Your bad driving encounters

[LuckyBenski]

Drove past a guy earlier with massive sheets of plywood or MDF tied down to the roof of his estate car. He had his right arm out of the window attempting to hold the boards down.

Not very well tied down then!

 

[LowEndTorque]

Went to fuel up the Mondeo after picking up my son from the Nursery. Coming up to the Shell Fuel station on my left in about 20-30 metres, I see a Merc in the opposite lane waiting to turn into the station. This is a 4 lane street. I slowed down a little early and flashed the Merc to move on.

Surprisingly the Fuel station was busy at that time with all 3 right hand side spaces taken up. Now both of us needed the RHS one to fill up hence both of us were waiting. The initial issue was with the Merc needing to go further inside so that I can move in. With the Mondeo's rear bumper very close to the road behind I moved in closer.

All good till here. But then appears a BMW 320d, lady driver who blares her horn at both of us. She had cut across the same way as the Merc but probably in a hurry and now was stuck on the road with her car perpendicular. With the Merc reversing in front to get into an emptying space at one of the pumps I couldn't move. It appeared to me she showed zero situational awareness and barged in without checking how busy the entry to the Fuel station was.

After all of that I went in to pay carrying my toddler in my arms, I saw her approaching for payment as well. I held the door as common courtesy but didn't get any thanks. The sad part is she was busy on a call on her phone at a Fuel station. AFAIK for safety reasons we are not supposed to use a mobile for calling when filling up. Happy to be corrected unless something has changed recently.

In hindsight the lady was the type who are badge snobs and self entitled morons who can only afford 20 quid of regular diesel on their pcp car.

Rant over. I am glad I didn't say anything or react, just wanted to vent out.

 

[Richie]

It wasn't unexepected if there is a car coming from the left. Regardless you should be paying attention to the car in front no?

I would just take the L on this one.... Admonishing the driver for not paying attention to the car in front while you purposely and wrongly blocked a live lane of a road is kinda bad craic.

 

[Bassmansam]

I would just take the L on this one.... Admonishing the driver for not paying attention to the car in front while you purposely and wrongly blocked a live lane of a road is kinda bad craic.

I didn't block the car coming from the left though. So if someone stops infront of you and you don't stop you are not at fault?

 

[pastymuncher]

Not bad driving but lack of common decency/courtesy. Has anybody else noticed that people are less likely to give you a wave to say thanks after you let them out, give way to them when you don't have to or stop to let someone cross the road these days. This morning I stopped to let a car out of Asda's car park and no smilw, hand up to say thanks or anything. Later a young girl, must have been around 20 with headphones on was waiting to cross the road so I slowed right down and waved her across, again no smile or hand up to say thanks. I always put a hand up to say thanks if someone let's me out, gives way to me or if I am on foot allows me to cross as I feel it the right thing to do but most people seem to be too caught up in their own world of self importance or are just plain ignorant even to acknowledge you nowadays. Sadly it seems to be mostly the younger generation that is guilty of this although the older generations are not perfect either. So sad that people can't take the time just to say thanks.

 

[GravyMonster]

I didn't block the car coming from the left though. So if someone stops infront of you and you don't stop you are not at fault?

No, but it sounds like you're after a whippy compo claim, innit.

 

[Richie]

Sadly it seems to be mostly the younger generation that is guilty of this although the older generations are not perfect either. So sad that people can't take the time just to say thanks.

Covid innit... Lockdown stopped them developing interpersonal skills as kids (or so we keep hearing as the excuse for all their behaviour )


Yes, yes - old_man_yells_at_cloud.gif

 

[ICDP]

It wasn't unexepected if there is a car coming from the left. Regardless you should be paying attention to the car in front no?

Not necessarily. You are not meant to initiate a manoeuvre if the lane you are driving into is not clear.

I did the same thing the other day. Turning right from a side street and nothing coming from my right. So I drove on to the road and waited for the line of traffic coming from my left to clear. Just as an Audi stopped to let me get on out a moron from the right drove on to the wrong lane to go around me.

I was in the wrong but had I hit them would they have been responsible for any collision? I mean they drive on the wrong side side of the road to go around me.

 

[aVdub]

When did some people forget how to use filter lanes*

Seems lately that many are ignoring these filter lanes that help to keep traffic moving and are just turning into them in the last few metres and then blocking the flowing traffic.

* Not those usual traffic light lanes, but those that allow traffic to turn right and allow other traffic to continue.

 

[Hotwired]

Saw a motorbiker ignore signage and make a sketchy turn in a moderately complicated junction ending up with him on the wrong side of the divided road facing two lanes of cars waiting for the lights to change.

Maybe they were foreign and forgot which side of the road they're meant to be on.

After sitting there in a mexican standoff for a bit, the penny dropped and they scooched off onto the pavement to work out how they screwed that up.

 

[LowEndTorque]

When did some people forget how to use filter lanes*

Seems lately that many are ignoring these filter lanes that help to keep traffic moving and are just turning into them in the last few metres and then blocking the flowing traffic.

* Not those usual traffic light lanes, but those that allow traffic to turn right and allow other traffic to continue.

I have noticed that recently. Not just one car but others followed behind them intending to go in the same direction.

 

[aVdub]

I have noticed that recently. Not just one car but others followed behind them intending to go in the same direction.

It's almost become a trend imo and made even more head slap when done by the Fiat 500 sized car driver.

 

[Resident]

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When did some people forget how to use filter lanes*

Seems lately that many are ignoring these filter lanes that help to keep traffic moving and are just turning into them in the last few metres and then blocking the flowing traffic.

* Not those usual traffic light lanes, but those that allow traffic to turn right and allow other traffic to continue.

There's a crossroads near me, gets very busy, especially the right turn. For the last 15 years it's had a filter lane that's literally 200yrds long yet people still coast down in the left/straight lane and then try and move over 10 yrds before the lights.

It's well sign posted before the filter lane starts.

 

[LuckyBenski]

When did some people forget how to use filter lanes*

Seems lately that many are ignoring these filter lanes that help to keep traffic moving and are just turning into them in the last few metres and then blocking the flowing traffic.

* Not those usual traffic light lanes, but those that allow traffic to turn right and allow other traffic to continue.

I find my route home has lots of the little lane sections next to side roads and people similarly turn through them, rather than changing lanes into them before the turn.

Like this?

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[LuckyBenski]

Yesterday I was turning left onto the main A road into town - this is a very much light controlled/filtered T-junction: I've been split off onto a separate lane with its own set of lights separated by a fence/island from the main traffic turning right.

Someone who was in the filter lane to turn right from the main road onto my side road, U-turned from that position into my lane. The upshot of this was basically them orbiting as tight as their turning circle would allow while I was in their blind spot with (usually) the entire road to myself while my light was green. It was like being ambushed from 10 yards away!

Idiot didn't even realise how risky it was or how close they skimmed past me.

 

[aVdub]

I find my route home has lots of the little lane sections next to side roads and people similarly turn through them, rather than changing lanes into them before the turn.

Like this?

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Yeah exactly like those turn lanes that are there to allow other traffic to keep flowing, but seems the latest trend is to leave it until the end of the lane and then turn.

I really struggle to understand how these people can take something so simple and turn it into something so hard.

 

[Bassmansam]

Not necessarily. You are not meant to initiate a manoeuvre if the lane you are driving into is not clear.

I did the same thing the other day. Turning right from a side street and nothing coming from my right. So I drove on to the road and waited for the line of traffic coming from my left to clear. Just as an Audi stopped to let me get on out a moron from the right drove on to the wrong lane to go around me.

I was in the wrong but had I hit them would they have been responsible for any collision? I mean they drive on the wrong side side of the road to go around me.

So me and the van driver are in the wrong as he followed me out when both sides not clear and he hit me. 2-1 to him at being in the wrong. I’d say the audi is more in the wrong for your situation.

 

[ICDP]

Yes, in essence it would end up between 50/50 and possibly even entirely your fault.

A slightly different scenario but it helps highlight the legalities of junctions when driving.

I was a passenger in my friend’s car when the car in front indicated left at a side street but stopped halfway into the junction. My friend hit this car as the driver stopped with nothing in front of her (it seems to let her passenger out). My buddy refused to accept liability and was adamant she should not have stopped at all and it went to insurance. The outcome was 100% her fault for the very reasons you can imagine.

The Highway Code is full of “MUST” statements that you must stop at junctions to give way to all traffic. What you (and I did in my example) was 100% illegal. PERIOD.

 

[Bassmansam]

Yes, in essence it would end up between 50/50 and possibly even entirely your fault.

A slightly different scenario but it helps highlight the legalities of junctions when driving.

I was a passenger in my friend’s car when the car in front indicated left at a side street but stopped halfway into the junction. My friend hit this car as the driver stopped with nothing in front of her (it seems to let her passenger out). My buddy refused to accept liability and was adamant she should not have stopped at all and it went to insurance. The outcome was 100% her fault for the very reasons you can imagine.

The Highway Code is full of “MUST” statements that you must stop at junctions to give way to all traffic. What you (and I did in my example) was 100% illegal. PERIOD.

Definitely made me wonder if i should stop doing that. Thing is so many people do it so its a habit i’ve picked up over time but will reconsider now.

 

[ICDP]

Definitely made me wonder if i should stop doing that. Thing is so many people do it so its a habit i’ve picked up over time but will reconsider now.

Same here. I’d did wonder if the person coming from the right and going into the oncoming lane to go around me was an idiot. But then I realised I was just as guilty of being inpatient. Just because they may also be wrong does not absolve my actions.

Wow, two people in a bad driving thread admitting bad driving. This is a first.

Better than all those “fighting a speeding ticket” threads. You know the ones where they insist there’s no signage and when shown the signage they resort to google maps to prove the sign was not reasonably placed. Then they go all quiet because they were told to shut up and pay by the courts.