One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Last night I encountered an Uber driver (they've recently started operating in York, this one, like most of them had Leeds badges which I believe isn't allowed, the local taxi drivers are often complaining in the local press about them)
Anyway, this chap approached a give way, he slowed down but didn't actually stop, forcing me to take evasive action moving into the oncoming lane (nothing coming though). After this the awful standards of driving became ever so clear, went through several junctions behind me without indicating, but then he indicated to go left when it was a left corner. His lack of local knowledge became apparent when he kept suddenly swapping lanes approaching a simple junction with no indicators or mirrors, then finally before I went a different way he completely blocked a well labelled'KEEP CLEAR' box.
Maybe not a knob as such but the crap standard of driving surprised me a bit, even worse than the normal taxi drivers.
Anyway, this chap approached a give way, he slowed down but didn't actually stop, forcing me to take evasive action moving into the oncoming lane (nothing coming though). After this the awful standards of driving became ever so clear, went through several junctions behind me without indicating, but then he indicated to go left when it was a left corner. His lack of local knowledge became apparent when he kept suddenly swapping lanes approaching a simple junction with no indicators or mirrors, then finally before I went a different way he completely blocked a well labelled'KEEP CLEAR' box.
Maybe not a knob as such but the crap standard of driving surprised me a bit, even worse than the normal taxi drivers.
I managed to drive the entire (15 min or so) journey to work purely in L1 last night (was called in on an emergency). I passed at least 8 cars plonked in L2 like complete goons.
I don't even make any attempt to interact with these goons these days, simply just blast past them in L1 without a care in the world leaving them to it.
I don't even make any attempt to interact with these goons these days, simply just blast past them in L1 without a care in the world leaving them to it.
Black Audi A5 this morning in front of me approaching a green light at 30mph, who decided to stop at the green light and wave cars across who were waiting to turn right. I was paying attention so didn't rear end him, however the driver behind me came very very close to the rear of my car and the car behind that also nearly crashed.
ukaskew said:
Glastonbury passes in the windscreen, it's January ffs. Two in my work car park today, yes you went, we get it, so did most others around here (I'm on the Somerset border).
Bonus points for it being placed so as to obscure vision in some way, they're not exactly discreet.
My 2009 G car park pass has finally faded to a vague pink triangle. It is high left on the windscreen and doesn't obscure anyfing. OK with you? (More laziness than braggadocio though but) Bonus points for it being placed so as to obscure vision in some way, they're not exactly discreet.
Last night's was the person dribbling along at 25 -30 from the M11 junction towards Trumpington Road Cambridge who, when we got to the 2-lane part of the road and I took the right hand lane and accelerated to 40, then also sped up and tried to get back in front before the road reverted to single carriageway (for the avoidance of doubt, that whole stretch of road is a 40 limit and in no way challenging). You, sir or madam, are a small minded prick.
This morning it was back to a familiar bugbear: people who don't indicate (in particular, people turning left at roundabouts who don't indicate).
This morning it was back to a familiar bugbear: people who don't indicate (in particular, people turning left at roundabouts who don't indicate).
New Year and new nominations! Sadly, I have 3 entries all involving an Audi driver: me.
First nomination: yesterday morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage, I found myself in the wrong lane (left-hand lane) heading to Knebworth. I cheekily indicated right, checked that my intended lane was clear, and cut across the white lines. I should have simply followed the lane until such time it was safe to find a spot to perform a 3 point turn (or roundabout) to turn back.
Second nomination: yesterday evening heading home on the road to the roundabout before the Bedwell roundabout, I was in the outside lane. I needed to take the 2nd exit, but rather than stay in lane - I could go straight ahead or turn right - I proceeded to move into the middle lane without checking that it was safe to do so. Thus was duly beeped, and quite rightly so. Stupid complacent mistake, especially because I complain about people who change lanes without any form of indication.
Third nomination: this morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage (there is a common theme here), waiting for a safe gap to enter the roundabout to take the 2nd exit. After what seemed an eternity, I became impatient, and misjudged a gap as a car in outside lane came around to take the exit to Knebworth, forcing me to slow and thus blocking a car in the inside lane who loudly - and rightly - beeped me.
I need to write out 100 times "I must not live up to the Audi image".
First nomination: yesterday morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage, I found myself in the wrong lane (left-hand lane) heading to Knebworth. I cheekily indicated right, checked that my intended lane was clear, and cut across the white lines. I should have simply followed the lane until such time it was safe to find a spot to perform a 3 point turn (or roundabout) to turn back.
Second nomination: yesterday evening heading home on the road to the roundabout before the Bedwell roundabout, I was in the outside lane. I needed to take the 2nd exit, but rather than stay in lane - I could go straight ahead or turn right - I proceeded to move into the middle lane without checking that it was safe to do so. Thus was duly beeped, and quite rightly so. Stupid complacent mistake, especially because I complain about people who change lanes without any form of indication.
Third nomination: this morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage (there is a common theme here), waiting for a safe gap to enter the roundabout to take the 2nd exit. After what seemed an eternity, I became impatient, and misjudged a gap as a car in outside lane came around to take the exit to Knebworth, forcing me to slow and thus blocking a car in the inside lane who loudly - and rightly - beeped me.
I need to write out 100 times "I must not live up to the Audi image".
putonghua73 said:
New Year and new nominations! Sadly, I have 3 entries all involving an Audi driver: me.
First nomination: yesterday morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage, I found myself in the wrong lane (left-hand lane) heading to Knebworth. I cheekily indicated right, checked that my intended lane was clear, and cut across the white lines. I should have simply followed the lane until such time it was safe to find a spot to perform a 3 point turn (or roundabout) to turn back.
Second nomination: yesterday evening heading home on the road to the roundabout before the Bedwell roundabout, I was in the outside lane. I needed to take the 2nd exit, but rather than stay in lane - I could go straight ahead or turn right - I proceeded to move into the middle lane without checking that it was safe to do so. Thus was duly beeped, and quite rightly so. Stupid complacent mistake, especially because I complain about people who change lanes without any form of indication.
Third nomination: this morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage (there is a common theme here), waiting for a safe gap to enter the roundabout to take the 2nd exit. After what seemed an eternity, I became impatient, and misjudged a gap as a car in outside lane came around to take the exit to Knebworth, forcing me to slow and thus blocking a car in the inside lane who loudly - and rightly - beeped me.
I need to write out 100 times "I must not live up to the Audi image".
Knob! First nomination: yesterday morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage, I found myself in the wrong lane (left-hand lane) heading to Knebworth. I cheekily indicated right, checked that my intended lane was clear, and cut across the white lines. I should have simply followed the lane until such time it was safe to find a spot to perform a 3 point turn (or roundabout) to turn back.
Second nomination: yesterday evening heading home on the road to the roundabout before the Bedwell roundabout, I was in the outside lane. I needed to take the 2nd exit, but rather than stay in lane - I could go straight ahead or turn right - I proceeded to move into the middle lane without checking that it was safe to do so. Thus was duly beeped, and quite rightly so. Stupid complacent mistake, especially because I complain about people who change lanes without any form of indication.
Third nomination: this morning on the roundabout before the A1 sliproad from Stevenage (there is a common theme here), waiting for a safe gap to enter the roundabout to take the 2nd exit. After what seemed an eternity, I became impatient, and misjudged a gap as a car in outside lane came around to take the exit to Knebworth, forcing me to slow and thus blocking a car in the inside lane who loudly - and rightly - beeped me.
I need to write out 100 times "I must not live up to the Audi image".
Coming back into London tonight, drove over the flyover at the Hogarth roundabout and seemingly out of nowhere I have a prick in a M4 about 2 inches off my back bumper, flashing his lights. No idea where he's come from - he wasn't there when I entered the flyover.
Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no f
king reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past
Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no f
king reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past Edited by parabolica on Thursday 5th January 17:56
parabolica said:
Coming back into London tonight, drove over the flyover at the Hogarth roundabout and seemingly out of nowhere I have a prick in a M4 about 2 inches off my back bumper, flashing his lights. No idea where he's come from - he wasn't there when I entered the flyover.
Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no fking reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past
I love a bit of Karma Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no f
king reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past Edited by parabolica on Thursday 5th January 17:56
matchmaker said:
parabolica said:
Coming back into London tonight, drove over the flyover at the Hogarth roundabout and seemingly out of nowhere I have a prick in a M4 about 2 inches off my back bumper, flashing his lights. No idea where he's come from - he wasn't there when I entered the flyover.
Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no fking reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past
I love a bit of Karma Anyway as the slip road onto Great West Road opened up I move to L1 whilst he (predictably) nails it into L3, but then (unpredictably) slows and dives back over into L1 and brake-checks me for no f
king reason - a proper 'me coming to a stop' kind of brake check; he then takes off again like a scalded cat. The Red-mist almost descended but I happened to check my mirror and I see a marked police car a few hundred meters behind and it looks like he saw everything - he goes stonking past and tails the M4 until the Tescos at Warwick Road and pulls him over. Took all of my inner-strength not to give a cheeky toot of the horn as I drove past Edited by parabolica on Thursday 5th January 17:56
te.Me today. I'm making no excuses but I work three days, three nights and have three off. Yesterday is what I call "Transition Day" I did a day shift Wednesday and a night shift last night.
Whenever I see a vehicle with side lights on in residential (well illuminated) areas I always give a little flash of my headlights.
Today that vehicle was being driven by me. I had my side lights on as I cleared the ice from my car's windows, lights and reflectors so I didn't dazzle anyone going past and forgot to put them back to dip. Easy mistake to make, first time I've ever done it.
I was a mile and half and at least twenty oncoming vehicle into my journey when a nearly new Audi A4 of all things was the first and only vehicle to let me know.
So...
Thank you Mr or Mrs Audi driver and shame on everyone else.
Whenever I see a vehicle with side lights on in residential (well illuminated) areas I always give a little flash of my headlights.
Today that vehicle was being driven by me. I had my side lights on as I cleared the ice from my car's windows, lights and reflectors so I didn't dazzle anyone going past and forgot to put them back to dip. Easy mistake to make, first time I've ever done it.
I was a mile and half and at least twenty oncoming vehicle into my journey when a nearly new Audi A4 of all things was the first and only vehicle to let me know.
So...
Thank you Mr or Mrs Audi driver and shame on everyone else.
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