One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
Blown2CV said:
nonsequitur said:
LuS1fer said:
Two "single" things.
1. People who sit with their foot on the brake, blinding people when they should be using the handbrake.
2. The fat lady in the Hyundai i20 who, when we both accelerated away from the lights (two lanes) and I pulled a good car length or more on her before the road narrowed and I pulled in, then decided to honk at me because I had somehow upset her delicate feelings.
The first one has been mooted on PH on several occasions and has been dismissed by fellow posters as a ' what's the problem' scenario.1. People who sit with their foot on the brake, blinding people when they should be using the handbrake.
2. The fat lady in the Hyundai i20 who, when we both accelerated away from the lights (two lanes) and I pulled a good car length or more on her before the road narrowed and I pulled in, then decided to honk at me because I had somehow upset her delicate feelings.
I agree with you. Retinisation by any other name.
Kinky said:
So how do you classify those who drive around without even putting their lights on. I saw 2 last night 
And it's not like it was duskl it was pretty late on!
Was following a polo zipcar at night on a very busy M25, with DRLs only... And it's not like it was duskl it was pretty late on!Took 2 of us frantically flashing / toggling headlights several times for them to clock on; Then the rear windscreen wiper comes on.
After giving a few wipes, The lights came on, just before they cut into L1 (They were sitting at ~50 L2) and nearly got collected by a truck.
ukaskew said:
The Ford S-Max driver in Swindon today who decided to create a rolling roadblock 800 yards before a 2 into 1 lane merge by straddling both lanes, pulling over even further when a Civic tried to pass.
There really is no hope for some people.
Was that at the crash at the top of Thames down drive yesterday?There really is no hope for some people.
captain_cynic said:
Me neither. I have to wonder how these people who get blinded by brake lights handle going from the sun to the shade without crippling blindness... let alone the contrast in the late afternoons with the low sun.
Maybe you have poor eyesight. Being forced to look into incandescent red lights for minutes on end can be very irritating especially when your car is at the direct line of view. LEDs are overbright and looking into any bright light will affect your vision because your iris contracts, it's unavoidable. At night, your eye then has to readjust to the removal of the giant red blaze now etched on your retina.If it is traffic and prolonged, I shoeld my eyes from the glare and just leaving my lights on main beam to return the courtesy.
LuS1fer said:
Maybe you have poor eyesight. Being forced to look into incandescent red lights for minutes on end can be very irritating especially when your car is at the direct line of view. LEDs are overbright and looking into any bright light will affect your vision because your iris contracts, it's unavoidable. At night, your eye then has to readjust to the removal of the giant red blaze now etched on your retina.
If it is traffic and prolonged, I shoeld my eyes from the glare and just leaving my lights on main beam to return the courtesy.
You've got that backwards. If it is traffic and prolonged, I shoeld my eyes from the glare and just leaving my lights on main beam to return the courtesy.
If you cant handle bright lights, you have poor eyesight. If you think a brake light is blinding, your eyesight is so poor you need to hand in your license.
A brake light in the darkness is far less contrast than the difference between the sun and shade at dawn or dusk. If you find a brake light "blinding", then you're downright too dangerous to be driving.
captain_cynic said:
HealeyV8 said:
I don't think I've ever been "blinded" by brake lights, badly adjusted super bright headlights yes. Maybe I've got super vision or something?
Me neither. I have to wonder how these people who get blinded by brake lights handle going from the sun to the shade without crippling blindness... let alone the contrast in the late afternoons with the low sun. (is the solution).Edited by nonsequitur on Friday 19th October 18:44
dibbers006 said:
It's not the contrast. It's the laserbeam four foot away at eye level directly shining into the drivers face.
What's not to comprehend?
If I shine a torch into your face from arms length it may be giving out considerably less light than the sun but it's still annoying as f
k.
I'm never that close. What's not to comprehend?
If I shine a torch into your face from arms length it may be giving out considerably less light than the sun but it's still annoying as f
k.As mentioned in a previous reply when traffic is backed up I leave at least one and a half car lengths between myself and whoever is in front in case I need to move out of the Emergency Services way.
Also should an automatic or VW owner accidentally select reverse it reduces the chance of there being a collision.
Also as mentioned before anyone who lacks the ability to do a hill start with a handbrake and instead decides to dazzle other road users by sitting on their brake pedal are failing to drive to the standards expected of a competent driver and is therefore Driving Without Due Care and Attention or Driving without reasonable Consideration CD10 three to nine points and up to a £5,000 fine.
If your handbrake is not up to the task they you are Driving a Dangerous Vehicle due to defective brakes. CU10, three points and up to a £2,500 fine.
Edited to add. Sorry that was a tad blunt. I've had to deal with this...
...today on my way home from witnessing a fatal collision I get overtaken on a blind bend by a speeding car in a thirty zone whilst indicating for the next right.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Friday 19th October 20:25
DJP said:
djc206 said:
I drive an automatic with an old style manual handbrake that isn’t much use to be honest. I’m no putting the car in park every time I stop so I’m sorry but I’ll just have to continue being a knob!
You don't need to put it in Park, just put the handbrake on in Drive.Maybe I should add people who don't know how to drive an auto to the knob list!
It's not just VAG auto's.
My manual Skoda Kodiaq has 'auto hold'. Pull up and stop, take your foot off the brake and the car holds the front brakes on automatically, and keeps the the brake lights turned on too.
When the clutch is lifted to set-off, the brakes release and off go the brake lights.
Being sat in traffic behind a car with it's brake lights on isn't going away, in fact it's only likely to get more common place.
Leave a bigger gap to allow a wider scope of vision and therefore negating the need to stare directly at them.
My manual Skoda Kodiaq has 'auto hold'. Pull up and stop, take your foot off the brake and the car holds the front brakes on automatically, and keeps the the brake lights turned on too.
When the clutch is lifted to set-off, the brakes release and off go the brake lights.
Being sat in traffic behind a car with it's brake lights on isn't going away, in fact it's only likely to get more common place.
Leave a bigger gap to allow a wider scope of vision and therefore negating the need to stare directly at them.
I walk to my gym which takes me down a one way road that has those metal crash barriers things on one side. This afternoon I was walking on the pavement between the building and the crash barriers towards oncoming traffic (essentially walking the wrong way down a 1 way street).
A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
I am in two minds regarding cycling on the pavement - around me a lot of pavements are split into walking and cycle paths - which is great for the amount of kids that cycle and great considering the speed at which some drive around the streets!
However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
ashleyman said:
I walk to my gym which takes me down a one way road that has those metal crash barriers things on one side. This afternoon I was walking on the pavement between the building and the crash barriers towards oncoming traffic (essentially walking the wrong way down a 1 way street).
A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
Some towns / city’s have a cyclist contravention by law, that allows them to go the ‘wrong way’ up a one way street ( Portsmouth is a good example) but it’s only certain roads, and they are clearly marked. Shared path cycling is fine as well, if someone wants to argue with me if I’m using one, I’m rarely impressed. If they want to have a chop for using an a path that is purely a footpath, that’s fair enough, but I don’t do that, unless there’s some sort of rubbish happening on the road, which necessitates it, but even then I’d get off and walk. Be very sure that you’re not having a go at someone on a bike that isn’t doing anything wrong.A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
mattyn1 said:
I am in two minds regarding cycling on the pavement - around me a lot of pavements are split into walking and cycle paths - which is great for the amount of kids that cycle and great considering the speed at which some drive around the streets!
However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
The problem on a cycle path in my area, is stupid pedestrians walking in the middle of it, kids/ dogs running wild, when there is a perfectly good footpath to the side of It! ( and a proper divide with a kerb- the cycle path was an old road)However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
I even had one thick, entitled woman call me selfish for ringing my bell on approach to her, so she knew I was coming and maybe in the faint hope she might get her dumb arse out the way- (whilst the stupid cow had her young kid and dog running loose as well)!!
There really are some "special" people around!
Edited by oceanview on Saturday 20th October 16:58
mattyn1 said:
I am in two minds regarding cycling on the pavement - around me a lot of pavements are split into walking and cycle paths - which is great for the amount of kids that cycle and great considering the speed at which some drive around the streets!
However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
The problem on a cycle path in my area, is stupid pedestrians walking in the middle of it, kids/ dogs running wild, when there is a perfectly good footpath to the side of It! ( and a proper divide with a kerb- the cycle path was an old road)However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
I even had one thick, entitled woman call me selfish for ringing my bell on approach to her, so she knew I was coming and maybe in the faint hope she might get her dumb arse out the way- (whilst the stupid cow had her young kid and dog running loose as well)!!
There really are some "special" people around!
Edited by oceanview on Saturday 20th October 16:59
mattyn1 said:
I am in two minds regarding cycling on the pavement - around me a lot of pavements are split into walking and cycle paths - which is great for the amount of kids that cycle and great considering the speed at which some drive around the streets!
However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
The problem on a cycle path in my area, is stupid pedestrians walking in the middle of it, kids/ dogs running wild, when there is a perfectly good footpath to the side of It!However some pavements are not split - but I do encourage my child to use the pavements - its just far safer! When we go out together though, I do teach her to use the road where there is no dedicated cycle path!
I even had one thick, entitled woman call me selfish for ringing my bell on approach to her, so she knew I was coming and maybe in the faint hope she might get her dumb arse out the way- (whilst the stupid cow had her young kid and dog running loose as well)!!
There really are some "special" people around!
GOATever said:
ashleyman said:
I walk to my gym which takes me down a one way road that has those metal crash barriers things on one side. This afternoon I was walking on the pavement between the building and the crash barriers towards oncoming traffic (essentially walking the wrong way down a 1 way street).
A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
Some towns / city’s have a cyclist contravention by law, that allows them to go the ‘wrong way’ up a one way street ( Portsmouth is a good example) but it’s only certain roads, and they are clearly marked. Shared path cycling is fine as well, if someone wants to argue with me if I’m using one, I’m rarely impressed. If they want to have a chop for using an a path that is purely a footpath, that’s fair enough, but I don’t do that, unless there’s some sort of rubbish happening on the road, which necessitates it, but even then I’d get off and walk. Be very sure that you’re not having a go at someone on a bike that isn’t doing anything wrong.A cyclist comes up behind me on the pavement and starts shouting excuse me. I turn around and see the cyclist and because I was in a bad mood I decided to ignore him because he's an idiot for being on the pavement and he's even more of an idiot for essentially cycling the wrong way down a one way street - I don't know if cyclists have to abide by one way systems but whatever.
He then starts shouting louder EXCUUUSE ME, CAN I GET PAST PLEASE. Now I was getting even more grumpy so I just stopped dead , turned around and said straight into his stupid face. No. You shouldn't even be here and I carried on walking.
Think he dipped out at the next break in the barriers cos I never heard or saw him. He'll probably end up being a member of my gym and it'll be awkward or whatever but for some stupid reason I decided to be difficult about it. Oh well, I had a great workout!
For reference I was walking here between the building and the rail towards the traffic lights:
Edited by ashleyman on Saturday 20th October 17:31
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