Ten Good Natured Driving Irritations
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When there is a reasonable gap in front of you, and instead of accelerating to fill it, you let that person go who is waiting to get out of the side road/wanting to turn right across you.
Only for them to take 4 hours to get in gear and then pull out slower than a glacier, meaning instead of carrying on at a constant speed and then gradually accelerating, you have to come to a complete stop.
I don't let people out any more because I'm sick of it. Pay ****ing attention if you're waiting for a gap, otherwise you ruin it for everyone else.
Yep, happened this morning, car was looking to join from a side road on the other side, flashed the guy (wayhey) to let him out as I could see the oncoming traffic was miles away. He kept looking left and right. I started to slow down as I was approaching, still gesturing for him to go. Eventually came to a complete stop and he still didn't go and then the oncoming traffic had caught up and they weren't letting him out. So I just carried on.
Guy had at least ten seconds from me initially waving him out to me coming to a complete stop. This was in town in a 30 so most doing around 20-25 anyway. Felt like a tool then. Luckily traffic was just slowing behind me not far behind so wasn't causing others to stop. But still...... PULL OUT MAN! Just creep if you can't see till you can see.
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The trouble is there are also loads of people who sit in a little bubble doing 68mph in the middle lane. But then as soon as someone goes to overtake they speed up. But then if you tuck in behind them they slow down again.
People trying to stick to 70 on the motorway but don't have cruise so are constantly speeding up then slowing down.
So I overtake them, then they end up overtaking me and this goes on for ages
Every car should have cruise control now, it's infuriating
So I overtake them, then they end up overtaking me and this goes on for ages
Every car should have cruise control now, it's infuriating
I actually had some ****head perform an overtake on a blind bend on the wrong side of a traffic island then slam on the brakes in front of me because I had the sheer audacity to do dead on 30 (30 on gps/33 on speedo)... 10 points to the first person to guess what car they were driving
I'll take a guess at an Audi. Probably an A3 or an A4.
This. + 1,000,000.
It's like the person waiting to join isn't looking directly at you, but somewhere to the side of you so when you are waving at them, they're in some la-la land. Then, when they finally stop bloody day dreaming, they take even longer to acknowledge that you're giving them way, all the while I'm starting to come to a complete stop.
Then, and only once the engine braking has caused my car to come to a complete and utter stand still, they decide to wave to say thanks, and take another inordinate amount of time to pull out of the side road
It's even worse in some parts of Birmingham where some of the drivers wear burkas, I'd imagine their peripheral vision is limited when they're in the la-la land, so I'm near enough just in front of them before they join the road.
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RUBBERNECKERS 
I promise that when our Lizard Overlords make me Prime Minister I will bring in this rule -
Cars need to be made extremely dangerous again to cull the herd of morons and those that are unlucky so I propose that all cars airbags will be replaced with a big metal spike which will deploy either in the event of a crash, regardless of who caused it or if the cars speed is slower than the speed limit of the road for more than 20 seconds when there is no traffic in-front of it.
Plus, all speed limits removed and all traffic lights set to green or removed completely.
Plus Plus, randomly activated mines, just to keep people on their toes!
Plus Plus Plus, all Kent drivers will be shot on sight.
Once the cull has finished the roads will be free for those who have proven themselves worthy by surviving.
Cars need to be made extremely dangerous again to cull the herd of morons and those that are unlucky so I propose that all cars airbags will be replaced with a big metal spike which will deploy either in the event of a crash, regardless of who caused it or if the cars speed is slower than the speed limit of the road for more than 20 seconds when there is no traffic in-front of it.
Plus, all speed limits removed and all traffic lights set to green or removed completely.
Plus Plus, randomly activated mines, just to keep people on their toes!
Plus Plus Plus, all Kent drivers will be shot on sight.
Once the cull has finished the roads will be free for those who have proven themselves worthy by surviving.
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People who are behind me during rush hour, but are too busy using their phone and/or makeup, and end up very close behind me. Makes me super paranoid that they will just go straight into the back of me. Or they leave a huge gap not realising the traffic has moved.
People who think my safe driving distance is an invitation to pull into my lane, right in front of me.
I had a similar scenario. Most people seem to think the dual carriageway going out from Edinburgh (North) is a 60. Seen a police car on the left hand lane doing 60, with everyone else following playing it cautious. I just roll on by 70-75 with no issues while looking in my mirror at the massive line behind the police car.
People who think my safe driving distance is an invitation to pull into my lane, right in front of me.
A64 from York the other night, dual carriageway with dividing barrier/grass bit marked NSL, I came across about 10-12 cars dawdling at 60mph behind a police van?
Almost everyone I know thinks they 60 still, I just blap past them at 75
I had a similar scenario. Most people seem to think the dual carriageway going out from Edinburgh (North) is a 60. Seen a police car on the left hand lane doing 60, with everyone else following playing it cautious. I just roll on by 70-75 with no issues while looking in my mirror at the massive line behind the police car.
I blast past people doing that on their left. That tends to wind them up nicely
I used to do this thinking I was teaching them a lesson. Then one time the person decided to change into the 1st lane as I was going by on the left. I had to brake hard. That's when I realised these people have no idea what's going on and going by in the left lane won't teach them a damn thing. They probably won't even notice, but they might try and drive into you. I don't bother any more.
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40 down the slip road. Also when they expect, or even force, people on the main carriageway to move over. like when me and another car are in the inside lane, doing 65, with a big gap in between us (and ahead of me) but someone coming down the sliproad is determined to merge into my car instead of speeding up a little or slowing down a little.
People unable to keep a constant speed on the motorway, especially if there is a bit of a hill and they end up dropping to 55.
And good old mindless middle lane hoggers.
When you're all doing 35mph in the morning rush hour on the motorway, and people gun it whenever the slightest gap opens up in front of them (e.g. car infront of them changes lanes) and then slam on the brakes when they're within a meter of the car in front again.
People's obsession with speeding in 30 zones. And around car parks?!
Human beings. Seriously people are just crap. I'm getting irritated now just thinking about ******** people and how thick people are.
People unable to keep a constant speed on the motorway, especially if there is a bit of a hill and they end up dropping to 55.
And good old mindless middle lane hoggers.
When you're all doing 35mph in the morning rush hour on the motorway, and people gun it whenever the slightest gap opens up in front of them (e.g. car infront of them changes lanes) and then slam on the brakes when they're within a meter of the car in front again.
People's obsession with speeding in 30 zones. And around car parks?!
Human beings. Seriously people are just crap. I'm getting irritated now just thinking about ******** people and how thick people are.
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Buses.
Specifically, buses on my morning commute. This is at like 6:30 in the morning, so there's nobody on board any of them except the driver. But they're out in force anyway. Big slow double deckers with nobody on board. The moment I finally manage to overtake one, another one pulls out from the next bus stop along the route.
People who brake for no reason. They think they have a reason because there's another car coming the other way... on the other side of the road... with precisely zero chance of a collision. But one must brake! Because it might somehow be hazardous!
People who actually obey the 20mph speed limits that have popped up all over Bristol. Those monsters.
The bin men who leave my bin on my drive, so when I get home from work, I have to get out and move the bin before parking. I wonder if they do that deliberately. If so... fair play. I'd be annoyed if it was just negligence.
Specifically, buses on my morning commute. This is at like 6:30 in the morning, so there's nobody on board any of them except the driver. But they're out in force anyway. Big slow double deckers with nobody on board. The moment I finally manage to overtake one, another one pulls out from the next bus stop along the route.
People who brake for no reason. They think they have a reason because there's another car coming the other way... on the other side of the road... with precisely zero chance of a collision. But one must brake! Because it might somehow be hazardous!
People who actually obey the 20mph speed limits that have popped up all over Bristol. Those monsters.
The bin men who leave my bin on my drive, so when I get home from work, I have to get out and move the bin before parking. I wonder if they do that deliberately. If so... fair play. I'd be annoyed if it was just negligence.
In a similar vein to the auto-wipers issue.
Auto Headlights.
Fine most of the time, but they do not respond to daylight fog.
Many Drivers become used to the lights coming on automatically when needed and do not realise that they need to switch the lights on manually under these conditions, As a consequence they are driving around in daylight fog with no lights.
I have noticed that unlit cars in daylight fog is far more of an issue today than it was in the past.
Auto Headlights.
Fine most of the time, but they do not respond to daylight fog.
Many Drivers become used to the lights coming on automatically when needed and do not realise that they need to switch the lights on manually under these conditions, As a consequence they are driving around in daylight fog with no lights.
I have noticed that unlit cars in daylight fog is far more of an issue today than it was in the past.
What's the problem with this Miss sensitive princess eyes? It just ends up in a stand off if you don't signal
People who sit in the middle lane and don't move over whilst you're approaching a lorry in the inside lane with indicators on wanting to pull out but they're oblivious to it, then wonder why you've either a) sped up and cut in front of them or b) braked stupidly hard just to avoid driving into the back of the lorry and tucking in behind said idiot in lane 2. On an empty motorway.
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I'll just go out and say it- "auto stuff" on cars. Like auto wipers, auto lights, auto lane assist, self parking, all that jazz. People seem to rely on them and pass less attention to actually driving it would seem. I don't see what is so hard about staying in a straight line, at a constant speed, when driving and getting the measure of my car so I can actually park it properly!?
When cars become fully autonomous, this won't matter but we're in a bad half way point it seems where the car does some stuff for you and you forget you're ultimately still in control...
When cars become fully autonomous, this won't matter but we're in a bad half way point it seems where the car does some stuff for you and you forget you're ultimately still in control...