Strange driving annoyances
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lost in espace said:
Not staying on the right side of the road. I recently had my mirror obliterated by a cretin on a phone who crossed to my side of the road. Any back street or road here is full of idiots who approach with some of their car on "my" side of the road. I often just drive at them and they wake up, I can't figure out what else to do as the distance between us decreases and a crash loos invitable, do you stop if they haven't corrected their trajectory. Inevetably they sort themeselves out in the final few feet before it gets smashy, but it doesn't do my blood pressure any good.
When the main road through our village was resurfaced a few years ago it was decided not to repaint a centre line. They did however paint white lines down either side of the road. Now even though the road is perfectly wide enough for 2 cars people drive in the middle. I do as you do and just carry on towards them until they realise the road is wide enough and move over.Almost every day I have people driving straight at me on my side of the road. This is because they blindly follow the car in front of them into oncoming traffic to go round a stationary bus on their side of the road. If I'm coming the other way and I'm unable to stop in time, they usually expect me to reverse for them or drive over a kerb so they can continue down the wrong side of the road. I've seen some get quite shirty when I refuse!
I have a friend who never uses A/C to clear misted up windows. I have pointed out that A/C does not mean Air/Cold but Air/Conditioning.
On a recent journey with 5 of us in the car his method of minimal demisting was wiping a small wet rag over a small area of the windscreen directly in front of him.
He knows I was an IAM Observer & at journeys end said to me, "So would that drive have passed the IAM test?
Me - No
Him - Why not?
Me - The examiner would expect you to know that cars are partially glass so you can see out & keep the windows clear so you can do so.
Him - How can I do that?
Me - For f*** sake
On a recent journey with 5 of us in the car his method of minimal demisting was wiping a small wet rag over a small area of the windscreen directly in front of him.
He knows I was an IAM Observer & at journeys end said to me, "So would that drive have passed the IAM test?
Me - No
Him - Why not?
Me - The examiner would expect you to know that cars are partially glass so you can see out & keep the windows clear so you can do so.
Him - How can I do that?
Me - For f*** sake
Chuffedmonkey said:
Motorway middle lane trains. A car that will sit in the train until it clears and then speeds up forcing my self and other cars passing to either speed up or drop in behind only to find the same situation happening again.
I am seeing this daily on the motorway.
I think this is probably the wonder that is adaptive cruise in action.I am seeing this daily on the motorway.
The Newboy saidMy #1 annoyance
Me approaching a 4 exit roundabout to turn left
Cars coming from opposite direction to turn right. Ie the same exit as me
... Why should the be indicating right when, as the are passing you waiting to enter, they will be indicating left to advise those who will be entering from the road they are taking
And please explain to me why they should be indicating right. I will always take the fail safe.. No indication car is remaining on the roundabout hold my position even if they were indicating right would you pull out in front of them to save that millisecond and be the possible cause of an accident
50% of them don’t indicate right, so a guessing game..........There is no guessing game if in doubt STOP. They are on the roundabout YIOU give way to them
If they aren’t indicating right I go anyway (as long as not THAT close!) .......and there you have just proved what an impatient driver you are
Had a few bibs etc because I pulled out on the twonks. Which is especially satisfying ! ......Only for you .not for the person you had no regard for already on the roundabout and forced them to take evading acttion to avoid a possible collisiom
Still if that doesn't help you understand the problem try this for thought
Teere is a arctic tanker who is half fullt ravelling around the roundabout .he is not indicating. You decide to pull out on him and stall What happens next?
Let me tell you your family get an agony call from the local police as whilst his initial braking may well have saved you. the subsequent transfer of weight of fuel slapping up and down inside the tank will add another 10-15ft on his total stopping distance
Like i said
you were taught how to pass the test..you were never taught how to drive..
You just need one indication on a roundabout the LH turn before the exit you are going to take and on approaching again one only the LH one and ONLY if you are taking the next exit
Me approaching a 4 exit roundabout to turn left
Cars coming from opposite direction to turn right. Ie the same exit as me
... Why should the be indicating right when, as the are passing you waiting to enter, they will be indicating left to advise those who will be entering from the road they are taking
And please explain to me why they should be indicating right. I will always take the fail safe.. No indication car is remaining on the roundabout hold my position even if they were indicating right would you pull out in front of them to save that millisecond and be the possible cause of an accident
50% of them don’t indicate right, so a guessing game..........There is no guessing game if in doubt STOP. They are on the roundabout YIOU give way to them
If they aren’t indicating right I go anyway (as long as not THAT close!) .......and there you have just proved what an impatient driver you are
Had a few bibs etc because I pulled out on the twonks. Which is especially satisfying ! ......Only for you .not for the person you had no regard for already on the roundabout and forced them to take evading acttion to avoid a possible collisiom
Still if that doesn't help you understand the problem try this for thought
Teere is a arctic tanker who is half fullt ravelling around the roundabout .he is not indicating. You decide to pull out on him and stall What happens next?
Let me tell you your family get an agony call from the local police as whilst his initial braking may well have saved you. the subsequent transfer of weight of fuel slapping up and down inside the tank will add another 10-15ft on his total stopping distance
Like i said
you were taught how to pass the test..you were never taught how to drive..
You just need one indication on a roundabout the LH turn before the exit you are going to take and on approaching again one only the LH one and ONLY if you are taking the next exit
swisstoni said:
Chuffedmonkey said:
Motorway middle lane trains. A car that will sit in the train until it clears and then speeds up forcing my self and other cars passing to either speed up or drop in behind only to find the same situation happening again.
I am seeing this daily on the motorway.
I think this is probably the wonder that is adaptive cruise in action.I am seeing this daily on the motorway.
sean ie3 said:
When I see a bike coming up I always move to the left as a 'I'm aware of your presence' gesture, the biker always gives a nod or thumb up. Annoys the p*ss out of me though.
It annoys me as a motorcyclist people doing this, thanks for flicking all the s
t out of the normally unused bit of road at me, I have way more than enough power to overtake when I want I don’t need your permission and I can tell if a car driver has noticed me by keeping an eye on their mirrors…Gently moving over when in slow/standstill traffic to give a bit more room to filter is appreciated though
NewBoy
I seem to have missed the bit where it says KEEP INDOICATING right What you are doing on the approach is informing the chap behind of you intentions nothing more noting less, as i aid less signalling is more
Keep on pulling out in front of people already on, you could well meet a DCW who for once will not be the main idiot in the clip
Could you also be one of the move indicate mirror mob
Perhaps a simple rule you may take on board, but it is dodgy ground ever to question ones politics. sexual prowess or driving abiltiy but do you (or anyo ne lese on here0 ever do this mantr
If i make this move will i affect anyon es course ,direction ,or speed.. if the answer to any of these is YES then don't do it
Defensive driving is not an old farts province pit is there the keep you alive!
I seem to have missed the bit where it says KEEP INDOICATING right What you are doing on the approach is informing the chap behind of you intentions nothing more noting less, as i aid less signalling is more
Keep on pulling out in front of people already on, you could well meet a DCW who for once will not be the main idiot in the clip
Could you also be one of the move indicate mirror mob
Perhaps a simple rule you may take on board, but it is dodgy ground ever to question ones politics. sexual prowess or driving abiltiy but do you (or anyo ne lese on here0 ever do this mantr
If i make this move will i affect anyon es course ,direction ,or speed.. if the answer to any of these is YES then don't do it
Defensive driving is not an old farts province pit is there the keep you alive!
People who brake whenever another vehicle appears, travelling in the opposite direction, on wide single-carriageway roads. More common at night, but increasingly seems to happen during the day in bright clear conditions. Oh, and the oft-discussed “40mph everywhere irrespective of speed limit” brigade.
Tom8 said:
People who have no clue how wide their car is so stop completely in a gap you can get a proverbial bus through and wait for all traffic to pass.
Them, and their cousins: the people who have no clue how wide their car is when passing cars parked on their side of a narrowish road so put themselves on a collision course with oncoming traffic. I understand that driving more than a door's width from parked cars is a great way to reduce the risk of someone opening a door into your path, but if the available road-space is slightly less then 2 car widths and a door width, you need to either wait for the traffic to clear or (both cars) should slow down a bit to allow for a bit more precision. Cars don't magically get narrower when you slow down, but there's a reason motorway lanes are wide and we park cars slowly. silverfoxcc said:
NewBoy
I seem to have missed the bit where it says KEEP INDOICATING right What you are doing on the approach is informing the chap behind of you intentions nothing more noting less, as i aid less signalling is more
Keep on pulling out in front of people already on, you could well meet a DCW who for once will not be the main idiot in the clip
Could you also be one of the move indicate mirror mob
Perhaps a simple rule you may take on board, but it is dodgy ground ever to question ones politics. sexual prowess or driving abiltiy but do you (or anyo ne lese on here0 ever do this mantr
If i make this move will i affect anyon es course ,direction ,or speed.. if the answer to any of these is YES then don't do it
Defensive driving is not an old farts province pit is there the keep you alive!
Again: have you been drinking? I seem to have missed the bit where it says KEEP INDOICATING right What you are doing on the approach is informing the chap behind of you intentions nothing more noting less, as i aid less signalling is more
Keep on pulling out in front of people already on, you could well meet a DCW who for once will not be the main idiot in the clip
Could you also be one of the move indicate mirror mob
Perhaps a simple rule you may take on board, but it is dodgy ground ever to question ones politics. sexual prowess or driving abiltiy but do you (or anyo ne lese on here0 ever do this mantr
If i make this move will i affect anyon es course ,direction ,or speed.. if the answer to any of these is YES then don't do it
Defensive driving is not an old farts province pit is there the keep you alive!
1. What annoys me is dangerous driving for no gain. After driving like a d**ckhead they just end up getting stuck in traffic congestion further down the road or have to stop at a junction, as everyone else catches them back up again. Are you that thick that you can’t see it’s made no difference to your journey time?
Then there’s bellends who try force their way, pushing into traffic congestion. Congratulations you’ve gained 1 place out of the several hundred that are at a standstill.
Why don’t you just wait the extra 30 seconds, you’re going nowhere in a hurry at 17:00 or 18:00
2. People who are too lazy to walk 50 metres, so they struggle parking their car / SUV into tight parking spaces, as close to the shop door as they can. When the rest of the carpark is empty. Its not exactly running the London Marathon, it would have took you less than 30 seconds to walk across the carpark.
Usually the same type of people who can’t be trusted to open a car door in a carpark.
Then there’s bellends who try force their way, pushing into traffic congestion. Congratulations you’ve gained 1 place out of the several hundred that are at a standstill.
Why don’t you just wait the extra 30 seconds, you’re going nowhere in a hurry at 17:00 or 18:00
2. People who are too lazy to walk 50 metres, so they struggle parking their car / SUV into tight parking spaces, as close to the shop door as they can. When the rest of the carpark is empty. Its not exactly running the London Marathon, it would have took you less than 30 seconds to walk across the carpark.
Usually the same type of people who can’t be trusted to open a car door in a carpark.
Edited by Mr Miata on Thursday 14th October 22:20
drr1 said:
Grrbang said:
When the car in front wants to stop and parallel park into a street parking bay, it sometimes causes crossed wires with the car behind. If I'm driving behind, it's normal to interpret the slowing with indicators as turning/pulling over, not that they need me to stop far enough behind them that they can reverse.
Nothing against them, just one of those little annoyances.
But what would be the solution to this? Sounds like you are driving too closely behind and not paying attention?Nothing against them, just one of those little annoyances.
I’ve found that the best way is to start slowing down before the space, then creep forward (not too slowly!) until it becomes more obvious that you’re going for a a space. It doesn’t always work, but I’ve had a decent success rate.
Like others, I don’t consider myself to be a driving god, but I believe I am a considerable driver and try to make my intentions as clear as possible.
My annoyance is people who, when realising that they are in the wrong lane (say on a roundabout) will just sit there with an indicator on holding multiple lanes up until someone lets them in - you may be in an unfamiliar area, or have just misread the signs/satnav, but that’s your problem, not everyone else’s. Suck it up and go round the roundabout to take the right exit rather than inconvenience everyone else!
Edit:
Another one - people who accelerate up to a red light, then harshly brake as they get to the line. Shows a complete lack of observation or anticipation. In a similar vein, people at the head of the queue of a red light that are rocking backwards and forwards on the clutch or creeping forward if in an automatic and then failing to react to the amber then green.
Edited by Chebble on Thursday 14th October 22:50
Glosphil said:
I have a friend who never uses A/C to clear misted up windows. I have pointed out that A/C does not mean Air/Cold but Air/Conditioning.
On a recent journey with 5 of us in the car his method of minimal demisting was wiping a small wet rag over a small area of the windscreen directly in front of him.
He knows I was an IAM Observer & at journeys end said to me, "So would that drive have passed the IAM test?
Me - No
Him - Why not?
Me - The examiner would expect you to know that cars are partially glass so you can see out & keep the windows clear so you can do so.
Him - How can I do that?
Me - For f*** sake
There are many, many people who are unaware of what the a/c does. I blame green programmes that tell you you’ll get an extra 1/2 mpg by turning the a/c off. Maybe , and a lot just use it in the summers days then only when it gets to 30C.On a recent journey with 5 of us in the car his method of minimal demisting was wiping a small wet rag over a small area of the windscreen directly in front of him.
He knows I was an IAM Observer & at journeys end said to me, "So would that drive have passed the IAM test?
Me - No
Him - Why not?
Me - The examiner would expect you to know that cars are partially glass so you can see out & keep the windows clear so you can do so.
Him - How can I do that?
Me - For f*** sake
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