Dabbing brakes every time there is oncoming traffic?

[Pigeon]

mike325112 said:

My other half is an optician, her theory is that they can't see properly and therefore panic when the see a car.

That's what I've always taken it to be... natural reaction to not being able to see fk all because of some bugger's oncoming headlights. Used to get it all the time on one commute (and this was before HID headlamps were invented and illegally-powerful halogens were much less common than they are now).

[MarJay]

Max_Torque said:

idge said:

It's almost as bad as the constant foot on and off the accelerator syndrome. ON A COMPLETELY EMPTY STRAIGHT NSL ROAD!?

When you're sat in the passenger seat its impossible not to look and imagine what is going through their mind

Especially if your have the misfortune to being passengering in an automatic car!

shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, shift down, shift up, AAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH !!!!!

That is how a colleague of mine drives in a straight line on a clear road in a manual car. His car recently had to have a new clutch and a new thrust bearing...

[Stick Legs]

Happens a lot round here too (rural somerset).
In the day they are the folk who slow down when they are talking and do 40 mph in 3rd gear out on the A roads and then do the same 40 mph in 3rd gear past a school at kick out time.

I am all for mandatory 10 year testing, vision and a medical. Save a damn sight more lives than a few cameras.

[rottie102]

Stick Legs said:

I am all for mandatory 10 year testing, vision, IQ and a medical. Save a damn sight more lives than a few cameras.

EFA!

Edited by rottie102 on Wednesday 12th January 08:50

[undred orse]

It happens a lot here in west wales - possibly townies not used to dealing with unlit nsl's - or just mongs.I got stuck behind one in a new mondeo on Monday who insisted on doing no more than 40 until we got to a village with a primary school where he did 45+ and then the only possible passing places where he sped up to 55 until another car came on to the horizon which resulted in a slam on and back to 40.

Absolute idiot - after 15 miles of his flashing brake lights I felt like ripping his head off and stting down his neck.

[Magic919]

We should start an "I brake for crows" thread on here. At any one time there's a couple of threads on this same topic. Currently the other one is about drivers that brake for no reason on a motorway.

[will261058]

Drives me up the wall but there is a positive to this as it alerts you to the fact that there is a tube in front of you!

[Johnnytheboy]

undred orse said:

It happens a lot here in west wales - possibly townies not used to dealing with unlit nsl's - or just mongs.I got stuck behind one in a new mondeo on Monday who insisted on doing no more than 40 until we got to a village with a primary school where he did 45+ and then the only possible passing places where he sped up to 55 until another car came on to the horizon which resulted in a slam on and back to 40.

Absolute idiot - after 15 miles of his flashing brake lights I felt like ripping his head off and stting down his neck.

Ooooh now that kind of driver does annoy me. It's like they go just fast enough to prevent being passed, but no faster. I really hope it's not deliberate; if it is it's very selfish.

[Lordglenmorangie]

The thread title should changed to braking for no reason, they don't need a oncoming vehicle.

[minimatt1967]

HellDiver said:

[ or have never cleaned the inside of their windscreens since they got the car. Or they're too stupid to figure out how to turn on the demister.

The state of the windscreen on the inside of peoples windscreen is disgusting, it only takes 5 minutes to clean your windscreen, so you can get Tarquin to school safe in the knowledge you can see where the fk you're going!