Things other road users do that drive you crazy!

[Petrolhead_Rich]

Sump said:

Also who the hell are these people that you pull out into lane 2 and they come speeding right up behind you and sit on your bumper, you move back to lane 1 and they go past when lane 3 was empty all that time

THIS!!!!

[DavidJG]

oilspill said:

DavidJG said:

It's the "last second exit takers" who boil my piss. I'm convinced they're to stupid to realise how much danger they put themselves and others in.

Move over for your exit and slow down before you get there? No! Stay in lane 3 until about 50 meters before you want to exit the motorway, then just swerve across all three (or sometimes four) lanes to take the exit that you knew you wanted for the last several miles. They're more dangerous and frustrating than almost any other motorway user.

For those in doubt about how dangerous it is, watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNQG6pSYig

Thats in Belgium, their younger drivers are notorious for doing it at high speed almost like they're driving a giant airbag oblivious to consequences of impact. See it on every one of my journeys there. That particular stretch is horrendous for lorries, who themselves are quite intimidating with their speeds in the middle lane and that exit lane build up is very regular, you only need to drive past there once and it sinks-in not to take anything for granted.
Luxembergers are equally bad for it, they're also the worst I've seen for the reverse situation, entering motorways at excessive speed, cutting across several cars into the fast lane whilst lorries up ahead masking the full vision.

Edited by oilspill on Monday 26th September 10:10

Yup, that's Belgium. But I see plenty of similar behaviour in the UK. I had someone in a 218i pull something similar in front of me on Saturday - luckily I was kind of expecting it, so didn't end up in a large crash. But I'd hope people would have worked out that swerving into a lane that you can't see properly whilst travelling at motorway or DC speeds in a pretty stupid thing to do.

[fatjon]

Pulling up right in the middle of the carriageway to turn right.
Comfort braking every time a car comes in the opposite direction.
Turning roundabouts into straight lines and removing my mirrors.
Buying a weeks fking shopping while parked at a petrol pump.
Indicating to tell folks what they want to do not what they are about to do.
Driving under average speed cameras at exactly the limit and 90 between them, not so much drives me crazy as makes me wonder just how thick they really are and if they should be driving at all.

Edited by fatjon on Monday 26th September 11:47

[longbow]

The worst for me, living in rural Wiltshire, is bunchers. Ususally initaited by one of those '40mph everywhere' types (usually OAPS to be fair) that have already been mentioned. You arrive after making enjoyable and swift progress to a mini convoy of lemmings that all drive 2ft from the car in front but yet make no attempt to get by, even when clear and sighted stretches - most likely due to lack of balls or ability or both. After 15 mins of being forced to chug along at 40 on a NSL B road I even ususally start to swear at the poor innocent sods that always seem to be coming the other way when finally those rare sighted stretches appear where overtakes are only ever possible!! On the R1 it's easier to get by, but the way they close right up and leave no room to leapfrog makes it so damn frustrating!

[thewoodgnome]

People who don't indicate when entering a roundabout but indicate as they take the exit!

[Vipers]

thewoodgnome said:

People who don't indicate when entering a roundabout but indicate as they take the exit!

Unless going straight over on a four road approach/exit roundabout of course.

Am I stating the obvious, sorry.

[speedking31]

Drivers sat in a queue with high speed wipers going because there was a bit of drizzle ten minutes ago.

[Hol]

People that don't indicate, BEFORE breaking heavily for a turn off that they want to take.

Midway morons are the bunch that indicate AFTER they have started turning.

True cretins are the ones that don't indicate AT ALL and nearly create a 2-car plus pile up behind them as all following traffic reacts, or nearly take out a pedestrian who thought it was (clearly - after checking for turning cars) safe to cross the side rod.



And the Petrol Pump hogging shoppers.

[Vipers]

Hol said:

And the Petrol Pump hogging shoppers.

That drives me nuts.

[Muddle238]

People who join a smart motorway when;
- there's heavy traffic
- the overhead gantries are showing speed limits across all lanes
- the message board reads "CONGESTION, USE HARD SHOULDER"
- there is very little traffic using the hard should
- lanes 1, 2 and 3 are stuffed full of vehicles
- their sliproad becomes the hard shoulder.....

.... and they try to squeeze across into L1 regardless. Annoys me more if they brake to get into a space, when there is nothing whatsoever in front of them and the massive fking great message board over the carriageway says in big, bright letters "USE HARD SHOULDER". But the knuckledraggers still insist on stuffing their car into the queue.

[Dave Hedgehog]

Vipers said:

Hol said:

And the Petrol Pump hogging shoppers.

That drives me nuts.

dont go to petrol stations with shops then, not rocket science

[tom321]

People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.

It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.

Seriously, what's the point?

[Europa1]

tom321 said:

People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.

It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.

Seriously, what's the point?

This yanks my chain as well! People also swing left before making right hand turns. I think it is because a lot of people just cannot comprehend that the point of rotation on their car is the rear wheels, not the fronts, and they somehow think they are helping the car make the turn.

[vrooom]

People who dither, and accelerate so slowly.....

[SuperchargedVR6]

Roundabout ditherers.

They either creep up to it very slowly and sit there waiting for an invitation to join it, or they barrel up to it, slam the brakes on and THEN look for a gap to join it. Every day, a massive tailback of traffic at roundabouts for this very reason.

[Centurion07]

Europa1 said:

tom321 said:

People turning left who, just before they make the turn, swing out about a foot into the right lane as if they are driving an 18-wheeler or something.

It seems like the majority of drivers do this, even if they're driving nothing larger than a Polo or a Focus.

Seriously, what's the point?

This yanks my chain as well! People also swing left before making right hand turns. I think it is because a lot of people just cannot comprehend that the point of rotation on their car is the rear wheels, not the fronts, and they somehow think they are helping the car make the turn.

You do realise that not only does it afford you a better view, earlier in the turn, than you would otherwise have, but also gets the car straighter and therefore there's a bit more space to play with on the inside of the corner?

[br d]

And just as bad as petrol pump shoppers are the bds who fill up then wander off looking for a cash machine. This is always next to the parking spaces they could have parked in and drawn their money before blocking up the fking pump!

[Riktoid]

speedking31 said:

Drivers sat in a queue with high speed wipers going because there was a bit of drizzle ten minutes ago.

And the mongs with the rear wiper going even though it's not required. I wonder how often they check their rear view mirror.

[swisstoni]

Riktoid said:

And the mongs with the rear wiper going even though it's not required. I wonder how often they check their rear view mirror.

Oh the absolute bds !!!

[Riktoid]

Folk cutting corners at junctions so much that they nearly clip the kerb.

Females doing the school run are particularly guilty of this.