One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 4
Discussion
Mr2Mike said:
carlove said:
People who don't accelerate on slip roads. Was behind a Civic who was going on a slip road at 35, badly merged onto dual carriageway and then accelerated. Driver also had just DRL on in heavy rain, clearly an utter idiot.
This pisses me off hugely. Every day I join the A38 on a reasonably long uphill slip road that has two lanes, and yet a huge number of people will manoeuvre themselves into the outside lane and then crawl up to the merge point 
I have also noticed a couple of slip roads that have traffic lights on them roughly half way. This is slow people down on the slip due to heavy traffic on the road itself. Fair enough right?
No!
A certain minority get frustrated and launch from the lights like it's a set of Christmas Trees at Sata Pod and have to anchor it because they are doing 70+mph into a bloody traffic jam.
As a general rule you need to pay attention to the road you are joining and match the speed of the vehicle you are planning to tuck in behind. Unless they slow or even move across to let you in then you need to make sure there is a safe (two second) gap in front.
Liquid Knight said:
Mr2Mike said:
carlove said:
People who don't accelerate on slip roads. Was behind a Civic who was going on a slip road at 35, badly merged onto dual carriageway and then accelerated. Driver also had just DRL on in heavy rain, clearly an utter idiot.
This pisses me off hugely. Every day I join the A38 on a reasonably long uphill slip road that has two lanes, and yet a huge number of people will manoeuvre themselves into the outside lane and then crawl up to the merge point I have also noticed a couple of slip roads that have traffic lights on them roughly half way. This is slow people down on the slip due to heavy traffic on the road itself. Fair enough right?
No!
A certain minority get frustrated and launch from the lights like it's a set of Christmas Trees at Sata Pod and have to anchor it because they are doing 70+mph into a bloody traffic jam.
As a general rule you need to pay attention to the road you are joining and match the speed of the vehicle you are planning to tuck in behind. Unless they slow or even move across to let you in then you need to make sure there is a safe (two second) gap in front.
The pair of utter cocksockets in s
tUV's who decided they merge in turn was tantamount to slapping a child, or something just as terrible.
Joining a merge onto the M32 in Bristol from the ring road, inside lane rammed, outside lane nearly empty.
I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind.
This is whereflap #2 comes in, I accelerate (again, not hard) past flap#1 and as going past Cutnflap#2 I stick my hand up and repeat, this is where flap#2 really begins to shine, in that he tries to do that same as CF#1 and force me out. After being somewhat pissed off by this point, i couldn't be bother to play games and (admittedly, giving him the coffee beans) merge further ahead.
I raises the question as to what goes through these fknuggets heads? Whatever it is, they need to get a fking grip. Bellends.
tUV's who decided they merge in turn was tantamount to slapping a child, or something just as terrible. Joining a merge onto the M32 in Bristol from the ring road, inside lane rammed, outside lane nearly empty.
I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.
flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind. This is where
flap #2 comes in, I accelerate (again, not hard) past flap#1 and as going past Cutnflap#2 I stick my hand up and repeat, this is where flap#2 really begins to shine, in that he tries to do that same as CF#1 and force me out. After being somewhat pissed off by this point, i couldn't be bother to play games and (admittedly, giving him the coffee beans) merge further ahead. I raises the question as to what goes through these f
knuggets heads? Whatever it is, they need to get a fking grip. Bellends. Blown2CV said:
you don't need to, and should not indicate at a merge in turn. If you do then you are simple reinforcing the misconception that car A is being kind enough to let car B in, when car B is in the wrong place. This is exactly the attitude you are criticising.
Poster: Hysterical. Those patiently waiting: UnderstandableHere is my usual riposte to nonseq 
Use as much of the available road as you want. You've paid for it. I mean, if you want to queue then feel free but there is no rule or intention that says you have to merge anywhere other than the merge point.
Merge points are put where they are for a reason. By extending the queue further than necessary you may be putting others at risk of delay or injury.
Don't let the SARP* put you off.
Use as much of the available road as you want. You've paid for it. I mean, if you want to queue then feel free but there is no rule or intention that says you have to merge anywhere other than the merge point.
Merge points are put where they are for a reason. By extending the queue further than necessary you may be putting others at risk of delay or injury.
Don't let the SARP* put you off.
- Self Appointed Road Police
nonsequitur said:
Blown2CV said:
you don't need to, and should not indicate at a merge in turn. If you do then you are simple reinforcing the misconception that car A is being kind enough to let car B in, when car B is in the wrong place. This is exactly the attitude you are criticising.
Poster: Hysterical. Those patiently waiting: Understandablet again...Blown2CV said:
you don't need to, and should not indicate at a merge in turn. If you do then you are simple reinforcing the misconception that car A is being kind enough to let car B in, when car B is in the wrong place. This is exactly the attitude you are criticising.
If Car B was merging where it was safe to do so, no indicator would be needed. Car B is only indication because there is no space into which to "merge" and the driver is hoping that somebody in the "open" lane lets him in.OpulentBob said:
Merge points are put where they are for a reason. By extending the queue further than necessary you may be putting others at risk of delay or injury.
Don't let the SARP* put you off.
This, a thousand times this.Don't let the SARP* put you off.
- Self Appointed Road Police
When you've got two lanes leading up to a merge point it's there to allow a greater volume of traffic through at peak usage to prevent tailbacks from blocking intersections further down the road. We've got one in Wokingham coming off the A329M and people somnambulantly park themselves in the LH lane which sometimes spills out onto the roundabout. Then get uppity when you make progress in the RH lane.
My major gripe is that people do not drop back to let the merging car in until it's too late. This is why traffic stops at a merge point when the road ahead is clear. I start making a gap as I roll forward near a merge point until there is enough room for another car. If traffic stops I maintain my gap so that when I'm merging, I don't have to f
king stop to let them in making everyone else behind me stop.Countdown said:
If Car B was merging where it was safe to do so, no indicator would be needed. Car B is only indication because there is no space into which to "merge" and the driver is hoping that somebody in the "open" lane lets him in.
Yeah I like to merge at least 5 miles before the obstruction, just in case. It's safer that way.Nanook said:
Blanchimont said:
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I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind.
Took what?! I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.
flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind. 
Bloody Kleptos, taking everything not nailed down..
Nanook said:
Blanchimont said:
T
I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind.
Took what?! I gently drive up to the merge point, at maybe 10-15mph and put my indicator on.
flap #1 in a Landrover Freelander thing took humbridge to this and tried to block me out, to the degree that his mirror tapped my window. After nearly getting out and ripping the fking miror off, I decided that It would be easier to merge further up, infront of the CRV flap #1 was sitting behind. Blown2CV said:
you don't need to, and should not indicate at a merge in turn. If you do then you are simple reinforcing the misconception that car A is being kind enough to let car B in, when car B is in the wrong place. This is exactly the attitude you are criticising.
Completely agree with this. I drive a road on a daily basis that has an additional lane in order to keep cars off the roundabout shortly before it. Nobody uses this lane, which causes enormous issues with traffic on the roundabout. I insist on using the empty lane every day which, despite my efforts to look non-confrontational, often causes offence.
I never indicate, because my lane doesn't merge into theirs, rather it's two lanes that merge into each other.
Brynjaminjones said:
Blown2CV said:
you don't need to, and should not indicate at a merge in turn. If you do then you are simple reinforcing the misconception that car A is being kind enough to let car B in, when car B is in the wrong place. This is exactly the attitude you are criticising.
Completely agree with this. I drive a road on a daily basis that has an additional lane in order to keep cars off the roundabout shortly before it. Nobody uses this lane, which causes enormous issues with traffic on the roundabout. I insist on using the empty lane every day which, despite my efforts to look non-confrontational, often causes offence.
I never indicate, because my lane doesn't merge into theirs, rather it's two lanes that merge into each other.
OpulentBob said:
Here is my usual riposte to nonseq
Use as much of the available road as you want. You've paid for it. I mean, if you want to queue then feel free but there is no rule or intention that says you have to merge anywhere other than the merge point.
Merge points are put where they are for a reason. By extending the queue further than necessary you may be putting others at risk of delay or injury.
Don't let the SARP* put you off.
Thank you Bob. Personally I always queue and wait my turn with forebearing in any merge situation. I'm in no hurry. I do not block deliberately and I ridgidly keep to the time honoured British attitude to queueing which is:Use as much of the available road as you want. You've paid for it. I mean, if you want to queue then feel free but there is no rule or intention that says you have to merge anywhere other than the merge point.
Merge points are put where they are for a reason. By extending the queue further than necessary you may be putting others at risk of delay or injury.
Don't let the SARP* put you off.
- Self Appointed Road Police
Orderly, take your turn and no pushing in.
PHers may not like this attitude, but it is there for all to see, not only on the road but in any queue anywhere. Transgressors are quickly put in their place. It has been as such for ever.
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