The "Sh*t Driving Caught On Cam" Thread Vol II
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zedx19 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkzCpfr6lQ
Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
I feckin hate people that do this.Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
And then when they reach the correct merge point they block anybody trying to pull into the space in front of them. Utter
s.zedx19 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkzCpfr6lQ
Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
I don't understand the obsession with getting on to a motorway as soon as possible just to sit behind traffic. I see this being done every day and without fail the vehicle that joins comes to a dead stop, meanwhile the one behind drives past them to merge as normal, they actually lose out by doing this. Its weird.Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
Even when they do respect the solid white lines they get on to the motorway as soon as possible. One junction that I use for work has a 4th lane between it and the next junction (which is very close). So the slip road merges in to a single lane and continues down to the next junction, where it splits in to two for that junction off slip.
I see people joining here at the very point of the merge from the first junction, if its busy they will come to a halt and queue in the outside lane of the slip road! It gets busy because of the influx of traffic from two junctions close together and people switching lanes to leave the motorway.
What you can do is to keep rolling down the 4th lane, match your speed with the traffic and gently move across. Its easy to do and I don't understand why people fly up the outside lane of the slip road and then come to a dead stop, trying to push out on to the motorway.
The worst I've ever seen (sadly no camera) was when passing an on slip - it was one of the split ones, a car just in front of me cut across the hatchings at the outside lane merge, across the inside lane of the on slip, on to the hard shoulder to pass traffic that was merging on to the motorway and then re-joined the motorway from the hard shoulder. he got maybe 5 or 6 cars ahead at best. He saved no time at all, given the motorway was virtually at a standstill for about 3 miles past this point.
Crafty_ said:
I don't understand the obsession with getting on to a motorway as soon as possible just to sit behind traffic. I see this being done every day and without fail the vehicle that joins comes to a dead stop, meanwhile the one behind drives past them to merge as normal, they actually lose out by doing this. Its weird.
Even when they do respect the solid white lines they get on to the motorway as soon as possible. One junction that I use for work has a 4th lane between it and the next junction (which is very close). So the slip road merges in to a single lane and continues down to the next junction, where it splits in to two for that junction off slip.
I see people joining here at the very point of the merge from the first junction, if its busy they will come to a halt and queue in the outside lane of the slip road! It gets busy because of the influx of traffic from two junctions close together and people switching lanes to leave the motorway.
What you can do is to keep rolling down the 4th lane, match your speed with the traffic and gently move across. Its easy to do and I don't understand why people fly up the outside lane of the slip road and then come to a dead stop, trying to push out on to the motorway.
The worst I've ever seen (sadly no camera) was when passing an on slip - it was one of the split ones, a car just in front of me cut across the hatchings at the outside lane merge, across the inside lane of the on slip, on to the hard shoulder to pass traffic that was merging on to the motorway and then re-joined the motorway from the hard shoulder. he got maybe 5 or 6 cars ahead at best. He saved no time at all, given the motorway was virtually at a standstill for about 3 miles past this point.
Any situation where you rely on other drivers allowing you to merge is a gamble, in these situations you get a lot of people not allowing you to merge.Even when they do respect the solid white lines they get on to the motorway as soon as possible. One junction that I use for work has a 4th lane between it and the next junction (which is very close). So the slip road merges in to a single lane and continues down to the next junction, where it splits in to two for that junction off slip.
I see people joining here at the very point of the merge from the first junction, if its busy they will come to a halt and queue in the outside lane of the slip road! It gets busy because of the influx of traffic from two junctions close together and people switching lanes to leave the motorway.
What you can do is to keep rolling down the 4th lane, match your speed with the traffic and gently move across. Its easy to do and I don't understand why people fly up the outside lane of the slip road and then come to a dead stop, trying to push out on to the motorway.
The worst I've ever seen (sadly no camera) was when passing an on slip - it was one of the split ones, a car just in front of me cut across the hatchings at the outside lane merge, across the inside lane of the on slip, on to the hard shoulder to pass traffic that was merging on to the motorway and then re-joined the motorway from the hard shoulder. he got maybe 5 or 6 cars ahead at best. He saved no time at all, given the motorway was virtually at a standstill for about 3 miles past this point.
https://youtu.be/Wn5kXt6UeIE
Or even trying to get in a lane off the motorway - just slide sideways into the car next to you - they're bound to take evasive action.
Lucky for them I was willing to brake and swerve sideways a bit as they seemed completely oblivious to me, despite just passing. The camera makes this look further away but they were going to swipe my bonnet away
Or even trying to get in a lane off the motorway - just slide sideways into the car next to you - they're bound to take evasive action.
Lucky for them I was willing to brake and swerve sideways a bit as they seemed completely oblivious to me, despite just passing. The camera makes this look further away but they were going to swipe my bonnet away
Edited by cootuk on Monday 3rd October 21:10
anonymous said:
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What a dhead. Hope the copper threw the book at him for that! 
Crafty_ said:
zedx19 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkzCpfr6lQ
Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
I don't understand the obsession with getting on to a motorway as soon as possible just to sit behind traffic. I see this being done every day and without fail the vehicle that joins comes to a dead stop, meanwhile the one behind drives past them to merge as normal, they actually lose out by doing this. Its weird.Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
Even when they do respect the solid white lines they get on to the motorway as soon as possible. One junction that I use for work has a 4th lane between it and the next junction (which is very close). So the slip road merges in to a single lane and continues down to the next junction, where it splits in to two for that junction off slip.
I see people joining here at the very point of the merge from the first junction, if its busy they will come to a halt and queue in the outside lane of the slip road! It gets busy because of the influx of traffic from two junctions close together and people switching lanes to leave the motorway.
What you can do is to keep rolling down the 4th lane, match your speed with the traffic and gently move across. Its easy to do and I don't understand why people fly up the outside lane of the slip road and then come to a dead stop, trying to push out on to the motorway.
The worst I've ever seen (sadly no camera) was when passing an on slip - it was one of the split ones, a car just in front of me cut across the hatchings at the outside lane merge, across the inside lane of the on slip, on to the hard shoulder to pass traffic that was merging on to the motorway and then re-joined the motorway from the hard shoulder. he got maybe 5 or 6 cars ahead at best. He saved no time at all, given the motorway was virtually at a standstill for about 3 miles past this point.
head driving also tries it on with a sneaky brake check and coffee beans to those he's just cut up.
Yes this did happen to me this morning, and yes it was an Audi.
Never understood why they send these large buses down narrow roads. Fair play to him for getting past that Civic without hitting it but then he got completely stuck at the next corner.
https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Mr Snrub said:
Never understood why they send these large buses down narrow roads. Fair play to him for getting past that Civic without hitting it but then he got completely stuck at the next corner.
https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Well yes, living on narrow lanes myself, buses can be a nuisance but TBH people shouldn't really be dumping their cars right on a junction.https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
budgie smuggler said:
Mr Snrub said:
Never understood why they send these large buses down narrow roads. Fair play to him for getting past that Civic without hitting it but then he got completely stuck at the next corner.
https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Well yes, living on narrow lanes myself, buses can be a nuisance but TBH people shouldn't really be dumping their cars right on a junction.https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Mammasaid said:
budgie smuggler said:
Mr Snrub said:
Never understood why they send these large buses down narrow roads. Fair play to him for getting past that Civic without hitting it but then he got completely stuck at the next corner.
https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Well yes, living on narrow lanes myself, buses can be a nuisance but TBH people shouldn't really be dumping their cars right on a junction.https://youtu.be/H4UQnqBzqW4
Living without a drive/garage. Impossible to imagine.
As for the people parked on/near the junctions, imagine a fire appliance trying to negotiate their way through that junk yard while your house is burning...
To continue that theme;
BMW = Break My Window (sorry, bit of an oldy)
https://youtu.be/dNBbFjJJ4-o
Meanwhile in Canada
https://youtu.be/2bqkDjVyu80
BMW = Break My Window (sorry, bit of an oldy)
https://youtu.be/dNBbFjJJ4-o
Meanwhile in Canada
https://youtu.be/2bqkDjVyu80
zedx19 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkzCpfr6lQ
Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
The black astra and white mercedes in that clip also need beating with big sticks. Morons.Not me but this does my head in, people ignoring solid white lines, desperate to get on the motorway, only to sit there approaching everyone else waiting at the correct merge point. Just merge in turn and wait your turn ffs.
Goaty Bill 2 said:
To continue that theme;
BMW = Break My Window (sorry, bit of an oldy)
https://youtu.be/dNBbFjJJ4-o
Meanwhile in Canada
https://youtu.be/2bqkDjVyu80
Christ, someone shoot that presenter.BMW = Break My Window (sorry, bit of an oldy)
https://youtu.be/dNBbFjJJ4-o
Meanwhile in Canada
https://youtu.be/2bqkDjVyu80
cootuk said:
https://youtu.be/Wn5kXt6UeIE
Or even trying to get in a lane off the motorway - just slide sideways into the car next to you - they're bound to take evasive action.
Even if you have half a mile of empty space behind you. Tossers.Or even trying to get in a lane off the motorway - just slide sideways into the car next to you - they're bound to take evasive action.
davamer23 said:
https://youtu.be/dKwMUxF-yAg
Lucky there wasn't a passenger.
I am starting to think that ALL highly-tuned Mustangs in the US end up with that eventually happening to them.Lucky there wasn't a passenger.
DaveGoddard said:
I am starting to think that ALL highly-tuned Mustangs in the US end up with that eventually happening to them.
Interesting article on it here http://sniffpetrol.com/2016/08/17/ford-issues-must...
davamer23 said:
DaveGoddard said:
I am starting to think that ALL highly-tuned Mustangs in the US end up with that eventually happening to them.
Interesting article on it here http://sniffpetrol.com/2016/08/17/ford-issues-must...
Caught that one a few days back.
To be honest, the Mustangs produced in the 60s were no damned better.
They were well known for 'getting a bit squirrelly' under power.
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