Annoying road users

Merlin5 · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:21

Things that annoyed me yesterday and today.

Several times where a road is too narrow, I give way to the oncoming car, and too many times these ***** are oblivious and don't acknowledge with a simple flash or a hand gesture. Also, what makes drivers think they don't have to say thanks just because the first driver in front of them might have already acknowledged me? If I'm in a cue of a few cars and an oncoming car has let us through, I always say thanks as I go past, regardless if the first driver already said thanks or not.

Pedestrians crossing the road while on their mobile without looking left or right, then jump back out of my way looking surprised that a car would be on a public road :rolleyes:

Pedestrians strolling slowly across a zebra crossing whilst chatting on the phone. Yes it's ok pedestrian, you take your time, none of us have to get anywhere today.

Supermarket car parks, where there are clearly marked white arrows for where to drive in and where to drive out. So of course when I'm just turning in following the arrow, some moron decides to use it as an exit, effectively going down a one way street the wrong way and bloccking me from entering the correct way.

So many idiots on the road it's just incredible.

ste_bla · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:28

Amount of times nearly hit Asian (normally) uni students in luton who just walk into road grrr

andrewdodd13 · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:33

With the acknowledgements, I wave, but I don't flash. If it's at night I don't even bother. I feel there's nothing worse than when you let someone through and they flash you; I wear glasses so it may strengthen the effect, but instant-blind is not nice

fadetoblack · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:34

Pedestrians strolling slowly across a zebra crossing whilst chatting on the phone. Yes it's ok pedestrian, you take your time, none of us have to get anywhere today.

So many idiots on the road it's just incredible (do you include yourself??)

You really need to learn to chill out.

Clown · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:36

Am I the only one who is quite relaxed when driving then? Saying that, not many things wind me up enough to mention it. If anything, I'll go for a drive just to chill out and not think about anything.

Merlin5 · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:52

fadetoblack said:
Pedestrians strolling slowly across a zebra crossing whilst chatting on the phone. Yes it's ok pedestrian, you take your time, none of us have to get anywhere today.

So many idiots on the road it's just incredible (do you include yourself??)

You really need to learn to chill out.

Rubbish. Pedestrians using the road need to gtf off their phones when crossing the road, whether it's a zebra crossing or not. If car drivers have to stop to let pedestrians cross, then pedestrians need to make getting across their first priority instead of chatting.

Minstadave · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:55

It's not worth getting wound up about, life is too short.

Merlin5 · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:58

Minstadave said:
It's not worth getting wound up about, life is too short.

Life might be shorter one day for the ones that cross the road without looking because their phone is more important to them.

Westyfield2 · 19 Nov 2011 at 15:59

I'll thank a car if they've waited for me to come through regardless of whether I'm the first car they let through or the 29th

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However if they could have fitted through as-well then I don't bother to thank them, as if they hadn't have waited for me I still would have gone as I'm not inept at positioning my car.

Thinking about it that happens loads - queue of traffic waiting to go through a 'narrow' bit because the first car is inept at road positioning and waiting for there to be nothing coming the other way... once they're gone everyone else keeps going as it is wide enough for two cars!

Merlin5 said:
Pedestrians strolling slowly across a zebra crossing whilst chatting on the phone. Yes it's ok pedestrian, you take your time, none of us have to get anywhere today.

As a pedestrian if I see that the car has started slowing down I'll start crossing, and quite often I'm then clear of their half of the road by the time the car then arrives at 2mph and thus they can pull away never actually having stopped.
What I don't get is pedestrians that wait for a car to be stopped at a standstill at the crossing before they'll start to cross. Even when the car is miles away (well not literally) and even if the car hadn't slowed down at all they'd have been finished crossing had they started when they arrived! :confused:

Minstadave · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:01

My other half gets really wound up when she drives I just don't get it, no one shes moaning at knows she's angry so all that happens is that she ends up stressed and they carry on oblivious to it all.

Merlin5 · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:05

I'm not seething or one of these drivers that gets road rage. I'm just saying that there's a lot of useless road users out there who can be rather annoying with their selfish behaviour. And everything I listed above is selfish behaviour.

NathWraith · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:07

Chill pills, they are required.

However nothing ruins a nice country hoon like a tractor.

Minstadave · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:08

NathWraith said:
Chill pills, they are required.

However nothing ruins a nice country hoon like a tractor.

Or horses riding two abreast waving at everyone to slow down.

Kenai · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:11

Merlin5 said:
Pedestrians strolling slowly across a zebra crossing whilst chatting on the phone. Yes it's ok pedestrian, you take your time, none of us have to get anywhere today.

Realistically this is going to delay you by what? 10 seconds? 15 at a push.

If where you're needing to get to is so important that a 10 second delay proves an issue to you, may I suggest a helicopter?

chenga · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:20

Yesterday, a woman was waiting to cross the road at set of traffic lights that only goes red if someone presses the button. I saw her pressing the button from far away and the light went red, I stopped as did the other cars but she didn't cross. She just stood there waiting for the green man to come on but it was obviously not working. The lights went green again and I set off and saw her pressing the button again. She was obviously to stupid to realise that we were waiting for her to cross.

fadetoblack · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:40

Merlin5 said:
Rubbish. Pedestrians using the road need to gtf off their phones when crossing the road, whether it's a zebra crossing or not. If car drivers have to stop to let pedestrians cross, then pedestrians need to make getting across their first priority instead of

So your telling me you cannot talk and walk at the same time??? Lol

fadetoblack · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:43

Merlin5 said:
I'm not seething or one of these drivers that gets road rage. I'm just saying that there's a lot of useless road users out there who can be rather annoying with their selfish behaviour. And everything I listed above is selfish behaviour.

what talking on a phone and walking is selfish?

Fr0dders · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:49

fadetoblack said:
what talking on a phone and walking is selfish?

Pretty much

9 times out of 10 they aren't listenning arent paying attention and arent watching where they are going.

They are destracted from what they are supposed to be doing (walking) in exactly the same way drivers are.

Merlin5 · 19 Nov 2011 at 16:50

fadetoblack said:
So your telling me you cannot talk and walk at the same time??? Lol

You're only bringing up one point I made. Did you miss the point I made about people crossing the road and not looking if a car is coming because they're on the phone? You sound a bit thick tbh.

geekyEd · 19 Nov 2011 at 17:00

you need to relax