DanTheFoxBhoy Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 I can't stand drivers who think passing on the right lane is a license to speed / act like a willy puller. Coppers are anal about the speed limit over here - you get fined for doing 3kms over - but there's still always the grass chewing element. Today I was driving back into work, when I tried to pass on the right lane. This bogan driving a semi got pissed off that I got in before he did (despite the fact that he was doing about 10kms over the limit), and so when he came up my arse he tried to push past in the emergency lane, coming less than 1m to clipping me on the back right-hand side. Bogan grass chewing 4WD tosspots should all burn in hell.
Guest Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 It's like people who sit in the middle lane of the motorway. There's a 10 mile traffic jam building up behind these arseholes, but they either don't realise this, or are enjoying the attention.
Thracian Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 It's like people who sit in the middle lane of the motorway. There's a 10 mile traffic jam building up behind these arseholes, but they either don't realise this, or are enjoying the attention. With your renowned caution I'm surprised you drive fast enough to know that.
Collymore Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 It's like people who sit in the middle lane of the motorway. There's a 10 mile traffic jam building up behind these arseholes, but they either don't realise this, or are enjoying the attention. I love going up behind them and flashing my lights I hate the lorry drivers that think the 2 lane A1 is a place to drive side by side having a chat on the CB whilst holding up 100s of cars. I've seen the feckers actually racing each other up a hill thinking that they are the only people on the road! Would love to be an undercover traffic cop and bust their backsides.
DanTheFoxBhoy Posted 21 August 2006 Author Posted 21 August 2006 I was wondering what the heck you guys were talking about, and have since been informed that in the UK you pass in the middle lanes? In Oz the overtaking lane is the right lane, but is infamously infested with tosspots who think that it's a 'speed free' zone where they can zoom along 20kms over the limit and make old people soil themselves by tailgating. I hate these waste-of-space cretins more than Sunday drivers who drive 20kms under.
Guest Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 With your renowned caution I'm surprised you drive fast enough to know that. You really don't get it, do you.This is so funny.....
hairy Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 I was wondering what the heck you guys were talking about, and have since been informed that in the UK you pass in the middle lanes? In Oz the overtaking lane is the right lane, but is infamously infested with tosspots who think that it's a 'speed free' zone where they can zoom along 20kms over the limit and make old people soil themselves by tailgating. I hate these waste-of-space cretins more than Sunday drivers who drive 20kms under. We too drive on the right and use the right hand lane for over taking
golden gordon Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 We too drive on the right and use the right hand lane for over taking i've been driving on the "left" for 35 years with no problem, i'm not changing now
hairy Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 i've been driving on the "left" for 35 years with no problem, i'm not changing now No wonder my insurance is so high
Leicfox Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 I can't stand drivers who think passing on the right lane is a license to speed / act like a willy puller. Coppers are anal about the speed limit over here - you get fined for doing 3kms over - but there's still always the grass chewing element. Today I was driving back into work, when I tried to pass on the right lane. This bogan driving a semi got pissed off that I got in before he did (despite the fact that he was doing about 10kms over the limit), and so when he came up my arse he tried to push past in the emergency lane, coming less than 1m to clipping me on the back right-hand side. Bogan grass chewing 4WD tosspots should all burn in hell. Australians tbh , Try going work on a space hopper
cisono Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 We too drive on the right and use the right hand lane for over taking On the M1 in particular, most people drive in the middle or right lane. These lanes tends to be clogged up while the left lane hardly has anyone in it. The problem is so bad that the police has to use signs to remind people to "drive on the left" (unless undertaking). Obviously some people think that they are constantly overtaking. Some, to be original, resort to undertaking. When I used to work in Milton Keynes (driving from Leicester), it would often occur to me that an observing alien might be forgiven for thinking driving is on the right hand side on these "long roads" in this country!
Dr The Singh Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 On the M1 in particular, most people drive in the middle or right lane. These lanes tends to be clogged up while the left lane hardly has anyone in it. The problem is so bad that the police has to use signs to remind people to "drive on the left" (unless undertaking). Obviously some people think that they are constantly overtaking. Some, to be original, resort to undertaking. When I used to work in Milton Keynes (driving from Leicester), it would often occur to me that an observing alien might be forgiven for thinking driving is on the right hand side on these "long roads" in this country! It's all poo, every fecker's a selfish b@stard on the roads these days!!!! We got women drivers and slow coaches and numpties hogging the middle lane. You get trucks trying to race or overtake each other going about 1 MPH faster then other, hence taking forever to overtake. Then you got your flash 'harry's' and speed demons, get intere way and it's tail-gating and lights flashing. The list goes on..... No wonder driving is so stressful!!!
cisono Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 It's all poo, every fecker's a selfish b@stard on the roads these days!!!! We got women drivers and slow coaches and numpties hogging the middle lane. Coudl that be because they won't let us into the right lane?!?!? This reminds me... quite often, while trying to move into the right lane, I would get squeezed out of the lane and see dubious gestures aimed in my direction. I once a guy nearly squeeze my car against the central reservation. When my car nearly crashed against it, he drove off very quickly. Although I had his number plate, the police were unable to do anything: I had no witnesses (imagine stopping people on the M1 asking to be your witness ).
Dr The Singh Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 Coudl that be because they won't let us into the right lane?!?!? This reminds me... quite often, while trying to move into the right lane, I would get squeezed out of the lane and see dubious gestures aimed in my direction. I once a guy nearly squeeze my car against the central reservation. When my car nearly crashed against it, he drove off very quickly. Although I had his number plate, the police were unable to do anything: I had no witnesses (imagine stopping people on the M1 asking to be your witness ). No, those guys just don't wanna slow down!!! And they try and intimidate by tailgating and thing they don't realise is that it is quite dangerous!!!!
cisono Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 No, those guys just don't wanna slow down!!! And they try and intimidate by tailgating and thing they don't realise is that it is quite dangerous!!!! I know. I have seen more than my fair share of intimidation on the M1. But perhaps the worst ever was here in Leicester. I needed to drive about half a mile, in the evening, to get home. The car in front was doing 20 miles an hour. OK, I was hungry and wanted to go home, so I signalled and went to overtake. But I realised there was no room to overtake. Strange, I thought, there's no room to overtake... "I must be more tired than I realised!". Next chance I got, I tried to overtake again. This time I paid close attention and notice the b*stard in front moving right, so that he was driving across the two lanes, leaving no room for me to overtake. Now, why would someone do that... If he didn't want me to overtake, could he not do 29 miles an hour? We got up to the traffic lights, I was going left, he was going straight. He glanced in my direction and, after seeing who was driving my car (i.e. not a big guy), he got off his car and pretended to take down my number plate number. That was really adding insult to injury. What the hell was going through this guy's head? I would never do anything like that to anyone: he could have easily caused an accident involving innocent people just for the sake of it!
Alexikokopops Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 Coppers are anal about the speed limit over here - you get fined for doing 3kms over - but there's still always the grass chewing element. You're not wrong. Was in my uncle's hire car driving from Canberra to Sydney and there were hedges in the middle of the road, and the coppers would sit in their cars in the gaps so you couldn't see them until you were right level with them and then nip out. My uncle got followed about 3 times on that trip. Slowed down though so they didn't stop him.
cisono Posted 21 August 2006 Posted 21 August 2006 ' date='Aug 21 2006, 06:51 PM' post='378903']You're not wrong. Was in my uncle's hire car driving from Canberra to Sydney and there were hedges in the middle of the road, and the coppers would sit in their cars in the gaps so you couldn't see them until you were right level with them and then nip out. My uncle got followed about 3 times on that trip. Slowed down though so they didn't stop him. I guess they must get very bored otherwise!
DanTheFoxBhoy Posted 21 August 2006 Author Posted 21 August 2006 ' date='Aug 22 2006, 03:51 AM' post='378903']You're not wrong. Was in my uncle's hire car driving from Canberra to Sydney and there were hedges in the middle of the road, and the coppers would sit in their cars in the gaps so you couldn't see them until you were right level with them and then nip out. My uncle got followed about 3 times on that trip. Slowed down though so they didn't stop him. Yeah, they hang in hedges, behind bridges, trees - anywhere really. If they've got the radar they generally won't stop you unless you're 5kms over or more. I just don't understand why people can't 1) stick to the bloody speed limit, avoiding congestion and 2) if you're going slower, drive in the left lane. This would stop people getting frustrated with Sunday drivers clogging up the overtaking lanes and also discourage tailgating and intimidation. There'd still be your arsehats though who belt along in the overtaking lane at some ridiculous speed, but fixed speed cameras and impounding hoons' cars soon takes care of that element. I get pleasure out of sitting in front of those wankers on the speed limit overtaking my comrades while they're flashing me, swerving around and carrying on. News flash - speed limit tosspot, it still applies to you even though you're a bogan!
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