With winter now truly upon us, what've you seen this week?
With winter now truly upon us, what've you seen this week?
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Benbay001

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5,893 posts

187 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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It seems to be that every year around this time, the standard of driving drops dramatically.
Usually because Dorris's weekly bingo session now means she has to potter into town in the dark.
This week, and last week, i seem to have come across a higher than usual standard of retardedness.

Like the car in front in a 50mph zone who would accelerate reasonably hard, then brake hard as soon as something came towards, with an occasional right or left indicator (as if in a mad flurry for dipped beam). This went on for a mile or two. At times they were doing much less than 50mph, at other times they were doing much more than 50, odd.

There also seems to be more of the "40 everywhere" crew.
Sidelight w**kers
Foglight w**kers
Pull out and accelerate as slow as possible w**kers

W**kers!

What has bugged and annoyed you?

(Im quite sure this is my first rant, how did i do?)

matthias73

2,901 posts

180 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Driving to work this morning, bloke took my right of way at a smallish roundabout. Bearing in mind it was wet and possibly icy, I only just managed to stop in time. Wheels skidded a bit so I've lost approx .5 pence of rubber. Grr.

All would be forgiven if he waved an apology, but instead he drove on slowly, and then took my faveroute parking spot, right in front of my workplace, probably miles from where he was going.

Still, stiff upper lip and stuff.

43034

2,971 posts

198 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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The old dear in her Renault family thing who went mile after mile with no lights on tonight. Numerous people flashing and hazards etc and she didn't realise. Finally did after one bloke went in front of her to make it look like Blackpool Illuminations.

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

234 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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A red nissian micra stuck in a fence after locking up on sheet ice


Actually it was my nissian micra paperbag

andye30m3

3,500 posts

284 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Those who can't ensure they have 2 working headlights always piss me off

Maximum Bobs

3,762 posts

248 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Benbay001 said:
What has bugged and annoyed you?
This thread.

And172940

266 posts

178 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Tonight on the way back from work, followed a caravan dweller with a trotting pony, followed closely by a transit with hazards on at 15mph in the dark. Presumably because they don't have lights on the trotting cart or the pony!

tomw2000

2,508 posts

225 months

Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Tuesday morning there was a mx5 in the hedge on the sharp bend exiting the village where I live - marking the first bit of ice of this winter.

I wasn't going to gloat. I trundled past at 1mph in my Defender - I flipped it over on the same lane last year :|

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,893 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Maximum Bobs said:
This thread.
Thats not good enough.
You have to explain the build up to the annoyance, and the reason for the annoyance.

Dog Star

17,621 posts

198 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Not annoying but rather alarming - at about 6.45 this morning eastbound on the M62 going over Scammonden dam. The "Strong winds - Slow down" matrices are flashing (but they do that most days) rolleyes but I've not noticed it being anything too bad, trucks are doing fine.

Going over the dam and the big Sprinter/Iveco/Hi-Cube type van in front of me catches a gust and nearly goes over - back wheel was off the ground, swerves across all three lanes trying to catch it. As I said - quite alarming to watch. He pottered along in lane 1 after that.

TRUENOSAM

763 posts

200 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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On a lighting theme

Fog light wkers
And the pepole who struggle to cant be arsed to replace main bulbs, followed a Audi yesterday wich had no brake lights at all, either that or she was using the Handbrake to stop

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,893 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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TRUENOSAM said:
Fog light wkers
Do you return the glare with a few short sharp bursts of your own fogs?

Wycombe83

439 posts

207 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Peeps driving around with one headlight & both foglamps ablaze, when it's not even foggy just rainy!

Celtic Dragon

3,353 posts

265 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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People who have badly adjusted headlights
People who have 1 working headlight
People who have fog lights on permanantly.
People like the muppet in the MPV this morning who decided to turn right from the left hand lane on the roundabout.
People who do 45 or 50 mph in 60+ zones.
People who flash me when driving becuase they think I have main beems on becuase I have HID lights and keep my headlights clean.

Panda76

2,583 posts

180 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Lots out there really with only sidelights working or bimbling about with no lights at all for them to pass you and you see the rear lights are working!!! What kind of tard doesn't realise the front lights don't work.

Anyway as for this lot that can't drive in the dark fook me what a lot they are.Braking all the time,surging with the go pedal unable to keep a constant speed,wobbling about and being a general nuisance.Folk at twilight charging about to try and get home before the dark envelopes them and kills them instantly.

Don't call the clock changes at this time of year silly season for nothing you know.

Benbay001

Original Poster:

5,893 posts

187 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Panda76 said:
Folk at twilight charging about to try and get home before the dark envelopes them and kills them instantly.
Minecraft dont you know? Thats why their cars are so square.
(Please tell me you know what minecraft is?)

s m

24,479 posts

233 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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I saw a Renault 8 - not seen one for ages

gtdc

4,259 posts

313 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Benbay001 said:
(Im quite sure this is my first rant, how did i do?)
Very well. It was a splendid rant.

k15tox

1,680 posts

211 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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Celtic Dragon said:
People who have badly adjusted headlights
People who have 1 working headlight
People who have fog lights on permanantly.
People like the muppet in the MPV this morning who decided to turn right from the left hand lane on the roundabout.
People who do 45 or 50 mph in 60+ zones.
People who flash me when driving becuase they think I have main beems on becuase I have HID lights and keep my headlights clean.
You haven't got them cheap aftermarket ones have you? There a bloody nuisance as the beam pattern is normally all over the place

sday12

5,067 posts

241 months

Thursday 8th December 2011
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s m said:
I saw a Renault 8 - not seen one for ages
Fugly