Oddly enough, when I had a Touareg as a courtesy car a few years back, it did an emergency brake (not stop as it didnt stop) on a NSL coutry lane for no reason whatsoever. Luckily no one was behind me at the time
Your bad driving encounters/irritations
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Oddly enough, when I had a Touareg as a courtesy car a few years back, it did an emergency brake (not stop as it didnt stop) on a NSL coutry lane for no reason whatsoever. Luckily no one was behind me at the time
Think I encountered the Audi Final Boss yesterday. M25 southbound toward J5 (where it splits into M25/A21). Three lanes - left for M25 only, middle for M25/A21, right for A21 only.
I'm in the middle for A21. No one to my left or behind me for a while. One car in the right hand lane, slowly gaining on me. Behind that car, an Audi Q3 comes storming up. Tailgates it. It moves over to slot in behind me. Audi blasts past, private plate. Then swings in front of me, straight over to the left to come off for the M25 with not much time to spare.
As he's left it so late, he has to almost immediately slow down, so I end up passing him as the roads split. I look over, and the driver happens to look back straight at me, and he looked like the epitome of the "powerfully built company director" meme from Pistonheads - not at all powerfully built, early 50s, slicked back greying hair, oversized watch, and a gilet. Had the most angry, sneering expression on his face. I guess he was angry at me having the temerity for just existing, and causing him to have to cut me off to get over to the lane he wanted(even though there was plenty of room behind me to do so in good time, but of course, we cant have an Audi behind anyone, can we?).
Douche.
I'm in the middle for A21. No one to my left or behind me for a while. One car in the right hand lane, slowly gaining on me. Behind that car, an Audi Q3 comes storming up. Tailgates it. It moves over to slot in behind me. Audi blasts past, private plate. Then swings in front of me, straight over to the left to come off for the M25 with not much time to spare.
As he's left it so late, he has to almost immediately slow down, so I end up passing him as the roads split. I look over, and the driver happens to look back straight at me, and he looked like the epitome of the "powerfully built company director" meme from Pistonheads - not at all powerfully built, early 50s, slicked back greying hair, oversized watch, and a gilet. Had the most angry, sneering expression on his face. I guess he was angry at me having the temerity for just existing, and causing him to have to cut me off to get over to the lane he wanted(even though there was plenty of room behind me to do so in good time, but of course, we cant have an Audi behind anyone, can we?).
Douche.
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Definitely sounds like Audi Final Boss. Not sure how can this be topped to be honest.
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Stop trying to make body warmer sound posh
. The private plate just sums it up imo.I was led to believe there was a difference between a "body warmer" and a "gilet". Not sure what exactly it is, I guess it depends on the size of your stock portfolio...Stop trying to make body warmer sound posh
Involved in a collision during a police chase last night.
Only minor and minimal damage.
Police chasing two illegal motorbikes, one tried to undertake me as I turned onto my driveway. Didn't see any blue lights until it was too late as the end of my road, about 30yrds behind me, is a T-junction. No sirens either.
Only minor and minimal damage.
Police chasing two illegal motorbikes, one tried to undertake me as I turned onto my driveway. Didn't see any blue lights until it was too late as the end of my road, about 30yrds behind me, is a T-junction. No sirens either.
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Shame you didn't manage to corner him, that would have been a good save!
You mean you attempted a TPAC. Clever thinking
You mean you attempted a TPAC. Clever thinking
My instant thought was to push the throttle and pin him under the car but the blue lights told me not to
I drove back down from Oban on the morning of Storm Amy, once on the M74/M6 we saw a lot of people without lights on, even though vis was poor. A good number blasting along the outside lane like it was a sunny day too.
One thing i've noticed recently is the the increasing amount of car spawners on the road. At first I thought they only existed in cyberpunk or GTA V but it seems they are in the real world now. You can tell one is nearby because your are on an empty road, pull up to a junction which seems to trigger it. Moments later a stream of cars appear from nowhere, nose to tail and often in both directions? Are there just in my area or are these nationwide now?
given ev thread discussion on overly invasive ADAS features - I've got to wonder if those are responsible for any of the near passes I incur as a cyclist ,
thinking of that ID4 who passed me today , if they were going to wind down the window and offer some refreshments TDF style that would have been fine;
like another driver entering the 20mph zone, held up for 20s whilst I avoided potholes he apparently wasn't aware of, who then slowed after overtaking to educate/gesticulate about road positioning.
thinking of that ID4 who passed me today , if they were going to wind down the window and offer some refreshments TDF style that would have been fine;
like another driver entering the 20mph zone, held up for 20s whilst I avoided potholes he apparently wasn't aware of, who then slowed after overtaking to educate/gesticulate about road positioning.
All the time when I'm at work, usually when I've been given a bus that's lethargic when moving off.
The one for me is if I want to reverse or manoeuvre in or out of a parking space - I can encounter almost no one while driving but the moment I want to do something like that a never ending stream of traffic appears.
I like the ones that suddenly appear when I'm half way into reversing onto my drive and then get all aggy about it trying to drive into my nose to get past 2 seconds quicker. Generally the same people who think nothing of doing 30+ between the bumps down this 20 road with cars parked all over the place.
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Was reverse parking at a local grocery store parent and child bay as I was with my 3 year old. As I went across the bay I wanted to reverse into, on my left noticed an Aygo with reverse lights on. I began reversing into the space, the old lady began reversing out too.
I stopped for her to notice that she would be eventually blocking me. Old lady sees me, I see that she has seen me spot her. I expected her to move forward in her bay, but nope. She reversed more and blocked me. I kept looking at her bewildered. This lasted for about the longest 10-15 seconds of my life.
I gave up and went all around the store parking to come back and park.
P.S. - When common sense has escaped you please give up your driving licence.
I stopped for her to notice that she would be eventually blocking me. Old lady sees me, I see that she has seen me spot her. I expected her to move forward in her bay, but nope. She reversed more and blocked me. I kept looking at her bewildered. This lasted for about the longest 10-15 seconds of my life.
I gave up and went all around the store parking to come back and park.
P.S. - When common sense has escaped you please give up your driving licence.
wth the increased size of cars manouvering/parking them takes longer - used to be able to see all four corners of the car and par in the narrowest of Cambridge double parked roads,
now it probably takes 50% more time; supermarket I use haven't yet been redesigned with bigger spaces/lanes.
(I'll be intrigued to see if the next generation of car self parking can succeed on such roads - or just says computer says no)
now it probably takes 50% more time; supermarket I use haven't yet been redesigned with bigger spaces/lanes.
(I'll be intrigued to see if the next generation of car self parking can succeed on such roads - or just says computer says no)
Almost had a head on collision this evening with a Taxi, who was evidently taking a short cut to the main road by going the wrong way up a narrow one way street as I was turning into it. Fortunately we were both travelling slow enough to stop in time and he then quickly reversed!
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