One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
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The driver of the Mitsubishi Colt on the M27 passing the Rownhams services around 1.30pm on Wednesday afternoon that was driving along at a steady 60mph in the middle lane.
That isn't the reason for the knob status though - that gets awarded for driving a car with a windscreen that looked like it had recently featured on an episode of Traffic Cops, after they shock & awe the screen when descending on a dangerous suspect. Not exactly sure how the driver was seeing out tbh as it was in a pretty bad way tbh.
That isn't the reason for the knob status though - that gets awarded for driving a car with a windscreen that looked like it had recently featured on an episode of Traffic Cops, after they shock & awe the screen when descending on a dangerous suspect. Not exactly sure how the driver was seeing out tbh as it was in a pretty bad way tbh.
Taking a right at a med sized roundabout yesterday, some muppet in an old 206 flying toward the roundabout at stupid speed, looks like he's not stopping, I do an E-stop on the roundabout (fortunately nobody behind me), he brakes at the last second, locks front wheels up, stops, looks at me like "why have you stopped?" I carry on and then in my rear view he's giving ME abuse..... I didn't just think "knob", I shouted out an embellished version of it.
lyonspride said:
Taking a right at a med sized roundabout yesterday, some muppet in an old 206 flying toward the roundabout at stupid speed, looks like he's not stopping, I do an E-stop on the roundabout (fortunately nobody behind me), he brakes at the last second, locks front wheels up, stops, looks at me like "why have you stopped?" I carry on and then in my rear view he's giving ME abuse..... I didn't just think "knob", I shouted out an embellished version of it.
I've had someone ON the roundabout stop to let me out a few times lately. Not sure why, as on both occasions in the car it was very quiet, traffic-wise, so no advantage to be gained as I was coasting up to the line "planning to stop, looking to go" on both occasions with a view to joining smoothly behind the car that stopped for me. Bizarre behaviour, really. I've also had a clown lock up ON a roundabout when I was cycling. Again. riding as I would drive, I was well within my capabilities to stop, but looking to smoothly join behind the driver on the roundabout. Then they stop, and get all unnecessary about me "forcing them to brake hard". "Well, you might think so, fella, but as you can clearly see, I've stopped in a totally controlled manner well behind the 'Give Way' line, and as such I've forced you to do no such thing".Two knobs last night. I was crossing Castle Lane East in Bournemouth, at a traffic light controlled crossing. The light for cars goes red, a car crosses in front of me. The 'green man' illuminates, and I make to step out. Another car partially crosses the line, but stops and gets my best 'Paddington Bear' stare. I finish crossing the three lane carriageway, and no sooner am I in the middle of the second lane than the car that partially crossed the line, and the car behind him, both continued on their merry way, despite their red light, and the fact that the 'green man' was still illuminated. So much for cyclists being the ones to ignore red lights, eh? https://www.google.com/maps/@50.7450846,-1.821405,...
One knob this morning. At the roundabout to enter the Littledown Centre. Cars coming off Castle lane need a right turn (third exit) to get into the leisure centre. I'm walking in the same direction as them, and decide to cross the entrance road because it's clear at that moment. The lead car entering the roundabout to make the right turn REALLY pushed the throttle pedal hard. I'm presuming it was to make some pointless point to me about "waiting my turn" or something, but all ended up doing was ensuring his tyres broke traction and caused him to slide wide due to the wet road. And boy, did he not like me smirking at him for his demonstration of ineptitude. He was a whisker away from colliding with the 'Keep Left' island at the second exit... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.744599,-1.82273,3a...
This morning's 'knob' was on the one short commute I do by car every few weeks. Country lane, standing water where it dips so the traffic slows.
Really nothing too deep, maybe 6-7" so put the suspension up and set the auto to stay in first and started a steady crawl through it.
Unlike the div in the Golf coming the other way who drove at the water at normal speed. Personally I don't give a sh!t if he seizes his own engine but would prefer if mine stayed in tact. T*sser.
UK Idiots Caught on Dashcam. Plenty of moaning, berating, whining, mixed in with some dashcam footage. Bit like here really! hahaha
Really nothing too deep, maybe 6-7" so put the suspension up and set the auto to stay in first and started a steady crawl through it.
Unlike the div in the Golf coming the other way who drove at the water at normal speed. Personally I don't give a sh!t if he seizes his own engine but would prefer if mine stayed in tact. T*sser.
Drew106 said:
Alex_225 said:
Interestingly I joined a FB group where people upload dashcam videos of 'bad driving'. It's funny seeing the person who uploaded it getting berated where it's obviously they've caused or been part of the cause of the issue in the clip!
I shall seek out said group! Sounds fun. the bellend in a soft top lamborgini, driving through Bingley - west yorks last night.
who in solid traffic, did nothing but rev the engine endlessly, getting to pop, fart bang etc.
trust me mate, everyone was laughing at you.
I assume you were on yr way to a wedding and it'll have been wrapped around a tree at some point last night. And you lose your deposit on the hire car.
and appear on police traffic interceptors, swearing down you're insured through your brother sister uncles cousin's trade policy.
who in solid traffic, did nothing but rev the engine endlessly, getting to pop, fart bang etc.
trust me mate, everyone was laughing at you.
I assume you were on yr way to a wedding and it'll have been wrapped around a tree at some point last night. And you lose your deposit on the hire car.
and appear on police traffic interceptors, swearing down you're insured through your brother sister uncles cousin's trade policy.
Guy on a bike (Kawasaki?) lane splitting up the inside of me on the final curve of the A46 approach to the M1 south (I was in the outside lane at 70, passing the left lane doing mid-60s) and then romping away at about a ton, loose jacket flapping in the breeze to show the bare skin of his back.
I gave him as much room as I could when I registered he was going for the gap, but it's a f
king stupid place to pass when you're seconds away from being on a 4 lane motorway anyway.
Can't imagine his mean time between SMIDSYs is that great.
I gave him as much room as I could when I registered he was going for the gap, but it's a f
king stupid place to pass when you're seconds away from being on a 4 lane motorway anyway. Can't imagine his mean time between SMIDSYs is that great.
The wkstain who blasted their horn, then swerved at me when I was on my bike. My "crime"? Not hugging the edge of the road when there was a sodding great bus parked up ahead. (Oxford High St, 20 mph speed limit, which I was probably doing!).
Come the next roundabout, I had caught up with him (in fact, he swerved to block me going past him in the right hand lane). All that, and absolutely nothing gained. I was in a good mind to break his mirror off, but I didn't want to get too close to the side of him.
kstain who blasted their horn, then swerved at me when I was on my bike. My "crime"? Not hugging the edge of the road when there was a sodding great bus parked up ahead. (Oxford High St, 20 mph speed limit, which I was probably doing!).Come the next roundabout, I had caught up with him (in fact, he swerved to block me going past him in the right hand lane). All that, and absolutely nothing gained. I was in a good mind to break his mirror off, but I didn't want to get too close to the side of him.
Edited by Solocle on Friday 18th October 21:21
Solocle said:
The wkstain who blasted their horn, then swerved at me when I was on my bike. My "crime"? Not hugging the edge of the road when there was a sodding great bus parked up ahead. (Oxford High St, 20 mph speed limit, which I was probably doing!).
Come the next roundabout, I had caught up with him (in fact, he swerved to block me going past him in the right hand lane). All that, and absolutely nothing gained. I was in a good mind to break his mirror off, but I didn't want to get too close to the side of him.
Hmm an aggressive cyclist? Surely not...kstain who blasted their horn, then swerved at me when I was on my bike. My "crime"? Not hugging the edge of the road when there was a sodding great bus parked up ahead. (Oxford High St, 20 mph speed limit, which I was probably doing!).Come the next roundabout, I had caught up with him (in fact, he swerved to block me going past him in the right hand lane). All that, and absolutely nothing gained. I was in a good mind to break his mirror off, but I didn't want to get too close to the side of him.
Edited by Solocle on Friday 18th October 21:21
Brave heroes of the road.
The bell end in a pickup truck on the A1 yesterday. Lane 3 clear, I'm in lane two overtaking and he comes flying up the inside and tries to squeeze between the none existent gap between the car in lane 1 and myself. I slammed the brakes on and gave a good long blast on the horn so he brake checks me. Wish I saw the company name.
fooby said:
The bell end in a pickup truck on the A1 yesterday. Lane 3 clear, I'm in lane two overtaking and he comes flying up the inside and tries to squeeze between the none existent gap between the car in lane 1 and myself. I slammed the brakes on and gave a good long blast on the horn so he brake checks me. Wish I saw the company name.
Tossers Incorporated ?Prize pillock in the Mer C-class coming out of Berkley M5 services last night at about midnight.
Totally empty motorway ahead of him, I'm approaching the join sliproad in L2 passing a lorry.
Said muppet decides to entirely forgo L1 of the motorway and pull into L2 about 20m ahead of me, at 55mph, forcing evasive action.
Totally empty motorway ahead of him, I'm approaching the join sliproad in L2 passing a lorry.
Said muppet decides to entirely forgo L1 of the motorway and pull into L2 about 20m ahead of me, at 55mph, forcing evasive action.
Idiots who pass you on the motorway, then pull in far too close in front and then slow down!!
Three times I had this happen on the M4 on Sunday evening. I have the cruise control set to 70mph so I know I'm not accidentally increasing speed without realising and I'm sat in lane one so not in anyone's way.
First driver is a white van, comes past me at a few MPH faster than I'm travelling which is fair enough. Then merges in front of me 3/4 of a cars length but way too close than necessary. Wouldn't have been an issue had he not kept up his speed but he then slowed down meaning either I'm forced to slow down or I over take. I waited a few moments and overtook, meaning he dropped back and didn't appear again for ages despite not having accelerated past 75.
Then the absolute moron does exactly the same thing again about ten minutes later!! Frustratingly a div in a DS3 did something very similar but judging by his inability to remain in between two lines of a motorway lane, I wasn't surprised.
I couldn't work out if the consistency of my speed caught them out or if they expected me to slow down when they were going faster than me anyway.
I was taught to not merge back across until I could see the car in my rear view mirror. Both of these drivers moved across way too quickly and too close!
Three times I had this happen on the M4 on Sunday evening. I have the cruise control set to 70mph so I know I'm not accidentally increasing speed without realising and I'm sat in lane one so not in anyone's way.
First driver is a white van, comes past me at a few MPH faster than I'm travelling which is fair enough. Then merges in front of me 3/4 of a cars length but way too close than necessary. Wouldn't have been an issue had he not kept up his speed but he then slowed down meaning either I'm forced to slow down or I over take. I waited a few moments and overtook, meaning he dropped back and didn't appear again for ages despite not having accelerated past 75.
Then the absolute moron does exactly the same thing again about ten minutes later!! Frustratingly a div in a DS3 did something very similar but judging by his inability to remain in between two lines of a motorway lane, I wasn't surprised.
I couldn't work out if the consistency of my speed caught them out or if they expected me to slow down when they were going faster than me anyway.
I was taught to not merge back across until I could see the car in my rear view mirror. Both of these drivers moved across way too quickly and too close!
The old boy in a lovely old 330CI this morning, driving at 25mph on a NSL B road, where 50mph is safe, braking down to 15mph at any slight bend. After 2 miles behind him at a straight I nipped past, only to be met with a horn and flashing lights?!? Car behind also overtook, also subject to flashing lights. If you are going to dither around, don't get angry when people over take.
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