Driving habits you are not proud of

[Midshipracer]

Mine would be, if I'm waiting at the traffic lights and a woman is pulling up behind me, I always seem to edge just a little bit forward

My reason, I have it in my head once at the light its time to freshen up i.e. put lippy on, check hair etc. all while foot is on the clutch. So i fear they may go into the back of me.

I did say i wasn't proud of my mindset I know most ladies of our ladies are outstanding drivers.... There did i save it?

[covmutley]

Coasting out of gear.

[Aydena]

Not wearing my seatbelt.....

[Northernchimp]

Shouting (c u next tuesdat) at people who cause me minor annoyance, almost tourettes style.

[nixon1]

Leaving the car in S mode with the mother in law in the car
Joining dual carriage ways at 80; Others see me and graciously move over (thank you), but I'm off and gone well in advance.

[knotweed]

Singing alternative words to songs on the radio. Not so bad in itself, except when I'm in traffic and forget the window's down

[davepoth]

H'n'T downshifts when there are pedestrians nearby. I forget I'm doing it most of the time, and feel bad when they're startled by it.

[Polariz]

knotweed said:

Singing alternative words to songs on the radio. Not so bad in itself, except when I'm in traffic and forget the window's down

This. Though being into the deepest darkest metal I tend to sing/shout/swear with an angry face, making the person in front looking in their rear view mirror, wondering what they might have done wrong.

[noell35]

I get aggressive when people get in front of me either by overtaking or in queues (usually by sneaking in from a lane they shouldn't be in). I really should chill out at my age.

[Mr2Mike]

Driving back from the pub totally stfaced on a regular basis. Driving without insurance (too expensive with DD conviction and not worth it for an old car). Car has 4 nearly bald LingLong tyres and the brakes are marginal (making a terrible grinding noise). Knocked a cyclist off accidentally last year and didn't stop as no insurance, I've heard nothing so think I've got away with it. Not proud of it, though it was only a cyclist so could be worse.*












*This may not be true. I post on PH and therefore possess god-like driving skills, and I'm immensely proud of all my habits

[pboyd]

Mr2Mike said:

Driving back from the pub totally stfaced on a regular basis. Driving without insurance (too expensive with DD conviction and not worth it for an old car). Car has 4 nearly bald LingLong tyres and the brakes are marginal (making a terrible grinding noise). Knocked a cyclist off accidentally last year and didn't stop as no insurance, I've heard nothing so think I've got away with it. Not proud of it, though it was only a cyclist so could be worse.*








*This may not be true. I post on PH and therefore possess god-like driving skills, and I'm immensely proud of all my habits

[fjord]

Mr2Mike said:

Driving back from the pub totally stfaced on a regular basis. Driving without insurance (too expensive with DD conviction and not worth it for an old car). Car has 4 nearly bald LingLong tyres and the brakes are marginal (making a terrible grinding noise). Knocked a cyclist off accidentally last year and didn't stop as no insurance, I've heard nothing so think I've got away with it. Not proud of it, though it was only a cyclist so could be worse.*







*This may not be true. I post on PH and therefore possess god-like driving skills, and I'm immensely proud of all my habits

I reckon the PH beards would tolerate this, with the exception you are driving on linglongs.

HOLY fk YOU DONT USE GOODYEAR EAGLES? GET THE fk OUT, NOW!

On a different note, it's crossing lanes on a smaller roundabout. Ie; Starting off on the outside lane, stealing the inside (and shorter) laner then crossing back onto the outside again for the exit.

My apologies to the guy in the Vectra who i almost wrote off last night, because i pulled this move without checking the bd mirror.

[Dave_]

Speeding.

Just about everywhere , all the time.

[DanielSan]

Speeding is my main one to be honest.

[GTIAlex]

Speeding.

speed limits don't count at 2am do they?

[GravelBen]

Sometimes I let having fun be a bigger factor than it should in my choice of speed for given situations.

Every now and then I also catch myself getting impatient when held up behind a particularly slow car and tailgating to try and encourage them to speed up, despite the fact that I hate being tailgated myself and I know it won't actually help at all.

[Art0ir]

Rushing everywhere. Even if I'm running early.

[DanielSan]

GTIAlex said:

Speeding.

speed limits don't count at 2am do they?

Between 11pm and 5am I thought.

[MrB1obby]

nixon1 said:

Joining dual carriage ways at 77; Others see me and graciously move over (thank you), but I'm off and gone well in advance.

I tend to do this aswell, feel bad for the driver.

[D15CO D4VE]

Speeding and taking the racing line when appropriate