hogmaw Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 OK just a mild rant to get things off my chest. Feel free to add to the list: 1 - drivers who slow down when they approach SPECS cameras, only to speed up again when they have passed 2 - the ones who happily sit in a traffic jam all afternoon, instead of using the bus lane which is totally empty and is clearly signposted as being in force only from 7am-10am 3 - middle lane hoggers (a national pastime) 4 - women Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Germans!!!!! they do my bloody head in over here, even though they have done something wrong they will not look at you to let you vent your stress and sometimes they do look at you and even have a go when it isnt there right of way too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I can add a couple just from my drive home this evening : People who slow down when a car is coming from the other way in the dark. People who brake for no reason what so ever People who sit at 47 mph in national speed limits and then accelerate when you overtake People who sit at 47 mph in national speed limits and continue to do 47 mph in 30 and 40zones. People who just can't sit at any speed at all and keep varying it People who overtake you on the motorway when you are doing 82 mph only for you to stay at the same speed and you overtake them about 3 miles up the road and you keep repeating the process for 30 miles and last but not least people who brake on the motorway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 i think the motorway should be like germany however its always 2 lanes (sometimes 3 for a short distance) but there is hardly any traffic jams ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 People who slow down when a car is coming from the other way in the dark I've done that but only because I'm in a totally pitch black area (and usually narrower roads) and there's me in a lowered Supra being blinded by an approaching 4x4's elevated headlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 People who overtake you on the motorway when you are doing 82 mph only for you to stay at the same speed and you overtake them about 3 miles up the road and you keep repeating the process for 30 miles Hate people who do that! Especially when I get looks of "what are you playing at - you've overtaken me 5 times now!". All I know is that cruise control is on, so it's not my fault I also dislike Scoobys who try and encourage me into putting my foot down when I'm doing 50 in a 50 limit with a speed camera 1/4 mile up the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hate people who do that! Especially when I get looks of "what are you playing at - you've overtaken me 5 times now!". All I know is that cruise control is on, so it's not my fault I also dislike Scoobys who try and encourage me into putting my foot down when I'm doing 50 in a 50 limit with a speed camera 1/4 mile up the road Well, it bugs me too, but occasionally I do like to feel the force of acceleration, and then drop back down to a cruising speed of 60 - 70, so that makes me guilty too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hate people who do that! Especially when I get looks of "what are you playing at - you've overtaken me 5 times now!". All I know is that cruise control is on, so it's not my fault I also dislike Scoobys who try and encourage me into putting my foot down when I'm doing 50 in a 50 limit with a speed camera 1/4 mile up the road All true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I can add a couple just from my drive home this evening : Just from the Midlands back to Lothian? Thank goodness I never have to go that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Well, it bugs me too, but occasionally I do like to feel the force of acceleration, and then drop back down to a cruising speed of 60 - 70, so that makes me guilty too That's a different ball game Especially without a well marked cash machine just up ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 3 - middle lane hoggers (a national pastime) That's my main grief, as someone who does 100 miles a day commuting, I see plenty of them every day, only we can't bitch about them, as that'd make us look like mental petrolheads who'd run over naked babies... From my experience (Which is pretty expansive due to the motorway mileage I do)... The majority of people in the middle lane are the elderly (50+), mixed with housewifes over 35, all clinging onto the steering wheel for dear life... The Highway Code states : You should always drive in the left-hand lane when the road ahead is clear. If you are overtaking a number of slower-moving vehicles, you should return to the left-hand lane as soon as you are safely past. Slow-moving or speed-restricted vehicles should always remain in the left-hand lane of the carriageway unless overtaking. You MUST NOT drive on the hard shoulder except in an emergency or if directed to do so by the police, HA traffic officers in uniform or by signs. 2 Points... 1) Why are these people not being prosecuted?... 2) Why do the people stopping on hard shoulders as their junction is full not face prosecution?... (Anyone living near Chelt/Glos know what I'm on about...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 That's my main grief, as someone who does 100 miles a day commuting, I see plenty of them every day, only we can't bitch about them, as that'd make us look like mental petrolheads who'd run over naked babies... From my experience (Which is pretty expansive due to the motorway mileage I do)... The majority of people in the middle lane are the elderly (50+), mixed with housewifes over 35, all clinging onto the steering wheel for dear life... The Highway Code states : 2 Points... 1) Why are these people not being prosecuted?... 2) Why do the people stopping on hard shoulders as their junction is full not face prosecution?... (Anyone living near Chelt/Glos know what I'm on about...) Yep the M1 has to be the worst for this though. I notice a major difference (ps I know thats not Gloucs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 1. Drivers in front of you who brake/come to a complete stop entering a roundabout, when there is clearly nothing coming from the right. 2. Drivers in front of you who brake/come to a complete stop on a slip road entering another road when the coast is clear. 3. Drivers who don't know how to use mini roundabouts and just sit there when they have right of way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 1: All other drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I also dislike Scoobys who try and encourage me into putting my foot down when I'm doing 50 in a 50 limit with a speed camera 1/4 mile up the road I like speeding up and goading them into overtaking me just as I slow for the camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 1. Drivers in front of you who brake/come to a complete stop entering a roundabout, when there is clearly nothing coming from the right. 2. Drivers in front of you who brake/come to a complete stop on a slip road entering another road when the coast is clear. 3. Drivers who don't know how to use mini roundabouts and just sit there when they have right of way. Spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 1. People who tailgate 2. Middle lane morons 3. People who drive with their full beams on all the time 4. People who speed up as you overtake them, then slow down again if you don't 5. All the above mentioned already 6. Steve Bennett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I like speeding up and goading them into overtaking me just as I slow for the camera. I think he trying that with me. I'd overtaken him as he'd been doing about 40, he then tailgated me all the way to the camera before backing off only to blast past me shortly afterwards. I left him to race off with a 205 GTI as there were 3 of us in the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraHuman Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 i think the motorway should be like germany however its always 2 lanes (sometimes 3 for a short distance) but there is hardly any traffic jams everGermany got LOADS of traffic jams,tons of it in fact.But they are the best drivers that i have come across from a lorry drivers point of view,only not in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 6. Steve Bennett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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