What on the roads has annoyed you today?

[Tommy G]

1 minute ago, Fox1970 said:

Fast driving in poor conditions or bad roads etc is dangerous. But it is also dangerous when some numpty decides that driving at 40 in a 60 limit road is perfectly good for him or her when the line behind clearly wish to go faster. It is utterly selfish driving.

Ambling along a motorway slip road at 40 miles an hour about to join the motorway should be a automatic 3 points 

[Parafox]

8 minutes ago, Fox1970 said:

Fast driving in poor conditions or bad roads etc is dangerous. But it is also dangerous when some numpty decides that driving at 40 in a 60 limit road is perfectly good for him or her when the line behind clearly wish to go faster. It is utterly selfish driving.

 It can be dangerous particularly on motorways and dual carriageways.

 

It is frustrating to be behind someone such as you mention, however it could also be argued that it's selfish for those frustrated drivers (and I can be one of them) not to be more tolerant and less arrogant/impatient, which I try to be. That, IMO, makes a better driver. It's not all about you.

 

Arrogance and impatience is more likely to result in a collision than patience and tolerance.

Edited 22 September 2024 by Parafox

[Daggers]

You can do 70 on a dual but you have to go at 50 on a motorway at midnight for fear of hurting some bored M6 cones guarding off a lane for no reason.

[adam1]

Saw an absolute belter of clueless driving.

 

A50 somewhere near Uttox/Derby I think. Tractor. Lorry wanting to pull out to overtake and has indicated to show that they are. For several seconds. 

 

Woman in a mini ignores this and decides to pull alongside and then sit in the blind spot......

 

Me spotting what is probably going to happen next I drop way back. Luckily there wasnt an accident, lorry did attempt to come out and just saw the car in time. 

 

When I went past her, she looked like she was oblivious as to what was going on around her.

 

 

 

[adam1]

On 22/09/2024 at 20:38, Tommy G said:

Ambling along a motorway slip road at 40 miles an hour about to join the motorway should be a automatic 3 points 

Double the points if they immediately speed up to 70mph once they are in their lane.

[Parafox]

13 hours ago, Daggers said:

You can do 70 on a dual but you have to go at 50 on a motorway at midnight for fear of hurting some bored M6 cones guarding off a lane for no reason.

 

Probably the cost of removing and replacing the metal speed limit signs every night is the reason? Not to mention the restrictions that would have to be in place whilst that was carried out.

[Parafox]

5 hours ago, adam1 said:

Saw an absolute belter of clueless driving.

 

A50 somewhere near Uttox/Derby I think. Tractor. Lorry wanting to pull out to overtake and has indicated to show that they are. For several seconds. 

 

Woman in a mini ignores this and decides to pull alongside and then sit in the blind spot......

 

Me spotting what is probably going to happen next I drop way back. Luckily there wasnt an accident, lorry did attempt to come out and just saw the car in time. 

 

When I went past her, she looked like she was oblivious as to what was going on around her.

 

 

 

 

I was behind a guy tootling along the A46 Coventry by-pass earlier and I could see he had his phone stuck on the windscreen and some video/film playing. As he was the only one in the car I have to assume he was not paying full attention to his driving.

[ALC Fox]

3 hours ago, Parafox said:

 

I was behind a guy tootling along the A46 Coventry by-pass earlier and I could see he had his phone stuck on the windscreen and some video/film playing. As he was the only one in the car I have to assume he was not paying full attention to his driving.

I spent some time in South Korea 9/10 years ago and some of the taxi drivers had TV shows playing while they were driving.

 

I believe it had only recently been outlawed at the time but was still prevalent. I wonder if they still do it.

 

I also had two of the scariest journeys of my life in that country, and weirdly the drivers weren't watching TV. The first one the taxi driver was having a full-on argument with another driver. Swerving in and out of lanes, leaning out the window, pointing and shouting, leaning over.

 

The second one our taxi driver misheard what I'd send and took us through a tunnel through a mountain. His foot was to the floor. And we streamed right up behind cars before overtaking at the last second. When it was clear we were going the wrong way he turned around and went back through the tunnel doing the exact same thing. I've never been more relieved to get out of a car in my life.

[leicsmac]

11 hours ago, ALC Fox said:

I spent some time in South Korea 9/10 years ago and some of the taxi drivers had TV shows playing while they were driving.

 

I believe it had only recently been outlawed at the time but was still prevalent. I wonder if they still do it.

 

I also had two of the scariest journeys of my life in that country, and weirdly the drivers weren't watching TV. The first one the taxi driver was having a full-on argument with another driver. Swerving in and out of lanes, leaning out the window, pointing and shouting, leaning over.

 

The second one our taxi driver misheard what I'd send and took us through a tunnel through a mountain. His foot was to the floor. And we streamed right up behind cars before overtaking at the last second. When it was clear we were going the wrong way he turned around and went back through the tunnel doing the exact same thing. I've never been more relieved to get out of a car in my life.

As of last year, can confirm they don't do it anymore and also that at least some cabbies over there are utterly mental.

 

And then you have the tow truck drivers...

[OwnGoal]

On 22/09/2024 at 20:38, Tommy G said:

Ambling along a motorway slip road at 40 miles an hour about to join the motorway should be a automatic 3 points 

My present big pet hate.  Selfish as well tootling along at 40 as even harder for cars behind to merge safely. My other big pet hate presently is the cars that get in the third right lane at the start of the M69 at j21 and then saunter slower than the other two lanes when the lights change to green making whole merge into the two lanes of the 69 a virtual nightmare for the cars behind them. 

[Parafox]

On 27/09/2024 at 11:10, OwnGoal said:

My present big pet hate.  Selfish as well tootling along at 40 as even harder for cars behind to merge safely. My other big pet hate presently is the cars that get in the third right lane at the start of the M69 at j21 and then saunter slower than the other two lanes when the lights change to green making whole merge into the two lanes of the 69 a virtual nightmare for the cars behind them. 

 

A few times recently I have seen (foreign) trucks in that lane then having to shift over to the correct 1st lane once on the M69. Chaos ensues.

[FLAN]

Increasing number of idiots deciding they don’t like red lights so just going through. I’m not even talking about lights turning red. People arriving at junctions and just going despite a red light 

[FLAN]

Just seen someone watching tv on their phone while driving. Madness 

[Ian Nacho]

Red lights when driving at 3am when it's dead. Can't we just turn them into give way junctions after a certain time?

[Anorak]

Barely having enough time to walk across at a traffic lights because cars from both sides going straight through on red so ridiculously late. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

15 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Red lights when driving at 3am when it's dead. Can't we just turn them into give way junctions after a certain time?

Can you imagine how hard that would be when you're off your tits?

[Footballwipe]

I know we've said it before but over bright LED lights generally. They're simply a hazard for anyone who has to endure them, whatever mode of transport they're affixed to.

 

Cyclist rode past me as I was running in the dark this morning and his LED light absolutely blinded me. Couldn't see a fvcking thing as he approached.

Edited 4 October 2024 by Footballwipe

[String fellow]

Mini-roundabouts. According to the Highway Code, all vehicles MUST pass round the central markings, except large vehicles which are physically incapable of doing so.

But turning right at most mini-roundabouts in a car is almost impossible to do, without partly driving over the central markings. If you do try to go round, drivers waiting in other vehicles assume you're attempting a U-turn, which is also not allowed. And if vehicles arrive at these stupid junctions simultaneously from different directions, whose right of way it is?  

[Parafox]

20 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Red lights when driving at 3am when it's dead. Can't we just turn them into give way junctions after a certain time?

 

I mentioned this to a police traffic officer I know and he said it would cause confusion if they were turned off at midnight and back on at 5am (for example). Drivers would not recognise the junction as a give way if traffic lights were turned off. If lights were just left at green for all approaches, that would encourage all drivers at the junction to treat it as a "green to go" and collisions would be more likely. If lights were set to red for all approaches it would mean drivers would just stop. If the lights were set to amber, no one would know what was going on.

 

My niggle is lights that are on green at "3am" as you approach, then turn red meaning that you have to stop and wait for zero traffic. If they're green with no other traffic approaching from adjacent roads, just stay on green. They only need to change if there is other traffic about to access the junction.

[Unabomber]

On 02/10/2024 at 21:23, FLAN said:

Just seen someone watching tv on their phone while driving. Madness 

Crazy this girl who worked at our building a few years back when leaving work would start a Netflix show on her phone clipped to her windscreen. 

[Ian Nacho]

1 hour ago, Parafox said:

 

I mentioned this to a police traffic officer I know and he said it would cause confusion if they were turned off at midnight and back on at 5am (for example). Drivers would not recognise the junction as a give way if traffic lights were turned off. If lights were just left at green for all approaches, that would encourage all drivers at the junction to treat it as a "green to go" and collisions would be more likely. If lights were set to red for all approaches it would mean drivers would just stop. If the lights were set to amber, no one would know what was going on.

 

My niggle is lights that are on green at "3am" as you approach, then turn red meaning that you have to stop and wait for zero traffic. If they're green with no other traffic approaching from adjacent roads, just stay on green. They only need to change if there is other traffic about to access the junction.

Maybe more sophisticated sensors to be aware that I'm coming up to the lights and nobody is coming in the other direction. 

[Daggers]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

Maybe more sophisticated sensors to be aware that I'm coming up to the lights and nobody is coming in the other direction. 

I'd rather they spend money fixing the roads properly so they don't fall to pieces every time it rains.

[Parafox]

Just now, Ian Nacho said:

Maybe more sophisticated sensors to be aware that I'm coming up to the lights and nobody is coming in the other direction. 

 

Not worth the cost of installation, unfortunately.

[Legend_in_blue]

Not exactly annoying but fairly comical for a drive along the M25 at 10pm.

 

Some bloke comes up from behind me and a van at a speed much greater than 120mph and just about takes out the van in doing so, swerving across 3 lanes and disappearing off into the distance.

 

A few comments made, thought nothing more of it, and a convoy, a set of at least 7 police cars speeding down the outside lane at over 120mph, no lights, followed by an unmarked car - you could tell it was unmarked, the usual dark silver Skoda saloon.  As soon as we clocked it as an unmarked car, on come the lights and it speeds off down the outside lane even quicker.

 

Few minutes later we get the gantry lights flashing queue, 40mph, and off in the distance a load of blue lights.  Thought accident, but no, there was the guy who flew past us, in handcuffs held up against the railings pinned in by a load of police cars.  Everyone slowed right down to take a good look.

 

Made for a comical evenings entertainment along the M25

 

[Grebfromgrebland]

2 hours ago, Daggers said:

I'd rather they spend money fixing the roads properly so they don't fall to pieces every time it rains.

Some countries have smart traffic lights and decent roads