One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

[Blown2CV]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

Apparently I was a knob yesterday for driving round in an invisible car. Had at least 4 people pull out of t-junctions right in front of me without checking I was there. Even had a cyclist coming in the other direction cut across my path and flip me off in the process. At that point I had to stop and check if I had my main beams on or something was on the front of the car that people couldn't stand looking at.

I made doubly sure my car was visible this morning by walking around it 3 times after starting it up. Lo and behold, no incidents!

Just playing devil's advocate here but are you sure it's not something you're doing to contribute to this? Maybe positioning the car where people might assume you're turning before you reach them... Anything like that? 4 times in a day is a huge amount. I drive a pretty hairy commute and this maybe only happens to me once a week at most.

[TheAllSeeingPie]

Middle of the lane driving down urban streets, nothing indicating a turn, just a lot of people zooming up to t-junctions staring left (turning right) and coming over the line by 1m+. It's never ever been that bad, just had a mad day it seems.

[carreauchompeur]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

Middle of the lane driving down urban streets, nothing indicating a turn, just a lot of people zooming up to t-junctions staring left (turning right) and coming over the line by 1m+. It's never ever been that bad, just had a mad day it seems.

One of my pet hates. People scream up to junctions at s sufficient speed that I've begun braking fairly hard in anticipation of them not stopping, then giving you a "WOT?" look for doing it.

[Blown2CV]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

Middle of the lane driving down urban streets, nothing indicating a turn, just a lot of people zooming up to t-junctions staring left (turning right) and coming over the line by 1m+. It's never ever been that bad, just had a mad day it seems.

Something in the water! Monday morning, Friday evening, Sunday daytimes are prob hot spots. I prefer driving in Italy if I'm honest. If you expect everyone will just consciously pull out then it's a lot easier to prepare, if a bit hairier. Problem is with UK is no fker pays attention.

[masermartin]

carreauchompeur said:

One of my pet hates. People scream up to junctions at s sufficient speed that I've begun braking fairly hard in anticipation of them not stopping, then giving you a "WOT?" look for doing it.

I was guilty of this to a degree last night, coming out of the pub car park. No alcohol was involved. Did I run a bit too close to the edge of the road? Yes. But I did also stop before I got to the road itself, excess speed wasn't involved, and I was clearly looking at the car that was coming right to left across me. I don't think the exaggerated horn and panic braking measures were required, though, particularly starting as they did easily a second (if not more) after I had already come to a complete stop. I think that particular driver hadn't even seen me until the last minute. I realise it probably scared him that I was quite close to the road, and I should have stopped further back and maybe then eased forwards to a position I could see down the road in both directions from, and I did feel bad about it. But the reaction was so late and so over the top it did make me "WTF!?" in the car.

[MTech535]

Me. For getting caught doing 36 in a 30 limit at the weekend.

Knob!

[cookmysock]

SistersofPercy said:

sim72 said:

People who are completely unable to grasp the concept of how to drive round this fairly simple road layout.

In the six months I've been using it every day I've personally witnessed two accidents, and the lass who works in the Spar shop on the corner assured me there are far more than that.

You should try this one
Utter chaos, especially at rush hour with most drivers having absolutely no idea what to do or who to give way to.

that says it all really. If a large number of drivers are confused, then I don't blame them at all. The knuckleheads who came up with such a stupid road design and control system have a lot to answer for.

[g3org3y]

OpulentBob said:

Yes, we do bang on about road safety for a bloody good reason. It's not nice standing on the side of the M25 in a lane closure on a February night while Mr VAG TDi comes flying past at 80mph, on his phone, and eating a Big Mac with the other hand (or throwing it at you, as I've experienced before)...

One would have to be a knob of the highest order to throw rubbish (or anything!) at workers on the motorway (or any road). Beyond belief.

[iva cosworth]

I'm turning right at some lights.

Clio is doing the right turn going the opposite way.

He's on the phone and also has his LEFT indicator on.

Knob !

[anonymous-user]

g3org3y said:

OpulentBob said:

Yes, we do bang on about road safety for a bloody good reason. It's not nice standing on the side of the M25 in a lane closure on a February night while Mr VAG TDi comes flying past at 80mph, on his phone, and eating a Big Mac with the other hand (or throwing it at you, as I've experienced before)...

One would have to be a knob of the highest order to throw rubbish (or anything!) at workers on the motorway (or any road). Beyond belief.

I've had:

Big Macs and cups of milkshake, bananas, apple cores, bottles of "liquid" of various descriptions, shoes, a bra (!), CD's (quite nasty, those), plus some I've probably forgotten.

If you have a lane closure at night, you probably get something thrown at you once per shift on average. It's quite a common occurence.

[carlove]

Some simpleton in a crappy old van, tailgated me for going 50 in a 50, didn't overtake at the many opportunities but did overtake on a corner while the passenger gave me the middle finger. Then he speeds off, slamming on the brakes for the speed cameras, unfortunately for the simpletons they're average speed cameras.

[smithyithy]

This happens quite often and gets rather annoying..

2-lane motorway, I'll be in lane 1 doing, say, 70. Gradually approaching a lorry or slow moving vehicle.

Lane 2 is doing about 80 past me, and a gap is approaching, ideal for me to pull into to pass the lorry.

I indicate ready to pull into lane 2, still a decent distance from the lorry in front, but as soon as that gap appears, the car behind me swings over, no indicator and closes the gap, then sits right alongside me, overtaking me and the lorry at a 1mph differential.

Seems to happen a lot, cars behind swinging over with no indication (despite mine being visible) and under/overtaking in lane 2. Weird and annoying in equal measure.

[Ahimoth]

smithyithy said:

This happens quite often and gets rather annoying..

2-lane motorway, I'll be in lane 1 doing, say, 70. Gradually approaching a lorry or slow moving vehicle.

Lane 2 is doing about 80 past me, and a gap is approaching, ideal for me to pull into to pass the lorry.

I indicate ready to pull into lane 2, still a decent distance from the lorry in front, but as soon as that gap appears, the car behind me swings over, no indicator and closes the gap, then sits right alongside me, overtaking me and the lorry at a 1mph differential.

Seems to happen a lot, cars behind swinging over with no indication (despite mine being visible) and under/overtaking in lane 2. Weird and annoying in equal measure.

It happens so much that a lot of people just pick a lane and stick to it. Fairly certain that a lot of MLMs became one after being blocked in behind a lorry for miles with every car that came up behind them swinging out and keeping them blocked in.

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Anyway, do have this on dashcam but can't be bothered to save the file and do anything with it.

Two lanes to turn right at a roundabout, two lanes on the exit. Pull up next to a car in the right hand lane, stay a little back from him as we go around the roundabout as I don't quite trust this situation ever. And rightly so, he swings across in front of me and exits into the left of the two lanes.

[masermartin]

OpulentBob said:

g3org3y said:

OpulentBob said:

Yes, we do bang on about road safety for a bloody good reason. It's not nice standing on the side of the M25 in a lane closure on a February night while Mr VAG TDi comes flying past at 80mph, on his phone, and eating a Big Mac with the other hand (or throwing it at you, as I've experienced before)...

One would have to be a knob of the highest order to throw rubbish (or anything!) at workers on the motorway (or any road). Beyond belief.

I've had:

Big Macs and cups of milkshake, bananas, apple cores, bottles of "liquid" of various descriptions, shoes, a bra (!), CD's (quite nasty, those), plus some I've probably forgotten.

If you have a lane closure at night, you probably get something thrown at you once per shift on average. It's quite a common occurence.

That is outrageous!

[smithyithy]

Went to Sainsbury's today for a £3 meal deal lunch.

Sat at the edge of the car park eating and watching some Youtube on me phone.

Limited Edition Corsa passes me at what must have been 40+

In a friggin' car park.

[m8rky]

The flatbed lorry on Norton bend near Selsey this morning that lost two large chunks of formed steel ( looked a bit like armco,but shorter) that by the grace of God was a few seconds away from decapitating a family in an approaching car.

HOW THE GIDDY fk DID YOU THINK THE THREE BADLY WORN OUT STRAPS COULD CONTAIN SEVERAL TONS OF fkING STEEL, LET ALONE THE FACT THE STEEL WAS OF WILDLY VARYING LENGTHS AND WOULD BE OBVIOUS THE SHORTER PIECES WOULD SLIDE OUT. YOU UTTER INCOMPETENT fk NUGGET YOU SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE fkING ROAD. .

[Ghost91]

Stupid, ancient, bearded man in tiny car, who pulled out of a side road Infront of me when I was travelling at the correct 30 limit, and as he turned right onto the road Infront if me he slowed down to a snails pace. Then he had the audacity to be shocked I was right there, and started shouting at me to slow down!

It's not my fault the old didn't look both ways!

Some people seem to get to a certain age and think they're invincible...

[MarkRSi]

fkwit dealers which...

• Get the recorded mileage wrong when servicing the car.
• Kerb the wheels on the car. Now they did agree to fix this but...
• We had to point it out to them
• I'd taken pictures of the car before dropping off, thinking it was just a waste of my time and I'd been reading too much horror stories online, but then they asked me to send these pictures to them...
• however, when dropping the wheel off to be fixed, the guy in charge started ranting at me stating how it somehow impossible for them to do it (wrong!) and how supposedly I didn't trust them as I'd taken said photos (erm yes that right I didn't trust you all, giving you my second most expensive possession for the day. Actually that's a good argument to take up shedding and/or DIY mechanics...).
• When taking the car to be serviced at another dealer (no problems with them) I get a call from dealer responsible for the above who basically starts ranting at me how their details are apparently associated with my car (it seems like second dealer called first dealer to state my car was ready... I'd only given my name and number to second dealer and nothing else) details that could only originated from THEM and yet they expect the customer to sort out what is basically a data fk up on THEIR end. Talk about utter fking unprofessional... s.

That is all.

[9mm]

m8rky said:

The flatbed lorry on Norton bend near Selsey this morning that lost two large chunks of formed steel ( looked a bit like armco,but shorter) that by the grace of God was a few seconds away from decapitating a family in an approaching car.

HOW THE GIDDY fk DID YOU THINK THE THREE BADLY WORN OUT STRAPS COULD CONTAIN SEVERAL TONS OF fkING STEEL, LET ALONE THE FACT THE STEEL WAS OF WILDLY VARYING LENGTHS AND WOULD BE OBVIOUS THE SHORTER PIECES WOULD SLIDE OUT. YOU UTTER INCOMPETENT fk NUGGET YOU SHOULD BE BANNED FROM THE fkING ROAD. .

Hope you got the reg and reported that one.

[Europa1]

For me today it's people making a sharp turn who indicate one way but do a quick swerve the opposite way at the start of their manoeuvre. The pivot point of your car is the back wheels, F$%^tards. It's really not that hard.