One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 2
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Crazy lady behind me on Friday who when I stopped to let a bus out, honked, gesticulated and shouted something at me, waved her arms as if to point at something behind her which I couldn't have seen because she was so close, all with a kid in the car. Still not sure what I did wrong.
Whoever put their rubbish in my wheely bin, two bags of it, which I then had to pick up after it blew over, not helped by the bags being too big and sitting wedged at the top of the bin making it unstable. F
k you and all your kin and if I find out who you are I'm buying a pack of Wall's for your lawn.
Whoever put their rubbish in my wheely bin, two bags of it, which I then had to pick up after it blew over, not helped by the bags being too big and sitting wedged at the top of the bin making it unstable. F
k you and all your kin and if I find out who you are I'm buying a pack of Wall's for your lawn.People (as in, not just the guy that did it this afternoon) that drive diagonally across busy car parks.
I don't mean driving slowly and safely through end-to-end empty pitches, or cutting across the grids on a mostly empty supermarket car park.
I mean driving at 15mph, through relatively narrow gaps, into the normal 'lanes' without so much as slowing down to checking if anything / anyone is coming.
Apparently that extra 5-10 seconds it would take to follow the correct lanes to the exit is just too valuable to Mr. Knob
ETA: People that burp aloud in an office. Have some respect
I don't mean driving slowly and safely through end-to-end empty pitches, or cutting across the grids on a mostly empty supermarket car park.
I mean driving at 15mph, through relatively narrow gaps, into the normal 'lanes' without so much as slowing down to checking if anything / anyone is coming.
Apparently that extra 5-10 seconds it would take to follow the correct lanes to the exit is just too valuable to Mr. Knob
ETA: People that burp aloud in an office. Have some respect
Edited by smithyithy on Monday 30th March 13:15
scarble said:
Crazy lady behind me on Friday who when I stopped to let a bus out, honked, gesticulated and shouted something at me, waved her arms as if to point at something behind her which I couldn't have seen because she was so close, all with a kid in the car. Still not sure what I did wrong.
Whoever put their rubbish in my wheely bin, two bags of it, which I then had to pick up after it blew over, not helped by the bags being too big and sitting wedged at the top of the bin making it unstable. Fk you and all your kin and if I find out who you are I'm buying a pack of Wall's for your lawn.
I only ever let people out, if the traffic is really slow, if I am turning into that road, or there is nobody behind me for a fair distance.Whoever put their rubbish in my wheely bin, two bags of it, which I then had to pick up after it blew over, not helped by the bags being too big and sitting wedged at the top of the bin making it unstable. F
k you and all your kin and if I find out who you are I'm buying a pack of Wall's for your lawn.Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
Hol said:
I only ever let people out, if the traffic is really slow, if I am turning into that road, or there is nobody behind me for a fair distance.
Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
They can't see a bus move into the traffic?Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
Isn't it a Highway Code rule to let busses out?
ETA Rule 223 says their priority if safe. Assuming OP was safe to let it out the woman is a Knob as first thought.
Edited by Jim AK on Monday 30th March 14:25
It was safe, I braked very gently, firstly because she was close and secondly because I was hoping to carry some momentum. I was also letting a car in as well as bus out.
Bus was going the other direction, road was then clear. Very quickly caught back up to traffic, though amusingly pulled away about 60 yards through the roundabout, no I did not straight line it, no I was not speeding.
Despite her closeness I think she could probably see over my car, the bus was a double decker even and the side road is well sighted as its got a big bit of grass there.
It's an urban semi-residential/shoppingcenter/industrialpark street, not a fun country lane or a sweeping bypass or something.
I always let people out if I can safely stop without being rear ended because there are too many rude cts on the road these days, every little piece of kindness spreads and multiplies, though she may have got mad hopefully she will reflect on it and hopefully the car driver and bus driver will also be that little bit nicer 
I was trying not to essay but I did anyway, sorry.
Bus was going the other direction, road was then clear. Very quickly caught back up to traffic, though amusingly pulled away about 60 yards through the roundabout, no I did not straight line it, no I was not speeding.
Despite her closeness I think she could probably see over my car, the bus was a double decker even and the side road is well sighted as its got a big bit of grass there.
It's an urban semi-residential/shoppingcenter/industrialpark street, not a fun country lane or a sweeping bypass or something.
I always let people out if I can safely stop without being rear ended because there are too many rude c
ts on the road these days, every little piece of kindness spreads and multiplies, though she may have got mad hopefully she will reflect on it and hopefully the car driver and bus driver will also be that little bit nicer I was trying not to essay but I did anyway, sorry.
Edited by scarble on Monday 30th March 15:16
scarble said:
It was safe, I braked very gently, firstly because she was close and secondly because I was hoping to carry some momentum. I was also letting a car in as well as bus out.
Bus was going the other direction, road was then clear. Very quickly caught back up to traffic, though amusingly pulled away about 60 yards through the roundabout, no I did not straight line it, no I was not speeding.
Despite her closeness I think she could probably see over my car, the bus was a double decker even and the side road is well sighted as its got a big bit of grass there.
It's an urban semi-residential/shoppingcenter/industrialpark street, not a fun country lane or a sweeping bypass or something.
I always let people out if I can safely stop without being rear ended because there are too many rude cts on the road these days, every little piece of kindness spreads and multiplies, though she may have got mad hopefully she will reflect on it and hopefully the car driver and bus driver will also be that little bit nicer
I was trying not to essay but I did anyway, sorry.
My mistake. For some reason, I didn't see the word Bus in the original post.Bus was going the other direction, road was then clear. Very quickly caught back up to traffic, though amusingly pulled away about 60 yards through the roundabout, no I did not straight line it, no I was not speeding.
Despite her closeness I think she could probably see over my car, the bus was a double decker even and the side road is well sighted as its got a big bit of grass there.
It's an urban semi-residential/shoppingcenter/industrialpark street, not a fun country lane or a sweeping bypass or something.
I always let people out if I can safely stop without being rear ended because there are too many rude c
ts on the road these days, every little piece of kindness spreads and multiplies, though she may have got mad hopefully she will reflect on it and hopefully the car driver and bus driver will also be that little bit nicer I was trying not to essay but I did anyway, sorry.
Edited by scarble on Monday 30th March 15:16
Hol said:
I only ever let people out, if the traffic is really slow, if I am turning into that road, or there is nobody behind me for a fair distance.
Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
If there's no-one behind you for a fair distance, why bother letting them out when they'll get out immediately after you've passed anyway - thus leaving yourself open to being stuck behind a slowster?Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
AdeV said:
Hol said:
I only ever let people out, if the traffic is really slow, if I am turning into that road, or there is nobody behind me for a fair distance.
Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
If there's no-one behind you for a fair distance, why bother letting them out when they'll get out immediately after you've passed anyway - thus leaving yourself open to being stuck behind a slowster?Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
The impatient bint who couldn't wait the 3 minutes it took to drive through the roadworks leading into Blackburn (Aberdeenshire) and then up to her house before pissing about with her fking phone.
Yes, I'm talking about you in the black stsubishi Grandis (H20 NNJ) - why was it every time I checked my rear view mirror your attention was on the phone in your lap?? I'd have preferred it if you were in front of me, that way I wouldn't have to be on the constant watch for you not stopping.
I hope your next faecesbook update comes just as you approach the back of a truck, and then park in it.
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king phone.Yes, I'm talking about you in the black s
tsubishi Grandis (H20 NNJ) - why was it every time I checked my rear view mirror your attention was on the phone in your lap?? I'd have preferred it if you were in front of me, that way I wouldn't have to be on the constant watch for you not stopping.I hope your next faecesbook update comes just as you approach the back of a truck, and then park in it.
.smithyithy said:
People (as in, not just the guy that did it this afternoon) that drive diagonally across busy car parks.
I don't mean driving slowly and safely through end-to-end empty pitches, or cutting across the grids on a mostly empty supermarket car park.
I mean driving at 15mph, through relatively narrow gaps, into the normal 'lanes' without so much as slowing down to checking if anything / anyone is coming.
Apparently that extra 5-10 seconds it would take to follow the correct lanes to the exit is just too valuable to Mr. Knob
ETA: People that burp aloud in an office. Have some respect
I had this situation in a Tesco car park recently. Car cutting across the empty bays to get to the exit lane.I don't mean driving slowly and safely through end-to-end empty pitches, or cutting across the grids on a mostly empty supermarket car park.
I mean driving at 15mph, through relatively narrow gaps, into the normal 'lanes' without so much as slowing down to checking if anything / anyone is coming.
Apparently that extra 5-10 seconds it would take to follow the correct lanes to the exit is just too valuable to Mr. Knob
ETA: People that burp aloud in an office. Have some respect
Edited by smithyithy on Monday 30th March 13:15
Luckily I anticipated what would happen if we had met at the 'junction', so I slowed down.
Both driver and passenger were on the phone.
Was unaware of any burping.
Knobtard of the highest order today - I was following a Mondeo past some parked cars (our lane clear - they were parked on the other side.
She'd let several cars down and when they'd passed she proceeded to carry on driving.
All good and correct thus far.
But alas, Mr Picasso coming down the hill (obstruction on his side) decides he's not waiting, so he drives PAST a pull in spot and comes to a halt next to Mrs Mondeo - cars are now very close to each other - he starts ranting and franticly testiculating to her, and as he starts to pull away he jerks his steering wheel to the right dragging his car along the side of hers, ripping the door trim off his car (ha) and scratching her whole side.
From my view he did it deliberately in a fit of immature anger, the fking arsewipe.
He then gets out and remonstrated with her again.
Massive queues of traffic waiting each way by now, so he moves his car onto a grass verge.
By now I'd already written my details on a bit of paper and gave it to Mrs Mondeo - hope she wants me as a witness.
She'd let several cars down and when they'd passed she proceeded to carry on driving.
All good and correct thus far.
But alas, Mr Picasso coming down the hill (obstruction on his side) decides he's not waiting, so he drives PAST a pull in spot and comes to a halt next to Mrs Mondeo - cars are now very close to each other - he starts ranting and franticly testiculating to her, and as he starts to pull away he jerks his steering wheel to the right dragging his car along the side of hers, ripping the door trim off his car (ha) and scratching her whole side.
From my view he did it deliberately in a fit of immature anger, the f
king arsewipe.He then gets out and remonstrated with her again.
Massive queues of traffic waiting each way by now, so he moves his car onto a grass verge.
By now I'd already written my details on a bit of paper and gave it to Mrs Mondeo - hope she wants me as a witness.
Zyp said:
Knobtard of the highest order today - I was following a Mondeo past some parked cars (our lane clear - they were parked on the other side.
She'd let several cars down and when they'd passed she proceeded to carry on driving.
All good and correct thus far.
But alas, Mr Picasso coming down the hill (obstruction on his side) decides he's not waiting, so he drives PAST a pull in spot and comes to a halt next to Mrs Mondeo - cars are now very close to each other - he starts ranting and franticly testiculating to her, and as he starts to pull away he jerks his steering wheel to the right dragging his car along the side of hers, ripping the door trim off his car (ha) and scratching her whole side.
From my view he did it deliberately in a fit of immature anger, the fking arsewipe.
He then gets out and remonstrated with her again.
Massive queues of traffic waiting each way by now, so he moves his car onto a grass verge.
By now I'd already written my details on a bit of paper and gave it to Mrs Mondeo - hope she wants me as a witness.
IMHO it's a shame your story didn't end with 'and it was all captured on my dash cam' !She'd let several cars down and when they'd passed she proceeded to carry on driving.
All good and correct thus far.
But alas, Mr Picasso coming down the hill (obstruction on his side) decides he's not waiting, so he drives PAST a pull in spot and comes to a halt next to Mrs Mondeo - cars are now very close to each other - he starts ranting and franticly testiculating to her, and as he starts to pull away he jerks his steering wheel to the right dragging his car along the side of hers, ripping the door trim off his car (ha) and scratching her whole side.
From my view he did it deliberately in a fit of immature anger, the f
king arsewipe.He then gets out and remonstrated with her again.
Massive queues of traffic waiting each way by now, so he moves his car onto a grass verge.
By now I'd already written my details on a bit of paper and gave it to Mrs Mondeo - hope she wants me as a witness.
I've had one for years and wouldn't be without it now.
Pothole said:
AdeV said:
Hol said:
I only ever let people out, if the traffic is really slow, if I am turning into that road, or there is nobody behind me for a fair distance.
Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
If there's no-one behind you for a fair distance, why bother letting them out when they'll get out immediately after you've passed anyway - thus leaving yourself open to being stuck behind a slowster?Otherwise, all that the queue of cars behind you can see is that somebody in front has stopped dead in the road - for no apparent reason.
ORD said:
Europa1 said:
All the cockjobs on the 2 lane stretch of the M11 in north Essex at the weekend who couldn't comprehend that to maintain speed when going uphill, you need to press the accelerator.
Or, more likely, change down a gear.I have noticed that drivers of diesel cars tend to maintain speed reasonably well on motorway inclines, but you will find yourself sailing past most petrol cars if you stay at or above 70 on a steep climb.
Seriously, the amount of people who don't know how to use a gearbox properly is frightening. My missus has been driving twice as long as me, yet will happily let the car struggle just above 1k rpm rather than change down. After being yelled at.
Hol said:
QuantumTokoloshi said:
The absolute barsteward who lifted my wallet out of my hotel room. May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your ass, thanks for leaving me with no cards in a foreign country.
Wales or Scotland
It may be time to run now.
Driving home today an Audi driver pulled out of a side road in plenty of time to get to the speed limit (NSL B road, good visibility)... needless to say, they got to 35mph and stayed there. They didn't slow down for the tight poor-visibility 1 lane wide humpback bridge (which we had not got priority for!) and then dawdled up to the roadwork traffic lights (Amber) and continued through even though they'd gone red in the time it took them to arrive at the "Stop" board.
I then waited at the lights and drove sensibly, including pulling out onto a main road into town, and arrived a few cars behind them at a traffic light controlled junction - red - which cycled through all the way around to red, at which point the Audi driver decided to crawl through the junction.
I then waited at the lights and drove sensibly, including pulling out onto a main road into town, and arrived a few cars behind them at a traffic light controlled junction - red - which cycled through all the way around to red, at which point the Audi driver decided to crawl through the junction.
Err me today 
There's a mini roundabout on my commute. 999 times out of 1000 there's never anything to my right. So I've gotten lazy. Quick glance but never really slow down that much.
Today, imagine my surprise when there was a small van approaching that I should really have given way to. I saw the van late and nailed it instead of stopping. He had to slow down, it wasn't close. But it was something of a "FFS" at myself!
And for balance, the 2 young guys in the Polo who had stopped in a passing place to let me through where there was some parked cars on a narrow road. Great, until you realise that they'd positioned so badly they expected me to bump up the sizeable kerb on my left to actually get through. They kept gesticulating to encourage me up the kerb. I refused and I daresay they could lip read my "exasperation" until he relented and backed up.
I still thanked him with a cheery wave though
There's a mini roundabout on my commute. 999 times out of 1000 there's never anything to my right. So I've gotten lazy. Quick glance but never really slow down that much.
Today, imagine my surprise when there was a small van approaching that I should really have given way to. I saw the van late and nailed it instead of stopping. He had to slow down, it wasn't close. But it was something of a "FFS" at myself!
And for balance, the 2 young guys in the Polo who had stopped in a passing place to let me through where there was some parked cars on a narrow road. Great, until you realise that they'd positioned so badly they expected me to bump up the sizeable kerb on my left to actually get through. They kept gesticulating to encourage me up the kerb. I refused and I daresay they could lip read my "exasperation" until he relented and backed up.
I still thanked him with a cheery wave though
cootuk said:
thetelegraphandargus
Not only a driver of a liveried vehicle doing a relatively silly overtake
Not only a driver of a liveried vehicle doing a relatively silly overtake
article said:
A car is then parked up ahead on the left-hand side, which prompted the car driver to overtake.
To do so, he moved onto the right-hand side of the road and drove to the right of a keep left sign located on a pedestrian refuge island.
To do so, he moved onto the right-hand side of the road and drove to the right of a keep left sign located on a pedestrian refuge island.
What is it with journalists these days? Don't they proof read their own work?myvision said:
The absolute that joined the A1 near Peterborough and swerved straight into the path of a tanker no intention to indicate or even use the slip just straight out.
God knows how he controlled the tanker but well done to that driver.
A47 junction by any chance? that joined the A1 near Peterborough and swerved straight into the path of a tanker no intention to indicate or even use the slip just straight out.God knows how he controlled the tanker but well done to that driver.
I followed someone down the slip there who dived out into lane 1 at the earliest opportunity, pretty much blindly, having achieved a speed of around 35 mph, rather than using the several hundred yard slip lane to build speed. It was only because it was quiet that he avoided an accident as the traffic had room to swerve into lane 2 around him.
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