One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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Joining the M25 southbound from the A2 this morning. A feeder lane means you don't have to go onto the roundabout itself.
I'm coming up the feeder lane behind a guy in a white Audi A3. Despite the fact we're about to join a motorway, he's barely doing 55-60MPH. Couple of times he veers almost into the hard shoulder, then corrects.
Finally get to the point where I can move out to overtake him without crossing the hatching. As I do so, look over at him, and he's got a wrist on the wheel, phone in front of him, trying to text while driving.
I'm coming up the feeder lane behind a guy in a white Audi A3. Despite the fact we're about to join a motorway, he's barely doing 55-60MPH. Couple of times he veers almost into the hard shoulder, then corrects.
Finally get to the point where I can move out to overtake him without crossing the hatching. As I do so, look over at him, and he's got a wrist on the wheel, phone in front of him, trying to text while driving.
Two things on the way to the post office this morning.
Second one first - there are three parking spaces outside the post office. The car in front of me doesn't park in one, just pulls in and blocks the whole area whilst they get out and post a letter in the box outside. Taking their goddamn sweet time while I sit there in the road indicating right waiting for them. Old lady.
The first one, I'm never quite sure what to think of when it happens. There's a set of traffic lights on a complex junction. If you head towards the junction you have two basic options controlled by separate lights - ahead and left is one. Right is the other. The right most lane approaching it is right only, but just before the lights that lane splits into two itself, both right only.
What happens is that cars very often want to use the right hand of those two lanes, because they want the right lane after the junction, mostly going to Sainsburys. So there's often a bit of space to use the ahead lane, and move into the left of the two right only lanes after the split. I've not done it, but people do and I don't really object - when the right turn lanes are stationary waiting for the lights.
Today however, I'd moved across early and was now heading down towards the lights which were on green, knowing exactly what the black Astra hammering up my inside was going to do. So I slowed, and she passes, indicates and pulls in front of me just as I want to move across to the left hand of the two right turn only lanes. Dick move when the traffic is moving, brilliant way to sideswipe someone.
Second one first - there are three parking spaces outside the post office. The car in front of me doesn't park in one, just pulls in and blocks the whole area whilst they get out and post a letter in the box outside. Taking their goddamn sweet time while I sit there in the road indicating right waiting for them. Old lady.
The first one, I'm never quite sure what to think of when it happens. There's a set of traffic lights on a complex junction. If you head towards the junction you have two basic options controlled by separate lights - ahead and left is one. Right is the other. The right most lane approaching it is right only, but just before the lights that lane splits into two itself, both right only.
What happens is that cars very often want to use the right hand of those two lanes, because they want the right lane after the junction, mostly going to Sainsburys. So there's often a bit of space to use the ahead lane, and move into the left of the two right only lanes after the split. I've not done it, but people do and I don't really object - when the right turn lanes are stationary waiting for the lights.
Today however, I'd moved across early and was now heading down towards the lights which were on green, knowing exactly what the black Astra hammering up my inside was going to do. So I slowed, and she passes, indicates and pulls in front of me just as I want to move across to the left hand of the two right turn only lanes. Dick move when the traffic is moving, brilliant way to sideswipe someone.
Edited by Ahimoth on Friday 17th April 15:25
Timbergiant said:
Mafffew said:
iva cosworth said:
How many mirrors is she able to use ?
It really depends if she/he/it can actually see all of the glass in the passenger and driver door mirrors from the driving position and can see what is behind/beside them or not. Otherwise it's unsafe.
After all, goods vehicles with solid rear doors, has no central rear view mirror as you could not see anything anyway and their drivers use only the side mirrors.
Edited by Hol on Friday 17th April 17:24
At least 10% of all drivers in Florida.
Anyone who thinks the ability to overtake/undertake in any lane is a good idea - just wrong.
These guys take spupidity to new extremes as they have simply pushed the 'stupid' envelope even further than in the UK.
Weaving across all four busy rush hour traffic lanes and back again to just hit the off ramp - thats normal.
Only tourists indicate and the locals see indicators as an invitation to accelerate past, before you can actually start to move?
Mirrors? - I don't think people use them, as nobody would cut up trucks and three ton pickups, with inches of room.
At least the lanes are nice and wide when people decide to drift into yours. And the weather is nice.
Highways England, Central Bedfordshire Council and Bedford Borough Council, who have spent the last 10 months and nearly £6 million pounds, trying to "upgrade" the shambles that is the Black Cat Roundabout. Rather than installing a flyover, which would solve all the problems overnight, they've been tightwads and made the existing roundabout bigger and installed f
king traffic lights. Bra fking vo you tts!!!
I wouldn't have minded the months of delays, frustration and stress added to mine and the thousands of other poor sods day, had it made the slightest bit of difference. But no, today was the last formal day of works...............and there was a big fking queue at 7.30 this morning . AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! WHAT WAS THE fkING POINT !!! 
And breathe.
king traffic lights. Bra fking vo you tts!!!I wouldn't have minded the months of delays, frustration and stress added to mine and the thousands of other poor sods day, had it made the slightest bit of difference. But no, today was the last formal day of works...............and there was a big f
king queue at 7.30 this morning . AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!! WHAT WAS THE fkING POINT !!! And breathe.
Edited by jogger1976 on Friday 17th April 20:28
Knobber in a 307 in the Blackwall tunnel earlier.
Crossed the double white lines to undertake 2 vehicles conforming to
the 30 limit,gap closed so didn't get in front of them,3 cars pass him
so he's lost a "place",crosses lines again to return to L2.
Inside a tight tunnel is not the place for driving like that.....
Crossed the double white lines to undertake 2 vehicles conforming to
the 30 limit,gap closed so didn't get in front of them,3 cars pass him
so he's lost a "place",crosses lines again to return to L2.
Inside a tight tunnel is not the place for driving like that.....
iva cosworth said:
Knobber in a 307 in the Blackwall tunnel earlier.
Crossed the double white lines to undertake 2 vehicles conforming to
the 30 limit,gap closed so didn't get in front of them,3 cars pass him
so he's lost a "place",crosses lines again to return to L2.
Inside a tight tunnel is not the place for driving like that.....
Thankfully I don't have to use that section very often, but when I do, I'm always gobsmacked at the standard of driving in what is a very confined space.Crossed the double white lines to undertake 2 vehicles conforming to
the 30 limit,gap closed so didn't get in front of them,3 cars pass him
so he's lost a "place",crosses lines again to return to L2.
Inside a tight tunnel is not the place for driving like that.....
My own personal favourite are bikers who seem to think it's OK to weave in and out traffic and to filter through tiny gaps at silly speeds
Silver Boxster driver in Glencoe on Friday afternoon. Dropping to a crawl, waiting till I caught him and was about to pass then flooring it at the last minute (no chance of me outgunning him in a 22 year old MX5), again and again for about 5 or 6 miles. When I eventually he got stuck behind a slow car and I was in a position to pass both, he pulled out in front of me at the last moment, sat there blocking me till I ran out of space to pass then ne pulled back in. It wasn't a mistake, he was quite obviously doing it to wind me and other drivers up.
It was a fantastic day to be out on a road like this and I and hundreds of bikers and sports car drivers were out enjoying it and apart from this guy I saw nothing but skill and respect for other road users
I would normally expect someone driving a Porsche to be a driving enthusiast and to have some respect for the road and for other drivers and if not skilled, would at least have a decent attitude or am I being naïve?
It was a fantastic day to be out on a road like this and I and hundreds of bikers and sports car drivers were out enjoying it and apart from this guy I saw nothing but skill and respect for other road users
I would normally expect someone driving a Porsche to be a driving enthusiast and to have some respect for the road and for other drivers and if not skilled, would at least have a decent attitude or am I being naïve?
ORD said:
The power ranger that just blasted down a tight residential street (parked cars on both sides) that has a primary school. He went WOT and probably hit about 60-70 mph by the end of it. That kind of knobbery really should result in a lost licence.
WOT in first is 65 on my 600, you're looking at nearer to 100 or a bit over for a 1000cc bike. A tt in a new e class that screamed 'German whip'. Mercedes was in the right lane and needed the left lane so stopped and changed lanes without looking and had a very close call with a Corsa, the Corsa had to take evasive action, didn't honk or reach aggressively whatsoever. I say this because as the Corsa passes the mercedes the passenger throws his cigarette butt at it and the driver holds down the horn for about 5 seconds.
What an utter tt.
t in a new e class that screamed 'German whip'. Mercedes was in the right lane and needed the left lane so stopped and changed lanes without looking and had a very close call with a Corsa, the Corsa had to take evasive action, didn't honk or reach aggressively whatsoever. I say this because as the Corsa passes the mercedes the passenger throws his cigarette butt at it and the driver holds down the horn for about 5 seconds.What an utter t
t.vanordinaire said:
Silver Boxster driver in Glencoe on Friday afternoon. Dropping to a crawl, waiting till I caught him and was about to pass then flooring it at the last minute (no chance of me outgunning him in a 22 year old MX5), again and again for about 5 or 6 miles. When I eventually he got stuck behind a slow car and I was in a position to pass both, he pulled out in front of me at the last moment, sat there blocking me till I ran out of space to pass then ne pulled back in. It wasn't a mistake, he was quite obviously doing it to wind me and other drivers up.
It was a fantastic day to be out on a road like this and I and hundreds of bikers and sports car drivers were out enjoying it and apart from this guy I saw nothing but skill and respect for other road users
I would normally expect someone driving a Porsche to be a driving enthusiast and to have some respect for the road and for other drivers and if not skilled, would at least have a decent attitude or am I being naïve?
Get yourself a dash cam! That would have made a wonderful video for YouTube and for the local police force!It was a fantastic day to be out on a road like this and I and hundreds of bikers and sports car drivers were out enjoying it and apart from this guy I saw nothing but skill and respect for other road users
I would normally expect someone driving a Porsche to be a driving enthusiast and to have some respect for the road and for other drivers and if not skilled, would at least have a decent attitude or am I being naïve?
People who don't pull into a box junction to turn right even when the right turn exit is clear.
There's a junction on the A5 in Colindale, when the lights go green 2 or 3 cars can pull forward and make the turn when the lights change, except the other day when the lights went through three rotations as the numpty in front of me pulled forward 5 feet but didn't enter the box junction.
There's no right filter on the lights so if you do that you could be there all bleeding day.
Gesturing forward and pipping the horn had no effect.
There's a junction on the A5 in Colindale, when the lights go green 2 or 3 cars can pull forward and make the turn when the lights change, except the other day when the lights went through three rotations as the numpty in front of me pulled forward 5 feet but didn't enter the box junction.
There's no right filter on the lights so if you do that you could be there all bleeding day.
Gesturing forward and pipping the horn had no effect.
Couple from today
Another power ranger on the A82 came round a blind bend to find him heading towards me at a ridiculous clip before he threw a tank slapper and nearly wiped himself out on the front of my taxi
Second one goes to the road workers working on the pulpit rock upgrades
Your stupid convoy system held me up for 25 bloody minutes going up and 15 minutes on the way back
Another power ranger on the A82 came round a blind bend to find him heading towards me at a ridiculous clip before he threw a tank slapper and nearly wiped himself out on the front of my taxi
Second one goes to the road workers working on the pulpit rock upgrades
Your stupid convoy system held me up for 25 bloody minutes going up and 15 minutes on the way back
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