One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Idiots at this junction.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0629892,-0.54831...
1. The taxi driver who had turned right from where the Fiesta is but had cut the corner and was diagonal across both lanes so cars coming in the opposite direction (me) had to do a real slalom to go around him.
2. People who park outside the post office such as:
a. the Volvo with the wheelchair sticker in the back window parked where the manhole cover is, but about 18 inches from the kerb. At first it looked like "he" was waiting for traffic the other way, but no. Parked
b. Numerous Post Office vans, regularly parked there
3. Van drivers (usually) who can't be bothered to turn right into and go into the Co-op car park, but park facing oncoming traffic, on double yellows behind the Clio thus making it impossible to see to the right if you're looking to exit the junction
Thankfully given the funneled to one lane nature of the road after the Co-op 99% of people are polite and you get a wave of acknowledgement when you wait. There are exceptions though, like the Discovery driver who accelerated into the one lane channel after I'd already "gone in" and ended up bonnet to bonnet with me and started getting aggressive. I watched the dashcam footage several times and you clearly see him accelerate once I'd committed. It was surreal.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0629892,-0.54831...
1. The taxi driver who had turned right from where the Fiesta is but had cut the corner and was diagonal across both lanes so cars coming in the opposite direction (me) had to do a real slalom to go around him.
2. People who park outside the post office such as:
a. the Volvo with the wheelchair sticker in the back window parked where the manhole cover is, but about 18 inches from the kerb. At first it looked like "he" was waiting for traffic the other way, but no. Parked
b. Numerous Post Office vans, regularly parked there
3. Van drivers (usually) who can't be bothered to turn right into and go into the Co-op car park, but park facing oncoming traffic, on double yellows behind the Clio thus making it impossible to see to the right if you're looking to exit the junction
Thankfully given the funneled to one lane nature of the road after the Co-op 99% of people are polite and you get a wave of acknowledgement when you wait. There are exceptions though, like the Discovery driver who accelerated into the one lane channel after I'd already "gone in" and ended up bonnet to bonnet with me and started getting aggressive. I watched the dashcam footage several times and you clearly see him accelerate once I'd committed. It was surreal.
oceanview said:
Anyone who drives a Fiat 500, Citroen DS3, Jeep Renegade, Audi A3/TT GOLF Many others but that gives you an idea!
Hateful, white-goods things driven badly by idiots/narcissists . YUCK, YUCK!!
Out of interest what do you drive?Hateful, white-goods things driven badly by idiots/narcissists . YUCK, YUCK!!
Edited by oceanview on Sunday 5th March 19:20
Speed addicted said:
oceanview said:
Anyone who drives a Fiat 500, Citroen DS3, Jeep Renegade, Audi A3/TT GOLF Many others but that gives you an idea!
Hateful, white-goods things driven badly by idiots/narcissists . YUCK, YUCK!!
Out of interest what do you drive?Hateful, white-goods things driven badly by idiots/narcissists . YUCK, YUCK!!
They mostly seem to require a specific choice to be made, often based around emotional or aesthetic reasoning requiring a compromise or two and leaving white-goods-esq mundane functionality low down on the list.
People who slate certain brands of car because it's not German.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it.
He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it. He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
Blanchimont said:
People who slate certain brands of car because it's not German.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a wk M badge on it.
He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
How did this come about ? Were you both at a garage and he started on at you about his car ?!Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it. He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
Bluedot said:
Blanchimont said:
People who slate certain brands of car because it's not German.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a wk M badge on it.
He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
How did this come about ? Were you both at a garage and he started on at you about his car ?!Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it. He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
It appears to be an awfully childish incident from both sides - 'my dad's got a better car than yours' sort of sketch.
Jonno02 said:
If you think brake lights are dazzling, then you must have extremely sensitive eyes. I've had my eyes lasered, so lights at night are amplified for me and I still have no problem whatsoever with the car infront having their brake lights on.
That's one thing I've never understood on PH, is the brake lights hatred. Maybe I'm just the knob.
You are not the knob, and it is a not hatred.That's one thing I've never understood on PH, is the brake lights hatred. Maybe I'm just the knob.
However, this situation, which involves sitting behind rear lights combined with 'high beam' brake lights, is one which is getting up steam as a 'please do not do this' scenario.
There have been articles and letters in newspapers and magazines regarding this problem. And it is a problem. To sit in/behind a queue chock full of cars all with the full monty's worth of bulb power is, as I put it, to be retinised.
A new word for a relatively new motoring problem
bmw535i said:
Bluedot said:
Blanchimont said:
People who slate certain brands of car because it's not German.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a wk M badge on it.
He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
How did this come about ? Were you both at a garage and he started on at you about his car ?!Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it. He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
It appears to be an awfully childish incident from both sides - 'my dad's got a better car than yours' sort of sketch.
zedx19 said:
Also for hill starts, loads of cars have Hill Assist. I stop on a hill and when I take my foot off the brake the car stays still waiting for me to drive off. There's absolutely no need for the handbrake to be applied.
If I use auto hold in the BMW, it illuminates the brake lights anyway.I've posted this on the Window Stickers thread but thought it was also appropriate for this thread.
Spotted at The Meadows, Sandhurst, lunchtime today a blacked out (including alloys & illegally tinted windows) Khan bodystyled Range Rover Sport in the Pick Up / Drop Off bay. Apart from the tasteless Khan bodywork
the main reason I thought knob was due to the various stickers on the rear screen and the novel alternative approach to a Baby On Board sign.
Instead of "Baby On Board" the sign read "Lil N****Z On Board". In addition to this the rear screen also featured stickers reading "Black Lives / Rights Matter", "F*k Da Police" and "F*k Da N***a Hataz"
No pics i'm afraid. I was going to attempt to do so but the late 20's occupant, who was styled like a wannabe gangsta rapper, clambered out of the car.
Also, on a lighter note:
People that come to a complete halt once they get off an escalator and stand there waiting to decide what to do / where to go next
Even more so when they get upset after they get politely pushed forward by the people directly behind them on the escalator.
Spotted at The Meadows, Sandhurst, lunchtime today a blacked out (including alloys & illegally tinted windows) Khan bodystyled Range Rover Sport in the Pick Up / Drop Off bay. Apart from the tasteless Khan bodywork
the main reason I thought knob was due to the various stickers on the rear screen and the novel alternative approach to a Baby On Board sign.Instead of "Baby On Board" the sign read "Lil N****Z On Board". In addition to this the rear screen also featured stickers reading "Black Lives / Rights Matter", "F*k Da Police" and "F*k Da N***a Hataz"
No pics i'm afraid. I was going to attempt to do so but the late 20's occupant, who was styled like a wannabe gangsta rapper, clambered out of the car.
Also, on a lighter note:
People that come to a complete halt once they get off an escalator and stand there waiting to decide what to do / where to go next
Even more so when they get upset after they get politely pushed forward by the people directly behind them on the escalator.Blanchimont said:
bmw535i said:
Bluedot said:
Blanchimont said:
People who slate certain brands of car because it's not German.
Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a wk M badge on it.
He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
How did this come about ? Were you both at a garage and he started on at you about his car ?!Had someone proudly tell me they owned an M3 (it's a 318D) and that my car was crap "because it's a Renault, and French". They didn't like me telling them, that fuel economy aside, my car was objectively, better. He also called me a prick when I told him that it wasn't an M3, it was probably a 320D or something, judging by the face he was putting diesel in it, It just had a w
k M badge on it. He then proceeded to tailgate me through a 30, which only compounded the stereotype.
Knob.
It appears to be an awfully childish incident from both sides - 'my dad's got a better car than yours' sort of sketch.
if you only use the footbrake and you get rear ended at the junction, its likely that your foot will come off the brake and you will roll into the path of the lorry driving through the junction on green and be totalled
its actually easier to put the handbrake on than rest your foot on the brake and then swiftly try and catch the biting point and then pull away
its not difficult but its not easiest
JJ
its actually easier to put the handbrake on than rest your foot on the brake and then swiftly try and catch the biting point and then pull away
its not difficult but its not easiest
JJ
AlexRS2782 said:
I've posted this on the Window Stickers thread but thought it was also appropriate for this thread.
Spotted at The Meadows, Sandhurst, lunchtime today a blacked out (including alloys & illegally tinted windows) Khan bodystyled Range Rover Sport in the Pick Up / Drop Off bay. Apart from the tasteless Khan bodywork the main reason I thought knob was due to the various stickers on the rear screen and the novel alternative approach to a Baby On Board sign.
Instead of "Baby On Board" the sign read "Lil N****Z On Board". In addition to this the rear screen also featured stickers reading "Black Lives / Rights Matter", "F*k Da Police" and "F*k Da N***a Hataz"
No pics i'm afraid. I was going to attempt to do so but the late 20's occupant, who was styled like a wannabe gangsta rapper, clambered out of the car.
Also, on a lighter note:
People that come to a complete halt once they get off an escalator and stand there waiting to decide what to do / where to go next Even more so when they get upset after they get politely pushed forward by the people directly behind them on the escalator.
I'm sure the owner of the tSpotted at The Meadows, Sandhurst, lunchtime today a blacked out (including alloys & illegally tinted windows) Khan bodystyled Range Rover Sport in the Pick Up / Drop Off bay. Apart from the tasteless Khan bodywork
the main reason I thought knob was due to the various stickers on the rear screen and the novel alternative approach to a Baby On Board sign.Instead of "Baby On Board" the sign read "Lil N****Z On Board". In addition to this the rear screen also featured stickers reading "Black Lives / Rights Matter", "F*k Da Police" and "F*k Da N***a Hataz"
No pics i'm afraid. I was going to attempt to do so but the late 20's occupant, who was styled like a wannabe gangsta rapper, clambered out of the car.
Also, on a lighter note:
People that come to a complete halt once they get off an escalator and stand there waiting to decide what to do / where to go next
Even more so when they get upset after they get politely pushed forward by the people directly behind them on the escalator.t wagon runs his cul de sac with abandon.Why, only last month he parked outside his neighbours house, while they were at Bingo.
Edited by Hol on Tuesday 7th March 08:13
Riding a motorcycle within a two second gap of a lorry on a winding and hill road only to be overtaken mid corner ( blind corner) by an astra who proceeded to stay within the gap he'd made for two miles without also overtaking the lorry then the cock who decided to do exactly the same thing in an Audi, how they didn't cause a head on collision by doing this mid corner or take me clean out when both me and the lorry driver were at the speed limit is a mystery
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