One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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The utter w
k-sock of a Hart District Hackney Carriage driver outside Frimley Park Hospital this evening.
There's a pick up/drop off outside the entrance. I've turned right into it, following a Citroen and a Patient Transport Service ambulance. Cty-bks in the cab turned in behind me, but couldn't get out of the yellow box due to the ambulance having to wait for a car to move before it could park under the entrance canopy to load patients. Taxi tt then decides to bump the pavement to split the lane, pissing me right off, and nearly taking the door off the Citroen (the passenger side occupant decided to disembark while they were delayed by the ambulance).
So he's blocked a yellow box at the junction (illegal), driven on the footway (illegal), overtaken queuing traffic in a drop-off zone (just plain damned rude), and now, just when the ambulance has moved under the canopy, he decides to stop RIGHT IN THE FKING MIDDLE of the drop-off through road to pick up a passenger. This despite him being alongside a space into which he could have moved to allow traffic to continue circulating.
Not satisfied with "dominating the drop off zone", we then drive out of the loop toward the exit where he takes it upon himself to stop in the road upon which we have clearly marked priority to let cars (at least three) out of the car park, before moving along a car's length to let two more cars out of the consultants' car park.
By now I've realise that this bloke is a cheesy-bum-lick of the highest order, so it ceases to surprise me when he pulls onto the roundabout at a snail's pace while failing to give way to his right, causing a Transit van to brake harshly, and then, upon exiting the roundabout proceeds to accelerate with all the urgency of the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny. Worse still, at the dual carriageway after the next roundabout he exits in lane 2. I exit in lane 1, and end up alongside him waiting at a red traffic light. We both pull away, but the cab-driving road captain sticks rigidly to the 40mph speed limit in lane 2 while indicating left. I drop back, and give him a brief flash to let him change lanes safely ahead of me, but he cancels his indicator and continues to hold up a densely packed little convoy behind him. A similar convoy is now building behind me, so I give the throttle a squirt and pass him (on his left, but fk him). He's doing less than 40 mph now anyway, as I'm at an indicated 44 mph passing him, and have plenty of time to get safely ahead before moving to lane 2 which becomes the right-turn-only entry lane at the next roundabout. Behind me I then see him come to a complete stop ALONGSIDE the 'straight ahead' queue in lane 1, indicating to change lanes (and therefore jump the long queue in lane 1). Unsurprisingly, because they are queuing to enter the roundabout and unable to move, no-one can make a space for him, so now he's blocking right-turning lane 2 traffic behind him from exploiting the completely empty lane ahead of him.
I fking HATE taxi driving knobheads (especially the local Mockney ones) at the very best of times, but this one took the biscuit. I'm pretty sure that he must have got his driving licence out of the equivalent of a Christmas Cracker in Karachi, and then exchanged it for a UK one. What made it worse was the smug look on his fizzer that said (to me, imho) that he knew exactly what he was up to and was doing it deliberately.
TL;DR? Everytime I see a car with a "Taxi" sign anywhere on it, I think "KNOB!!!" and prepare to avoid some example of automotive idiocy or other...
k-sock of a Hart District Hackney Carriage driver outside Frimley Park Hospital this evening.There's a pick up/drop off outside the entrance. I've turned right into it, following a Citroen and a Patient Transport Service ambulance. C
ty-bks in the cab turned in behind me, but couldn't get out of the yellow box due to the ambulance having to wait for a car to move before it could park under the entrance canopy to load patients. Taxi tt then decides to bump the pavement to split the lane, pissing me right off, and nearly taking the door off the Citroen (the passenger side occupant decided to disembark while they were delayed by the ambulance).So he's blocked a yellow box at the junction (illegal), driven on the footway (illegal), overtaken queuing traffic in a drop-off zone (just plain damned rude), and now, just when the ambulance has moved under the canopy, he decides to stop RIGHT IN THE F
KING MIDDLE of the drop-off through road to pick up a passenger. This despite him being alongside a space into which he could have moved to allow traffic to continue circulating.Not satisfied with "dominating the drop off zone", we then drive out of the loop toward the exit where he takes it upon himself to stop in the road upon which we have clearly marked priority to let cars (at least three) out of the car park, before moving along a car's length to let two more cars out of the consultants' car park.
By now I've realise that this bloke is a cheesy-bum-lick of the highest order, so it ceases to surprise me when he pulls onto the roundabout at a snail's pace while failing to give way to his right, causing a Transit van to brake harshly, and then, upon exiting the roundabout proceeds to accelerate with all the urgency of the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny. Worse still, at the dual carriageway after the next roundabout he exits in lane 2. I exit in lane 1, and end up alongside him waiting at a red traffic light. We both pull away, but the cab-driving road captain sticks rigidly to the 40mph speed limit in lane 2 while indicating left. I drop back, and give him a brief flash to let him change lanes safely ahead of me, but he cancels his indicator and continues to hold up a densely packed little convoy behind him. A similar convoy is now building behind me, so I give the throttle a squirt and pass him (on his left, but f
k him). He's doing less than 40 mph now anyway, as I'm at an indicated 44 mph passing him, and have plenty of time to get safely ahead before moving to lane 2 which becomes the right-turn-only entry lane at the next roundabout. Behind me I then see him come to a complete stop ALONGSIDE the 'straight ahead' queue in lane 1, indicating to change lanes (and therefore jump the long queue in lane 1). Unsurprisingly, because they are queuing to enter the roundabout and unable to move, no-one can make a space for him, so now he's blocking right-turning lane 2 traffic behind him from exploiting the completely empty lane ahead of him.I f
king HATE taxi driving knobheads (especially the local Mockney ones) at the very best of times, but this one took the biscuit. I'm pretty sure that he must have got his driving licence out of the equivalent of a Christmas Cracker in Karachi, and then exchanged it for a UK one. What made it worse was the smug look on his fizzer that said (to me, imho) that he knew exactly what he was up to and was doing it deliberately.TL;DR? Everytime I see a car with a "Taxi" sign anywhere on it, I think "KNOB!!!" and prepare to avoid some example of automotive idiocy or other...
Edited by yellowjack on Wednesday 9th January 23:10
As you guys know I have a dash mounted camera but have been increasingly annoyed/distracted by tailgaters.
Rejoice for I have found a cure for 90% of tailgating.
I have a rear view camera. Driving along any road, any time at the speed limit, a speeder catches up to me, clearly and obviously looks at the camera; and backs off.
Still only 90% of the time. I may invest in a memory card and wire it in to deal with the others.
Rejoice for I have found a cure for 90% of tailgating.
I have a rear view camera. Driving along any road, any time at the speed limit, a speeder catches up to me, clearly and obviously looks at the camera; and backs off.
Still only 90% of the time. I may invest in a memory card and wire it in to deal with the others.
The words "speeder" and "tailgaters" were highlighted as I refuse to say "speeding driver" or "tailgating drivers" because with the exception of a few genuine emergencies speeders on a public road are not and do not deserve to be described as drivers. The only reason for tailgating is because they are too thick to be able to count as high as two.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Saturday 12th January 14:14
The cock socket driving a blue E90 M5 through Thetford Forest this morning, who overtook the line if cars who were already overtaking me, on my bike. I have no idea how there was not an accident, but it was not down to the skill or judgement of this bell end.
Utter utter.
If you are on PH, leave.
Utter utter
.If you are on PH, leave.
This lot.
https://youtu.be/GJdEqU6l7pw
Gene pool elimination candidates jumping for kicks and ad revenue with no time or reserve chutes.
Total look at me, look at me, selfie stick gopro click wes.
Can't be long before a chute fails to deploy and one goes splat..
https://youtu.be/GJdEqU6l7pw
Gene pool elimination candidates jumping for kicks and ad revenue with no time or reserve chutes.
Total look at me, look at me, selfie stick gopro click w
es.Can't be long before a chute fails to deploy and one goes splat..
Edited by peterperkins on Saturday 12th January 17:17
Mort7 said:
Today, travelling Northbound on the M40, I was overtaken by a small blue Citroen of some description, which was in the outside lane, travelling at 90 mph +, whilst pulling a jet ski on a trailer.
A bit further on it was pulled over by an unmarked Rover police car.
I'm calling custard on a Rover police car! A bit further on it was pulled over by an unmarked Rover police car.
Muddle238 said:
I'm calling custard on a Rover police car!
I was surprised too. Appeared to be a Rover Sterling hatch. Grey/dark green. Rover badge clearly visible. Lit up like a Christmas tree with lots of blue and red lights, and a large LED 'Police' sign filling the entire back window. Confirmed by my better half, who is 'up' on cars.I'd be interested to know if I was:-
a) Seeing things
b) Seeing the results of police budget cuts
c) Plod is getting sneakier
Mort7 said:
Muddle238 said:
I'm calling custard on a Rover police car!
I was surprised too. Appeared to be a Rover Sterling hatch. Grey/dark green. Rover badge clearly visible. Lit up like a Christmas tree with lots of blue and red lights, and a large LED 'Police' sign filling the entire back window. Confirmed by my better half, who is 'up' on cars.I'd be interested to know if I was:-
a) Seeing things
b) Seeing the results of police budget cuts
c) Plod is getting sneakier
Liquid Knight said:
Mort7 said:
Muddle238 said:
I'm calling custard on a Rover police car!
I was surprised too. Appeared to be a Rover Sterling hatch. Grey/dark green. Rover badge clearly visible. Lit up like a Christmas tree with lots of blue and red lights, and a large LED 'Police' sign filling the entire back window. Confirmed by my better half, who is 'up' on cars.I'd be interested to know if I was:-
a) Seeing things
b) Seeing the results of police budget cuts
c) Plod is getting sneakier
They drive amongst us:
https://news.sky.com/story/bird-box-challenge-teen...
Darwin awards work in our favour but these idiots may take out someone else . . .
https://news.sky.com/story/bird-box-challenge-teen...
Darwin awards work in our favour but these idiots may take out someone else . . .
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