Meko Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 So what about the ones that drive Supra's too? that'll be me then! Although after going down to Essex this weekend my major pet hate has to be Average Speed Cameras!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Wasn't demeaning them as such, more suggesting a well documented fact NA's are not slow, they just proceed in a sedate manner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinboy Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 that'll be me then! Although after going down to Essex this weekend my major pet hate has to be Average Speed Cameras!!! Agreed - thankfully the HUD is working! Thanks once again RyanG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Strike Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 people not staying in the left hand lane when going straight through a roundabout. you approach a roundabout on the right hand lane slightly behind a car thats in the left hand lane. as you both hit the roundabout said car in left hand lane cuts straight into your path oblivious you are there. roundabouts are a sure way to see the idiot drivers,, shit lane discipline! grr i hate break dancers too - monkeys that will prefer to keep tapping their breaks for NO reason.. ends up like a red disco they way some go at it... All catastrophic drivers should have harnesses made for them to pull every other driver about whilst they make a ciggy or eat or generally fancy making them sweat a bit.. Personally its the sheer fact that i would be happy to eat nothing but their tears of anguish, id work them to death and make others move the 'recently deceassed' and fix the harness to themselves, damn swines! slight tangent, but meh, a point is a point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinboy Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 Gosh i know it's a rant thread but you sound angry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 anything hanging from the rear view mirror, i hate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 People that take about 10 years to get going through a set of lights only to get you stuck behind them as they glide through at 10mph. people forcing their way into a line of traffic after tearing up the outside past everyone else patiently waiting in line Old people that have no clue where they are or what they are doing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 People who drive under the speed limit. Why? Why? Why? Also the usual middle/outside lane hoggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanc Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 People who chuck rubbish out of their window whilst driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 I'll start with the crux of my problem: How is it possible that driving tests are harder than ever, yet the standard of driving on highways has declined so dramatically? Motorways these days seem to be a breeding ground for stupid, inconsiderate and dangerous drivers. At what point did the entire world decide the middle lane was the default? A few days back someone I know was told the inside lane is the "truck lane". Where is all this coming from? Is there an alternative driving test which tells us we should be holding everyone up, causing congestion and making the roads the mess that they are? I'd like to make a stand. I'd like to take affirmative action and teach these people a thing or two about basic driving. It's simple: Three lanes on a motorway. Use the inside lane; the other two to overtake people going slower than you. There. In two sentences I've managed to sum up how to use our highways. But. Millions, if not billions of our pounds are spent each year trying to combat congestion which could be reduced if everyone stuck to the rules. I'm not saying 100% of traffic jams are caused by middle-lane terrorists. Far from it. In fact, it's probably more like 10%. The thing is, we can't help having more cars on the road, we can't help roadworks to maintain the highways and we can't help bad weather. We CAN help ease things off a bit by educating the masses on how motorways are meant to work. In Germany people must take two driving tests. One for 'normal' roads and one for the Autobahn. As we all know, the Autobahn has sections with no speed limit at all, yet mysteriously the motorway accident rate in Germany is less than it is in Britain. How can this be? Well for a start, our driving test doesn't include the motorway. In fact, L plates are completely illegal on our illustrious highways. So why not take a leaf out of the German book? I would like to see motorway tests being compulsory for each and every 17 year old that passes a standard test. I'd like it to become an offence to hog the middle lane or sit in the outside lane unnecessarily. I'm sick of these people. They are often the very same group who forget what a mirror does whenever making a manoeuvre. Mirror, signal, manoeuvre. Not for these people. Move out, signal, force way into space, use mirror to look at person behind braking like a wheel just fell off. Awareness doesn't cost anything. It could however save lives, as well as shaving a few minutes off people's journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Getting stuck behind a Honda Jazz because they always seem to drive at 10mph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 @jonathanc: is it wrong to be aroused by your new avatar? @Gaz6002: I absolutely agree. Why does the government bother to spend millions of taxpayers' money widening motorways when people insist on sticking to just one or two lanes? There's so many people who think it's acceptable to drive in the outer 2 lanes whilst not overtaking anything, that warrants a change in the driving test as you suggest (i.e. for it to include motorway driving). It's archaic that it still doesn't include motorway driving, probably a throwback to the 60s when motorway travel was relatively new and relatively rare for people to have to do, and the motorway network was much smaller. I'd like to make a stand. I'd like to take affirmative action and teach these people a thing or two about basic driving. It's simple: Three lanes on a motorway. Use the inside lane; the other two to overtake people going slower than you. There. In two sentences I've managed to sum up how to use our highways. "Ahhhh, but it's soooo much safer for me to cruise in the middle lane when I'm not overtaking or about to overtake." A lot of drivers have lost the point of indication. They kind of know they have to do it, but quite often it's literally too little, too late. They do it (sometimes, if you're lucky) because they have a vague recollection in that p*ss-poor excuse for a brain that they've been told to do it, and therefore should do it. It's to communicate to other drivers what you're intending to do. It's not some red-tape legislation introduced by the government to keep manufacturers of orange-tinted glass going through the recession. It's not to test your finger skills on the stalk once in a while. It actually serves a purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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