Illogical impatience
Discussion
There must be some gems out there that it'd be funny to read.
Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
Kentish said:
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
Near enough this, but it was a chavved up Corsa B and an Old woman crossing. Quite intimidating having a car push through when you're on a bike as well.
Worst one was one of those big Toyota(or maybe Mitsubishi) pickups overtake me and the 4-5 cars behind me and run a red light leading around a blind bend, somewhat scary and one of those moments you wish the Police were present.
Also saw another person run a red but mitigated by the fact you could see there was no traffic coming, but still bit of a shock to see.
Also saw another person run a red but mitigated by the fact you could see there was no traffic coming, but still bit of a shock to see.
Kentish said:
There must be some gems out there that it'd be funny to read.
Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
A random 2am thread, but I like it.Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
Couple of things recently I will start with the most shocking. In a 30zone some swat in a merc jeep tailgates me in a 30 on a narrow street, overtakes me, narrowly misses oncoming car and almost hits me when swerving in. I was still shocked by that one a few days later and I am still rather amazed at some people.
FisiP1 said:
Also saw another person run a red but mitigated by the fact you could see there was no traffic coming, but still bit of a shock to see.
I see drivers run red lights every day in Chesterfield where two major roundabouts are traffic light controlled. It's such a common habit I sometimes wonder when I stop for an amber if I'm going to rear ended.
Kentish said:
There must be some gems out there that it'd be funny to read.
Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
This, I fear, has some roots in the "assume every other driver is an idiot" philosophy, as in, If you can't see why the car in front is behaving oddly, first assumption is that the driver is stupid. Not good when combined with lower quality observation than the "stupid" driver has managed.Here are 3 to kick off with
Paused to let an ambulance coming toward me (blues & twos going) pass obstructions on his side of the road and the car behind overtakes me and then has to stop and reverse back up to in front of me to let the ambulance continue. Would have been quicker if he'd just waited.
Stopped at a zebra crossing the other night to let a pregnant woman with a pushchair and toddler cross; the Merc behind pulls up behind me too but then decides he doesn't want to wait & pulls out around me making the poor woman sprint for it. He got one car ahead by frightening the crap out of a pregnant woman and child.
I paused to let an Audi coming toward me pass parked cars on his side of a narrow road but the VW Bettle convertible behind me decided to overtake me and meets the Audi head on and just manages to squeeze up the inside of it by mounting the pavement. Got one car ahead and probably a bent alloy.
What incredible acts of impatience have you witnessed recently?
Ambulance coming from behind me, clear road on the right hand lane (just an A-road). A car pulls out of the garden centre on the right and turns to its left, now blocking the lane for the ambulance, and then *stops opposite me* (I'd seen them and that they were pulling out, so I stopped with my left tyres straddling the white line so that the ambulance could come past me and pull into the left lane to continue past the plonker) instead of just waiting for the ambulance to pass... it's like they didn't even look down the road before pulling out.
I think a lot of people don't look beyond the end of the bonnet, so when the car in front stops they overtake it. Because they haven't looked at the end of the other car's bonnet (or beyond) to see WHY they stopped.
My own irrational moment was a few weeks ago - damp day, just picked up the new car (911 and was still wary of it), tail gated by a 3 series with a normal looking guy driving it through our local village and up into the NSL section of road. Not far into the NSL is a set of twisty narrow bends with double whites and turnings. I slowed, 3 series driver started laughing maniacally (sp!) and waving his arms around before overtaking me on the double whites, on a blind left hander with a right junction on it (also blind on our approach). As I rounded the corner he was in a mini tank slapper.
Stupid thing was I'd decided to pull over and let him by in the layby just past the corner because he was clearly barking mad!
My own irrational moment was a few weeks ago - damp day, just picked up the new car (911 and was still wary of it), tail gated by a 3 series with a normal looking guy driving it through our local village and up into the NSL section of road. Not far into the NSL is a set of twisty narrow bends with double whites and turnings. I slowed, 3 series driver started laughing maniacally (sp!) and waving his arms around before overtaking me on the double whites, on a blind left hander with a right junction on it (also blind on our approach). As I rounded the corner he was in a mini tank slapper.
Stupid thing was I'd decided to pull over and let him by in the layby just past the corner because he was clearly barking mad!
I reckon the majority of there can be put down to "s
t observation" as much as impatience TBH. The vast majority of people nowadays do seem to go through life with as little care or attention paid to anyone else around them as possible so it's no surprise that they drive like this also.
Damn shame, but that's modern society for you.
t observation" as much as impatience TBH. The vast majority of people nowadays do seem to go through life with as little care or attention paid to anyone else around them as possible so it's no surprise that they drive like this also.Damn shame, but that's modern society for you.
Friday. I was on my way home from work in a forty zone doing 42mph according to the sat' nav' and a twonk in a Citroen C2 (five door poverty spec') overtook me in a traffic island nearly hitting a car that was pulling out of a junction the other side of the road. A couple of hundred yards later I accelerate to fifty with the change of speed limit and start to catch up so he was a Mr Average doing more the forty but less than fifty. Less than a quarter of a mile later Mr C2 stops in the road as if he's hit something and pulls into a driveway. I was thinking "typical food delivery driver" but this morning the car was there. Not only was this guy a st driver but he was stting on his own doorstep.
I get a lot of people who either can't drive more than six feet at a time or see an older (80's) car and assume I'm going slow but this guy was a special (needs) case.
t driver but he was stting on his own doorstep. I get a lot of people who either can't drive more than six feet at a time or see an older (80's) car and assume I'm going slow but this guy was a special (needs) case.
Had one of these yesterday....
I was in a queue waiting at a level crossing probably about 4/5 cars back and then some yoofs stopped behind. We must of been waiting about 10 minutes before then barriers went up.
The cars ahead got across before the red lights started flashing so I stopped and the yoofs behind started tooting before doing a U-turn and racing off.
Two minutes later the barriers went up.
I was in a queue waiting at a level crossing probably about 4/5 cars back and then some yoofs stopped behind. We must of been waiting about 10 minutes before then barriers went up.
The cars ahead got across before the red lights started flashing so I stopped and the yoofs behind started tooting before doing a U-turn and racing off.
Two minutes later the barriers went up.
"follow the leader" incidents, see them every day when parked car obstructions are on one side of the road with enough space between parked cars to allow one, maybe 2 cars to pull over in order to let oncoming taffic by yet all the following traffic behind the one, maybe 2 cars keep driving blindly on with nowhere to go. Much cursing and gestering then follows aimed at the drivers of the one, maybe 2 cars who were driving correctly.
oh, and a bit off topic, drivers who just stop when they see the blue lights coming up behind or approaching them without even giving a thought as to how the ambulance/fire engine/police will get past them. for gods sake, SPEED UP if nessesary until you can easily pull over and leave a clear path fo them!
oh, and a bit off topic, drivers who just stop when they see the blue lights coming up behind or approaching them without even giving a thought as to how the ambulance/fire engine/police will get past them. for gods sake, SPEED UP if nessesary until you can easily pull over and leave a clear path fo them!
This is all down to poor observation and not looking more than 6ft in front of their noses.
I don't have the best eyesight - in fact, I probably need glasses. But I can still tell when there is a hazard / obstacle etc coming up, and have time to react to it... The amount of people who don't, it's shocking! Like slowing down for a red light, only for the person behind you to come flying up your arse and slam on your brakes at the last minute... numpties.
I don't have the best eyesight - in fact, I probably need glasses. But I can still tell when there is a hazard / obstacle etc coming up, and have time to react to it... The amount of people who don't, it's shocking! Like slowing down for a red light, only for the person behind you to come flying up your arse and slam on your brakes at the last minute... numpties.
Had one the other week. I had the pleasure of driving a Transit Luton van (tail lift and everything) to help some friends move house. I had moved out to pass a long line of parked cars (nothing coming from the other direction). There was a car waiting to pull out at a junction further along but it stayed put as there was a car not far off in front of me - well it stayed put until I was 2/3 of the way past the parked cars.
The car then pulls out and realises that there isn't room to pass me (I am probably leaving more clearance than needed on the parked cars but as I have never driven a large ish van before not hitting anything was foremost on my mind) and instead of staying put as there were yellow lines opposite the junction where I could have pulled in the car drove at me, mounted the curb (both near side wheels) drove along it and then dropped off it again behind me, probably saved them/him/her literally 2 seconds.
The car then pulls out and realises that there isn't room to pass me (I am probably leaving more clearance than needed on the parked cars but as I have never driven a large ish van before not hitting anything was foremost on my mind) and instead of staying put as there were yellow lines opposite the junction where I could have pulled in the car drove at me, mounted the curb (both near side wheels) drove along it and then dropped off it again behind me, probably saved them/him/her literally 2 seconds.
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