annoying [car] habits
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away from the law breaking side of driving, does anyone have partners/friends with annoying driving habits? like biting finger nails is annoying on the sofa, whats the car equivelants?
my bird bugs me when she continues accelerating when the lights in the distance have changed, and only switches to brakes when shes close, whereas I start coasting... shes not happy unless one pedal or other is pressed! ooh it winds me up.
I also dont like it when she's floating on the clutch at traffic lights on a hill or switching the heater from hot to cold, rather than just adjusting to a happy medium!
I guess I have just spent too long in the car with her... always a good way to start an
my bird bugs me when she continues accelerating when the lights in the distance have changed, and only switches to brakes when shes close, whereas I start coasting... shes not happy unless one pedal or other is pressed! ooh it winds me up.
I also dont like it when she's floating on the clutch at traffic lights on a hill or switching the heater from hot to cold, rather than just adjusting to a happy medium!
I guess I have just spent too long in the car with her... always a good way to start an
Now to readdress the balance here - Mr Big's most annoying habit is not putting his seatbelt on until he is 100 yards down the road. Consequently we are weaving all over the place while he struggles as it has usually gone into lock mode. This appears to be a bloke thing - why can't they put the seat belt on before engaging gear?
My X5 manual says to leave it in D all the time you are driving it - suprised me as well as I normally stick it in N or P if I've got a long wait...
bikerkeith said: Not exactly a friend's habits... Had my first observed drive with IAM last weekend. The official line on arriving at traffic lights in an automatic is put the handbrake on and leave auto in D, so its straining aginst the handbrake all the time. Don't make sense to me.
J
My wife has THE most annoying habit. Bimbling along happily at 40ish she will change up say from 3rd to 4th....then she lets the car slow down to point where we going quicker in the 3rd.....and has to change down again.....only to change up a bit later and let the speed drop again...AHHHHHHHH
Rob
>> Edited by relaxitscool on Friday 15th November 14:13
Rob
>> Edited by relaxitscool on Friday 15th November 14:13
Mate of mine, who subsequently gave me his car. Couple of habits that drove me loony.
First of all, no concept of revs above 3000 or the fact that the car really didn't like being asked to accelerate in 4th at 1000rpm. So he'd brake for a corner, meanwhile I'd be mentally chanting "change down, change down", we'd sail round and then take forfrickinever to get back up to speed, the poor engine labouring the whole time.
And it'd take him miles to change into 5th on the motorway.
No hazard perception either...
First of all, no concept of revs above 3000 or the fact that the car really didn't like being asked to accelerate in 4th at 1000rpm. So he'd brake for a corner, meanwhile I'd be mentally chanting "change down, change down", we'd sail round and then take forfrickinever to get back up to speed, the poor engine labouring the whole time.
And it'd take him miles to change into 5th on the motorway.
No hazard perception either...
Went for a meeting with a colleague last week, was absolutely p**ing it down - people had their fogs on because the mist made it nigh on impossible to see....and yet my colleague was permanently stationed in the fast lane and about 1 metre from the car in front. I subtley mentioned how pointless it was when drivers sit 1 metre behind other drivers all doing the same speed in a line of about 30 cars and pointed out how they were screwed if anyone had to brake hard.
All I got was a muttering agreement, a small nod and the glazed expression remained
the same as we ploughed on through the mist, nose to the bumper of the car in front in our solid line of traffic. Ho hum....
All I got was a muttering agreement, a small nod and the glazed expression remained
the same as we ploughed on through the mist, nose to the bumper of the car in front in our solid line of traffic. Ho hum....
bikerkeith said: Not exactly a friend's habits... Had my first observed drive with IAM last weekend. The official line on arriving at traffic lights in an automatic is put the handbrake on and leave auto in D, so its straining aginst the handbrake all the time. Don't make sense to me.
This doesn't sound right. Have you got an Observer who's familiar with an Auto? Normally a modern auto box will disengage drive if you hold your foot on the foot brake. THis then prevents the car doing that straining thing you're talking about. The downside of just keeping your foot on the footbrake is that
a) If some idiot whangs into you from behind your foot will slip off and you will go flying into the traffic ahead
b) Your brake lights are blinding the poor bloke behind
So I thought the proper thing to do was to pull the handbrake up and pop the car into N(eutral). As you're getting ready to move off you reengage the foot brake, pop it into drive and then disengage the handbrake whilst introducing revs to pull away smoothly with no backward slip....
At least..our Senior Observer who drives an auto told me that was the proper way. Sensibly I think...as that's what I'd do (have owned autos...just not anymore).
SO....relax and madcop...what is the proper thing to do?
>> Edited by Don on Friday 15th November 15:58
Bonce said:
relaxitscool said: ...AHHHHHHHH
Relax, it's cool.
My girlfriend's most annoying habit is not looking more than 2 seconds ahead in order to plan and anticipate things. This means stopping at all roundabouts regardless of whether they're clear or not.
And then no doubt like my wife, going when something is coming....
Don said:
bikerkeith said: Not exactly a friend's habits... Had my first observed drive with IAM last weekend. The official line on arriving at traffic lights in an automatic is put the handbrake on and leave auto in D, so its straining aginst the handbrake all the time. Don't make sense to me.
So I thought the proper thing to do was to pull the handbrake up and pop the car into N(eutral). As you're getting ready to move off you reengage the foot brake, pop it into drive and then disengage the handbrake whilst introducing revs to pull away smoothly with no backward slip....
SO....relax and madcop...what is the proper thing to do?
Thats seems perfectly sensible to me, handbrake on so if your hit from behind your foot isn't thrown off the pedal and you stay put..ish; car in nuetral so again, if you're hit from behind you don't kangeroo into the junction and stall.....
Rob
1. My partner's car doesn't have power assisted steering so its a bit heavy - this leads her to clip off corners on junctions so she goes sailing over a good portion of the oncoming lane when turning right off a main road into a smaller road. I'm waiting for inevitable to happen and she clips someones front driver's side corner, whilst also deliberately demonstrating correct turns when I'm driving.
If I said anything.... [sharpintakeofbreath]
2. Stopping completely at roundabouts ...then looking.
3. tailgating - FFS!!
4. changing down into 1st at way too high speeds like 20 mph or so - engine nearly leaps out of the car and walks off home by itself.
5. never changes down a gear but puts foot down and then wonders why nothing happens when going uphill heavily laden.
If I said anything.... [sharpintakeofbreath]
2. Stopping completely at roundabouts ...then looking.
3. tailgating - FFS!!
4. changing down into 1st at way too high speeds like 20 mph or so - engine nearly leaps out of the car and walks off home by itself.
5. never changes down a gear but puts foot down and then wonders why nothing happens when going uphill heavily laden.
My wife has the following annoying (driving) habits:
1) Corner cutting.
2) Stopping at all junctions/roundabouts then looking even if no traffic is coming
3) Is unable to see the brake lights of cars ahead indicating traffic is slowing down, instead only sees the car in front and then brakes hard.
4) Instead of changing down for corners, justs coasts round with the clutch depressed and uses the brakes.
This list could go on ......
1) Corner cutting.
2) Stopping at all junctions/roundabouts then looking even if no traffic is coming
3) Is unable to see the brake lights of cars ahead indicating traffic is slowing down, instead only sees the car in front and then brakes hard.
4) Instead of changing down for corners, justs coasts round with the clutch depressed and uses the brakes.
This list could go on ......
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