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There have been lots of posts about driving and travelling gripes, I thought we could have a special place to bellyache about the travel experiences.

 

Today and for the umpteenth time I had a conflict with a driver who failed to indicate her intentions while negotiating a roundabout meaning I was halfway out when she came round to take the exit after mine. I assumed that, because she was positioned in such a way and was not indicating her intention, that she was going straight on, i.e. taking the exit before mine. I was driving an artic and once commited it.s not easy to abort when 20 feet of truck is already across the road. She she had to brake and was honking like a demented woman and throwing the usual hand gestures as if it was my fault.

 

It only take a bit of thought and consideration and application of decent driving standards.

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Teenagers on bicycles acting like they were cars, and being utter prats to boot. Rather than riding at the side as you're supposed to, they were riding right in the middle of the road, popping wheelies and weaving in and out of oncoming traffic on a busy road. Surprised they didn't get hit.

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There have been lots of posts about driving and travelling gripes, I thought we could have a special place to bellyache about the travel experiences.

Today and for the umpteenth time I had a conflict with a driver who failed to indicate her intentions while negotiating a roundabout meaning I was halfway out when she came round to take the exit after mine. I assumed that, because she was positioned in such a way and was not indicating her intention, that she was going straight on, i.e. taking the exit before mine. I was driving an artic and once commited it.s not easy to abort when 20 feet of truck is already across the road. She she had to brake and was honking like a demented woman and throwing the usual hand gestures as if it was my fault.

It only take a bit of thought and consideration and application of decent driving standards.

That is a pet hate of mine, so many drivers do it as well!

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The A515 is the bane of my bloody life! What is it with people, that as soon as it reaches dusk, they think that they have to drive at 20 mph or brake harshly at every single corner, grrrr.

 

Also, for those that haven't seen it, just be careful not to cut up any Australian tradesmen up near Newcastle....

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX16WQjIWxY

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There have been lots of posts about driving and travelling gripes, I thought we could have a special place to bellyache about the travel experiences.

 

Today and for the umpteenth time I had a conflict with a driver who failed to indicate her intentions while negotiating a roundabout meaning I was halfway out when she came round to take the exit after mine. I assumed that, because she was positioned in such a way and was not indicating her intention, that she was going straight on, i.e. taking the exit before mine. I was driving an artic and once commited it.s not easy to abort when 20 feet of truck is already across the road. She she had to brake and was honking like a demented woman and throwing the usual hand gestures as if it was my fault.

 

It only take a bit of thought and consideration and application of decent driving standards.

But was she indicating left to take the exit before you? Wouldn't you assume that no indicator assume they're going to stay on the roundabout?

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i've never really understood why people get so angry driving. just chill out, put a good song on and drive. occasionally i slow down or try to annoy drivers that are clearly impatient annoying stupid fúcking nob jockeys but other than that i don't really care what happens on the road as long as i get where i want to go and nobody dies.

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Some chav c*nt in a Micra last night was in the lane to go straight ahead on the roundabout and I was in the right (going right). I could tell he wanted to go right so I wellied it and said c*nt actually tried to force me off the road - assuming he either wanted a fight, was in a stolen car or was too pilled up to give a shit. Not wanting to be involved in a collision I braked, then tailgated him for half a mile with my full beams on to let him know I wasn't pleased.

Today - just the usual arseholes on Oxford street leaving it till the very last second to get into the correct lane to go through the underpass. What is it about that stretch of road? The amount of people there that think using an indicator means you're free to do as you please is astounding

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People who can't be bothered to indicate, it just really annoys me especially when you're waiting to turn right at a junction and you could go but there's are car coming from the right so you wait for them to pass and then they turn down the junction you're coming out of without indicating. I know it's only holding you up a few seconds, It's just that indicating isn't a difficult task and it makes everything flow better. 

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People who get to close to the back of your car and don't back off. 

 

People who are on the phone with not a care in the world for other road users. 

 

People who don't acknowledge you when you wait for them/let them pass. Makes my bloody piss fizz.

 

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