Born Hunter 17,909 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 When I took my test I was told that failing to indicate was classed as a minor. Treat everybody else as the enemy! They all want to kill you. But I'm no angel behind the wheel either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,909 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 And folks indicating usually doesn't bother me at all, if you trust their indicators you're going to have an accident. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Most of us don't drive like we did to pass our tests, but giving as much information as possible ot other road users has to be a good thing. My pet hate is people who drive at 10-15 miles an hour below the limit till you try to overtake then put their foot down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,446 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Wonder if you've seen me in your sights Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iworkwhippets 13,134 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Thjs hot weather is doing my head in, all these young women with practically nowt on, i spend more time on the pavements than i do on the road, dashboards full of teeth marks 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Drivers who brake and indicate at the same time, drivers who seem unable to stop BEHIND a white line or drive BETWEEN two of them, overtakers who pull in too close (usually without indicating !), cyclists who overtake on the left, pedestrians who push the crossing button then don't wait for the lights to change (so I have to stop at a red light when noone is crossing !), drivers who think that even the most abysmal double parking is excused by putting their hazard lights on, tail-gaters, drives who used chevronned filter lanes as overtaking lanes, taxi drivers who seem completely unable to get out and knock on the door thus waking the whole neighbourhood up at 1am by sounding their horn(!), cyclists on the pavement, mobility scooters in the road, car stereos that make your ears bleed from 30 yards away,big bore exhausts, old men who drive in trilby hats, any BMW driver, bus drivers who bring you to a screeching halt then wave to thank you................. I'm going backstage to have a chat with Graham now. Edited June 18, 2015 by Blackbriar 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,446 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Walshie. Tractor drivers really can't manage that manoeuvre. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Walshie. Tractor drivers really can't manage that manoeuvre. Note to tractor drivers: Check your mirrors BEFORE your journey. If there isn't a 2 mile tailback behind you when you start but there is 10 minutes later, you are holding people up and stopping them from doing more important car driver stuff than towing cowshit from one place to another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,446 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 You really are heartless Walshie. These guys pull trailer loads of all the good stuff we eat to all the good places we buy it from. Who are we to say how slow they are at doing it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I find I have a rant nearly every day about driving in belgium, it's fcuking terrible! They were one of, if not the last European country to bring in compulsory driving tests (1977) & it fcuking shows!! Narrowly avoiding collisions seems to be a daily occurrence for me haha..... My pet hate is bourgeois middle aged women in Range Rovers, who seem to think their vehicle is 2m wider than it actually is! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Drivers who brake and indicate at the same time, drivers who seem unable to stop BEHIND a white line or drive BETWEEN two of them, overtakers who pull in too close (usually without indicating !), cyclists who overtake on the left, pedestrians who push the crossing button then don't wait for the lights to change (so I have to stop at a red light when noone is crossing !), drivers who think that even the most abysmal double parking is excused by putting their hazard lights on, tail-gaters, drives who used chevronned filter lanes as overtaking lanes, taxi drivers who seem completely unable to get out and knock on the door thus waking the whole neighbourhood up at 1am by sounding their horn(!), cyclists on the pavement, mobility scooters in the road, car series that make your ears bleed from 30 yards away,but bore exhausts, oldmen who drive in trilby hats, any BMW driver, bus drivers who bring you to a screeching halt then wave to thank you................. I'm going backstage to have a chat with Graham now. Welcome to the Meldrew Drivers Club, hereafter known as the MDC. I can associate with every one of your gripes and a few more. TC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 You really are heartless Walshie. These guys pull trailer loads of all the good stuff we eat to all the good places we buy it from. Who are we to say how slow they are at doing it? There's plenty of time for them to do that while I'm asleep/in the pub/in another county. Anyway, they;re tractors so could do most of it offroad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,346 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Drivers who brake and indicate at the same time, What should you do then brake without indicating or indicate but go up on 2 wheels round a corner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiercel 6,986 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Another pet hate is people who slow down to go through a gap that you could drive an artic through. As if going slower makes their cars smaller. TC 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,917 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 People who take up all the road when turning right- or left at junctions, people who slam their brakes on in the middle of the road when another car approaches, when you could drive a tractor through, taxi/bus drivers too idle to pull over to drop passengers, how many more? too many to list ffs Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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