Gets Your Goat! worst driving traits
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Drivers who park on the wrong side of the road at night with their headlights on.
Dipped beams are angled down and towards the near side kerb. Transpose this to car facing you parked on an adverse camber. Yep, the dipped beam shines straight at you!
Obviously you can't see the driver as you're blinded by their lights. If you do catch a glimpse as you pass though, you will generally see someone on their mobile. Therefore oblivious to the rest of the world. Grrrr.......
Dipped beams are angled down and towards the near side kerb. Transpose this to car facing you parked on an adverse camber. Yep, the dipped beam shines straight at you!
Obviously you can't see the driver as you're blinded by their lights. If you do catch a glimpse as you pass though, you will generally see someone on their mobile. Therefore oblivious to the rest of the world. Grrrr.......
Thinking more about this, double yellow line parking.
Live on a one way street, and the exit is on to another one way street. That street has parking down both sides, including opposite the junction. Near the junction there is a fish and chip shop.
People that park on the double yellows to the left completely block your view of traffic coming up the road. People parking very near to the junction on the right, on the double yellows, make turning extremely tight.
The annoying thing is, there are two vastly better fish and chip shops within 500m.
Live on a one way street, and the exit is on to another one way street. That street has parking down both sides, including opposite the junction. Near the junction there is a fish and chip shop.
People that park on the double yellows to the left completely block your view of traffic coming up the road. People parking very near to the junction on the right, on the double yellows, make turning extremely tight.
The annoying thing is, there are two vastly better fish and chip shops within 500m.
Vron said:
Don't know if this has already been said but the 'one speed 40mph' usually an old duffer. National speed limit road sticks to 40mph. You overtake and get flashed at the audacity of it or you stay behind and once you get into a 30 zone they maintain their 40mph and edge away. Once into the NSL again they remain at 40mph so you overtake (see above) and the cycle continues.
OH GOD, THIS.Normally driving a last-generation Nissan Micra.
I encounter these specimens almost every time I use the A96 or A9. Inevitably when there's no overtaking lane for miles, and the road's so twisty I can't overtake safely, too. Hell, even the farmers pull their tractors into the parking spots to let their trailing queues of traffic pass by - not so the Blue-Rinse Micra Brigade.
Got another one this morning - a ____ in a red Fiesta ST who thinks he owns the road.
Tried to overtake even when there were four cars ahead of me. Turn onto 4-lane road, move into lane 2 behind another couple of cars and a tanker in lane 1 - on comes main beam, then suddenly veers across into lane 4, only to have to stop for a red traffic light, and for this I get a 2-finger salute.
Tried to overtake even when there were four cars ahead of me. Turn onto 4-lane road, move into lane 2 behind another couple of cars and a tanker in lane 1 - on comes main beam, then suddenly veers across into lane 4, only to have to stop for a red traffic light, and for this I get a 2-finger salute.
matchmaker said:
Muzzer79 said:
People who don't understand how roundabouts work.
In 99% of cases:
Left lane = left or straight on
Right Lane = right or straight on.
The number of people who are in the left lane and choose to go right boggles the mind.
Also, people straight-lining the roundabout when you're in the right lane on their rear quarter.
Right lane is normally for right - not straight on!In 99% of cases:
Left lane = left or straight on
Right Lane = right or straight on.
The number of people who are in the left lane and choose to go right boggles the mind.
Also, people straight-lining the roundabout when you're in the right lane on their rear quarter.
matchmaker said:
Muzzer79 said:
People who don't understand how roundabouts work.
In 99% of cases:
Left lane = left or straight on
Right Lane = right or straight on.
The number of people who are in the left lane and choose to go right boggles the mind.
Also, people straight-lining the roundabout when you're in the right lane on their rear quarter.
Right lane is normally for right - not straight on!In 99% of cases:
Left lane = left or straight on
Right Lane = right or straight on.
The number of people who are in the left lane and choose to go right boggles the mind.
Also, people straight-lining the roundabout when you're in the right lane on their rear quarter.
There are two such roundabouts on my commute. One without a left exit and one without a right. Strangely for the no right exit RB the majority of people use the left lane. For the no left exit they use the right lane.
Also straight lining roundabouts is far to common. I've had to hit the roundabout curb thanks to some one doing this to me. Luckily only in the land rover so only suffered a bent steering rod. But still cost me £100 to get a straight one to fix it. The car (Ford KA) that cut me up sailed off into the distance without a care in the world. Funnily enough it happened on the RB I mentioned above with no right turn.
Edited by TVR Tommy on Friday 14th November 15:40
kambites said:
crosseyedlion said:
I don't understand the problem with this?
The problem with it is that it's horrible to sit behind. It's monumentally selfish to shine a load of super-bright LEDs in the face of the person behind you just to save you having to move the gear level into "neutral" and put the handbrake on. I've driven automatic hire cars a lot and I've never found it a problem to put the car in neutral and the handbrake on when I'm stopped with a car behind me. One day I'll get annoyed enough to buy one of these overpowered laser pens to shine in the mirrors of the car in front when people do this to me.
Edited by kambites on Thursday 13th November 14:18
When I come to a stop it puts the brakes on and to move off all I need to do is press the accelerator.
I'm not going to pull the brake, put the car in neutral take my foot off the brake, then when I want to move, put the car into drive, foot on brake, pull handbrake button, move to accelerator.
Drivers who...
...sit with their foot on the brake at lights, junctions, drive-thrus or anywhere else.
...swoop from the sliproad to the outermost lane of a motorway, usually when everything's doing 20mph.
...swoop from the outermost lane of a motorway to the sliproad, usually when everything's doing 20mph
...have no concept of thinking time and stopping distance.
...are totally unwilling to concede any part of the road, particularly when letting people join a motorway, even when it ultimately makes their life easier.
...tailgate when in lane one when they have ample opportunities to overtake.
...change lanes at the same time they put their indicators on, regardless of what's approaching.
...find themselves in the wrong lane on a roundabout but rather than go around the roundabout just force themselves in anywhere they want.
...can't maintain a constant speed when traffic conditions allow for it.
...bunch up at merge points to prevent anyone getting in front of them, not realising that if everyone left a gap things would flow.
...treat amber traffic lights as 'Go, but go quickly!'.
...treat red traffic lights as 'Go, but go REALLY quickly!'.
...park without straightening their wheels.
...use disabled parking spaces without qualification.
...use parent and child parking spaces without qualification.
...drive excessively quickly around supermarket car parks.
...bounce over raised mini-roundabouts instead of making any effort to use a steering wheel.
...cut mini-roundabouts.
...cut corners turning into a minor road because they're too lazy to steer properly.
...drive to the end of a sliproad and stop.
...ditch the practical mantra of mirror-signal-manouevre and squeeze it into the new paradigm of 'mirignouevring'.
...refuse to pull over for the 1,000cc sports bike behind them when they have adequate time and space to pull over, accelerate as hard as possible and then pull out again.
...drive with one hand on the wheel in the 12 o'clock position.
...send text messages, post on Facebook or write Tweets whilst driving.
...scream up to stop lines and brake as hard as possible, causing everything approaching to slow down because they assume the lunatic is going to pull out anyway.
...position their satnav or phone right in the middle of the windscreen, obscuring their view.
...stop bikes from filtering or refuse to give an inch to any filtering bike.
...totally ignore the variable speed limits on motorways.
...totally ignore 40mph and 50mph speed limits when there's roadworks and flash and honk you for obeying.
...can't park properly in a parking space.
...deliberately take up two bays in a car park.
...don't understand 'MERGE IN TURN' signs.
...throw rubbish or cigarettes out of the window, particularly when I'm on the bike.
...sit too close to the steering wheel (old women).
...sit too far away from the steering wheel (young men).
...drive with sidelights and front fog lights on.
...think that putting hazard warning lights on means you can park anywhere.
...park really inconsiderately on residential roads near schools.
...don't open their doors with care in supermarket car parks.
...park on pavements.
...have lowered their car so much that they have to drive diagonally over speedbumps at 2mph.
...tell me I need to buy a diesel because they're so powerful and economical at the same time.
...listen to music far too loudly, blocking out sounds of horns, sirens, engines and aircraft.
...absolutely refuse to use lane one on a motorway.
...are women.
...sit with their foot on the brake at lights, junctions, drive-thrus or anywhere else.
...swoop from the sliproad to the outermost lane of a motorway, usually when everything's doing 20mph.
...swoop from the outermost lane of a motorway to the sliproad, usually when everything's doing 20mph
...have no concept of thinking time and stopping distance.
...are totally unwilling to concede any part of the road, particularly when letting people join a motorway, even when it ultimately makes their life easier.
...tailgate when in lane one when they have ample opportunities to overtake.
...change lanes at the same time they put their indicators on, regardless of what's approaching.
...find themselves in the wrong lane on a roundabout but rather than go around the roundabout just force themselves in anywhere they want.
...can't maintain a constant speed when traffic conditions allow for it.
...bunch up at merge points to prevent anyone getting in front of them, not realising that if everyone left a gap things would flow.
...treat amber traffic lights as 'Go, but go quickly!'.
...treat red traffic lights as 'Go, but go REALLY quickly!'.
...park without straightening their wheels.
...use disabled parking spaces without qualification.
...use parent and child parking spaces without qualification.
...drive excessively quickly around supermarket car parks.
...bounce over raised mini-roundabouts instead of making any effort to use a steering wheel.
...cut mini-roundabouts.
...cut corners turning into a minor road because they're too lazy to steer properly.
...drive to the end of a sliproad and stop.
...ditch the practical mantra of mirror-signal-manouevre and squeeze it into the new paradigm of 'mirignouevring'.
...refuse to pull over for the 1,000cc sports bike behind them when they have adequate time and space to pull over, accelerate as hard as possible and then pull out again.
...drive with one hand on the wheel in the 12 o'clock position.
...send text messages, post on Facebook or write Tweets whilst driving.
...scream up to stop lines and brake as hard as possible, causing everything approaching to slow down because they assume the lunatic is going to pull out anyway.
...position their satnav or phone right in the middle of the windscreen, obscuring their view.
...stop bikes from filtering or refuse to give an inch to any filtering bike.
...totally ignore the variable speed limits on motorways.
...totally ignore 40mph and 50mph speed limits when there's roadworks and flash and honk you for obeying.
...can't park properly in a parking space.
...deliberately take up two bays in a car park.
...don't understand 'MERGE IN TURN' signs.
...throw rubbish or cigarettes out of the window, particularly when I'm on the bike.
...sit too close to the steering wheel (old women).
...sit too far away from the steering wheel (young men).
...drive with sidelights and front fog lights on.
...think that putting hazard warning lights on means you can park anywhere.
...park really inconsiderately on residential roads near schools.
...don't open their doors with care in supermarket car parks.
...park on pavements.
...have lowered their car so much that they have to drive diagonally over speedbumps at 2mph.
...tell me I need to buy a diesel because they're so powerful and economical at the same time.
...listen to music far too loudly, blocking out sounds of horns, sirens, engines and aircraft.
...absolutely refuse to use lane one on a motorway.
...are women.
Not a driving trait as such - but on my journey home tonight, I turned off from an unlit road onto another unlit road (both narrow(ish) roads, only to catch a pedestrian in my lights (on *my* side of the road) dressed in dark trousers and a red jacket.
NO reflective strips / clothing.. nothing.
BLOODY FOOL.
NO reflective strips / clothing.. nothing.
BLOODY FOOL.
People that take the racing line round corners in country roads, nearly causing a head-on collision. Tends to happen a fair bit around here.
People that drive straight at you when you are halfway through passing a parked car (works the other way too- people that pull out to pass a parked car forcing you over to the kerb).
People on their phone. To me this is f
king ignorant.
I've never had someone try to block an overtake, but I get plenty of wker signals or headlight flashing once I've passed people. It seems people are personally offended at being overtaken.
The 40 everywhere brigade. These often belong in the previously mentioned group too. dheads with no respect for the limit through towns and villages yet are utter retards when it comes to driving along straight and clear roads anywhere near the limit (I stick to 30 with no exceptions in built-up areas, national speed limits is another matter...).
Finally, you approach a roundabout and see a car approaching the roundabout from the right, so stop as they are not signalling so presumably are going straight on. But no, they just turn left meaning that there was no reason for you to even stop.s.
I might have to go and kick a cat or something. Just writing that has pissed me off!!
People that drive straight at you when you are halfway through passing a parked car (works the other way too- people that pull out to pass a parked car forcing you over to the kerb).
People on their phone. To me this is f
king ignorant.I've never had someone try to block an overtake, but I get plenty of w
ker signals or headlight flashing once I've passed people. It seems people are personally offended at being overtaken.The 40 everywhere brigade. These often belong in the previously mentioned group too. d
heads with no respect for the limit through towns and villages yet are utter retards when it comes to driving along straight and clear roads anywhere near the limit (I stick to 30 with no exceptions in built-up areas, national speed limits is another matter...). Finally, you approach a roundabout and see a car approaching the roundabout from the right, so stop as they are not signalling so presumably are going straight on. But no, they just turn left meaning that there was no reason for you to even stop.
s.I might have to go and kick a cat or something. Just writing that has pissed me off!!
Jbadman06 said:
Chavs in old Corsa's, Clios, Fiesta's etc that drive around town with their gay OBEY hats on backwards, playing loud, mind bogglingly awful music with all their windows down. Gives a bad name to young drivers as well as making them look like a dhead. s.
Why does it bother you what other people like to wear.head. s.Why does it bother you about the age of someones car? Does it matter if their Corsa, Clio or fiesta is old? Does it make them a bad person? Does it make you a better person?
'Awful' music is your opinion, they obviously enjoy that type of music, why should it concern you?
Maybe you should spend less time judging other people by what they drive, how they dress, the music they listen to and the position of their windows.
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tGTIAlex said:
Why does it bother you what other people like to wear.
Why does it bother you about the age of someones car? Does it matter if their Corsa, Clio or fiesta is old? Does it make them a bad person? Does it make you a better person?
'Awful' music is your opinion, they obviously enjoy that type of music, why should it concern you?
Maybe you should spend less time judging other people by what they drive, how they dress, the music they listen to and the position of their windows.
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Do you fit this profile by any chance? Why does it bother you about the age of someones car? Does it matter if their Corsa, Clio or fiesta is old? Does it make them a bad person? Does it make you a better person?
'Awful' music is your opinion, they obviously enjoy that type of music, why should it concern you?
Maybe you should spend less time judging other people by what they drive, how they dress, the music they listen to and the position of their windows.
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GTIAlex said:
Why does it bother you what other people like to wear.
Why does it bother you about the age of someones car? Does it matter if their Corsa, Clio or fiesta is old? Does it make them a bad person? Does it make you a better person?
'Awful' music is your opinion, they obviously enjoy that type of music, why should it concern you?
Maybe you should spend less time judging other people by what they drive, how they dress, the music they listen to and the position of their windows.
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Agree, awful is an opinion. But there's a good chance that the people around these idiots don't want to have it forced on them, 'awful' or not. To me, driving with stereo at levels that rival a 747 at takeoff power, forcing others to endure this noise, is simply selfish and annoying. Why does it bother you about the age of someones car? Does it matter if their Corsa, Clio or fiesta is old? Does it make them a bad person? Does it make you a better person?
'Awful' music is your opinion, they obviously enjoy that type of music, why should it concern you?
Maybe you should spend less time judging other people by what they drive, how they dress, the music they listen to and the position of their windows.
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