Hi all,
Dunno if I should post this, but I’m starting to get really frustrated with driving and just want to rant.
The cause of the frustration is having to share the road with seemingly more and more idiots who simply don’t know how to drive, or drive poorly.
For example, here is my daily commute at present:
Get to my first junction which leads onto a busy’ish 40mph straight road which I have to turn right on, first frustration is that although the end of the junction is easily big enough for a car to position itself to the left for those wanting to turn left and to the right for those wanting to turn right, it seems most drivers are just completely unaware of their road positioning and often position themselves to the right despite turning left blocking potential cars who could be turning right. Next frustration at the same point is that, especially drivers turning right, often seem to think they need a mile long gap to pull out because apparently more and more drivers are unable to calculate whether the gap is sufficient before it’s too late or unable to actually put their foot down when they do eventually pull out.
Anyway, I’ve managed to pull onto the main road which I’m on for 8 miles which is quite bendy, has some big hills and the speed limit changes often with 30mph, 40mph, 50mph and NSL sections. Firstly, I genuinely think that most drivers don’t know what the NSL sign actually is, because the majority of the time when going to a NSL section from a 40mph or 50mph limit there is no acceleration, it’s just the same speed as before, in fact they often don’t seem to be able to read speed signs at all because they don’t seem to slow down from a 40mph/50mph to a 30mph zone either. You’ve then got bends and downhill sections, where you get these drivers who have the brake on the whole time, slight bend on a 40mph section? brake… going downhill at 50mph on a NSL section, brake… it’s just frustrating that we’re making slower progress than needed and this technique of always braking, seems most drivers either need to be using the gas or brake pedal and simply don’t know they can just take their foot of either pedal before a bend or going downhill to slow down.
I’ve now got to a roundabout which initially has 3 lanes, I’m wanting to take the 3rd exit with their being 4 exits, the road markings state I can go right/take the 3rd exit in the middle lane, brilliant, because this lane isn’t busy at all whilst the right hand lane is heaving. Unfortunately, drivers don’t seem to be able to drive on roundabouts with more than 1 lane because almost every single time when I’m exiting on the outside lane, the driver in the inside lane, instead of exiting in the right hand lane attempts to side swipe me, it’s like they can’t comprehend theirs more than 1 lane on an exit.
Almost at work now, on a single lane road with traffic lights up ahead, queues very likely, but no problem, at the lights for about 50 meters theirs a 2nd turn in merge lane with a sign saying use both lanes, unfortunately though, no one wants to fill this lane, meaning I’m sat at a red twice as long as needed, or if I’m luckily enough to be close enough to use this lane, drivers don’t seem to understand how they work, often purposefully speeding up to be beside me or get in front right at the pinch point, or then start beeping or gesturing because “I’ve pushed in”.
Thank god that’s over and I can park up on the side of the road and go into work, que people’s parking habits causing yet more frustration, the main one being wasting space, eg; those drivers who park 1.5 meters from the end of the double yellow, why? Why wouldn’t you park right at the start to maximise the space? Or you’ve got those drivers who park right in the middle of a gap that could fit 2 vehicles but now cannot and having 2 meters of space in front and behind, or you’ve got the other extreme where drivers park millimetres of both your bumpers making getting out extremely difficult and getting back in impossible.
Now, I don’t mind drivers making mistakes, if it’s a genuine mistake, not because they’re driving too fast for the situation, or simply not bothering to look, but all of the above seem to be mostly understanding, how do drivers not know what the NSL sign is/means? How have they never learnt to drive on a roundabout with more than 1 lane? How do drivers not know what merge in turns are or how to use them!? How can a driver after parking up, get out and walk away knowing they’ve effectively wasted 2 meters of parking space.
And nothing seems to be done to educate these morons, surely things like educating people on merge in turns would reduce congestion?
I have so many other frustrations like people seemingly being unable to reverse park or the complete lack of maintenance or care people take in making sure things like tyres are in good condition or people middle lane hogging on motorways, which did actually get some recent attention, yet every time I go on the motorway, it’s full of people in the middle lane overtaking nobody.
Does anyone else feel the same? Sometimes I just want to have a megaphone stuck to my roof and shout at people to say use the other bloody lane, or it’s a 60mph limit for your vehicle, why are you going 40mph when the conditions are safe for the limit etc.
Anyway rant over.
Dunno if I should post this, but I’m starting to get really frustrated with driving and just want to rant.
The cause of the frustration is having to share the road with seemingly more and more idiots who simply don’t know how to drive, or drive poorly.
For example, here is my daily commute at present:
Get to my first junction which leads onto a busy’ish 40mph straight road which I have to turn right on, first frustration is that although the end of the junction is easily big enough for a car to position itself to the left for those wanting to turn left and to the right for those wanting to turn right, it seems most drivers are just completely unaware of their road positioning and often position themselves to the right despite turning left blocking potential cars who could be turning right. Next frustration at the same point is that, especially drivers turning right, often seem to think they need a mile long gap to pull out because apparently more and more drivers are unable to calculate whether the gap is sufficient before it’s too late or unable to actually put their foot down when they do eventually pull out.
Anyway, I’ve managed to pull onto the main road which I’m on for 8 miles which is quite bendy, has some big hills and the speed limit changes often with 30mph, 40mph, 50mph and NSL sections. Firstly, I genuinely think that most drivers don’t know what the NSL sign actually is, because the majority of the time when going to a NSL section from a 40mph or 50mph limit there is no acceleration, it’s just the same speed as before, in fact they often don’t seem to be able to read speed signs at all because they don’t seem to slow down from a 40mph/50mph to a 30mph zone either. You’ve then got bends and downhill sections, where you get these drivers who have the brake on the whole time, slight bend on a 40mph section? brake… going downhill at 50mph on a NSL section, brake… it’s just frustrating that we’re making slower progress than needed and this technique of always braking, seems most drivers either need to be using the gas or brake pedal and simply don’t know they can just take their foot of either pedal before a bend or going downhill to slow down.
I’ve now got to a roundabout which initially has 3 lanes, I’m wanting to take the 3rd exit with their being 4 exits, the road markings state I can go right/take the 3rd exit in the middle lane, brilliant, because this lane isn’t busy at all whilst the right hand lane is heaving. Unfortunately, drivers don’t seem to be able to drive on roundabouts with more than 1 lane because almost every single time when I’m exiting on the outside lane, the driver in the inside lane, instead of exiting in the right hand lane attempts to side swipe me, it’s like they can’t comprehend theirs more than 1 lane on an exit.
Almost at work now, on a single lane road with traffic lights up ahead, queues very likely, but no problem, at the lights for about 50 meters theirs a 2nd turn in merge lane with a sign saying use both lanes, unfortunately though, no one wants to fill this lane, meaning I’m sat at a red twice as long as needed, or if I’m luckily enough to be close enough to use this lane, drivers don’t seem to understand how they work, often purposefully speeding up to be beside me or get in front right at the pinch point, or then start beeping or gesturing because “I’ve pushed in”.
Thank god that’s over and I can park up on the side of the road and go into work, que people’s parking habits causing yet more frustration, the main one being wasting space, eg; those drivers who park 1.5 meters from the end of the double yellow, why? Why wouldn’t you park right at the start to maximise the space? Or you’ve got those drivers who park right in the middle of a gap that could fit 2 vehicles but now cannot and having 2 meters of space in front and behind, or you’ve got the other extreme where drivers park millimetres of both your bumpers making getting out extremely difficult and getting back in impossible.
Now, I don’t mind drivers making mistakes, if it’s a genuine mistake, not because they’re driving too fast for the situation, or simply not bothering to look, but all of the above seem to be mostly understanding, how do drivers not know what the NSL sign is/means? How have they never learnt to drive on a roundabout with more than 1 lane? How do drivers not know what merge in turns are or how to use them!? How can a driver after parking up, get out and walk away knowing they’ve effectively wasted 2 meters of parking space.
And nothing seems to be done to educate these morons, surely things like educating people on merge in turns would reduce congestion?
I have so many other frustrations like people seemingly being unable to reverse park or the complete lack of maintenance or care people take in making sure things like tyres are in good condition or people middle lane hogging on motorways, which did actually get some recent attention, yet every time I go on the motorway, it’s full of people in the middle lane overtaking nobody.
Does anyone else feel the same? Sometimes I just want to have a megaphone stuck to my roof and shout at people to say use the other bloody lane, or it’s a 60mph limit for your vehicle, why are you going 40mph when the conditions are safe for the limit etc.
Anyway rant over.
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