Worst Driven Cars
Discussion
forzaminardi said:
Recently for me, it's not so much been "make of car" as it has been "are we near a roundabout?". For some reason, since September, many people in West Yorkshire seem to have forgotten how roundabouts work:
- the driver in front, looking to join a roundabout giving way to cars on the left.
- the driver who joins the roundabout despite seeing 'their' lane blocked and knowing stopping *there* will cause another entrance/exit to/from the roundabout to be blocked for the rest of time, when simply waiting 20 seconds would let everyone flow through in turn.
- the driver joining the roundabout ahead of you, seemingly ignorant/oblivious to my car's presence.
- the driver who fails to indicate when turning left or right on a roundabout, or alternatively for a thrill, the driver who DOES indicate but then goes somewhere totally different.
It certainly brings an element of variety, wondering what variety of trumpets I will encounter on my 8 roundabouts a day commute. Not to mention the life-affirming thrill of almost crashing. Thank you, incompetent roundaboutists.
I blame those teaching people to drive. Around here we have instructors that don't follow the lane markings or think that lane 2 is the only lane for straight ahead.- the driver in front, looking to join a roundabout giving way to cars on the left.
- the driver who joins the roundabout despite seeing 'their' lane blocked and knowing stopping *there* will cause another entrance/exit to/from the roundabout to be blocked for the rest of time, when simply waiting 20 seconds would let everyone flow through in turn.
- the driver joining the roundabout ahead of you, seemingly ignorant/oblivious to my car's presence.
- the driver who fails to indicate when turning left or right on a roundabout, or alternatively for a thrill, the driver who DOES indicate but then goes somewhere totally different.
It certainly brings an element of variety, wondering what variety of trumpets I will encounter on my 8 roundabouts a day commute. Not to mention the life-affirming thrill of almost crashing. Thank you, incompetent roundaboutists.
Warw1ckHunt said:
Scaffolder's Transits - usually spotted being driven flat out, with bald underinflated rear tyres, poles clattering, half secured in the back.
Also see, Scrap Metal Merchant's Transits
Now I'll admit I have an extremely low opinion of most people and frankly if someone proves not to be a mouth-breathing single-digit IQ'd clown I'm presently surprised, but this guy took even me by surprise.
In general though, any sort of "practical" car bought by the sort of soft-core pillocks who man Pistonheads and naff community council weekend-consuming events are on my watch list. If it's not a fairly hardcore sports car or a touring bike, it's probably a liability.
Hatchbacks, estates, most saloons, MPVs, SUVs, vans, lorries, tractors, sports bikes etc etc etc are mostly wielded by people displaying one or more of the following qualities:
Incompetence
Lack of awareness
Lack of interest
Distraction
Dangerous levels of overconfidence
LordJammy said:
Old C5 or new C5?
Had , Mk1, Mk1 facelift and now C5x7 (and they were/is estate cars as well). I have always been skinny, never had a sticker and I use my indicators and mirrors 
really, any car can be driven by a donk. (Except Audi's, they all suffer from it
)OOOPS. C5 crashed by a Drunk Driver on Traffic Cops tonight
Edited by Stickyfinger on Monday 19th October 21:16
Hooli said:
Motorbikes wearing hi-viz, they seem to think it's dangerous on the roads. It's true, it is for them due to their s
t riding skills.
t riding skills.
Wearing a hi-viz on a motorbike is entirely sensible. How does going to every effort to ensure you are more visible to everyone else on the road say anything about your own riding skills?
Everything, all of them, all of the time! 
Maybe its just because you naturally spot the bad ones but its so rare these days to follow someone for any number of miles and think "that's being driven well!" Most people drive too slow in NSL areas, too fast in built up areas, use the wrong lanes, don't signal, etc. I'm either stuck behind someone or someone is up my arse.
If I had to be stereotypical I would say Audis on the motorway along with Mark 4 Golfs. Everywhere else the 'supermini' type car, clearly bought because the driver has no ability to drive anything bigger.
Maybe its just because you naturally spot the bad ones but its so rare these days to follow someone for any number of miles and think "that's being driven well!" Most people drive too slow in NSL areas, too fast in built up areas, use the wrong lanes, don't signal, etc. I'm either stuck behind someone or someone is up my arse.
If I had to be stereotypical I would say Audis on the motorway along with Mark 4 Golfs. Everywhere else the 'supermini' type car, clearly bought because the driver has no ability to drive anything bigger.
Part of my commute takes me 5 miles up an A road from a motorway exit and passes one of those huge garden centre places that have become favourite destinations for the blue rinse brigade. In light of this I am often stuck behind a convoy of Honda Jazz's, Nissan 'Bum' Notes, Toyota Yaris' and other similar stuff. They weave all over the place, speed up and slow down randomly, sit behind cyclists when there's nothing coming, slow down from 29mph to 22mph to pass a speed camera in a 40 limit and generally get on my tits! And then I get them again on my way home!
crostonian said:
Part of my commute takes me 5 miles up an A road from a motorway exit and passes one of those huge garden centre places that have become favourite destinations for the blue rinse brigade. In light of this I am often stuck behind a convoy of Honda Jazz's, Nissan 'Bum' Notes, Toyota Yaris' and other similar stuff. They weave all over the place, speed up and slow down randomly, sit behind cyclists when there's nothing coming, slow down from 29mph to 22mph to pass a speed camera in a 40 limit and generally get on my tits! And then I get them again on my way home!
I work at a garden centre in a rural location. Think about that for a moment.Obviously any small old-lady mobile is likely to be poorly driven and dithery but that's a feature of a car bought by people that don't enjoy driving whatsoever and are probably quite nervous about the whole experience.
In terms of generally driving like a self-important cock, I'm pretty sure it's not just the product of confirmation bias when I say that SUV drivers really are the worst, and especially Audi Q7 drivers. I'm not keen on stereotyping but stereotypes based on conscious choices (i.e. which car to buy) are a valid measure of personality and there is a certain kind of person that would want to drive a Q7. That's not to say there aren't exceptions obviously but for that particular automotive behemoth I'd go so far as to say they're rare enough that I'm actually quite surprised when I see one turn down an opportunity to do something aggressive.
In terms of generally driving like a self-important cock, I'm pretty sure it's not just the product of confirmation bias when I say that SUV drivers really are the worst, and especially Audi Q7 drivers. I'm not keen on stereotyping but stereotypes based on conscious choices (i.e. which car to buy) are a valid measure of personality and there is a certain kind of person that would want to drive a Q7. That's not to say there aren't exceptions obviously but for that particular automotive behemoth I'd go so far as to say they're rare enough that I'm actually quite surprised when I see one turn down an opportunity to do something aggressive.
Johnnytheboy said:
crostonian said:
Part of my commute takes me 5 miles up an A road from a motorway exit and passes one of those huge garden centre places that have become favourite destinations for the blue rinse brigade. In light of this I am often stuck behind a convoy of Honda Jazz's, Nissan 'Bum' Notes, Toyota Yaris' and other similar stuff. They weave all over the place, speed up and slow down randomly, sit behind cyclists when there's nothing coming, slow down from 29mph to 22mph to pass a speed camera in a 40 limit and generally get on my tits! And then I get them again on my way home!
I work at a garden centre in a rural location. Think about that for a moment.As mentioned elsewhere, it's not the car, it's the driver. Aston or Austin. Makes no difference.
Up here we get shed loads of visitors between April and September. It's a driving destination. The best/most considerate drivers are the Scandinavians, Germans & Dutch. The worst are the French, English and the Italians. (I'm English BTW).
The French don't seem to have the first clue. The English seem to think they own the road, and the Italians stop and get out, blocking the road, for no reason at all. Sad all.
Scandinavians just get it and are swift and considerate. We should learn something from them. Probably how to drive.
Up here we get shed loads of visitors between April and September. It's a driving destination. The best/most considerate drivers are the Scandinavians, Germans & Dutch. The worst are the French, English and the Italians. (I'm English BTW).
The French don't seem to have the first clue. The English seem to think they own the road, and the Italians stop and get out, blocking the road, for no reason at all. Sad all.
Scandinavians just get it and are swift and considerate. We should learn something from them. Probably how to drive.
Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 22 October 18:22
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