One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 5
Discussion
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Today it was the utter twunt in the clapped out horsebox on the A1(M) that was behind me in the right-hand lane as we approached some roadworks with the right-hand lane closed I indicated to merge in which for some reason upset him as he started blasting on his horn because I must have held him up for all of 2 seconds obviously he then goes all the way to the front & pushes in, 5 minutes later & were through the roadworks & I soon catch up with him as the piece of junk is only doing about 50 uphill as I go past he starts gesticulating out the window, not a clue think the guy needs some anger management therapy!
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly. Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Today it was the utter twunt in the clapped out horsebox on the A1(M) that was behind me in the right-hand lane as we approached some roadworks with the right-hand lane closed I indicated to merge in which for some reason upset him as he started blasting on his horn because I must have held him up for all of 2 seconds obviously he then goes all the way to the front & pushes in, 5 minutes later & were through the roadworks & I soon catch up with him as the piece of junk is only doing about 50 uphill as I go past he starts gesticulating out the window, not a clue think the guy needs some anger management therapy!
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly. I always let people merge in front of me, it's the correct thing to do "share the road" you shouldn't get a blast of the horn for merging into a space, a decent driver will be aware of your need to merge and allow a gap for you to merge into.
Most of the time you'll get a friendly wave as well, you'll see friendly people everywhere if you're not rude.
Master Bean said:
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly.
Our local refuse centre (new speak for tip) has rearranged the entrance into two lanes, with lot's of signage saying to use both lanes on the way in, but everyone was using just the left hand lane, with traffic backing up onto the main road. I followed the signage and went straight to the front using the 2nd right hand lane. f
k me! The tooting and abuse from those queuing in L1, the left lane, made even worse by the council bods who simply waved me through at the front 
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Today it was the utter twunt in the clapped out horsebox on the A1(M) that was behind me in the right-hand lane as we approached some roadworks with the right-hand lane closed I indicated to merge in which for some reason upset him as he started blasting on his horn because I must have held him up for all of 2 seconds obviously he then goes all the way to the front & pushes in, 5 minutes later & were through the roadworks & I soon catch up with him as the piece of junk is only doing about 50 uphill as I go past he starts gesticulating out the window, not a clue think the guy needs some anger management therapy!
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly. briggsy1 said:
Bonzo1930 said:
I take it you prefer the all the way to the front
That's exactly what you should do.It's not pushing in, you're not queuing in the post office to get your pension.
Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Today it was the utter twunt in the clapped out horsebox on the A1(M) that was behind me in the right-hand lane as we approached some roadworks with the right-hand lane closed I indicated to merge in which for some reason upset him as he started blasting on his horn because I must have held him up for all of 2 seconds obviously he then goes all the way to the front & pushes in, 5 minutes later & were through the roadworks & I soon catch up with him as the piece of junk is only doing about 50 uphill as I go past he starts gesticulating out the window, not a clue think the guy needs some anger management therapy!
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly. How fast was the traffic? If slow then you really need to be merging right at the merge point (which is just before you hit the cones) if traffic was moving at a fair clip I'd agree you should be doing it a few seconds before, just for some leeway.
Unfortunately what often happens is someone has decided that THEY define the merge point (not the highways engineers who designed the road works) and hold up traffic. At least you merged instead of keeping station with the other lane!
donkmeister said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Master Bean said:
Bonzo1930 said:
Today it was the utter twunt in the clapped out horsebox on the A1(M) that was behind me in the right-hand lane as we approached some roadworks with the right-hand lane closed I indicated to merge in which for some reason upset him as he started blasting on his horn because I must have held him up for all of 2 seconds obviously he then goes all the way to the front & pushes in, 5 minutes later & were through the roadworks & I soon catch up with him as the piece of junk is only doing about 50 uphill as I go past he starts gesticulating out the window, not a clue think the guy needs some anger management therapy!
Merge in turn. Sounds like you are the knob for not doing it properly. How fast was the traffic? If slow then you really need to be merging right at the merge point (which is just before you hit the cones) if traffic was moving at a fair clip I'd agree you should be doing it a few seconds before, just for some leeway.
Unfortunately what often happens is someone has decided that THEY define the merge point (not the highways engineers who designed the road works) and hold up traffic. At least you merged instead of keeping station with the other lane!
briggsy1 said:
Bonzo1930 said:
I take it you prefer the all the way to the front
That's exactly what you should do.It's not pushing in, you're not queuing in the post office to get your pension.
lancslad58 said:
briggsy1 said:
Bonzo1930 said:
I take it you prefer the all the way to the front
That's exactly what you should do.It's not pushing in, you're not queuing in the post office to get your pension.
lancslad58 said:
briggsy1 said:
Bonzo1930 said:
I take it you prefer the all the way to the front
That's exactly what you should do.It's not pushing in, you're not queuing in the post office to get your pension.
I've encountered two "speed up when overtaken" knobs today. Both on well-sighted, no side roads, good quality A-road SC, where being a local counts for nothing as any competent driver in a moderately performing car could do three figure speeds if that was their aim.
No matter, loads of room to overtake. But it's just so unnecessary and given that safety margin is never infinite it eats into it (even if in practice you still have bags of room and would just move back over if in doubt).
So then they end up driving behind at 60ish then dropping back to the 30 mph they actually want to drive at.
No matter, loads of room to overtake. But it's just so unnecessary and given that safety margin is never infinite it eats into it (even if in practice you still have bags of room and would just move back over if in doubt).
So then they end up driving behind at 60ish then dropping back to the 30 mph they actually want to drive at.
People unable to stick to a lane, especially on roundabouts; drivers that straight-line a '2 on 2 off' roundabout by starting in lane 1, drifting across into lane 2 on the roundabout and then back out to lane 1 drive me bonkers. It's even worse on smaller roundabouts when the vehicle on the left doesn't move across and robs you of all space on the inside of the roundabout. Peak knobbery.
swisstoni said:
The people who just cannot deal with cyclists.
Its as if they encounter one and think,
“Oh well, that’s me done. I’m going to have to stay behind this cyclist for the day. There’s no alternative”.
Generally they panic and eventually overtake at the worst possible moment.Its as if they encounter one and think,
“Oh well, that’s me done. I’m going to have to stay behind this cyclist for the day. There’s no alternative”.
Yellow Urus driver northbound on M11 this afternoon.
You may eleventymillion bhp but on a very busy motorway, sitting 2 inches from the car in front of you and weaving like you’re warming up your tyres F1 stylee and doing it again and again as you bully cars out of the way makes you look like a knob and you’re barely making progress.
Your car looks ridiculous as well.
You may eleventymillion bhp but on a very busy motorway, sitting 2 inches from the car in front of you and weaving like you’re warming up your tyres F1 stylee and doing it again and again as you bully cars out of the way makes you look like a knob and you’re barely making progress.
Your car looks ridiculous as well.
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