes off the A6072 (the main route between Bishop Auckland and Darlington) on to a dual carriage leading into Darlo everyone ahead overtakes with reasonable pace. Behind me however is a white A3, who's indicating right as we're approaching the roundabout, no problem he's going around so you would think, apparently not as the next thing I know the A3 is alongside, apparently he'd started his overtake before we've even got on to the roundabout.
Fine, I back off a touch to let him pass, keeping a decent distance between me and the cars in front, he wheezes past and I pull out to overtake the vehicles in front and the SX4 in front decides to do the same. No issues, I let him out in front of me, he overtakes in prompt fashion and pulls back in and I'm on my way, further down the road though Audi boy has slowed and I overtake him and the car he's following. Next thing I know I've got a white A3 glued to my rear bumper as he's taken umbrage at being overtaken by a car he's already overtaken, I drop a gear and pull away a touch (enough so that I can now see the grill of the car).
Like a lot of drivers of his ilk I've found that they're great at going fast in straight line but give them a bend in a road that can't be classed as anything more than a gentle curve and they don't seem to know what to do. He soon dropped away as we approached the A1 just beyond Burtree Gate which has a nice reasonable curve to the left that approaches a well sighted roundabout (last time I'd been through there I'd come across a Scottish bloke parked up in the right hand lane that enters the roundabout topping up his radiator with bottled water, who kindly refused the help I'd offered to help push his car to the side of the road).
Fine, I back off a touch to let him pass, keeping a decent distance between me and the cars in front, he wheezes past and I pull out to overtake the vehicles in front and the SX4 in front decides to do the same. No issues, I let him out in front of me, he overtakes in prompt fashion and pulls back in and I'm on my way, further down the road though Audi boy has slowed and I overtake him and the car he's following. Next thing I know I've got a white A3 glued to my rear bumper as he's taken umbrage at being overtaken by a car he's already overtaken, I drop a gear and pull away a touch (enough so that I can now see the grill of the car).
Like a lot of drivers of his ilk I've found that they're great at going fast in straight line but give them a bend in a road that can't be classed as anything more than a gentle curve and they don't seem to know what to do. He soon dropped away as we approached the A1 just beyond Burtree Gate which has a nice reasonable curve to the left that approaches a well sighted roundabout (last time I'd been through there I'd come across a Scottish bloke parked up in the right hand lane that enters the roundabout topping up his radiator with bottled water, who kindly refused the help I'd offered to help push his car to the side of the road).
Liquid Knight said:
Wouldn't the cup fit in the exhaust? 
Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and carried on my way.
Liquid.Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and carried on my way.
I did that once to a chappy who threw a lit cigarette just in front of me as i was rolling up to the lights
I did the correct thing and offered it back to him
If you want to see a guy move quicker than Usain Bolt, place his lit end on the back seat, double points if velour!!
Edited by silverfoxcc on Sunday 24th May 10:02
Mike_Mac said:
ou've pretty much covered most of it, but there's two more I can think of:
Have to say though it was surprisingly knob free 300 miles (asides from usual tailgating knobs etc.) - The knob who, having reached the end of the queue of traffic in lane 2, still continues on at just under 70 in lane 3 with nothing to their left... for miles.
- The weaver who, not realising that all lanes are chockablock anyway, uses a variety of dodgy or plain dangerous overtakes (left or right) to make absolutely no progress in the overall 'flow'.
just a couple exceptions;Had someone who sort of fulfiled your first point, some MPV thingy immediately moved to the outside lane as soon as it went 2 lanes, and although they accelerated to 60-70ish at a respectable pace (shock horror!) they stayed there having overtaken the car in front of them for a minute or two, only moving just before it went to single lanes. They soon turned off so no big deal though.
And, at risk of maurauth thinking I'm a knob, this guy
(and no I wasn't going to overtake/use my horn anyway as it was quite clear what they were going to do)
[quote=Hol][quote=WD39]
The first, and subsequent replies to my original post on this subject, have been at great pains to state that two lanes into one ,any scenario, is, or should be, zip merging
People replied, based on their own experience.
And this is why I started the topic originally.
The first, and subsequent replies to my original post on this subject, have been at great pains to state that two lanes into one ,any scenario, is, or should be, zip merging
People replied, based on their own experience.
And this is why I started the topic originally.
Another A11, M11 pair.
Not much traffic last night on the A11 south of 5 ways near the red lodge turnings there is one dot matrix sign. Last night it was displaying 'Be careful when towing.'
Just as I went under it I was over taken by a battered N reg van towing a trailer.
He was doing at least 90+ a wobble or any problem at that speed would not be good.
Later on the M11 there was a massive double axle motor home doing its best to weave in and out of the traffic while doing 90+
Not much traffic last night on the A11 south of 5 ways near the red lodge turnings there is one dot matrix sign. Last night it was displaying 'Be careful when towing.'
Just as I went under it I was over taken by a battered N reg van towing a trailer.
He was doing at least 90+ a wobble or any problem at that speed would not be good.
Later on the M11 there was a massive double axle motor home doing its best to weave in and out of the traffic while doing 90+
People who post boastful video clips on YouTube because they overtake a "supercar". 
Congratulations you can get past someone who isn't speeding.
If you were sat in £800,000 worth of someone else's car fitted with trackers, road hawks and other technology that will drop you in poo creek if caught by the owner; driving on some of the most scamera'd roads in the world in a car that couldn't be more obvious if it was dynorod pink you wouldn't go over the speed limit either.
I think the Police should just borrow a supercar, strap on a go-pro and send summonses to anyone who overtakes them.
Congratulations you can get past someone who isn't speeding.
If you were sat in £800,000 worth of someone else's car fitted with trackers, road hawks and other technology that will drop you in poo creek if caught by the owner; driving on some of the most scamera'd roads in the world in a car that couldn't be more obvious if it was dynorod pink you wouldn't go over the speed limit either.
I think the Police should just borrow a supercar, strap on a go-pro and send summonses to anyone who overtakes them.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Monday 25th May 19:16
House builders/architects who build house with garages that are too damned small for the smallest of modern cars let alone for the average sized motor (or some bikes for that matter). Just came to mind as there's been recent building going on around my area and some of the garages that have been constructed look barely big enough for some bikes let alone for anything with four wheels.
Hol said:
ORD said:
Hol said:
Nobody HAS said that a scenario like the roundabout above is zip-merging??
Clearly, you don't understand a zip.
So little that I fear for his little man when he goes for a wee.Clearly, you don't understand a zip.
Every week I see the dick in a blue Vectra VXR. He is a knob. He is always tailgating whichever car he is following, and I am talking very very close.
He's done it to me a few times, once in the rain on a DC and I was on the left hand side so he could have just passed me.
I can't wait for him to crash or drive into the back of someone.
On the VXR thing though I have never seen one driven by someone who is 'normal' and isn't an aggressive ball sack.
He's done it to me a few times, once in the rain on a DC and I was on the left hand side so he could have just passed me.
I can't wait for him to crash or drive into the back of someone.
On the VXR thing though I have never seen one driven by someone who is 'normal' and isn't an aggressive ball sack.
Black Golf on the M40 at 11pm last night. He's in Lane 4. Lanes 2 and 3 are empty, and I am moving past him in Lane 1. I flash my lights at him to point out that he has forgotten to turn on his headlights (!). He races off into the distance at 100mph in response, still running in stealth mode. Knob.
Mike_Mac said:
- The weaver who, not realising that all lanes are chockablock anyway, uses a variety of dodgy or plain dangerous overtakes (left or right) to make absolutely no progress in the overall 'flow'.
I'd say more often than not - they actually lose more ground than they gain. Even if they do gain - it's a few car lengths at most. Probably two or three seconds once traffic starts flowing again - hardly seems worth the effort.
Liquid Knight said:
Wouldn't the cup fit in the exhaust?
Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and peddled as away as fast as i could..
EFA.Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and peddled as away as fast as i could..
Don't come crying on here if you pull that stunt and end up in A&E.
Studio117 said:
Liquid Knight said:
Wouldn't the cup fit in the exhaust?
Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and peddled as away as fast as i could..
EFA.Next time make a note of the number plate and report the vehicle to your local Council for fly tipping. Reporting this to the Police for littering is a waste of time but the Council will get the number plate flagged as being associated with fly tipping (fly tipping is up to a £1000 fine while littering is only £30-£100 and Councils need as much money they can get these days). The car will be stopped by the first Police vehicle fitted with ANPR.
Fly tipping is basically littering from a vehicle so it fits rather neatly. I followed a chap along the A17 as he worked his way through his McLunch and thew his McLitter out if the window at sixty miles per hour. I reported it to the council instead of the Police and that car was stopped six times within a fortnight.
Back in the old Knob thread I was working in Norwich and a chap threw his McRubbish out of his window at a set of traffic lights. I picked it up, opened his rear door and as I threw it all over the interior of his car said...
"Excuse me mate you dropped this".
...shut the door, got back on my bike and peddled as away as fast as i could..
Don't come crying on here if you pull that stunt and end up in A&E.
Besides, I'm six foot two and powerfully built.
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