One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Once I get out of the country, the rest of the first half of my commute into manchester city centre every day is via an arterial road that funnels traffic to M60. It's very busy but it is narrow and only single lane on either side. There are many distribution centres and manufacturing etc. The knobs are the kind souls who allow the massive artic lorries and tankers out of the junctions ahead of us. Consequently what should be really a 15min stretch takes 25 mins and instead of 45mph ish we trundle at 25mph, miss goes at the lights and generally get pissed off. The road is also used by cyclists and so the large lorries then trundle at 10mph, if that, along behind them for long stretches. I mean I realise lorries exist and they have to go in front of people... but why let them out in front of you?? Those f
kers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.
kers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.ManOpener said:
Anyone who has ever been responsible for, contributed towards or been in a position to improve (but hasn't) the entire Oxford city road network.
My wife was working in Oxford yesterday, I needed to go to London, thought "why don't I just drive to Oxford and get the train from there?" Big mistake. Set out at about 6:30, 10 miles outside of Oxford by 7:15. Didn't arrive at Oxford station car park until 8:25. An hour and ten minutes to navigate the roads from the B4449 junction to the car park. Twenty minutes sat at the roundabout before that idiotic 5p toll bridge. Another twenty sat at the A420/West Way traffic lights. I'd imagined hitting Oxford before 8 would have meant the worst of the traffic wouldn't have started yet, but it was just abysmal. The last stretch down West Way, I averaged less than 10mph.
How do people who live and work in and around Oxford cope? It's not like it's even got a functioning public transport network.
They go to Didcot to catch trains. The Botley Road is the artery to doom.My wife was working in Oxford yesterday, I needed to go to London, thought "why don't I just drive to Oxford and get the train from there?" Big mistake. Set out at about 6:30, 10 miles outside of Oxford by 7:15. Didn't arrive at Oxford station car park until 8:25. An hour and ten minutes to navigate the roads from the B4449 junction to the car park. Twenty minutes sat at the roundabout before that idiotic 5p toll bridge. Another twenty sat at the A420/West Way traffic lights. I'd imagined hitting Oxford before 8 would have meant the worst of the traffic wouldn't have started yet, but it was just abysmal. The last stretch down West Way, I averaged less than 10mph.
How do people who live and work in and around Oxford cope? It's not like it's even got a functioning public transport network.
A chap who looked like he smells bad in an ancient Mercedes ML, heavy rain a lot of puddles, there's a big puddle that is unavoidable with some young children (primary school uniform) walking past, instead of slowing down like everyone else he floors it and properly soaks them, quite clearly on purpose.
yellowjack said:
And while I'm at it, road "planners" who decide that using mini-roundabouts as traffic calming is a good idea. It's not. Too many retards cannot use them properly, and they are frequently placed so as to corrupt the traditional rules of priority at junctions, artificially giving priority to tiny housing estate roads and even cul-de-sacs over more 'major' roads.
This. On my commute to work, I have to negotiate SEVEN of these, all of of which are one housing estate road leading into the main road, and at least five of which have bloody horrible sightlines, meaning you have to pretty much stop at them all to see if there's a 1% chance that someone's actually coming out of one. Not to mention the usual "oh hello, three people have arrived at a 3-way mini roundabout at the same time, and none of us have a f***ing clue what to do next" shenanigans.And breathe.
carlove said:
A chap who looked like he smells bad in an ancient Mercedes ML, heavy rain a lot of puddles, there's a big puddle that is unavoidable with some young children (primary school uniform) walking past, instead of slowing down like everyone else he floors it and properly soaks them, quite clearly on purpose.
jeez. what kind of nut gets pleasure out of soaking a bunch of little kids. thats next level knobberyBlown2CV said:
Once I get out of the country, the rest of the first half of my commute into manchester city centre every day is via an arterial road that funnels traffic to M60. It's very busy but it is narrow and only single lane on either side. There are many distribution centres and manufacturing etc. The knobs are the kind souls who allow the massive artic lorries and tankers out of the junctions ahead of us. Consequently what should be really a 15min stretch takes 25 mins and instead of 45mph ish we trundle at 25mph, miss goes at the lights and generally get pissed off. The road is also used by cyclists and so the large lorries then trundle at 10mph, if that, along behind them for long stretches. I mean I realise lorries exist and they have to go in front of people... but why let them out in front of you?? Those fkers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.
Which road is that?kers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.That said, the M60 generally makes me think knob as it's full of them.
carlove said:
A chap who looked like he smells bad in an ancient Mercedes ML, heavy rain a lot of puddles, there's a big puddle that is unavoidable with some young children (primary school uniform) walking past, instead of slowing down like everyone else he floors it and properly soaks them, quite clearly on purpose.
I believe you can get fined for this type of disgusting behaviour. At the very least he should have bad eggs thrown at him in the stocks by the children he soaked.Flibble said:
Blown2CV said:
Once I get out of the country, the rest of the first half of my commute into manchester city centre every day is via an arterial road that funnels traffic to M60. It's very busy but it is narrow and only single lane on either side. There are many distribution centres and manufacturing etc. The knobs are the kind souls who allow the massive artic lorries and tankers out of the junctions ahead of us. Consequently what should be really a 15min stretch takes 25 mins and instead of 45mph ish we trundle at 25mph, miss goes at the lights and generally get pissed off. The road is also used by cyclists and so the large lorries then trundle at 10mph, if that, along behind them for long stretches. I mean I realise lorries exist and they have to go in front of people... but why let them out in front of you?? Those fkers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.
Which road is that?kers get paid to sit in traffic whereas the later i arrive, the later i leave. Selfish I know but commuting is about getting where you need to go with minimal hassle and with disruption.That said, the M60 generally makes me think knob as it's full of them.
The owner / driver of the battered white transit driving down the A30 towards Bagshot this afternoon, which had a reasonably sized sticker on the rear door, with a St George's Cross background, that read "England Is Great, It's F--king Migrants We Hate" 
A piece of st knob of the highest order.
I decided to look over when i overtook the van further down the road and as I expected the driver was a big, fat fk, bloater of a meathead that looked like he's exactly the sort of person that you'd expect to have never paid taxes and is probably a far bigger scumbag than any of the "migrants" he apparently so openly despises, as per his sticker
A piece of s
t knob of the highest order.I decided to look over when i overtook the van further down the road and as I expected the driver was a big, fat f
k, bloater of a meathead that looked like he's exactly the sort of person that you'd expect to have never paid taxes and is probably a far bigger scumbag than any of the "migrants" he apparently so openly despises, as per his sticker AlexRS2782 said:
The owner / driver of the battered white transit driving down the A30 towards Bagshot this afternoon, which had a reasonably sized sticker on the rear door, with a St George's Cross background, that read "England Is Great, It's F--king Migrants We Hate"
A piece of st knob of the highest order.
I decided to look over when i overtook the van further down the road and as I expected the driver was a big, fat fk, bloater of a meathead that looked like he's exactly the sort of person that you'd expect to have never paid taxes and is probably a far bigger scumbag than any of the "migrants" he apparently so openly despises, as per his sticker
ah, the 'make england great again' movementA piece of s
t knob of the highest order.I decided to look over when i overtook the van further down the road and as I expected the driver was a big, fat f
k, bloater of a meathead that looked like he's exactly the sort of person that you'd expect to have never paid taxes and is probably a far bigger scumbag than any of the "migrants" he apparently so openly despises, as per his sticker Maybe I need a holiday, but I'm starting to struggle with Nissan drivers. All of them.
Either it's being driven by an absolute attention we - Skyline or GTR or whatever (insert JDM only thing as well) or it's a Micra or SquishSquash being driven badly at 50 in a NSL and totally unaware of anyone else. "50 is fast enough don't you know!"
The older generation seem to be taking to them like Xsara Picassos.
Either it's being driven by an absolute attention w
e - Skyline or GTR or whatever (insert JDM only thing as well) or it's a Micra or SquishSquash being driven badly at 50 in a NSL and totally unaware of anyone else. "50 is fast enough don't you know!"The older generation seem to be taking to them like Xsara Picassos.
AlexRS2782 said:
The driving instructor that was driving on the wrong side of the road on the Portsmouth Road, alongside Frimley Park Hospital, this morning and as a result nearly drove into me.
Thankfully me blasting the horn as he approached resulted in him looking up from his lap and yanking his Corsa back to the correct side of the road. As he came past me I looked over and noticed the reason for distraction was a fking tablet sat in his lap 
Nice to know he's responsible for educating the next generation on how to drive correctly. He's probably the sort that also tells people to drive straight into the middle lane of a motorway or straight to the outside lane of a dual carriageway.
Not an actual driving instructor but someone with L-plates being supervised in an old Astra just continued out onto the roundabout without stopping or checking forcing me to stop, yes I held the horn down to try and get you to notice me because getting out and beating you to death is frowned upon. For an encore doing 25mph in a 40mph proves that you are only worthy to stay in a Vauxhaull. Thankfully me blasting the horn as he approached resulted in him looking up from his lap and yanking his Corsa back to the correct side of the road. As he came past me I looked over and noticed the reason for distraction was a f
king tablet sat in his lap Nice to know he's responsible for educating the next generation on how to drive correctly. He's probably the sort that also tells people to drive straight into the middle lane of a motorway or straight to the outside lane of a dual carriageway.
Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 21st March 21:08
Followed a (nearly) new MX5 
out of a T-junction onto a NSL road.
He hesitated for an age then finally went – after about 100 yards we were up to mid 20’s mph (go for it son!).
After another 300 yards we started on a long, straight downhill section - gravity intervened and eventually it was up to 45.
Finally, almost a mile later he reached his personal V-max of 50.
Oncoming vehicles prevented myself and the cluster of cars behind from a “dominating” pass – but hey, the sun was shining, so no worries.
out of a T-junction onto a NSL road.He hesitated for an age then finally went – after about 100 yards we were up to mid 20’s mph (go for it son!).
After another 300 yards we started on a long, straight downhill section - gravity intervened and eventually it was up to 45.
Finally, almost a mile later he reached his personal V-max of 50.
Oncoming vehicles prevented myself and the cluster of cars behind from a “dominating” pass – but hey, the sun was shining, so no worries.
The Q5 pilot in front of me last night. Pootled along at 40 in a 50 zone, then 45-50 in a 60 zone, followed by a brief hurry up to 60 when he realised there was no oncoming traffic so I was about to overtake. Then topped things off by waiting for me to pull out to overtake as we entered a dual carriageway before accelerating to over 100 to stop me getting past. Just why do people do this?? 
AlexRS2782 said:
The driving instructor that was driving on the wrong side of the road on the Portsmouth Road, alongside Frimley Park Hospital, this morning and as a result nearly drove into me.
Thankfully me blasting the horn as he approached resulted in him looking up from his lap and yanking his Corsa back to the correct side of the road. As he came past me I looked over and noticed the reason for distraction was a fking tablet sat in his lap
Nice to know he's responsible for educating the next generation on how to drive correctly. He's probably the sort that also tells people to drive straight into the middle lane of a motorway or straight to the outside lane of a dual carriageway.
Must have seen the same one today going down the a331, driving instructor in his corsa all over the road doing 70 ish trying to find something in his passengers foot well.Thankfully me blasting the horn as he approached resulted in him looking up from his lap and yanking his Corsa back to the correct side of the road. As he came past me I looked over and noticed the reason for distraction was a f
king tablet sat in his lap Nice to know he's responsible for educating the next generation on how to drive correctly. He's probably the sort that also tells people to drive straight into the middle lane of a motorway or straight to the outside lane of a dual carriageway.
Edited by AlexRS2782 on Tuesday 21st March 21:08
see this thing of flashing your hazard lights everytime you change lane? I'm increasingly seeing it on my commute.
Well see the cocks that don't actually signal but just force their way into a gap that wasn't there and then flash the hazards. Does the flash mean 'thanks'? because you didn't actually ask and then were let in, you were going to cut-in in front of me regardless of my actions.
utter knobs.
Well see the cocks that don't actually signal but just force their way into a gap that wasn't there and then flash the hazards. Does the flash mean 'thanks'? because you didn't actually ask and then were let in, you were going to cut-in in front of me regardless of my actions.
utter knobs.
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