This died for about 19 days and then three OP posts kick things off again... heh. It's a bit cold outside today.
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Why are most motorists so unable to accept criticism of their driving ?
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The mindset seems to have changed over recent years.
When I was young, drivers used to approach traffic lights carefully, expecting them to go red at any moment.
Now, drivers speed up towards lights, mumbling the word 'committed...' to themselves as they blatantly boot it through an obviously amber or even red light.
Nobody wants to concede even a few seconds of their precious time, even if it does result in a near miss for some unfortunate sod trying to cross the road.
Another irksome trait is perpetual over-use of the horn. Now I live in Bath, which is very much renowned locally as being a complete **** to drive around. One way systems, bus gates, lights everywhere, and so easy- if you don't know the roads- to find yourself in the wrong lane at a junction.
But nobody will make any allowances. Any unfortunate driver who finds themselves in the wrong lane will be deliberately blocked from switching, to the tune of horns and shouting, and the occasional bird.
The pub I work in is on a busy, congested road with a nightmare junction a few yards away, and at rush hour, sometimes I feel like going out with a large, blunt instrument and knocking windscreens out if I hear another blaring horn. Oh, and it's often a game of "spot the driver who isn't using their mobile phone". Including a young lady with her iPhone balanced on the bottom of the steering wheel, watching TV as she drove along...
And the ones who try and 'cover' their phones with their flat hand, so they think it looks like they're just leaning on their hand. No. Pretty blinkin' obvious, I'm afraid!
Grrr arrggh Daily Mail. Biscuits! Girls!
When I was young, drivers used to approach traffic lights carefully, expecting them to go red at any moment.
Now, drivers speed up towards lights, mumbling the word 'committed...' to themselves as they blatantly boot it through an obviously amber or even red light.
Nobody wants to concede even a few seconds of their precious time, even if it does result in a near miss for some unfortunate sod trying to cross the road.
Another irksome trait is perpetual over-use of the horn. Now I live in Bath, which is very much renowned locally as being a complete **** to drive around. One way systems, bus gates, lights everywhere, and so easy- if you don't know the roads- to find yourself in the wrong lane at a junction.
But nobody will make any allowances. Any unfortunate driver who finds themselves in the wrong lane will be deliberately blocked from switching, to the tune of horns and shouting, and the occasional bird.
The pub I work in is on a busy, congested road with a nightmare junction a few yards away, and at rush hour, sometimes I feel like going out with a large, blunt instrument and knocking windscreens out if I hear another blaring horn. Oh, and it's often a game of "spot the driver who isn't using their mobile phone". Including a young lady with her iPhone balanced on the bottom of the steering wheel, watching TV as she drove along...
And the ones who try and 'cover' their phones with their flat hand, so they think it looks like they're just leaning on their hand. No. Pretty blinkin' obvious, I'm afraid!
Grrr arrggh Daily Mail. Biscuits! Girls!
Why didnt you just drive past him on the left in the first place?
Were there cars there?
Yesterday there was a dofus sat in the out side lane of the dual carriage way coming back from lincoln, I just...............drove past him.
As I approached him we was slightly behind a 5 series on the left hand lane, making no attempt to overtake. But after his 4 nose dives he had created a gap large enough to safely get passed on the inside lane.
Was a catch 22 situation really, I wasn't actually tailgating him, if I had my front bumper would be in his rear bumper with the way he was applying his brakes. And I felt safer knowing he wasn't driving like that in front of me once I got passed. But still undertaking is illegal and all that...
I like Justin. He should post more. I particularly like his aerial site, where "scholars" with poor grammar are welcome and it`s probably the most extensive aerials site on the Internet and even “the trade” use it.. Gives me wood.
If you think it's bad here, try driving in the USA. You can barely gesture thank you or acknowledge other drivers about 50% of the time without provoking a extreme negative reaction. (Not to mention the general standard of driving is diabolical - think lane discipline is bad here... oh it's epically bad there.).
Indeed it is, but passing on the left isnt.
Or perhaps lose the angst at the actions of others?
After looking up what pathological meant, I think the answer is here:
Just like parents don't accept parenting advice from people who don't have kids, drivers don't accept advice from noobs/pedestrians.
As we are all driving gods, the only person we can accept driving advice from is The Stig, in person.
Just like parents don't accept parenting advice from people who don't have kids, drivers don't accept advice from noobs/pedestrians.
As we are all driving gods, the only person we can accept driving advice from is The Stig, in person.
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The problem is most people, particularly at the time, don`t realise that, so respect to you for admitting it !
I have to say one of the few benefits of getting older is one becomes a little more wise. Perhaps the biggest thing I`ve learnt is things often look very different from the other side of any argument, one should always try and put oneself in the other chaps position, then ask oneself how would I feel ? Having said that, I still don`t see how that imbecile who parked across our drive could have thought anything other than he was an ignorant git.......
You're only 37 Justin, based on your posting style I was ASTONISHED when I saw you're still only a yoof
When you finally reach my age think how much wisdom you'll have. You'll probably look back on your posts and think, "wow, I was full of angst back then when really I should have just put it down to 'people' and risen above it".....though you might of course become more embittered and take to the space station you'll have in 'the future'.
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We know you're in the wrong. You know you're in the wrong. But you can't accept the criticism, can you?
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You're only 37 Justin, based on your posting style I was ASTONISHED when I saw you're still only a yoof
When you finally reach my age think how much wisdom you'll have. You'll probably look back on your posts and think, "wow, I was full of angst back then when really I should have just put it down to 'people' and risen above it".....though you might of course become more embittered and take to the space station you'll have in 'the future'.
You can`t rise above it if someone parks across your drive, though I accept it`d be handy if you could, rise about 6ft that is, then back down again, obviously.
Incidentally where does it say I`m 37 ? ! ? I wish. Having said that, I`d only want to go back to being 37 if I could take everything I`ve learnt in the intervening 12 years......
Interestingly, the guy who parked right across our drive was exactly 1" off the (dropped) curb, and absolutely parallel to it, does that mean it was good parking ?
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