Driving people mad ...

[Thracian]

Comment in another thread prompted me to start thinking about instances of bad driving which really need to change.

For instance, coming home from the Tina Turner concert last night there were major roadworks on the M6 which filtered three lanes of traffic into one.

The signs indicating this first appeared way in advance of the change and I promptly moved across only to find that streams of traffic kept racing past showing no inclination whatsoever to join the slow-moving queue on the inside.

In other words the attitude was "you lot can queue but we're going to push in further ahead". And it is just that sort of selfishness which only added to the congestion and made it worse.

In the end a truck driver moved into the second lane and simply drove alongside another truck on his inside while, spotting the effect, a Volvo Estate occupied the outside lane and kept pace with the two trucks all the way to the filter.

The queue pushing ended, the traffic started clearing ahead and gradually everyone was moving at the same steady pace.

So often with speeds it is not the limit which especially annoys but all the arseholes who ignore it, belt on past, and leave you sitting at the back of a lengthening queue.

PS: Apologies to mods - please shift to appropriate forum.

[Guest]

Comment in another thread prompted me to start thinking about instances of bad driving which really need to change.

For instance, coming home from the Tina Turner concert last night there were major roadworks on the M6 which filtered three lanes of traffic into one.

The signs indicating this first appeared way in advance of the change and I promptly moved across only to find that streams of traffic kept racing past showing no inclination whatsoever to join the slow-moving queue on the inside.

In other words the attitude was "you lot can queue but we're going to push in further ahead". And it is just that sort of selfishness which only added to the congestion and made it worse.

In the end a truck driver moved into the second lane and simply drove alongside another truck on his inside while, spotting the effect, a Volvo Estate occupied the outside lane and kept pace with the two trucks all the way to the filter.

The queue pushing ended, the traffic started clearing ahead and gradually everyone was moving at the same steady pace.

So often with speeds it is not the limit which especially annoys but all the arseholes who ignore it, belt on past, and leave you sitting at the back of a lengthening queue.

PS: Apologies to mods - please shift to appropriate forum.

This happens every day on the way to the Foxhunter roundabout.

I can't understand why indicators have gone out of fashion. I feel like the only tit out there that uses them.

[Sparky]

The foxhunter did my bloody head in yesterday , sat outside Enderby nick for near on 20 minutes what a joke . The way back wasnt much fun either

[The Reverend]

One thing that drives me absolutely INSANE...

When you approach a roundabout, there is a car coming from your right, they are indicating to continue around the roundabout (i.e you should stop), and then they proceed to turn at the roundabout exitjust before you.

People just dont know how to indicate. I think you should have to re-take your test if you're over 40. The bad habits of older drivers are just ridiculous.

[Guest]

The foxhunter did my bloody head in yesterday , sat outside Enderby nick for near on 20 minutes what a joke . The way back wasnt much fun either

If you're coming down from Enderby nick to the Foxhunter, and you want to go towards Whetstone and Blaby, there is a bit of a rat run just past the garden centre. People who use this piss me off, and I never let them out, no matter how much they push out into the road.

[Edmund]

For instance, coming home from the Tina Turner concert

How was the concert? My old man was going to go to this.

[lou]

Comment in another thread prompted me to start thinking about instances of bad driving which really need to change.

For instance, coming home from the Tina Turner concert last night there were major roadworks on the M6 which filtered three lanes of traffic into one.

The signs indicating this first appeared way in advance of the change and I promptly moved across only to find that streams of traffic kept racing past showing no inclination whatsoever to join the slow-moving queue on the inside.

In other words the attitude was "you lot can queue but we're going to push in further ahead". And it is just that sort of selfishness which only added to the congestion and made it worse.

In the end a truck driver moved into the second lane and simply drove alongside another truck on his inside while, spotting the effect, a Volvo Estate occupied the outside lane and kept pace with the two trucks all the way to the filter.

The queue pushing ended, the traffic started clearing ahead and gradually everyone was moving at the same steady pace.

So often with speeds it is not the limit which especially annoys but all the arseholes who ignore it, belt on past, and leave you sitting at the back of a lengthening queue.

PS: Apologies to mods - please shift to appropriate forum.

Totally agree with this one! Hate ppl who do this..... why do they assume its ok to Q jump just because theyre in a bloody car!

Have seen a lot of lorries doing that recently - good for them.

People who dont know how to use traffic islands....... how difficult can it be to suss out if youre turning right, left or going straight over? GET IN THE RIGHT LANE!

[Guest]

If you come to a junction, and there's double broken lines at the end of your road, it's called a "give way" line; it means you have to stop. It doesn't mean you roll up to it, have a quick look and then pull out in front of me. One day, I will not brake. <_<

[davieG]

One thing that drives me absolutely INSANE...

When you approach a roundabout, there is a car coming from your right, they are indicating to continue around the roundabout (i.e you should stop), and then they proceed to turn at the roundabout exitjust before you.

People just dont know how to indicate. I think you should have to re-take your test if you're over 40. The bad habits of older drivers are just ridiculous.

Age has nothing to do with it, there's plenty of all ages that just choose to ignore the basics of driving so sod off with your over 40's bollocks.

[Thracian]

One thing that drives me absolutely INSANE...

When you approach a roundabout, there is a car coming from your right, they are indicating to continue around the roundabout (i.e you should stop), and then they proceed to turn at the roundabout exitjust before you.

People just dont know how to indicate. I think you should have to re-take your test if you're over 40. The bad habits of older drivers are just ridiculous.

I don't know that it is so much an age thing as an ignorance or laziness thing. There's not much point in having test retakes if drivers know what they should be doing but don't bother doing it.

Surely the first step would be to focus some of the road safety adverts on these aspects with the idea of emphasising early decision making and thought for others.

Sometimes too I think the road signs could be more precise and given earlier. Traffic congests at an island and, sometimes, signs are obliterated by lorries occupying the inside lane.

[fox123]

If you're coming down from Enderby nick to the Foxhunter, and you want to go towards Whetstone and Blaby, there is a bit of a rat run just past the garden centre. People who use this piss me off, and I never let them out, no matter how much they push out into the road.

That St John's? I'm sick of the constant road works on the Enderby Road. I live on the new(ish) David Wilson estate next to the Vicarage, and the Round-a-bout there in the morning is a nightmare, and as said in the other thread, when they do the railway bridge it's going to take longer and cause more chaos

[Edmund]

Ive been waiting patiently for these to come down in price. It would be ideal, especially if someone is driving right up your rear. I know I would have 5 pre sets

C@£t

Milf

Are you trying to bum my car?

Turn your full beam off you are only a few yards away from me!

Oink (for the police)

[Guest]

That St John's? I'm sick of the constant road works on the Enderby Road. I live on the new(ish) David Wilson estate next to the Vicarage, and the Round-a-bout there in the morning is a nightmare, and as said in the other thread, when they do the railway bridge it's going to take longer and cause more chaos

Yes. It's doing my head in. Can't go down Enderby Rd because of the Foxhunter works, can't go down the A426 because the queues start at Hillsborough Rd, it's a frigging nightmare. Now they're doing gas main works on Little Glen Rd, so that route is out!

[The Reverend]

Age has nothing to do with it, there's plenty of all ages that just choose to ignore the basics of driving so sod off with your over 40's bollocks.

Its got everything to do with it.

At the end of the day, driving rules are becoming stricter every year, and older drivers should have to do re-tests to make sure that they are up to the rules of now, not 20 years ago. No matter how good a driver they think they may be, because you've got 20 years experience on the roads.....

[lou]

One thing that drives me absolutely INSANE...

When you approach a roundabout, there is a car coming from your right, they are indicating to continue around the roundabout (i.e you should stop), and then they proceed to turn at the roundabout exitjust before you.

People just dont know how to indicate. I think you should have to re-take your test if you're over 40. The bad habits of older drivers are just ridiculous.

Why is insurance so much cheaper for over 40's?? Oh yeah.... its because they have LESS ACCIDENTS!!!

[Edmund]

Its got everything to do with it.

At the end of the day, driving rules are becoming stricter every year, and older drivers should have to do re-tests to make sure that they are up to the rules of now, not 20 years ago. No matter how good a driver they think they may be, because you've got 20 years experience on the roads.....

Im surprised by this. In my view older drivers are safer compared to the younger drivers in there (sorry for the stereotype) sooped up cars taunting you for a race off the lights.

Elderly drivers are a whole different kettle of fish, we wont go there.

[The Reverend]

Im surprised by this. In my view older drivers are safer compared to the younger drivers in there (sorry for the stereotype) sooped up cars taunting you for a race off the lights.

Elderly drivers are a whole different kettle of fish, we wont go there.

But thats exactly what you've done. Which leads me onto...

Why is insurance so much cheaper for over 40's?? Oh yeah.... its because they have LESS ACCIDENTS!!!

Because insurance uses the premiums of the many to pay for the losses of the few. Like Jehst said, there are a few twats out there, who go out there to race and inevitably cause accidents. Which causes my premium to go up.

A lot of driving is down to experience, only when you combine the two (experience and knowledge of the rules) is when you are competent.

Youngsters > Know the rules, no experience.

Oldsters> Loads of experience, do what they want in regards to rules.

[Daggers]

Its got everything to do with it.

At the end of the day, driving rules are becoming stricter every year, and older drivers should have to do re-tests to make sure that they are up to the rules of now, not 20 years ago. No matter how good a driver they think they may be, because you've got 20 years experience on the roads.....

And young drivers get their licences thanks to collecting three pop tops from Kellogg's Cornflakes and sending off a cheque for £295.00.

Most young people drive about in their pissy little low-insurance cars; breaking speed limits, unable to park in-between the lines of a parking bay and being too busy dicking about with their iPod/mobile/packet of fags to notice the rest of the world.

Age has piss all to do with it - everyone out there except me drives like a total cunt.

[Head Honcho]

If I had a pound for everytime a car with a "baby on board" sticker on it cut me up I'd be a rich man.

[lou]

But thats exactly what you've done. Which leads me onto...

Because insurance uses the premiums of the many to pay for the losses of the few. Like Jehst said, there are a few twats out there, who go out there to race and inevitably cause accidents. Which causes my premium to go up.

A lot of driving is down to experience, only when you combine the two (experience and knowledge of the rules) is when you are competent.

Youngsters > Know the rules, no experience.

Oldsters> Loads of experience, do what they want in regards to rules.

Guarantee 99% of them are under 40

Re tests for over 70's are a good idea but only to ensure they are physically/mentally still capable of driving.

Youngsters may know the rules (I doubt they all do) but they are the ones who are less likely to follow them.

[Edmund]

Guarantee 99% of them are under 40

Re tests for over 70's are a good idea but only to ensure they are physically/mentally still capable of driving.

Youngsters may know the rules (I doubt they all do) but they are the ones who are less likely to follow them.

Im sure once you hit 75 or so you have to have a check up.

Basically they check eye sight and other such things which could impair your driving.

[Legend_in_blue]

The reason for poor driving and general impatience at the wheel has got a lot to do with the amount of traffic on the roads. It all comes down to space. If you feel you've got space around you, it's chill out time but as soon as you're bumper to bumper, with numpties pushing in etc etc that sense of space has gone and it drives people mad.

Space people. This country doesn't have enough of it.

[Daggers]

The reason for poor driving and general impatience at the wheel has got a lot to do with the amount of traffic on the roads. It all comes down to space. If you feel you've got space around you, it's chill out time but as soon as you're bumper to bumper, with numpties pushing in etc etc that sense of space has gone and it drives people mad.

Space people. This country doesn't have enough of it.

Try driving in Caracas.

Space isn't the problem - it's the cultural attitude. Everyone here believes they have the right to get places quickly without being impeded - their mindset is out of wack with reality and leads to an inability to cope with traffic conditions in a constructive manner. It's people being owned by time.

[Edmund]

Try driving in Caracas.

My old man said in Venezuela they all have long old American cars. Could imagine there being a fair few accidents.

[Daggers]

My old man said in Venezuela they all have long old American cars.

Yep - them, 4x4's and huge American/Far East pick-ups

Catching a cab in something which was older than me was always a treat as it wallowed across lanes. The handling of a puppy on a lead and the stopping power of a male youth with his trousers down.