A Case Study in Being a Bellend
Discussion
Pericoloso said:
Johnspex said:
I haven't read all the thread because it all seems so silly, but are there drivers who judge others by the make and colour of the car? Do they think having a VAG product show you are a bellend? Are these people that juvenile?
This smacks of Mods/ Rockers or rival football hooligans. The same tribal thinking that says ' He doesn't do what I do, and obviously what I do is best otherwise I wouldn't do it, therefore he must be a lesser person or some I should hate or do harm to' .
Actually isn't all this disdain for drivers of certain makes just a load of band-wagon jumping crap? Like the jokes about indicators being optional extras on BMWs. WHat, no BMW driver uses their indicators? Honestly threads like this make me realise what a pathetic group can be found on here sometimes.
I read some idiot on here saying that middle aged men shouldn't wear jeans. ' It's a bit Clarkson'. I'd like to be a bit Clarkson, filthy rich and a couple of houses.
Well Clarkson did start or persist with the BMW drivers are cocks thing ,which then shifted to Audis later on.This smacks of Mods/ Rockers or rival football hooligans. The same tribal thinking that says ' He doesn't do what I do, and obviously what I do is best otherwise I wouldn't do it, therefore he must be a lesser person or some I should hate or do harm to' .
Actually isn't all this disdain for drivers of certain makes just a load of band-wagon jumping crap? Like the jokes about indicators being optional extras on BMWs. WHat, no BMW driver uses their indicators? Honestly threads like this make me realise what a pathetic group can be found on here sometimes.
I read some idiot on here saying that middle aged men shouldn't wear jeans. ' It's a bit Clarkson'. I'd like to be a bit Clarkson, filthy rich and a couple of houses.
The thing is, Audi drivers generally ARE bellends, and that IS a private plate. A 53 reg indicates September 2003 to March 2004. That car was registered in February 2012, so should have been on a 61 plate. Oh, and guess what, this debadged car is a 2.0 TDI... who'd have thought, eh?!
Johnspex said:
I haven't read all the thread because it all seems so silly, but are there drivers who judge others by the make and colour of the car? Do they think having a VAG product show you are a bellend? Are these people that juvenile?
This smacks of Mods/ Rockers or rival football hooligans. The same tribal thinking that says ' He doesn't do what I do, and obviously what I do is best otherwise I wouldn't do it, therefore he must be a lesser person or some I should hate or do harm to' .
Actually isn't all this disdain for drivers of certain makes just a load of band-wagon jumping crap? Like the jokes about indicators being optional extras on BMWs. WHat, no BMW driver uses their indicators? Honestly threads like this make me realise what a pathetic group can be found on here sometimes.
I read some idiot on here saying that middle aged men shouldn't wear jeans. ' It's a bit Clarkson'. I'd like to be a bit Clarkson, filthy rich and a couple of houses.
I’m not going to name call or judge in a bad way(if that makes sense) but from what I’ve seen, In my 7+ years of being on the road, I’ve realised that there’s a special/specific type of person who drive white S-Line Audi’s. Not sure how to put it into words exactly however I’m sure some will agree.This smacks of Mods/ Rockers or rival football hooligans. The same tribal thinking that says ' He doesn't do what I do, and obviously what I do is best otherwise I wouldn't do it, therefore he must be a lesser person or some I should hate or do harm to' .
Actually isn't all this disdain for drivers of certain makes just a load of band-wagon jumping crap? Like the jokes about indicators being optional extras on BMWs. WHat, no BMW driver uses their indicators? Honestly threads like this make me realise what a pathetic group can be found on here sometimes.
I read some idiot on here saying that middle aged men shouldn't wear jeans. ' It's a bit Clarkson'. I'd like to be a bit Clarkson, filthy rich and a couple of houses.
Perhaps the OP feels the same way as me but called the driver a bellend because of the brake light thing that angered him?
You ask if other drivers judge people based on there car, I wouldn’t say I judge in that sense, however there are times I’ll see a car and try to picture the typical driver of that car for fun with friends, like a game sort of. I’m sure we all do it and I know for a fact some people call me I’m a ‘w
ker in his BMW’ when I flash a pensioner out of the way in the outside lane in his Kia Sportage doing 70 when the middle lanes clear. swisstoni said:
Would it be ok if I didn’t give a st whether people leave their brake lights on or off?
If you don't give a st whether people leave their brake lights on or off?t then of course there isn't a problem. I think I'm probably with you most of the time however I appreciate some are really pissed off by it. I recently got an automatic so have been careful not to sit in traffic with my brake lights on if waiting in standing traffic. Just use the handbrake or pop the car in neutral.
What I didn't realise is if I'm using the hold function, that also puts the brake lights on!!!! What kind of half witted engineer thought that was reasonable?
Chestrockwell said:
I’m not going to name call or judge in a bad way(if that makes sense) but from what I’ve seen, In my 7+ years of being on the road, I’ve realised that there’s a special/specific type of person who drive white S-Line Audi’s. Not sure how to put it into words exactly however I’m sure some will agree.
Perhaps the OP feels the same way as me but called the driver a bellend because of the brake light thing that angered him?
You ask if other drivers judge people based on there car, I wouldn’t say I judge in that sense, however there are times I’ll see a car and try to picture the typical driver of that car for fun with friends, like a game sort of. I’m sure we all do it and I know for a fact some people call me I’m a ‘wker in his BMW’ when I flash a pensioner out of the way in the outside lane in his Kia Sportage doing 70 when the middle lanes clear.
The brake light thing was a quarter of his reasons for calling the driver a bellend. I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the assumption that he is 3/4 to a bellend because he has a white car, it's an Audi,and it has a private plate.Perhaps the OP feels the same way as me but called the driver a bellend because of the brake light thing that angered him?
You ask if other drivers judge people based on there car, I wouldn’t say I judge in that sense, however there are times I’ll see a car and try to picture the typical driver of that car for fun with friends, like a game sort of. I’m sure we all do it and I know for a fact some people call me I’m a ‘w
ker in his BMW’ when I flash a pensioner out of the way in the outside lane in his Kia Sportage doing 70 when the middle lanes clear. I've got a 16 year old 330i touring, a Honda CR-V worth nothing and my wife has a 06 Mx5.
The number on the BMW and the Mazda indicate the month and date we were married, and the letters are YJS on hers and JYS on mine so they nearly match. The BMW is blue, the Mazda is grey and the CRV is silver under the dirt. Go on, someone tell me what that indicates about us.
thatguy11 said:
Audi? Check
White? Check
Private Plate? Check
Blinding me for 10 full minutes while stopped at a crossing? Check Check Check
How inconsiderate do you need to be? People really don't appreciate how dazzling modern LED brake lights are at night, especially close up. It's probably borderline dangerous scorching the retinas of the driver behind you. I know this topic has been done before but I felt like a rant as this is one of my absolute biggest pet peeves on the road. Plus it just amused me slightly that I happened across a near-perfect score of bellend bingo.
RoverP6B said:
I'm with the OP on this too. My eyesight is pretty good - I struggle a bit with reading small print close up, but I can read signs and registration plates at distances well beyond the requirements of the driving test - and the retina-burning issue is very real. Auto (i.e. non)-dipping xenon headlights are another issue - driving at night on busy roads has been a real pain for several years as a result. I'd be interested to hear any tips on how to deal with this safely, anything that can filter out specific wavelengths/frequencies of light without impairing overall sight (as I suspect wearing conventional sunglasses at night probably would).
BTW, when I'm playing "bellend bingo", it's usually some old biffer in a Honda Jazz that really pisses me off...
In the interest of making the thread useful* here are my tips.BTW, when I'm playing "bellend bingo", it's usually some old biffer in a Honda Jazz that really pisses me off...
Re oncoming headlights if they are a bit bright. I aim my vision to the left and along the n/s kerb, I've been told that means the area of the retina most exposed to the dazzling lights has less cones or rods or whatever it is that detects light and so you suffer less and can still see reasonably well. If it's really bad then using the pirate trick and closing one eye helps preserve night vision in that eye. No recommendations for specs etc other than to make sure the prescription is spot on if you wear them, they're clean, ditto windscreen.
Re brake lights. Similar technique really, Don't look at them, maybe drop the sun visor, that can help, avert eyes down to the dashboard, if wearing a cap with a peak drop head slightly to shade eyes maybe?
In summary for both, don't get annoyed and stare at the bloody things as if you can turn them off by mind meld, getting irritated doesn't help.
- * One thing the thread has been useful is outing some previously unidentified bellends occupying PH. So many on one thread.
RoverP6B said:
The thing is, Audi drivers generally ARE bellends, and that IS a private plate. A 53 reg indicates September 2003 to March 2004. That car was registered in February 2012, so should have been on a 61 plate. Oh, and guess what, this debadged car is a 2.0 TDI... who'd have thought, eh?!
Did you used to be a bellend being as you own a BMW? I bet you dont use indicators very much either do you. FiF said:
One thing the thread has been useful is outing some previously unidentified bellends occupying PH. So many on one thread.
I'd like to say I was surprised by the attitude of; "Well, it doesn't bother me so it's LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE for it to bother anyone else, so f*ck 'em." but I'm not.jjones said:
Prof Prolapse said:
Same goes for my motorcycles, two of them are LEDs. Not sure how annoying they are, but I can't be going through all the gears to find neutral everytime I stop, it just isn't realistic.
You had to go through neutral to get it into first!!! 
I believe it's deliberate as it stops you accidentally whacking it in neutral and upsetting the bike on the rare occasions you are downshifting to first.
Finding neutral, especially on most Honda's I've ridden, and my GSXR, genereally involves rocking the bike back and forward. Not convenient.
I still wouldn't leave it in gear for extended periods like in the case of train crossings however!
Prof Prolapse said:
Actually motorcycle gearboxes, at least everyone I've owned or ridden, will find first gear far easier than neutral.
I believe it's deliberate as it stops you accidentally whacking it in neutral and upsetting the bike on the rare occasions you are downshifting to first.
Finding neutral, especially on most Honda's I've ridden, and my GSXR, genereally involves rocking the bike back and forward. Not convenient.
I still wouldn't leave it in gear for extended periods like in the case of train crossings however!
The secret to finding neutral on bikes with "difficult" gearboxes is to select it before you stop (assuming you can anticipate the stop)I believe it's deliberate as it stops you accidentally whacking it in neutral and upsetting the bike on the rare occasions you are downshifting to first.
Finding neutral, especially on most Honda's I've ridden, and my GSXR, genereally involves rocking the bike back and forward. Not convenient.
I still wouldn't leave it in gear for extended periods like in the case of train crossings however!
I'm surprised by the Suzuki being difficult though, they are hardly known for crap boxes, perhaps a bit of clutch adjustment required?
Just be effing thankful OP that you were not parked behind this!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9u9H01hh3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9u9H01hh3E
FiF said:
Bit in bold, refer to thread title, case study of a bell end.
I disagree. I took a dim view of being abused by the guy behind me for what is a standard feature of my car that I am unable to turn off. Bear in mind his issue wasn't a 10 minute wait behind me at a crossing, it was multiple traffic lights holding me for maybe 30 seconds at a time. Auto hold comes on, as do the brake lights on minimum power.FWIW if it had of been a 10 minute wait, despite having auto hold on and left in D the engine would have done it's stop start thing several times and this length of time I would just have slipped it into park to take the strain off the clutch pack - I won't be doing this every time at fast traffic lights though.
You carry on and be judgemental though. I know I'll never change your mind.
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