Things other road users do that drive you crazy!
Discussion
Europa1 said:
fivepointnine said:
When at the supermarket I just park the farthest away from everyone that I can find, its only a little bit of an extra walk, but keeps the idiots away from my vehicles that I actually care about.
Lucky you. I seem to find that whenever I do that, some doofus will park alongside. I'm starting to think some people lack the capacity to relate their vehicle to white lines on the ground and can only park if they have another vehicle alongside as a reference point.--- People who hog the middle lane. Especially when the motorway is quiet, there is no excuse for sitting idle in an overtaking lane.
--- People infront of me at night who don't use their main beam. I can't understand why you choose to have less road visible to you, unless you're so useless and such a poor driver that you cannot cope with the added task of using main beam effectively.
--- People who sit with their foot on the brake in traffic. As already said before, people have different levels of sensitivity to light, some LED brake lights at night are particularly bad. Just use the handbrake, it's not hard.
--- People who use a handbrake without pushing the button, so you get that nasty ratchet sound. I know there's differing opinions on whether it prolongs the life of the ratchet or not, but the noise it makes alone should be enough of a reason to use the button!
--- People who don't understand DRLs, or 100% rely on auto lights without understanding their limitations. For example, fog. AUTO function doesn't detect fog, sometimes won't detect heavy spray unless coupled to a auto wiper function. But even then, people still drive just on sidelights while travelling along a motorway in thick spray at 70mph...
--- People (often elderly drivers in Jap or Korean cars such as Yaris, Jazz or i10, not just chavs) who drive about with their fog lights on when it's not foggy. In my opinion front fog lights should be disabled above 15mph, because they're often so ineffective that for them to be of use, if you're going more than 15mph then you're travelling too fast for the conditions.
--- ...people who leave their rear fogs on in traffic... Wake up t
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--- The general standard of indicating at roundabouts. On approach to the roundabout, BEFORE you get there, indicate which way you're going. Then indicate left to exit the roundabout. It's really not hard.
--- Tailgating. If I'm doing 23 in a 30, it's probably because there's a poorly sighted junction ahead, parked cars, young children on the pavement wobbling on bikes, a dog off lead etc. So I'm going slow to make sure that I don't cause anyone any harm or damage anybody's property if the unexpected happens. It's a limit not a target, but I'll make an effort to travel at reasonable pace. Including a tad above the limit if the road conditions allow in a 50/60/70. But don't try to push me harder because I will slow down.
--- People who cannot stop at a traffic light before the line. Or people who accelerate past me in another lane approaching red traffic lights, to then anchor up and stop as the lights go green, where I then pass them as I never had to stop.
--- People who can't stay within the lane markings on a roundabout, or dive off/on if they think they've got the wrong exit.
--- Drivers of vans or SUVs (Seriously Ugly Vehicles) who pull alongside at the giveway line on a roundabout, totally blocking my view of the roundabout.
--- Poor positioning when waiting to turn right, forcing everybody behind to wait because they didn't pull far enough right.
--- Oncoming drivers waiting to turn right who have their wheels turned across my path. If you get shunted, you're going to be pushed into the front of my car as I go the other way. Leave you wheels straight until you're commiting to the turn!
--- People infront of me at night who don't use their main beam. I can't understand why you choose to have less road visible to you, unless you're so useless and such a poor driver that you cannot cope with the added task of using main beam effectively.
--- People who sit with their foot on the brake in traffic. As already said before, people have different levels of sensitivity to light, some LED brake lights at night are particularly bad. Just use the handbrake, it's not hard.
--- People who use a handbrake without pushing the button, so you get that nasty ratchet sound. I know there's differing opinions on whether it prolongs the life of the ratchet or not, but the noise it makes alone should be enough of a reason to use the button!
--- People who don't understand DRLs, or 100% rely on auto lights without understanding their limitations. For example, fog. AUTO function doesn't detect fog, sometimes won't detect heavy spray unless coupled to a auto wiper function. But even then, people still drive just on sidelights while travelling along a motorway in thick spray at 70mph...
--- People (often elderly drivers in Jap or Korean cars such as Yaris, Jazz or i10, not just chavs) who drive about with their fog lights on when it's not foggy. In my opinion front fog lights should be disabled above 15mph, because they're often so ineffective that for them to be of use, if you're going more than 15mph then you're travelling too fast for the conditions.
--- ...people who leave their rear fogs on in traffic... Wake up t
ts!--- The general standard of indicating at roundabouts. On approach to the roundabout, BEFORE you get there, indicate which way you're going. Then indicate left to exit the roundabout. It's really not hard.
--- Tailgating. If I'm doing 23 in a 30, it's probably because there's a poorly sighted junction ahead, parked cars, young children on the pavement wobbling on bikes, a dog off lead etc. So I'm going slow to make sure that I don't cause anyone any harm or damage anybody's property if the unexpected happens. It's a limit not a target, but I'll make an effort to travel at reasonable pace. Including a tad above the limit if the road conditions allow in a 50/60/70. But don't try to push me harder because I will slow down.
--- People who cannot stop at a traffic light before the line. Or people who accelerate past me in another lane approaching red traffic lights, to then anchor up and stop as the lights go green, where I then pass them as I never had to stop.
--- People who can't stay within the lane markings on a roundabout, or dive off/on if they think they've got the wrong exit.
--- Drivers of vans or SUVs (Seriously Ugly Vehicles) who pull alongside at the giveway line on a roundabout, totally blocking my view of the roundabout.
--- Poor positioning when waiting to turn right, forcing everybody behind to wait because they didn't pull far enough right.
--- Oncoming drivers waiting to turn right who have their wheels turned across my path. If you get shunted, you're going to be pushed into the front of my car as I go the other way. Leave you wheels straight until you're commiting to the turn!
Muddle238 said:
--- People who hog the middle lane. Especially when the motorway is quiet, there is no excuse for sitting idle in an overtaking lane.
Not just the ones who won't use lane one, but the ones who won't use lane 3 are bloody annoying too. You come up behind them in lane 2, pull out to lane 3 to overtake them, then whatever they were behind in lane 2 passes the traffic in lane 1 and pulls back in, so moron in lane 2 accelerates. If they wanted to go quicker than the car they've just been sat behind in lane 2 WTF didn't they just overtake in the virtually empty lane 3? oceanview said:
People who block yellow boxes. They're so crap at reading the road ahead ( even if in a slow moving queue) that they just mindlessly follow the vehicle in front and end up blocking the box/junction.
tts!
People who change lanes in a box junction so while you'd perfectly judged your approach and the available space on the other side you're now left blocking it. And the other car will inevitably not get caught on the camera.t
ts!Muddle238 said:
--- People infront of me at night who don't use their main beam. I can't understand why you choose to have less road visible to you, unless you're so useless and such a poor driver that you cannot cope with the added task of using main beam effectively.
I missed this one off my list! This really grates on me. Firstly, you can't overtake them safely, but secondly, you've no idea what's coming - fallen trees in the road, deer, pedestrians etc. Last winter I remember following some moron on his dipped beam on a cloudy dim night down a twisty and hilly A road near my house. At one stage he nearly hit a deer that was in the middle of the road - he simply had no idea it was there until his dipped beam illuminated it with just enough time for a panic brake and swerve. It was very close to a nasty accident and completely unnecessary if he'd been using his lights properly. On another occasion I was in a car driven by someone who does this and we actually drove through a fallen tree. By some miracle it was just the fuzzy bit at the top of the tree so we only hit twigs, not a great big bough 
Lgfst said:
People who are coming past then slow down next to you so you can't pass the slower car you're approaching.
I totally forgot about that - it's really weird and I was only thinking about it the other day. I do 95% of my motorway driving on cruise control at 65-70mph, so I'm usually in lane one. Every now and then you get someone approaching from behind at about 75-80, who then moves out to pass me, but then just gives up when they're alongside me and match my speed instead, often shadowing me in my bind spot. More often than not, this seems to be when I'm approaching a 60mph lorry and need to move out. It doesn't really bother me hugely, but it's just exceedingly odd when there's no apparent reason for them to slow down. The only thing I can think of is that maybe it happens on hills, which on the CC on I wouldn't really notice, but if they're keeping a constant throttle pedal pressure instead, they're obviously going to slow down... It would certainly explain the number of times it coincides with overtaking lorries?Centurion07 said:
Europa1 said:
tom321 said:
People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.
It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
This yanks my chain as well! People also swing left before making right hand turns. I think it is because a lot of people just cannot comprehend that the point of rotation on their car is the rear wheels, not the fronts, and they somehow think they are helping the car make the turn. It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
I really don't think the mouth breathers who do this are contemplating the better view, it's just bad driving.
ANJ91 said:
When you come up behind a Kia Picanto, Honda Jizz or Huyndai i10 etc on a NSL single carriegway...foot of the gas, reduce down 2 gears and keep telling yourself to be calm as you watch their brake lights as they slow down from 40 to 30 for every bend.
Extra patience points if you are running late to work.
This, a thousand times this.Extra patience points if you are running late to work.
Also, people who brake needlessly in the MIDDLE of a bend.
Hackney said:
Centurion07 said:
Europa1 said:
tom321 said:
People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.
It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
This yanks my chain as well! People also swing left before making right hand turns. I think it is because a lot of people just cannot comprehend that the point of rotation on their car is the rear wheels, not the fronts, and they somehow think they are helping the car make the turn. It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
I really don't think the mouth breathers who do this are contemplating the better view, it's just bad driving.
Hackney said:
Centurion07 said:
Europa1 said:
tom321 said:
People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.
It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
This yanks my chain as well! People also swing left before making right hand turns. I think it is because a lot of people just cannot comprehend that the point of rotation on their car is the rear wheels, not the fronts, and they somehow think they are helping the car make the turn. It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.
Seriously, what's the point?
I really don't think the mouth breathers who do this are contemplating the better view, it's just bad driving.
Exactly the same as one of my gripes that I listed - positioning when stationary and waiting to turn right and left. So many people take up the entire junction putting their car diagonal to make their turn a little bit easier, but at the expense of not allowing anyone else through and causing a huge queue. Its either conscious selfishness or they're too stupid to realise what's wrong.The bloody ignorant twunts that think it is perfectly ok to park blocking our drive because " I'm only going to be here 10 minutes whilst my daughter comes out of school" and then get really aggressive when I ask them to move as they are causing an obstruction, heaven forbid your little darling has to walk an extra 20 yards down the road. It is a bit irritating that there are cars everywhere but as long as they park sensibly I cant really complain but it is so bad that it is only a matter of time before there is a fatal accident when someones princess gets run over.
Hol said:
I'm not OCD, but Ill often get back in the car and shift forward/back or left/right a little, if ive visibly screwed it up first time.
This. You are not alone. I can't stand it if I get out only to find that the car is not parallel and centered. Same thing in my garage, must be an equal amount of tile visible on both sides.What a good thread this is becoming.
1...Serial speeders
2...Palm steerers
3...Corner cutters
4...Straight lining bends in the road or on RAB
5...The total lack of indication these days.
6...Chav platers
7...Pushers in at two lanes into one situations.
8...Tail gating, in effect saying 'get a move on'.
9...C**p parking
10... 'On the phone'
1...Serial speeders
2...Palm steerers
3...Corner cutters
4...Straight lining bends in the road or on RAB
5...The total lack of indication these days.
6...Chav platers
7...Pushers in at two lanes into one situations.
8...Tail gating, in effect saying 'get a move on'.
9...C**p parking
10... 'On the phone'
Nissan micra's that need to brake for every curve in the road or every oncoming car,Drivers that indicate after starting to change direction
Drivers of top of the range cars that still need to drive around with a phone clamped to the ear( Bluetooth connectivity has been around for years! ??????
Hackney said:
oceanview said:
People who block yellow boxes. They're so crap at reading the road ahead ( even if in a slow moving queue) that they just mindlessly follow the vehicle in front and end up blocking the box/junction.
tts!
People who change lanes in a box junction so while you'd perfectly judged your approach and the available space on the other side you're now left blocking it. And the other car will inevitably not get caught on the camera.t
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