Strange driving annoyances
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People who brake hard and immediately when entering a new speed limit zone.
For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
swisstoni said:
Short Grain said:
Dawdling at traffic lights. Usually the car before me slowly trundling over the white line, just as the lights change back to red, leaving me waiting for another cycle (of the lights, not a cyclist). Either they're stupid in not expecting the lights to change, or it's a deliberate f
k you to the driver behind!! Or everybody hates me!! 
Someone on here recently, totally seriously, said that they go slow in such circumstances ‘in case the lights change’.k you to the driver behind!! Or everybody hates me!! I was a bit too shocked to tell them exactly what I though about it.
Occassionally I will try to tell my driving so that I have to stop at the traffic lights, if the person behind me, has been tailgating me.
Rich Boy Spanner said:
People who join motorways at 40MPH. Even worse people who try and join free flowing motorways at 40MPH, then stop dead at the end of the slip road because they can't then merge because they are going so slowly. After having this happen I started going around them onto the shoulder and back onto lane 1 to save the danger of a start from standstill onto a motorway. It happens a lot on the M60 and M66.
Not seen much actual stopping for a while, but it does feel to me like joining at 40ish is getting more common. Every time I've been on a drive involving dual carriageways/motorways recently (which isn't that often) this has happened at least once regardless of the main road's traffic levels/flow. In the most recent example the driver ahead of me slowly accelerated his/her small hatchback up to 40 and stayed there for the rest of the long slip-road. Luckily the dual carriageway was clear enough to allow the established traffic to move over when this person joined. After joining, they accelerated up to about 80, so not an obvious fear of speed/worry about reaction times.
Is this a weird technique that was taught at some point in the past? Certainly I learnt to get to a roughly matching speed to the road I was joining.
My Father in Law who insist on not wearing his seatbelt in the back of a car because "...it isn't legally required. And anyway, your seat will stop me." He Obviously forgot to watch or read the news in 1991. He weighs the best part of 20 stone so I guess he'll just have to crush me to death if we do ever have a crash. Maybe that's his secret plan to stop me shagging his daughter?
People who overtake/jump queues/get in front and then don't fk off. I don't mind if you overtake me, that's fine, but please do keep going once you've got past. It really winds me up when someone decides to overtake and then a mile later is dawdling because they can't handle a corner or because they wanted to do 40 in a 30 and 40 in a 60.
People who overtake/jump queues/get in front and then don't f
k off. I don't mind if you overtake me, that's fine, but please do keep going once you've got past. It really winds me up when someone decides to overtake and then a mile later is dawdling because they can't handle a corner or because they wanted to do 40 in a 30 and 40 in a 60.Craig W said:
People who brake hard and immediately when entering a new speed limit zone.
For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
Apparently it is us that are wrong! For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
theplayingmantis said:
3. why whats wrong with that? i think its admirable they are adhering to said speed limits. Are you someone who slows well in advance and eases off hundreds of yards behind holding everyone up so as not to have to break then conversely speeds up before the limit increases again, thus breaking said limit? or just dawdle once past the limit increase again annoying everyone in your wake?
At junctions where both roads can go straight ahead the people in the right lane who suddenly turn their right signal on as the lights change and I am behind them. You are then stuck behind them as their is too much traffic to pull into the left lane and they only just get through as the lights change again, leaving you stuck there.
People who edge into box junctions just as the lights change meaning you cannot pull away as they are blocking the road
People who when they see I want to turn right out of a road and are indicating to pull into my road won't let me pull out first. Even if this makes the turn into the road really difficult for them as there are parked cars around. Really, would slowing down for two seconds to let me out first make any difference to your day?
People who in heavy traffic block the road I need to pull into meaning I then have to wait until they can move forward which means I end up with a queue behind me too.
Those people (normally in an Audi SUV) who don't think the give way markings apply to them. They will just pull out in front of you at a roundabout or pull out right out of a junction in front of you and then make out you are in the wrong if you dare to sound your horn. They will also pull out from behind a bus into my lane forcing me to stop.
They all need to be pulled from the car and kicked to death in the street, harsh but fair.
People who edge into box junctions just as the lights change meaning you cannot pull away as they are blocking the road
People who when they see I want to turn right out of a road and are indicating to pull into my road won't let me pull out first. Even if this makes the turn into the road really difficult for them as there are parked cars around. Really, would slowing down for two seconds to let me out first make any difference to your day?
People who in heavy traffic block the road I need to pull into meaning I then have to wait until they can move forward which means I end up with a queue behind me too.
Those people (normally in an Audi SUV) who don't think the give way markings apply to them. They will just pull out in front of you at a roundabout or pull out right out of a junction in front of you and then make out you are in the wrong if you dare to sound your horn. They will also pull out from behind a bus into my lane forcing me to stop.
They all need to be pulled from the car and kicked to death in the street, harsh but fair.
Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 6th December 13:44
Antony Moxey said:
No it doesn't you drama queen.
Have you ever sat behind someone in a queue caused by an accident, in the dark and rain, for FORTY FIVE minutes whilst the gormless arsehat in front of you sits with their footbrake on? I have and i ended up with a headache, so yes it does, you rude plonker.1. People who park anywhere on a carriageway with hazard lights on because it saves a 50 meters of walking from an appropriate parking space.
2. People who blindly follow the vehicle in front onto the other side of the road past an obstacle without looking for themselves whether it's clear.
3. People who don't cling to the centre line when turning right at a busy t-junction meaning there is no room for the car behind to slide past to make an easier left turn.
4. People who over-clip the apex when turning into a side road and drive across the wrong lane.
5. The 30mph on a NSL slip road brigade.
2. People who blindly follow the vehicle in front onto the other side of the road past an obstacle without looking for themselves whether it's clear.
3. People who don't cling to the centre line when turning right at a busy t-junction meaning there is no room for the car behind to slide past to make an easier left turn.
4. People who over-clip the apex when turning into a side road and drive across the wrong lane.
5. The 30mph on a NSL slip road brigade.
Pit Pony said:
swisstoni said:
Short Grain said:
Dawdling at traffic lights. Usually the car before me slowly trundling over the white line, just as the lights change back to red, leaving me waiting for another cycle (of the lights, not a cyclist). Either they're stupid in not expecting the lights to change, or it's a deliberate fk you to the driver behind!! Or everybody hates me!!
Someone on here recently, totally seriously, said that they go slow in such circumstances ‘in case the lights change’.k you to the driver behind!! Or everybody hates me!! I was a bit too shocked to tell them exactly what I though about it.
Occassionally I will try to tell my driving so that I have to stop at the traffic lights, if the person behind me, has been tailgating me.
I think someone mentioned it before.
Situation where someone pulls in front of you from junction and barely accelerates to 20 mph.
Especially annoying if road empty behind you.
Bonus points:
The individual shortly after turns right blocking you.
More Bonus points:
Individual approaches set of lights at aforementioned 20mph, enters and leaves the junction at orange lights. You stop at red
Situation where someone pulls in front of you from junction and barely accelerates to 20 mph.
Especially annoying if road empty behind you.
Bonus points:
The individual shortly after turns right blocking you.
More Bonus points:
Individual approaches set of lights at aforementioned 20mph, enters and leaves the junction at orange lights. You stop at red
Fiedka said:
I think someone mentioned it before.
Situation where someone pulls in front of you from junction and barely accelerates to 20 mph.
Especially annoying if road empty behind you.
Bonus points:
The individual shortly after turns right blocking you.
More Bonus points:
Individual approaches set of lights at aforementioned 20mph, enters and leaves the junction at orange lights. You stop at red
See above.Situation where someone pulls in front of you from junction and barely accelerates to 20 mph.
Especially annoying if road empty behind you.
Bonus points:
The individual shortly after turns right blocking you.
More Bonus points:
Individual approaches set of lights at aforementioned 20mph, enters and leaves the junction at orange lights. You stop at red
Craig W said:
People who brake hard and immediately when entering a new speed limit zone.
For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
I take it that the police in your area never set speed traps at speed limit reductions. For instance, a 40 to a 30 or a NSL to 40 zone, rather than ease off the accelerator 100 yards before the zone, perhaps changing down to assist with the slowing, and rolling down to the correct speed just slightly past the signs in a nice smooth manner they do the speed limit up to the sign and then apply the brakes, sometimes fairly hard to bring them down to the new limit. It really bothers me for no sensible reason.
Round my way they love to, so you'd be silly to expect to slow down beyond the speed limit change without getting a ticket eventually.
I wouldn't do the speed limit up to the sign and stamp on the brakes, but I would use my brakes to scrub off the last 5-10mph at a sensible deceleration rate. My car has naff all engine braking so it's either start deceleration frustratingly early for traffic behind me, or manually go down a few gears, or coast down for 100-200m then a little bit of brakes.
If you are finding people's deceleration catching you out as you enter 30mph zones, have you considered joining the "40MPH Everywhere" Club?
I’ve got a list a mile long, but the ones that wind me up at the moment are the ones who, approaching a motorway turn-off, will not get in L1 to leave.
Not for them an orderly filter off the motorway. Oh no. They are a bit to cool for that.
They will hover out in L2 waiting for a magic gap to appear in L1. If it doesn’t, they will dive for the exit at the last second causing a load of braking.
There’s an example of this near me and there must be a shunt a day at it.
Not for them an orderly filter off the motorway. Oh no. They are a bit to cool for that.
They will hover out in L2 waiting for a magic gap to appear in L1. If it doesn’t, they will dive for the exit at the last second causing a load of braking.
There’s an example of this near me and there must be a shunt a day at it.
The braindead f*cktards who are following a car with no lights on and aren't flashing them to alert them to this. Whilst I think not turning your lights on when it's dark is borderline moronic, for some reason its the lack of observation of the driver behind that takes the biscuit for me. how little attention are they paying to the car in front?
Not indicating at mini roundabouts. Its just incredibly arrogrant. It means you have to slow down to a crawl to see which way they're going.
I'm at the point now where I just go, and if they get annoyed with me, who cares?! I didmt know where they wanted to go!!!!
Rant over. Have a nice evening
I'm at the point now where I just go, and if they get annoyed with me, who cares?! I didmt know where they wanted to go!!!!
Rant over. Have a nice evening
swisstoni said:
I’ve got a list a mile long, but the ones that wind me up at the moment are the ones who, approaching a motorway turn-off, will not get in L1 to leave.
Not for them an orderly filter off the motorway. Oh no. They are a bit to cool for that.
They will hover out in L2 waiting for a magic gap to appear in L1. If it doesn’t, they will dive for the exit at the last second causing a load of braking.
There’s an example of this near me and there must be a shunt a day at it.
This happens so frequently heading south on the A1(M), at the M25 junction. Morons far too cool to queue and will simply press on until there’s the tiniest gap in the filter lane. This obviously causes massive problems for those who just want to carry on driving in the direction they were driving. I feel your pain. Not for them an orderly filter off the motorway. Oh no. They are a bit to cool for that.
They will hover out in L2 waiting for a magic gap to appear in L1. If it doesn’t, they will dive for the exit at the last second causing a load of braking.
There’s an example of this near me and there must be a shunt a day at it.
Deranged Rover said:
Antony Moxey said:
No it doesn't you drama queen.
Have you ever sat behind someone in a queue caused by an accident, in the dark and rain, for FORTY FIVE minutes whilst the gormless arsehat in front of you sits with their footbrake on? I have and i ended up with a headache, so yes it does, you rude plonker.What about people who indicate left and then right to so straight on over a cross-roads?
There is one near me where the two "Give Way" roads are offset by less than the width of the road, and signed as a straight over cross roads. It's a fairly busy junction with no lights, and more than once when trying to cross, I've nearly ended up on the bonnet of someone who was indicating left but then went straight on.
There is one near me where the two "Give Way" roads are offset by less than the width of the road, and signed as a straight over cross roads. It's a fairly busy junction with no lights, and more than once when trying to cross, I've nearly ended up on the bonnet of someone who was indicating left but then went straight on.
willmagrath said:
Not indicating at mini roundabouts. Its just incredibly arrogrant. It means you have to slow down to a crawl to see which way they're going.
I'm at the point now where I just go, and if they get annoyed with me, who cares?! I didmt know where they wanted to go!!!!
Rant over. Have a nice evening
More annoying are those who indicate right to go straight on at a mini roundabout (there is no exit on the right from their direction of travel). Who does this benefit? The person coming from their left likely cannot see their right indicator anyway and the person coming straight towards them may assume they are performing a U turn on the roundabout and unnecessarily come to a stop. The latter is usually judged by the vehicle's positioning but is still annoying. I'm at the point now where I just go, and if they get annoyed with me, who cares?! I didmt know where they wanted to go!!!!
Rant over. Have a nice evening
HJG said:
More annoying are those who indicate right to go straight on at a mini roundabout (there is no exit on the right from their direction of travel). Who does this benefit? The person coming from their left likely cannot see their right indicator anyway and the person coming straight towards them may assume they are performing a U turn on the roundabout and unnecessarily come to a stop. The latter is usually judged by the vehicle's positioning but is still annoying.
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