One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3
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swisstoni said:
yellowjack said:
mattwhite709 said:
The other day I was leaving work. I am waiting to turn right onto a major road. I wait until there is no traffic coming towards me and pull out half way blocking the oncoming lane of traffic which was clear.
Whilst I am waiting for the traffic on the other side of the road to be clear to complete my manouvre I notice this mini cooper S speed up on purpose despite her seeing me. She then proceeds to slam on her breaks last minute and starts staring at me.
I am like really?? She then says well dont block my lane init bruv. I was like it was clear when I pulled out. Really top knobish behaviour by her.
I'm sorry, but that tale makes me think that YOU are the knob in that situation. I wouldn't dream of doing what you did if I couldn't get clear of the lane I was crossing in one move. Blocking lanes like that is pretty selfish in my view. I mean, she's seen you and is making a fuss, but it could have been worse, if she'd seen you but presumed you'd be gone by the time she got there, or worse still, she could have been distracted and ended up parked in your driver's door without slowing. Is that REALLY worth the risk to shave a few seconds off a journey?Whilst I am waiting for the traffic on the other side of the road to be clear to complete my manouvre I notice this mini cooper S speed up on purpose despite her seeing me. She then proceeds to slam on her breaks last minute and starts staring at me.
I am like really?? She then says well dont block my lane init bruv. I was like it was clear when I pulled out. Really top knobish behaviour by her.
Think about this, too...
You're turning right into traffic. That traffic is held up for a reason. Possibly someone a short way ahead trying to turn right OFF a main road. You pull out and block the opposite lane, and traffic builds behinds the car you're immediately blocking. This traffic stacks up beyond the car that's turning right off the main road and blocks it's access to it's turn. Result? No-one going anywhere. Sometimes you have to sacrifice YOUR precious time to keep traffic moving. Gridlock won't help you get to work on time, after all...
Integroo said:
Waiting until there is (a) space or (b) someone lets you out.
He've just heard about people not being let out of their drive. What chance do you think there is of someone leaving a space for a car from a junction the other side of the road out in front of them in a queue, without some kind of prompting?I'll avoid it at all costs, but sometimes you just have to force the issue or wait forever for some road Samaritan.
Dr Murdoch said:
yellowjack said:
If it were my dashcam footage it'd be finding it's way to the relevant local authority's environmental enforcement team.
I don't doubt that for a second 
Some lardy fat Doris once threw a fag end out of a parked car as I walked past. The damned thing nearly hit me, so I picked it up and flicked it back through her open window onto the back seat. I've posted litter back through the windows it came out of too, and would have no qualms about throwing dog poo at someone who had let their dog foul a public place and failed to pick it up.
All this FOR FREE too! Thank me later...
swisstoni said:
Integroo said:
Waiting until there is (a) space or (b) someone lets you out.
...What chance do you think there is of someone leaving a space for a car from a junction the other side of the road out in front of them in a queue, without some kind of prompting?What seems to make people definitely not let others out in that situation is when they see someone pushing out from a side road when there's no space for them...
mattwhite709 said:
The other day I was leaving work. I am waiting to turn right onto a major road. I wait until there is no traffic coming towards me and pull out half way blocking the oncoming lane of traffic which was clear.
Whilst I am waiting for the traffic on the other side of the road to be clear to complete my manouvre I notice this mini cooper S speed up on purpose despite her seeing me. She then proceeds to slam on her breaks last minute and starts staring at me.
I am like really?? She then says well dont block my lane init bruv. I was like it was clear when I pulled out. Really top knobish behaviour by her.
Sadly this manouvre is becoming a modern motoring menace.Whilst I am waiting for the traffic on the other side of the road to be clear to complete my manouvre I notice this mini cooper S speed up on purpose despite her seeing me. She then proceeds to slam on her breaks last minute and starts staring at me.
I am like really?? She then says well dont block my lane init bruv. I was like it was clear when I pulled out. Really top knobish behaviour by her.
Where the centre line becomes the give way line as the driver sits in the active lane waiting for his turn to join his chosen route.
Should not the correct way of turning right be that BOTH lanes should be vehicle free before moving forward?
Other posters have put similar views very succinctly. A massive thumbs down to this type of move.
Edited by nonsequitur on Tuesday 12th September 19:31
swisstoni said:
Integroo said:
Waiting until there is (a) space or (b) someone lets you out.
He've just heard about people not being let out of their drive. What chance do you think there is of someone leaving a space for a car from a junction the other side of the road out in front of them in a queue, without some kind of prompting?I'll avoid it at all costs, but sometimes you just have to force the issue or wait forever for some road Samaritan.
swisstoni said:
Integroo said:
Waiting until there is (a) space or (b) someone lets you out.
He've just heard about people not being let out of their drive. What chance do you think there is of someone leaving a space for a car from a junction the other side of the road out in front of them in a queue, without some kind of prompting?I'll avoid it at all costs, but sometimes you just have to force the issue or wait forever for some road Samaritan.
I had somebody do that once to me in a 60 zone. I had to stop and she didn't reverse back even though the oncoming carriageway wasn't clear. So, when the on comers cleared, I moved as if I was going to drive past her 
. Then she looked at me as if I was the selfish c
t.
Also, today, the cretin that drove across a dual carriageway, turning right onto it. They didn't stop in the middle (perfectly wide enough), then entered lane 1 right infront of me! I had to swerve into L2, which was empty. If you're going to turn right when there's oncoming traffic, enter the lane that's actually clear!
. Then she looked at me as if I was the selfish ct.Also, today, the cretin that drove across a dual carriageway, turning right onto it. They didn't stop in the middle (perfectly wide enough), then entered lane 1 right infront of me! I had to swerve into L2, which was empty. If you're going to turn right when there's oncoming traffic, enter the lane that's actually clear!
I left for work earlier than usual this morning expecting delays due to wind fall and sure enough a tree had been blown down on to the main road out of my village. I parked in the road with my hazard lights on and set to taking branches off with my machete (it was quarter to six in the morning so I wasn't going to use my chainsaw, besides it wasn't a very big tree). A line of about four cars and a van waited behind mine but left me to it. I cleared the right lane and vehicles came though some pillock in an Audi A3 diesel overtook the line of cars, nearly hit me and then nearly hit someone coming the other way on a pushbike.
As I was clearing the left lane those who had waited patiently waved, flashed lights and were generally nice as they drove past along the right.
All clear and as I had just got black in my car some pillock in a Nissan Juke nearly drove into the back of my bright yellow Bravo with hazard and tail lights on, blasted his horn, slammed the thing into reverse and wheel span as it went by shouting abuse from the open rear passenger side window.
After all that I might as well have use my chainsaw as the village was probably woken by that twunt.
As I was clearing the left lane those who had waited patiently waved, flashed lights and were generally nice as they drove past along the right.
All clear and as I had just got black in my car some pillock in a Nissan Juke nearly drove into the back of my bright yellow Bravo with hazard and tail lights on, blasted his horn, slammed the thing into reverse and wheel span as it went by shouting abuse from the open rear passenger side window.
After all that I might as well have use my chainsaw as the village was probably woken by that twunt.
No images or video as the camera is only on when the engine is running.
nonsequitur said:
mholt1995 said:
One I see more often than I'd like...
People not moving into the right hand lane of a dual carriageway to allow people to join from a near-stop due to a very short slip road.
The drivers already on the DC may not be aware that the slip road is short.People not moving into the right hand lane of a dual carriageway to allow people to join from a near-stop due to a very short slip road.
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