Any bad drivers here?

SlyReaper

SlyReaper

SlyReaper

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It seems to me, everyone I know has stories about how some idiot cut them up at a junction, or how someone nearly crashed into them. But nobody I have spoken to would ever admit to being a bad driver themselves. In fact, they all consider themselves to be good drivers. This seems odd.

So here's a thread to post all your stories about stuff that YOU cocked up while driving. A confessional thread, if you will.

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As is only fair, I'll get the ball rolling. I got my first car a week ago. I passed my test years ago, but have only rarely driven since and am out of practice. And now I finally own a car. In that week, I have accidentally cut up no fewer than three people at junctions (that I know of), I've been in the wrong lane for certain turnings, gotten lost in the centre of Gloucester (don't ask), and have generally faffed around in the middle of junctions because I'm often not sure what I'm doing.

I also nearly crashed into a learner because he was coming round a mini roundabout (you know, those fake roundabouts that are just painted dots on the road). I didn't realise that because of this roundabout, he had priority, whereas I would have had priority if it hadn't been there. I braked in time and looked suitably embarrassed as they went past. That one was actually years ago, on one of the few occasions I have driven before now.

Oh and, as ashamed as this makes me as a man, I cannot park straight to save my life. I don't know why, I can just never get the angle right.
 
I constantly have to remind myself to look in my mirrors whilst driving, sometimes I can complete an entire journey without looking in my mirrors at all, which is bad.

I'm paranoid about speeding to the point where I often spend more time looking at the speedometer than the road itself, speed cameras make me very nervous.
 
Reversed into a bollard. Got that fixed at a cost of £600 then 6 months later caused £6500 of damage to the car by rolling it on an M62 slip road, thus writing it off.

(Obviously all the above was caused by badgers covered in diesel on the roads, whilst being blinded by portable suns and overtaken by 106s doing 152mph whilst turning)
 
Pixel said:
I'm paranoid about speeding to the point where I often spend more time looking at the speedometer than the road itself, speed cameras make me very nervous.
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Oh God, THIS! Having only been on the roads for a week, I DO NOT WANT to get points on my license for speeding.

What's worse is when I'm doing EXACTLY the speed limit on some road or other and a queue forms behind me. I have no idea how this works. Surely, they must all have been speeding in order to have caught up with me?
 
Spamalot said:
What happened, or didn't you hang about?
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Was in a courtesy car (Clio Diesel) and he started to go so i just let off the clutch (with it being a diesel) and the next thing I know I'd hit a silver Astra infront..

Pulled over and he was a police officer in an unmarked car. **** got out holding his neck, went around to his pregnant GF who was in the passenger seat and pretty much just said... "hows your neck?"

She gets out holding her neck and Im just like WTF, I just literally rubbed the back of your car!! Anyone would have thought they had been involved in a motorway speed smash! Not even a scratch on either car, which he agreed on at the time (I took mine straight back to Renault to inspect).

Police car came, I got breathalysed and off I went.

Rang my insurance to tell them and about a month later they ring to say the policeman was making a claim for personal injury and damage to the vehicle.

Rang them back with all the details and explained the speed of impact and that his GF was in the passenger seat (They knew nothing abou this), and it was all magically dropped :cool:
 
SlyReaper said:
What's worse is when I'm doing EXACTLY the speed limit on some road or other and a queue forms behind me. I have no idea how this works. Surely, they must all have been speeding in order to have caught up with me?
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You will find that many people do not want to drive at the speed limit. Only last week I had someone flashing me wanting to get past whilst I was driving at the 40 speed limit. You should never feel pressured into driving any faster if you are already at the speed limit, but you will have to learn not to get worked up by people behind you that think they own the road and are above the law.

Rgds
 
radderfire said:
You will find that many people do not want to drive at the speed limit. Only last week I had someone flashing me wanting to get past whilst I was driving at the 40 speed limit. You should never feel pressured into driving any faster if you are already at the speed limit, but you will have to learn not to get worked up by people behind you that think they own the road and are above the law.

Rgds
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Sound advice, If you are driving at the speed limit and not being silly i.e. sitting in the outside lane it's their problem.
 
mr tommo said:
Was in a courtesy car (Clio Diesel) and he started to go so i just let off the clutch (with it being a diesel) and the next thing I know I'd hit a silver Astra infront..

Pulled over and he was a police officer in an unmarked car. **** got out holding his neck, went around to his pregnant GF who was in the passenger seat and pretty much just said... "hows your neck?"

She gets out holding her neck and Im just like WTF, I just literally rubbed the back of your car!! Anyone would have thought they had been involved in a motorway speed smash! Not even a scratch on either car, which he agreed on at the time (I took mine straight back to Renault to inspect).

Police car came, I got breathalysed and off I went.
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You mean it was an off duty officer in his own car then?
 
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