Why Don't People/Cretins Indicate?

[Whitester]

Just got back home from my mates' house. I was walking along in ill-travelled road which has several even more ill-travelled side roads. I go to cross one of these side roads, and, like a responsible person, I check both in front and behind me to check nobody is indicating. Alas, all that I see is a red, badly modified Ford Focus from the front who is not indicating. So I cross.

What do you fking know, it's driven by a . Said proceeds to turn down the side road that I am crossing, without indicating, almost running me over. Said then proceeds to scream at me from inside his cretin chariot, chuntering about how I should look for cars and how I am a "fking tt". Said proceeded to get two fingers stuck up at him and an angry guy saying he should fking indicate then, the .

I don't understand why these s don't indicate. Somebody is crossing the road, fking morons. Indicate and I'll hurry across, but don't and I'm going to continue enjoying my nice walk.

The cynical side of me wishes that I'd been hit, at least then I could claim and do the fking moron, then laugh as he inevitably ends up on Jeremy Kyle.

[Marf]

Because lots of people are s. People are drivers, therefore some drivers are s.

[Whitester]

Marf said:

Because lots of people are s. People are drivers, therefore some drivers are s.

Good answer.

[Marf]

I feel your pain, people not indicating is right up there with tailgaters as my two pet peeves re:driving.

[freecar]

I get this on a mini roundabout near me, traffic turning right with no indication. Sometimes when I am in the proper mood, I pull my cack-wagon in front of them and politely let them know that their indicator bulb is blown, it normally only takes them a second to realise what I mean and they skulk away in shame! One got so far as to try shouting "Yeah, well I wasn't indicating" but got as far as yeah well.... and then trailed off!

[K12beano]

Whitester said:

I go to cross one of these side roads

You forgot to rant about the fact that, as a pedestrian, you have priority when crossing the side road anyway.


Rant fail!

[scenario8]

Marf said:

I feel your pain, people not indicating is right up there with tailgaters as my two pet peeves re:driving.

Where would I find your view of people who don't "say" thank you and/or sorry? Third place?

[Marf]

K12beano said:

Whitester said:

I go to cross one of these side roads

You forgot to rant about the fact that, as a pedestrian, you have priority when crossing the side road anyway.


Rant fail!

Right of way isn't going to help you much as you go over the bonnet of a car that's ignored your right of way.

Correction fail!

[Marf]

scenario8 said:

Marf said:

I feel your pain, people not indicating is right up there with tailgaters as my two pet peeves re:driving.

Where would I find your view of people who don't "say" thank you and/or sorry? Third place?

It's up there, not sure it's number three, but definitely top 10!

[NavSat]

Didn't you know indicators have been optional extras on cars for the past few years. It's called the 'delete indicator pack' they take away the plastic stalk the light bulbs and the driver's brain. HTH

[Whitester]

NavSat said:

Didn't you know indicators have been optional extras on cars for the past few years. It's called the 'delete indicator pack' they take away the plastic stalk the light bulbs and the driver's brain. HTH

1st gen focus.

[scenario8]

NavSat said:

Didn't you know indicators have been optional extras on cars for the past few years. It's called the 'delete indicator pack' they take away the plastic stalk the light bulbs and the driver's brain. HTH

The "delete indicator pack" can only be used in conjuction with the "foglight permanence pack"

<brochure small print>

[El Guapo]

The problem is that some people indicate and some don't. In Spain nobody indicates, ever. You don't expect anybody to indicate so you don't seem to get angry when they don't.

[Muncle Trogg]

NavSat said:

Didn't you know indicators have been optional extras on cars for the past few years. It's called the 'delete indicator pack' they take away the plastic stalk the light bulbs and the driver's brain. HTH

I believe Halford's also run a similar service as part of their Ripspeed chav pack.

[joshd963]

rule one
treat everyone like a complete idiot

[mike325112]

Marf said:

Because lots of people are s. People are drivers, therefore some drivers are s.

/Thread close

That actually answers most driving rants/moans/questions on here...

[beanbag]

If you think the UK is bad, just come to Spain / Gibraltar. I don't think I've ever seen indicators used once here....

[jr502]

joshd963 said:

rule one
treat everyone like a complete idiot

^this, because 99% of the time you will be right.

[RemainAllHoof]

Whitester said:

Just got back home from my mates' house. I was walking along in ill-travelled road which has several even more ill-travelled side roads. I go to cross one of these side roads, and, like a responsible person, I check both in front and behind me to check nobody is indicating. Alas, all that I see is a red, badly modified Ford Focus from the front who is not indicating. So I cross.

What do you fking know, it's driven by a . Said proceeds to turn down the side road that I am crossing, without indicating, almost running me over. Said then proceeds to scream at me from inside his cretin chariot, chuntering about how I should look for cars and how I am a "fking tt". Said proceeded to get two fingers stuck up at him and an angry guy saying he should fking indicate then, the .

I don't understand why these s don't indicate. Somebody is crossing the road, fking morons. Indicate and I'll hurry across, but don't and I'm going to continue enjoying my nice walk.

The cynical side of me wishes that I'd been hit, at least then I could claim and do the fking moron, then laugh as he inevitably ends up on Jeremy Kyle.

Ohh, the C word. Did wonder.

As for your question... because people don't give a st about anyone but themselves. I see it all the time. The reason for the "I'm going to warm up my irritatingly loud car at 4am" thread is because the neighbour doesn't give a st about anyone but themselves. The reason for the "is it the end of the Euro" thread is because people don't give a st about anyone but themselves. Need I go on?