Things other road users do that drive you crazy!
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PoleDriver said:
Ste1987 said:
Has anyone else noticed how everyone starts sticking to 70mph on the m-way in the presence of a non-emergency police vehicle, ie. CSI, Scientific support etc? This really annoys me
It annoys you when people stop breaking the law? Ste1987 said:
Has anyone else noticed how everyone starts sticking to 70mph on the m-way in the presence of a non-emergency police vehicle, ie. CSI, Scientific support etc? This really annoys me
Any vehicle that looks remotely like an official mode of transport, will encourage a high percentage of drivers to ease off a bit.The only roadside warning equipment that will make ALL drivers Sdab...Average speed cameras.
Ste1987 said:
PoleDriver said:
Ste1987 said:
Has anyone else noticed how everyone starts sticking to 70mph on the m-way in the presence of a non-emergency police vehicle, ie. CSI, Scientific support etc? This really annoys me
It annoys you when people stop breaking the law? WD39 said:
swisstoni said:
People who see a green light as something that might change, rather than something that they might just get through if they get a move on.
My driving instuctor said to me, 'Never try to beat the lights', So I don't.I'm talking about keeping up a decent speed if the lights are green. Obviously we all have to be prepared to stop if they change. But don't slow down just in case they might ffs.
ELUSIVEJIM said:
The drivers who sit at 40 mph everywhere. You get to a 20 or 30 mph zone and they still sit at 40 mph.
Also the drivers who hold you up but once they get to a straight they take off only to slow down again when a corner approaches.
Urgh yes! Most of my journey to the girlfriend's house is A road, 40, 50, 60, 30, 40, 30, 40, 60, 40, 30. And there's people who do 40 the whole way and you can't over take (well I can't in a 105 bhp MiTo) so you're stuck the whole wayAlso the drivers who hold you up but once they get to a straight they take off only to slow down again when a corner approaches.
I generally have no bad thoughts towards motorcyclists, as the majority come across as considerate and competent. However, there are three I have noticed during my commute that really grind my gears:
1. Those who wear the "POLITE" hi-vis vests, typically seen sitting bolt upright
2. Those who have fitted blinding DRL LEDs to their ont forks
3. The one guy who had 1. and 2. but decided to have alternating strobes on his DRL LEDs which he switches on when filtering. I have no objection to filtering at all, and am aware that most people don't always check for bikes when switching lanes, etc. but to have alternating strobes makes some of the half-asleep early morning commuters panic.
1. Those who wear the "POLITE" hi-vis vests, typically seen sitting bolt upright
2. Those who have fitted blinding DRL LEDs to their ont forks
3. The one guy who had 1. and 2. but decided to have alternating strobes on his DRL LEDs which he switches on when filtering. I have no objection to filtering at all, and am aware that most people don't always check for bikes when switching lanes, etc. but to have alternating strobes makes some of the half-asleep early morning commuters panic.
Dyl said:
I generally have no bad thoughts towards motorcyclists, as the majority come across as considerate and competent. However, there are three I have noticed during my commute that really grind my gears:
1. Those who wear the "POLITE" hi-vis vests, typically seen sitting bolt upright
2. Those who have fitted blinding DRL LEDs to their ont forks
3. The one guy who had 1. and 2. but decided to have alternating strobes on his DRL LEDs which he switches on when filtering. I have no objection to filtering at all, and am aware that most people don't always check for bikes when switching lanes, etc. but to have alternating strobes makes some of the half-asleep early morning commuters panic.
I ride a bike and truth be told those ones would piss me off too. 1. Those who wear the "POLITE" hi-vis vests, typically seen sitting bolt upright
2. Those who have fitted blinding DRL LEDs to their ont forks
3. The one guy who had 1. and 2. but decided to have alternating strobes on his DRL LEDs which he switches on when filtering. I have no objection to filtering at all, and am aware that most people don't always check for bikes when switching lanes, etc. but to have alternating strobes makes some of the half-asleep early morning commuters panic.
I'll add another one. The motorcyclist idiots who ride with full beam on.
No it does not make you be seen. It means I actively avoid looking anywhere near you, if you are behind me it means I will move so I'm not being blinded.
It also means that rather than my normal "I move out of the way for bikers" I don't. I'm not going to do anything stupid like blocking or anything dangerous but I'm also not going to go out of my way and make it easy for the fktard who likes to blind everyone.
You're driving along a DC or motorway when joining traffic appears on the sliproad. You pull out into L2 to allow them to join, they then match your speed. So you increase a bit on the loud pedal to expedite past, before returning to the inside lane. However you notice as you push your loud pedal, they're doing the same and eventually you're doing 10mph faster than you were before you moved over for them, with them still alongside. This really pisses me off.
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
swisstoni said:
People who see a green light as something that might change, rather than something that they might just get through if they get a move on.
My driving instuctor said to me, 'Never try to beat the lights', So I don't.I'm talking about keeping up a decent speed if the lights are green. Obviously we all have to be prepared to stop if they change. But don't slow down just in case they might ffs.
On my commute, I know roughly if my position in the queue when the green cycle starts is going to be successful/borderline or just not worth the risk. So like most people at that junction every day, I may speed up slightly some days to make sure of success and not rely on it being borderline.
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
swisstoni said:
People who see a green light as something that might change, rather than something that they might just get through if they get a move on.
My driving instuctor said to me, 'Never try to beat the lights', So I don't.I'm talking about keeping up a decent speed if the lights are green. Obviously we all have to be prepared to stop if they change. But don't slow down just in case they might ffs.
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
WD39 said:
I would put bit coins on the fact that the large majority of TL are in a 30 or 40mph zone. So what's the hurry?
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amazing. I'm not talking about flooring it to get through them - just maintain your speed.Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amber tells you to prepare to stop - i.e. slow down and stop.
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
I would put bit coins on the fact that the large majority of TL are in a 30 or 40mph zone. So what's the hurry?
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amazing. I'm not talking about flooring it to get through them - just maintain your speed.Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amber tells you to prepare to stop - i.e. slow down and stop.
rowley birkin said:
JasperT said:
"My word look at that sky! We'll have to work like demons to get it down. Look at the contrasts, the whites, the black... You lock me in the cellar and feed me pins! Pins! Pins! Ew!"WD39 said:
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
I would put bit coins on the fact that the large majority of TL are in a 30 or 40mph zone. So what's the hurry?
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amazing. I'm not talking about flooring it to get through them - just maintain your speed.Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amber tells you to prepare to stop - i.e. slow down and stop.
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
I would put bit coins on the fact that the large majority of TL are in a 30 or 40mph zone. So what's the hurry?
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amazing. I'm not talking about flooring it to get through them - just maintain your speed.Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amber tells you to prepare to stop - i.e. slow down and stop.
Not quite the same thing.
Just because it's happened half a dozen times in the last two days...corner cutters. I've had to come to a complete stop so they didn't slice the front of my car with their inability to turn into right angle junctions without carving the opposite lane. s.
O...and they guy at number 88. Everything you do...everything...also a .
O...and they guy at number 88. Everything you do...everything...also a .
Vipers said:
swisstoni said:
WD39 said:
I would put bit coins on the fact that the large majority of TL are in a 30 or 40mph zone. So what's the hurry?
Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amazing. I'm not talking about flooring it to get through them - just maintain your speed.Also, if you are paying attention and see that the lights have been green for some time...
Amber tells you to prepare to stop - i.e. slow down and stop.
Not quite the same thing.
You say 'stop at the stop line'.
I suppose I was hoping that would mean the same to most people.
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