What on the roads has annoyed you today?

[adam1]

Yesterday evening and parking in Leicester. Significant reduction of on street parking due to bike lanes and newarke street car park closed. Its like the Highcross has bunged the mayor a few bob....

[Ian Nacho]

Saw some dubious driving on the M1 the other day so I took the customary look at what the person looked like... she was eating soup from a bowl with a spoon and steering with her knees...

Edited 1 March 2025 by Ian Nacho

[Bellend Sebastian]

I wasn't annoyed but I saw someone accidentally cut up a lorry earlier, the driver of which was so incensed that he chased after him and actually crashed into his car, so that's that sorted out

[HighPeakFox]

Wasn't today, but where I live there's a notorious right bend that a good driver will take cautiously, as there is often a car or cars parked once you are off the bend. 

 

Some yoof came around said bend, saw me coming the opposite way and decided he didn't need to give way. Of course I drove in such a way that he could pull in after the parked car and he tried to tell me I was at fault for 'blocking him in' as it was his right of way, or at least it was because he'd committed to his manoeuvre despite me being clearly visible coming up the hill. 

 

Moved on before I swore at him. 

[SpacedX]

People that cause unnecessary queuing at filling stations because they either lack the confidence to use the opposite side to their fuel tank filling or are completely unaware of the hose reach on fuel pumps.

[Bellend Sebastian]

On 24/04/2025 at 16:33, Bellend Sebastian said:

I wasn't annoyed but I saw someone accidentally cut up a lorry earlier, the driver of which was so incensed that he chased after him and actually crashed into his car, so that's that sorted out

The police took less than 24 hours to let me know they weren't going to do anything with this.  I'm guessing they weren't summoned to the incident itself

[Parafox]

On 26/04/2025 at 18:41, SpacedX said:

People that cause unnecessary queuing at filling stations because they either lack the confidence to use the opposite side to their fuel tank filling or are completely unaware of the hose reach on fuel pumps.

Costco.

 

Full of 'em. 

[adam1]

Yet another near miss when exiting the A46 near j21a.

 

I was in the right lane turning left and indicating to do so. White VW van thing was in the left lane and behind me.

 

Starts to go past me on the junction and then indicates right immediately before throwing his van into the car I am driving. Millimetres in it as I had to swerve the car to avoid the collision. Like a dodgem ride.

 

How do the thick cnuts not work out what the road sign means?

 

And its always with people wanting to use that junction as a short cut when theres traffic. Ought to close the roundabout off and make them turn left to the next roundabout to come back around.

 

Edited 27 May 2025 by adam1

[09bballer]

Queued for an hour from Lutterworth road to Fosse Park last night at around 20.40. People trying to cut through fosse park being turned around too. It was chaos for roadworks. Lasts 2 weeks apparently, overnight 8pm to 6am

Edited 28 May 2025 by 09bballer
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[Parafox]

Got a notice of intended prosecution for exceeding the speed limit on the M1 J26-J25 where there was a temporary variable speed limit in place at the time.

 

57mph in a 50.

 

I'm annoyed with myself more than anything for not getting my speed down quickly enough. 

[HighPeakFox]

4 hours ago, Parafox said:

Got a notice of intended prosecution for exceeding the speed limit on the M1 J26-J25 where there was a temporary variable speed limit in place at the time.

 

57mph in a 50.

 

I'm annoyed with myself more than anything for not getting my speed down quickly enough. 

I was in a world of my own on my way to Pembrokeshire today, quite sure a mobile van nabbed me.

[Parafox]

11 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I was in a world of my own on my way to Pembrokeshire today, quite sure a mobile van nabbed me.

 

My mind was occupied by my wife's concerns about her brother's recovery from brain surgery in the Royal Hallamshire where we had been to visit.

 

It's never going to be an acceptable defence, unfortunately.

Edited 28 May 2025 by Parafox

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, Parafox said:

 

My mind was occupied by my wife's concerns about her brothers recovery from brain surgery in the Royal Hallamshire where we had been to visit.

 

It's never going to be an acceptable defence, unfortunately.

Nope, I will just have to suck it up too.

[LCFCJohn]

What annoyed me on the road, well yesterday not today now. Me.

 

I was heading to a hospital appointment which I was worried about having been called the previous week to attend an in person appointment following a routine scan I have. Turns out there was nothing wrong and it should just been a letter. The consultant didn’t know why an appointment had been made so an admit error.

 

Anyway, I spend the days up to it worrying about what this appointment was and as I was setting off in the morning, I can only think my head was more over the shop than I thought. I pulled off my drive straight into the side of a neighbour who was driving past. There was a mitigating factor in cars being parked up on the road and her coming from behind one of these but I still should have seen her. I am an experienced driver and look carefully all the time before pulling off my driveway.

 

Obviously caused decent damage to both cars and an insurance claim. I feel bad for the lady I went into as she is lovely. I just hope both cars can be repaired (neither car is new by any means).

 

It’s just made me feel so embarrassed, particularly happening outside of home. People are kind and say these things happen but it has really worried me how this has happened. Like should I be better at recognising when I have something on my mind and consider whether I should not drive on these occasions. I don’t know. 

 

Anyone else had a similar scenario in the sense of such a stupid error?

[The Bear]

3 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

What annoyed me on the road, well yesterday not today now. Me.

 

I was heading to a hospital appointment which I was worried about having been called the previous week to attend an in person appointment following a routine scan I have. Turns out there was nothing wrong and it should just been a letter. The consultant didn’t know why an appointment had been made so an admit error.

 

Anyway, I spend the days up to it worrying about what this appointment was and as I was setting off in the morning, I can only think my head was more over the shop than I thought. I pulled off my drive straight into the side of a neighbour who was driving past. There was a mitigating factor in cars being parked up on the road and her coming from behind one of these but I still should have seen her. I am an experienced driver and look carefully all the time before pulling off my driveway.

 

Obviously caused decent damage to both cars and an insurance claim. I feel bad for the lady I went into as she is lovely. I just hope both cars can be repaired (neither car is new by any means).

 

It’s just made me feel so embarrassed, particularly happening outside of home. People are kind and say these things happen but it has really worried me how this has happened. Like should I be better at recognising when I have something on my mind and consider whether I should not drive on these occasions. I don’t know. 

 

Anyone else had a similar scenario in the sense of such a stupid error?

Nobody is perfect John. Even when it comes to driving. All it takes is a tiny mistake combined with some bad luck to let things like this happen. Small lapses in concentration are going to happen all the time. 99.9999% of the time they won't matter, but everybody's luck runs out eventually. 

 

I consider myself a good driver for awareness and anticipation of what's happening on the road in front of me (and behind me). Doesn't mean I haven't made mistakes or had small bumps in the past. You drive for long enough, bad luck and the wrong circumstances catch up with you eventually.

 

I seriously wouldn't worry about it too much. 

 

The insurance will fix the cars and no-one was hurt. It hasn't suddenly made you any less of a good, attentive driver. In fact it will only increase how aware you are from now on. 

Edited 31 May 2025 by The Bear

[Spudulike]

On 26/04/2025 at 18:26, HighPeakFox said:

Wasn't today, but where I live there's a notorious right bend that a good driver will take cautiously, as there is often a car or cars parked once you are off the bend. 

 

Some yoof came around said bend, saw me coming the opposite way and decided he didn't need to give way. Of course I drove in such a way that he could pull in after the parked car and he tried to tell me I was at fault for 'blocking him in' as it was his right of way, or at least it was because he'd committed to his manoeuvre despite me being clearly visible coming up the hill. 

 

Moved on before I swore at him. 

I'm guessing the yoof will have only recently passed the driving test and should therefore be aware that 'right of way' isn't mentioned in the Highway Code. It's all about 'priority' which, it seems, wasn't his.

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, Spudulike said:

I'm guessing the yoof will have only recently passed the driving test and should therefore be aware that 'right of way' isn't mentioned in the Highway Code. It's all about 'priority' which, it seems, wasn't his.

His 'priority', as it were, was to not drive defensively and force me to give way to his excess of testosterone. 

[dillonpanthers87]

16 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

What annoyed me on the road, well yesterday not today now. Me.

 

I was heading to a hospital appointment which I was worried about having been called the previous week to attend an in person appointment following a routine scan I have. Turns out there was nothing wrong and it should just been a letter. The consultant didn’t know why an appointment had been made so an admit error.

 

Anyway, I spend the days up to it worrying about what this appointment was and as I was setting off in the morning, I can only think my head was more over the shop than I thought. I pulled off my drive straight into the side of a neighbour who was driving past. There was a mitigating factor in cars being parked up on the road and her coming from behind one of these but I still should have seen her. I am an experienced driver and look carefully all the time before pulling off my driveway.

 

Obviously caused decent damage to both cars and an insurance claim. I feel bad for the lady I went into as she is lovely. I just hope both cars can be repaired (neither car is new by any means).

 

It’s just made me feel so embarrassed, particularly happening outside of home. People are kind and say these things happen but it has really worried me how this has happened. Like should I be better at recognising when I have something on my mind and consider whether I should not drive on these occasions. I don’t know. 

 

Anyone else had a similar scenario in the sense of such a stupid error?

My personal opinion, is maybe don't link the two too much. You're right to sort of self 'assess' and reflect, and it's something I would do too (I'm a worrier), but at some point these things will happen (sorry for repeating what you've already heard). Thinking "am I ok to drive" if stressed, or worried or any strong emotion is the right thing to do, but that doesn't seem the case here -  you weren't going out driving in a moment of madness, and you already called out some mitigating factors - with the appointment in mind, in the same scenario, I'd prefer to have driven myself and have the freedom rather than relying on a taxi, conversation etc etc. and the added stress. I've had scenarios that afterwards have made me really reflect, and I'd say, the feeling you describe, is enough, and would stick with you in future, don't add to it by beating yourself up.

[dillonpanthers87]

13 hours ago, The Bear said:

Nobody is perfect John. Even when it comes to driving. All it takes is a tiny mistake combined with some bad luck to let things like this happen. Small lapses in concentration are going to happen all the time. 99.9999% of the time they won't matter, but everybody's luck runs out eventually. 

 

I consider myself a good driver for awareness and anticipation of what's happening on the road in front of me (and behind me). Doesn't mean I haven't made mistakes or had small bumps in the past. You drive for long enough, bad luck and the wrong circumstances catch up with you eventually.

 

I seriously wouldn't worry about it too much. 

 

The insurance will fix the cars and no-one was hurt. It hasn't suddenly made you any less of a good, attentive driver. In fact it will only increase how aware you are from now on. 

Absolutely, really well put. We're human.

[LCFCJohn]

23 hours ago, The Bear said:

Nobody is perfect John. Even when it comes to driving. All it takes is a tiny mistake combined with some bad luck to let things like this happen. Small lapses in concentration are going to happen all the time. 99.9999% of the time they won't matter, but everybody's luck runs out eventually. 

 

I consider myself a good driver for awareness and anticipation of what's happening on the road in front of me (and behind me). Doesn't mean I haven't made mistakes or had small bumps in the past. You drive for long enough, bad luck and the wrong circumstances catch up with you eventually.

 

I seriously wouldn't worry about it too much. 

 

The insurance will fix the cars and no-one was hurt. It hasn't suddenly made you any less of a good, attentive driver. In fact it will only increase how aware you are from now on. 

 

9 hours ago, dillonpanthers87 said:

My personal opinion, is maybe don't link the two too much. You're right to sort of self 'assess' and reflect, and it's something I would do too (I'm a worrier), but at some point these things will happen (sorry for repeating what you've already heard). Thinking "am I ok to drive" if stressed, or worried or any strong emotion is the right thing to do, but that doesn't seem the case here -  you weren't going out driving in a moment of madness, and you already called out some mitigating factors - with the appointment in mind, in the same scenario, I'd prefer to have driven myself and have the freedom rather than relying on a taxi, conversation etc etc. and the added stress. I've had scenarios that afterwards have made me really reflect, and I'd say, the feeling you describe, is enough, and would stick with you in future, don't add to it by beating yourself up.

Thanks both. You both speak perfect sense of course. Just very frustrating and mortifying.
 

But yeah I know people do these things all the time and I think once the initial hassle, cars going for repair and back in use, I will feel better about it. I think having the car on the drive waiting to go and be fixed doesn’t help as you just see it all the time!

[Bellend Sebastian]

2 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

 

Thanks both. You both speak perfect sense of course. Just very frustrating and mortifying.
 

But yeah I know people do these things all the time and I think once the initial hassle, cars going for repair and back in use, I will feel better about it. I think having the car on the drive waiting to go and be fixed doesn’t help as you just see it all the time!

I'd add that there's a lot of luck involved in driving and on another day the 'mistake' you've made doesn't have any consequences whatsoever. I've known plenty of people that have consistently driven like cretins and convinced themselves they're GREAT at driving when what they are is lucky. Being overly cautious behind the wheel isn't helpful, but over confidence and forgetting that anything bad can ever happen is much, much worse.

 

Yes, it's a ball ache but I'd file this one under 'regrettable but if that's as bad as it gets I'll take that'. You may need a new folder for that

[jgtuk]

3 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

 

Thanks both. You both speak perfect sense of course. Just very frustrating and mortifying.
 

But yeah I know people do these things all the time and I think once the initial hassle, cars going for repair and back in use, I will feel better about it. I think having the car on the drive waiting to go and be fixed doesn’t help as you just see it all the time!

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I pulled out of a tricky junction and was t-boned by a car doing 60mph, totally my fault, spent 2 days in hospital with concussion and minor neck/whiplash injuries. The other driver was fortunately uninjured but both cars written off. My car was 7 months old, only 2000 miles on the clock.
First accident I’d had in years and I was wracked with guilt and also massively embarrassed. Caused me to question my driving ability and concentration levels for a long while but I came to realise that I’m human and we’re all prone to errors. 

[The Bear]

2 hours ago, jgtuk said:

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I pulled out of a tricky junction and was t-boned by a car doing 60mph, totally my fault, spent 2 days in hospital with concussion and minor neck/whiplash injuries. The other driver was fortunately uninjured but both cars written off. My car was 7 months old, only 2000 miles on the clock.
First accident I’d had in years and I was wracked with guilt and also massively embarrassed. Caused me to question my driving ability and concentration levels for a long while but I came to realise that I’m human and we’re all prone to errors. 

I did something very similar when I was younger. Pulled out of a junction with poor visibility (on a bend with houses sticking out, and didn't notice a black cab coming round the bend. Instead of speeding up to try and get out the way I froze and hit the brakes in the middle of the road and it hit me. 

 

As I said above nobody's perfect. Certainly not on the road where there are dozens of variables in play. 

[lcfc278]

Driving down Narborough Road and seeing a fully grown man (probs around 35) driving in the opposite direction who just casually shoves a load of receipts and used tissues out of his window on to the road.
 

Surely at that age you should be beyond that kind of behaviour. 

[Free Falling Foxes]

1 hour ago, lcfc278 said:

Driving down Narborough Road and seeing a fully grown man (probs around 35) driving in the opposite direction who just casually shoves a load of receipts and used tissues out of his window on to the road.
 

Surely at that age you should be beyond that kind of behaviour. 

I witnessed a guy parked outside some shops, who was probably in his 50s, wind his window down and throw several lottery cards out. Obviously not winning ones. 

I asked him if that was necessary, especially as there was several bins just yards away. He looked at me with surprise and pointed out that the area had some litter anyway. I said yes, because of people like you. I then received the customary 'F off' response and away he drove.