One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
Discussion
This is always a fun junction. As you can see, the main road is from South to East and vice versa. This leads to people going South to North indicating left (so that people coming from the West pull out, thinking they're turning West), and more comically to people queuing from the West and North doing the "after you" bit to each other because they haven't grasped the concept of give way to the right. More soberly, there are fairly frequent accidents there for this reason.
But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
Edited by sim72 on Tuesday 6th October 01:20
carlove said:
Flibble said:
Mine today was a supermarket (I think) artic that couldn't be bothered to slow down for a roundabout so just blasted through it, while I was turning right on said roundabout. Had to brake to avoid a collision. A bit annoying when they know they're going to come off much better in any incident so just don't give a s
t.
I slow down now when I see one approaching a roundabout as it seems to happen every time. t.There was one not long ago who did just this I braked as I saw he wasn't stopping, he did stop but half way into my path, I had also come to a stop, as I went by I shook my head at him(nothing else, maybe a 'wtf' gesture actually, can't quite remember) and he started flashing his lights and honking his horn, I did lose my temper and beeped back at him and gave him the coffee beans and many other gestures, he keeps flashing and honking, then at a traffic light stopped inches behind, I think on purpose. I thought about reporting him, was a lorry delivering for a well known shop but probably would have gone nowhere.
If I hadn't seen him coming and stopped early I would very likely have hit him, which would have probably been quite a serious collision.
All that jazz said:
carlove said:
Flibble said:
Mine today was a supermarket (I think) artic that couldn't be bothered to slow down for a roundabout so just blasted through it, while I was turning right on said roundabout. Had to brake to avoid a collision. A bit annoying when they know they're going to come off much better in any incident so just don't give a st.
I slow down now when I see one approaching a roundabout as it seems to happen every time. t.There was one not long ago who did just this I braked as I saw he wasn't stopping, he did stop but half way into my path, I had also come to a stop, as I went by I shook my head at him(nothing else, maybe a 'wtf' gesture actually, can't quite remember) and he started flashing his lights and honking his horn, I did lose my temper and beeped back at him and gave him the coffee beans and many other gestures, he keeps flashing and honking, then at a traffic light stopped inches behind, I think on purpose. I thought about reporting him, was a lorry delivering for a well known shop but probably would have gone nowhere.
If I hadn't seen him coming and stopped early I would very likely have hit him, which would have probably been quite a serious collision.
Thanks - I have just found my thing today that makes me think knob.
All that jazz said:
Let me guess? You didn't bother to indicate? If that's the case then I'm with the trucker as I don't bother stopping at roundabouts either; if a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction without any indication then as far as I'm concerned they're going straight across to where I've come from. If you can't be arsed indicating then I can't be arsed stopping and you can enjoy a close-up of the side of my trailer.
What are you talking about? Or course I indicated, my pet hate that I've posted before is people not indicating. Let me guess? You approach roundabouts too fast to see an indicator and just shoot out anyway and assume they've not indicated to justify yourself when in reality you're just an aggressive tosspot who thinks they're better than everyone because you're in a big fat Lorry..
Edited by carlove on Tuesday 6th October 07:52
All that jazz said:
Let me guess? You didn't bother to indicate? If that's the case then I'm with the trucker as I don't bother stopping at roundabouts either; if a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction without any indication then as far as I'm concerned they're going straight across to where I've come from. If you can't be arsed indicating then I can't be arsed stopping and you can enjoy a close-up of the side of my trailer.
What a hard man! I bet you'll be really pleased with yourself when you cause an accident because someone nervous or incompetent has driven badly and you decide to punish it. All that jazz said:
Let me guess? You didn't bother to indicate? If that's the case then I'm with the trucker as I don't bother stopping at roundabouts either; if a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction without any indication then as far as I'm concerned they're going straight across to where I've come from. If you can't be arsed indicating then I can't be arsed stopping and you can enjoy a close-up of the side of my trailer.
Knob ^^^2 knobs combined yesterday afternoon.
At traffic lights in an NSL. I am behind two other cars. Lights change and off we go. The two cars in front stop accelerating at about 45mph and settle into a pootle. We are on a long and very well-sighted straight, so I pull out to overtake the first and then, if the road remains clear, the second. At this point the cars are quite far apart and there is a nice gap to slot into should I need it (which looks very unlikely).
As I overtake the 1st car, he puts the hammer down to close the gap to the car in front, and the 2nd car driver then decides that he wants to drive at 70 rather than 45 after all. I was left with the options of anchoring on and trying to get back behind the first car or out-accelerating the nob in the second car. Given that the road was still clear for a long way ahead, option 2 was the safest way to proceed. I didnt see it as a safe option to brake hard and hope that the nob in the 1st car would brake quickly enough to re-establish the gap between him and the car in front (and there would also be a risk of the 2nd car anchoring on too).
I cannot remember having had this happen before, but the "Block the queue jumper!" mentality does seem to be on the rise. It's insanely dangerous driving!
At traffic lights in an NSL. I am behind two other cars. Lights change and off we go. The two cars in front stop accelerating at about 45mph and settle into a pootle. We are on a long and very well-sighted straight, so I pull out to overtake the first and then, if the road remains clear, the second. At this point the cars are quite far apart and there is a nice gap to slot into should I need it (which looks very unlikely).
As I overtake the 1st car, he puts the hammer down to close the gap to the car in front, and the 2nd car driver then decides that he wants to drive at 70 rather than 45 after all. I was left with the options of anchoring on and trying to get back behind the first car or out-accelerating the nob in the second car. Given that the road was still clear for a long way ahead, option 2 was the safest way to proceed. I didnt see it as a safe option to brake hard and hope that the nob in the 1st car would brake quickly enough to re-establish the gap between him and the car in front (and there would also be a risk of the 2nd car anchoring on too).
I cannot remember having had this happen before, but the "Block the queue jumper!" mentality does seem to be on the rise. It's insanely dangerous driving!
Knob on the way home from work last night. Just after I'd pulled out of the car park (turning left) a ratty Zafira parked on the road pulled out without indicating, so I had to slam on the anchors, ABS engaged and I gave him a short toot on the horn to let him know I was there and that he was a indeed a knobhead. Fastforward to pulling alongside him at the lights, I gave him the point at the eyes then the road to say "look where you're going". Probably shouldn't have engaged with him, but then incredibly he wound down his window and said "fk off beeping at me, I couldn't see where I was going properly because my windows were steamed up, you knob". 
k off beeping at me, I couldn't see where I was going properly because my windows were steamed up, you knob". sim72 said:
This is always a fun junction. As you can see, the main road is from South to East and vice versa. This leads to people going South to North indicating left (so that people coming from the West pull out, thinking they're turning West), and more comically to people queuing from the West and North doing the "after you" bit to each other because they haven't grasped the concept of give way to the right. More soberly, there are fairly frequent accidents there for this reason.
But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
There's a junction like that in an industrial estate in Newbury here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Newbury,+West+...But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
Whoever signs off on these junctions needs putting out of our misery.[sic]
Liquid Knight said:
Was it dark blue VW Golf?
Crash for Cash.
Nope, it was a newish white 320d Crash for Cash.
He didn't brake hard, in fact he only shaved a couple MPH off, it's just that he pulls over into a faster moving lane where he needs to match our speed, but then decides to brake instead..
It was a 2-lane motorway, we're doing 70-ish in lane 2, lane 1 was doing 60-ish.
We were all kinda bunched up, so there probably wasn't a safe distance between any of the cars as it was, but not only did he push his way into a (too short for the speed) gap, he then brakes to allow create himself a distance from the car in front of him
smithyithy said:
Liquid Knight said:
Was it dark blue VW Golf?
Crash for Cash.
Nope, it was a newish white 320d Crash for Cash.
With the old BMW lane cleche' dominated by Audi recently has anyone else noticed the abundance of pillocks now taking to Jag's? If you see a Jaguar XE on the road chances are it's being operated by a complete tool. If you see an F-Type it's being operated by someone idiotically to compensate for the fact they can't afford an Aston Martin and play in the Beezer Homes League. "Operated" not "driven" as apart from the Diesels they are all automatics with so many drivers aids Bono is planning a Christmas charity single for them.
I think the problem is people believe the hype. When Loki says "Go fourth and rule the road" they're inspired but they feel completely emasculated two hundred yards later because they are effectively ballast in a car that does everything for them. Set the F.O.D Radar to three inches, turn the lane detection on and tailgate someone until they move out of the way, the car catches the next one; tailgate them until they move out of the way, catches the next one; tailgates them until they move out of the way and so on until they get to the Golf Club or online "date" (girlfriend experience escort) at a hotel booked under the name of Smith.
Sorry to go off tangent there but Jaguar are the new Audi and worse than the old BMW.
masermartin said:
sim72 said:
This is always a fun junction. As you can see, the main road is from South to East and vice versa. This leads to people going South to North indicating left (so that people coming from the West pull out, thinking they're turning West), and more comically to people queuing from the West and North doing the "after you" bit to each other because they haven't grasped the concept of give way to the right. More soberly, there are fairly frequent accidents there for this reason.
But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
There's a junction like that in an industrial estate in Newbury here: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Newbury,+West+...But today's was a classic. Following a car coming from the North, which reaching the junction where there were cars approaching from the West AND East, but simply barrelled out straight on across the junction, causing both to stop.
The thing was, it was a driving school car. With only one person in it.
Whoever signs off on these junctions needs putting out of our misery.[sic]
Edited by sim72 on Tuesday 6th October 18:31
All that jazz said:
Let me guess? You didn't bother to indicate? If that's the case then I'm with the trucker as I don't bother stopping at roundabouts either; if a vehicle is coming from the opposite direction without any indication then as far as I'm concerned they're going straight across to where I've come from. If you can't be arsed indicating then I can't be arsed stopping and you can enjoy a close-up of the side of my trailer.
Not sure if that was aimed at me or carlove (or both of us), but I was indicating, and he still piled through.Thanks for playing knob of the day though.
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