One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
The Mad Monk said:
Why do you think they keep catching you up?
I have no idea why people that sit at 40 eveywhere are catching me up in a 20/30 zone when I'm doing the speed limit.. Sadly the NSL zones aren't that long... just a mile or so, compared to the slower zones, so I only get a bit of fun...
Edited by the cueball on Friday 24th January 12:18
Edited by the cueball on Friday 24th January 12:19
Pica-Pica said:
zedx19 said:
I've ranted about this before, but I'm back on it again today.
People who sit 5mm from your bumper through 30mph limits, then when you get to a NSL, vanish behind you out of sight, only to re-emerge glued to your bumper a few mile into the next 30mph limit. The person this morning evening started to pull out to overtake me through a 30mph limit, only to duck back in quickly when someone pulled out a junction. Then at the next NSL, they were nowhere to be seen. It's like 37mph is engraved into some peoples brains, it's the speed they go everywhere.
There are a few long descents near us. Most people stay one second behind everyone, and then are constantly braking. Just at the crest of the hill I ease off and build up a larger gap, then just manage to get the two second gap back by the bottom of the hill. A nice game of judgement I play, let’s face it fPeople who sit 5mm from your bumper through 30mph limits, then when you get to a NSL, vanish behind you out of sight, only to re-emerge glued to your bumper a few mile into the next 30mph limit. The person this morning evening started to pull out to overtake me through a 30mph limit, only to duck back in quickly when someone pulled out a junction. Then at the next NSL, they were nowhere to be seen. It's like 37mph is engraved into some peoples brains, it's the speed they go everywhere.
kall else of driving fun around on commutes.
And similar to Pica-Pica, I often let a large gap open up ahead of me, due to most people allowing their car to gain speed down the hill. Yet when I get to the roundabout at the bottom, there is almost always a queue of three or four cars waiting there anyway. What's the rush with some people to be the next car in a queue of standing traffic? Far better to keep rolling along, even at a slow pace, than to be "jerking" along stopping and starting without needing to. I once witnessed a big old Barney going on between the couple in the car ahead at this roundabout. The camera van was out, and they'd flown down the hill at, I'd guess, about ~45 mph. I'm guessing again, but I reckon they realised they been 'got' by the camera, as their brakes lit up as they passed it. So there they were, sat in a queue five cars back from the roundabout, having likely just picked up 3 points, while the roundabout was blocked by a bus which couldn't get up the next road because a delivery lorry was reversing into the Co-op loading bay. And the yelling and finger pointing/wagging just got more and more heated as we all sat there waiting for the lorry driver to get off the road and let us all go on our way... https://www.google.com/maps/@51.311731,-0.7758855,...
NapierDeltic said:
I think I spotted a 'knob' lottery winner last week.
Nissan Juke, with token "Baby On Board" sign dangling in the back window. Already a knob move, as I'm not some sort of reckless driver unless I'm notified that your crotch dumplings are on board.
Said Juke was driving in twilight conditions, with the sidelights on. This was the only car I saw on that journey that didn't have headlights on.
Said Juke was also tailgating and articulated lorry on a NSL road, sitting perfectly in the blind spot of the lorry.
Cars like the Juke seem to be marketed at under-confident female drivers. You need the safety and security of an SUV, for when you back it into a bollard or pull out into the path of an oncoming vehicle while replying to your IMs. Honing any tangible driving skills don't factor into it.
Nissan Juke, with token "Baby On Board" sign dangling in the back window. Already a knob move, as I'm not some sort of reckless driver unless I'm notified that your crotch dumplings are on board.
Said Juke was driving in twilight conditions, with the sidelights on. This was the only car I saw on that journey that didn't have headlights on.
Said Juke was also tailgating and articulated lorry on a NSL road, sitting perfectly in the blind spot of the lorry.
Cars like the Juke seem to be marketed at under-confident female drivers. You need the safety and security of an SUV, for when you back it into a bollard or pull out into the path of an oncoming vehicle while replying to your IMs. Honing any tangible driving skills don't factor into it.
The road visual range has been pretty poor for the last few days, and I am still shocked by the number of drivers who did not put their lights on, in the really crap
visibility.
It seems the particular culprits drive silver, grey, or dark cars, which seem to blend into the murky conditions even more than other colours..
I came up behind a car which was parked in the road in such conditions (parking in a narrow road in such conditions without at least leaving the side lights on was a stupid thing to do in the first place) and whilst it was possible to see the cars coming the other way which had their lights on, there were what looked like several opportunities to get by the parked car which had to be aborted because a silver/grey/.dark car with no lights on, popped out of the mist coming the other way.. The strange thing was that some of them immediately started flashing their headlights at me, but then went back to carrying on in the crap vis, with no lights?
It seems some people really can be dumb enough to richly deserve the Darwin award!
That last two posts reminded me of a couple of Big Ben sized bell ends in regard to lights. The first was a Micra, I presume the halfwit behind the wheel had set off while it was light enough to only require side lights (well light really as only one of them was working) or that both the main lights plus one side light had blown as I passed them going the other way in pitch black sans lights barring the aforementioned solitary side light. By the time I spotted them in amongst the other headlights they had zipped past.
Second was a silver van with no lights on, again at night, with only streetlights to highlight his presence. No amount of flashing lights from multiple drivers (myself included as I was right behind said twerp) would persuade the driver to twig enough to wonder why so many cars are flashing them. I have no idea if they finally saw the light so to speak when they left the bright lights of Crook.
Second was a silver van with no lights on, again at night, with only streetlights to highlight his presence. No amount of flashing lights from multiple drivers (myself included as I was right behind said twerp) would persuade the driver to twig enough to wonder why so many cars are flashing them. I have no idea if they finally saw the light so to speak when they left the bright lights of Crook.
Greg the Fish said:
"high powered car" (BMW 320) mikey k said:
Greg the Fish said:
Blown2CV said:
"high powered car" (BMW 320)
I had a little chuckle at that too 
He's obviously not good with RWD
Foot in on a wet sweeper for ovesteer
Over correction followed by lift off oversteer and a very red face!
Pan Pan Pan said:
The road visual range has been pretty poor for the last few days, and I am still shocked by the number of drivers who did not put their lights on, in the really crap
visibility.
It seems the particular culprits drive silver, grey, or dark cars, which seem to blend into the murky conditions even more than other colours..
yellowjack said:
Two Jukes in a car park had me thinking "Knob!" the other day. It's a small gravel car park adjacent to some Forestry Commission land. The entry and exit points are width restricted by rather large boulders. I'd got my Mondeo in through them, and there were a couple of small vans in the car park too. But the driver of the first Juke drove up to the entry gap, took one look at it, and reversed back out onto the road, to move around to come in through the other gap. They're not marked as "In" and "Out" but there is a clear consensus among users that you use the nearside of the two gaps when entering and leaving. Anyway, this first Juke is crawling through what I'll refer to as the "Out" gap when the second Juke, which is externally identical to the first, starts up and makes to leave. At first the driver waits for the first one to get into the car park, presumably because they want to use the "correct" gap to exit. But the one coming in is taking so damned long to get it done that the second Juke driver decides to drive out of the gap that the first one wouldn't use to get in. Weirdly, a Nissan Juke fits through BOTH gaps with clear space on both sides.
I watched this unedifying spectacle unfold as I stretched and ate a cereal bar after a bike ride in the woods. It seemed to also have been noticed by a couple of young women sat in a Nissan Micra. They were very much amused by what was going on as Darby and Joan tried to get a Nissan Juke into a car park to walk their little Westie in the woods. It probably wouldn't have stuck in my mind so much if it had been two different makes/models of car involved, but the fact that one backed out of going through a gap yet another in an identical vehicle went straight through with ease was what made it more memorable and rather chuckleworthy.
The car park in question... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.790041,-1.8191442,...
Two Jukes were lost in a woodI watched this unedifying spectacle unfold as I stretched and ate a cereal bar after a bike ride in the woods. It seemed to also have been noticed by a couple of young women sat in a Nissan Micra. They were very much amused by what was going on as Darby and Joan tried to get a Nissan Juke into a car park to walk their little Westie in the woods. It probably wouldn't have stuck in my mind so much if it had been two different makes/models of car involved, but the fact that one backed out of going through a gap yet another in an identical vehicle went straight through with ease was what made it more memorable and rather chuckleworthy.
The car park in question... https://www.google.com/maps/@50.790041,-1.8191442,...
They thought if only I could
One entered out
The other one in
It shows that those
Cars are no bloody good.
Edited by nonsequitur on Friday 24th January 20:00
Two Muppets on Iford Lane, Bournemouth. There's a railway that crosses the road on a brick arch bridge. It's only wide enough for one lane and a footway on one side under the bridge. So there is 'Priority' signage and white paint indicating that one side needs to give way to the other. So far, so simple. But one fool at the 'Give Way' end decided the rules didn't apply to him. And another fool from the priority end decided to go head-to-head with the first fool.
I was two cars back on the 'Give Way' side, and could see that the two of them were window to window, having an argument. While two of us were stuck behind them with an otherwise clear road on the other side. Fortunately they stopped squabbling, and blocking the road completely when I, and the driver ahead of me started tooting at them.
FFS chaps? If you want to go at it with handbags, there's a car park for the playing fields. Feck orf into it if you want to have a barney, or get a bloody move on if all your mouthing off is just bluster...
I was two cars back on the 'Give Way' side, and could see that the two of them were window to window, having an argument. While two of us were stuck behind them with an otherwise clear road on the other side. Fortunately they stopped squabbling, and blocking the road completely when I, and the driver ahead of me started tooting at them.
FFS chaps? If you want to go at it with handbags, there's a car park for the playing fields. Feck orf into it if you want to have a barney, or get a bloody move on if all your mouthing off is just bluster...
yellowjack said:
Two Muppets on Iford Lane, Bournemouth. There's a railway that crosses the road on a brick arch bridge. It's only wide enough for one lane and a footway on one side under the bridge. So there is 'Priority' signage and white paint indicating that one side needs to give way to the other. So far, so simple. But one fool at the 'Give Way' end decided the rules didn't apply to him. And another fool from the priority end decided to go head-to-head with the first fool.
I was two cars back on the 'Give Way' side, and could see that the two of them were window to window, having an argument. While two of us were stuck behind them with an otherwise clear road on the other side. Fortunately they stopped squabbling, and blocking the road completely when I, and the driver ahead of me started tooting at them.
FFS chaps? If you want to go at it with handbags, there's a car park for the playing fields. Feck orf into it if you want to have a barney, or get a bloody move on if all your mouthing off is just bluster...
Similar situation in my local town with the give way drivers charging through regardless of priority traffic.I was two cars back on the 'Give Way' side, and could see that the two of them were window to window, having an argument. While two of us were stuck behind them with an otherwise clear road on the other side. Fortunately they stopped squabbling, and blocking the road completely when I, and the driver ahead of me started tooting at them.
FFS chaps? If you want to go at it with handbags, there's a car park for the playing fields. Feck orf into it if you want to have a barney, or get a bloody move on if all your mouthing off is just bluster...
The hatch I saw badly parked yesterday, apparently powered by fairy dust and speeding because they need a poo.
Then there was the interior, every surface covered in toy animals, there was also an huge, wide column of them from the rear view mirror to the dashboard.
The mark of a moron, who shouldn’t be allowed to drive, car shouldn’t pass an mot, something wrong when seeing small toy animals is more important than. Seeing out of the window, must really obstruct the view.
Then there was the interior, every surface covered in toy animals, there was also an huge, wide column of them from the rear view mirror to the dashboard.
The mark of a moron, who shouldn’t be allowed to drive, car shouldn’t pass an mot, something wrong when seeing small toy animals is more important than. Seeing out of the window, must really obstruct the view.
"Extreme Audi Tailgating" must be an Olympic sport by now? I see it all the time on DC and motorways, usually in L3/4, some Audi right up the arse of some poor motorist impeding their mission to travel at Mach 1.
It's been absolutely ages since I've been the victim of Extreme Audi Tailgating, I usually frequent L1/2 and leave the tosspots to have their accidents with somebody else, but today I fell foul of a resale grey TT, while stuck in a 30mph zone.
Nothing particularly of interest but the main events involve the Audi nearly taking out a Fiat on a RAB behind me through sheer impatience, catching up with me in the 30, then sitting less than the length of my own car off my rear bumper, before passing up the inside 500yrds later holding a phone to the window, as I enter a dedicated right-turn only lane.
I have front/rear dashcams for which it is exceedingly rare I would go to the bother of pulling the card out to view a journey, probably once or twice a year tops. But today was such an occasion, given the nature of this basic-minded moron, their driving behaviour and attitude towards other motorists, I felt worthwhile pulling the tapes.
So if anyone comes across BV69 CPX , then beware of the tool behind the wheel.
It's been absolutely ages since I've been the victim of Extreme Audi Tailgating, I usually frequent L1/2 and leave the tosspots to have their accidents with somebody else, but today I fell foul of a resale grey TT, while stuck in a 30mph zone.
Nothing particularly of interest but the main events involve the Audi nearly taking out a Fiat on a RAB behind me through sheer impatience, catching up with me in the 30, then sitting less than the length of my own car off my rear bumper, before passing up the inside 500yrds later holding a phone to the window, as I enter a dedicated right-turn only lane.
I have front/rear dashcams for which it is exceedingly rare I would go to the bother of pulling the card out to view a journey, probably once or twice a year tops. But today was such an occasion, given the nature of this basic-minded moron, their driving behaviour and attitude towards other motorists, I felt worthwhile pulling the tapes.
So if anyone comes across BV69 CPX , then beware of the tool behind the wheel.
Not an Audi, but a FIAT Punto on the A35.
I was driving back from Exeter, early evening, dark and a little damp on the roads. The A35 is horrid if you are in any kind of hurry, I get that, but you really do just have to "put up with it" sometimes. Ahead of me, you see, was a small convoy stuck behind a tractor, and despite a number of opportunities, no-one was overtaking the tractor. And the driver of the tractor wasn't one for pulling in to let the queue past either. I'd decided that a mass overtake of the queue behind the tractor was a non-starter for me. A diesel Mondeo isn't quick enough, and my knowledge of the road is about 20 years out-of-date, so too many potential pitfalls. I also detest driving in queues, having my braking dictated to me by the car(s) ahead. So, instead, I opted to let my speed fall so as to drop back.
So the road ahead of may have appeared to be clear enough to speed up a bit, but every now and then there'd be a section of road where I could still see the column of red lights behind the amber flashing ones up ahead, so I knew there was no point in pushing on only to become frustrated again by sitting in a queue.
It was at this point the Punto appeared behind me, and closed up so close that I could no longer see their headlights in the central mirror. Now. I have a simple solution when the car ahead is being too slow for me. I drop off a little, then either overtake, or stay well back but match their speed. But Punto-man? He seemed to have taken up the challenge of trying to push me into going faster. When he started flashing his lights at me, I reciprocated with my rear fog lights. This had him drop back slightly, but then he resumed his pathetic attempts at intimidating me. So i bled a little more speed, just by lifting off the accelerator a little, and we got slower, and slower, and slower. And still this little twerp clung on close behind me. I considered finding a place to pull over to allow him past, but he was so close behind me that doing so might be dangerous if I even slightly pressed the brake pedal, as he had absolutely zero seconds of "thinking time" to react. Why couldn't he see that all I wanted was for him to overtake and get the hell away from me?
At one point the speed limit increased, I leathered the accelerator, and got close enough to the tractor chasing convoy that it could clearly be seen by anyone with even one eye, and briefly the Punto became unstuck. But sure enough, it was soon reattached, and the whole sorry saga began again. Eventually, though, the tractor turned off, the convoy behind it spaced out a little, and I managed to make a couple of overtakes to put a little space between me and the Punto. Predictably, I suppose, in my mirrors I could see them start the whole process over again on the car in front of them, with absolutely no attempt made to press home an overtake despite several clear opportunities.
Surely if people think they are God's own gift to driving, and that they have an absolute right to drive faster than the car ahead of them, then surely they'd get proficient at overtaking? It is, after all, the only real option for getting ahead of other traffic on the road ahead of you, and it's fairly simple when you apply the basics right...
I was driving back from Exeter, early evening, dark and a little damp on the roads. The A35 is horrid if you are in any kind of hurry, I get that, but you really do just have to "put up with it" sometimes. Ahead of me, you see, was a small convoy stuck behind a tractor, and despite a number of opportunities, no-one was overtaking the tractor. And the driver of the tractor wasn't one for pulling in to let the queue past either. I'd decided that a mass overtake of the queue behind the tractor was a non-starter for me. A diesel Mondeo isn't quick enough, and my knowledge of the road is about 20 years out-of-date, so too many potential pitfalls. I also detest driving in queues, having my braking dictated to me by the car(s) ahead. So, instead, I opted to let my speed fall so as to drop back.
So the road ahead of may have appeared to be clear enough to speed up a bit, but every now and then there'd be a section of road where I could still see the column of red lights behind the amber flashing ones up ahead, so I knew there was no point in pushing on only to become frustrated again by sitting in a queue.
It was at this point the Punto appeared behind me, and closed up so close that I could no longer see their headlights in the central mirror. Now. I have a simple solution when the car ahead is being too slow for me. I drop off a little, then either overtake, or stay well back but match their speed. But Punto-man? He seemed to have taken up the challenge of trying to push me into going faster. When he started flashing his lights at me, I reciprocated with my rear fog lights. This had him drop back slightly, but then he resumed his pathetic attempts at intimidating me. So i bled a little more speed, just by lifting off the accelerator a little, and we got slower, and slower, and slower. And still this little twerp clung on close behind me. I considered finding a place to pull over to allow him past, but he was so close behind me that doing so might be dangerous if I even slightly pressed the brake pedal, as he had absolutely zero seconds of "thinking time" to react. Why couldn't he see that all I wanted was for him to overtake and get the hell away from me?
At one point the speed limit increased, I leathered the accelerator, and got close enough to the tractor chasing convoy that it could clearly be seen by anyone with even one eye, and briefly the Punto became unstuck. But sure enough, it was soon reattached, and the whole sorry saga began again. Eventually, though, the tractor turned off, the convoy behind it spaced out a little, and I managed to make a couple of overtakes to put a little space between me and the Punto. Predictably, I suppose, in my mirrors I could see them start the whole process over again on the car in front of them, with absolutely no attempt made to press home an overtake despite several clear opportunities.
Surely if people think they are God's own gift to driving, and that they have an absolute right to drive faster than the car ahead of them, then surely they'd get proficient at overtaking? It is, after all, the only real option for getting ahead of other traffic on the road ahead of you, and it's fairly simple when you apply the basics right...
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