Driving pet hates...

The basic examples I have seen involve a pin which locks the output shaft to the gearbox casing. This is why autos sometimes roll slightly once placed into park as there is slack. Also why they can be hard to get back out of park as there can be quite a bit of load sitting on that pin.

I'm sure there are other mechanisms too.
 
Resident said:
For me it's drivers that 10-20mph or more UNDER the designated speed limit in pretty much perfect conditions and no legitimate reason.
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Share that one... even tonight... massive queue of traffic on a back road with 60mph limit, behind some twit who was doing 25mph for no apparent reason. There were no hazards, tight blind bends, or anything similar to justify it... just someone who felt like driving in such a way.

There was so much tightly bunched traffic behind this person... it wasn't even feasible to overtake with how far back I was... ended up delaying me about 20 minutes on that trip... watching the sat nav arrival time increase substantially... I'm used to seeing it reduce by a few minutes.

If that was me... I'd at least have the decency to pull over at a safe spot to let the faster drivers pass... but not this guy... wasn't even a blind old person or a tatty car... really no obvious reason for it at all.

If you can't drive at least close to the speed limit where it's safe to do so... you shouldn't be allowed to drive. Going that slowly can be just as dangerous as driving too quickly, because you become the hazard on the road.



Middle-lane hogs... not technically legal, as it could be enforced by a fine and even points... but it's rampant everywhere in this country (and Belgium notably). It significantly impacts the flow of traffic, while offering no viable benefit to the offending driver.


Slow drivers again... on a motorway... who, for some reason, are sitting at 50mph & causing the lorries to overtake... lorries should be the slowest vehicles on those roads & should never have a reason to overtake anything unless it's something that's a heavy load or similar that's unable or unsafe to maintain the same speed.


Similar vein to the first... those drivers pootling along at 40mph on a straight 60mph road... then they dare to flash at you when you perform a safe and legal overtake on an empty road with miles of visibility... what's their problem?


Tailgaters... on whatever road... it's unnecessary and unsafe... then you get a queue caused by one of the slow drivers & they follow so closely, it's not possible to progress by overtaking one car at a time because they're so close to the car in front, there's no space to pull back in again.




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I had somebody get so upset at my overtake the other day, from the opposite direction, he swerved into my lane. He was behind two other cars in his lane, I was back on my side of the road WELL before the opposing traffic was anywhere near but he was so upset by this I got a good old full beaming and a swerve into my lane presumably to teach me how little room he felt there was when he was a few hundred metres away :confused:
 
Being a biker in winter is the worst, stupidly bright range rover lights blinding you and being scattered by the raindrops on the visor.

And even worse is when one is behind you, there's no dimming rear view mirrors on a bike!!
 
TallPaul_S said:
Being a biker in winter is the worst, stupidly bright range rover lights blinding you and being scattered by the raindrops on the visor.

And even worse is when one is behind you, there's no dimming rear view mirrors on a bike!!
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Here is an old video of mine trying to show this:
The dark road starts around 1:50.
 
Conscript said:
Sod that for a laugh. Just a thought though - would a bit of RainX on the visor help? They make a version specifically for plastics now, might be worth a shout.
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Actually that video was testing anti fog on the inside of the visor. Of course it doesn't work, you will notice when I look down at the dash the visor is fogged.

To ride at night in rain the best things to do are:

1. Keep your visor absolutely spotless. Clean it well before each journey.
2. Replace your visor if it gets scratched or pitted.
3. Use car wax (or more expensive sealant such as GTechniq G5) at least once a week.
4. Fit a squidgy or shami leather to your glove finger.

If the visor is dirty then rain does not bead and run/blow off, but clings and smears.

For fogging issues I recommend using a Pin Lock insert. The downside is in rain the pin lock can get wet which beaks it's effectiveness and can actually start to make things worse when it gets over loaded.
 
My number one pet hate has got to be aimed at those who not only hog the right-hand lane but also decide to overtake at around +0.001mph, forcing you to have to slow down because they are now to the right of you and you have a different car in front of you. A bit of extra forward thinking usually means this is avoidable but it's terribly annoying when it does happen.

Equally annoying are those who pull out and force you to slow down. The North Circular is particularly bad for this - they seem to think that because there are three lanes, pulling out should mean you either slow down or move lanes (in this case, I had cars to the right of me).

smilertoo said:
Taxi drivers seem to be the worst most inconsiderate drivers on the road.
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This is all too true.
 
Noticed a new* trend on the motorways, outside lane hogging. Middle lane clear and they just sit there, with a long queue of cars behind them.

*When I say new I have only recently noticed this getting worse.
 
The road between my town and the city is dual lane single carriageway with a few sections of dual carriageway. Almost without fail the left lane moves faster than the right in heavy traffic. People who behave fairly okay on the motorway which feeds this road will immediately move out to the right hand lane and slow down. Flashing lights, beeping horns, moving around in their mirrors (I refuse to tailgate) doesn't work. It's easier to just undertake them and be done with it. Some are just getting into the right lane because they are turning right in 7 miles!
 
matthab said:
Noticed a new* trend on the motorways, outside lane hogging. Middle lane clear and they just sit there, with a long queue of cars behind them.

*When I say new I have only recently noticed this getting worse.
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I have given up worrying. I just undertake the lot, not at pace and certainly not aggressively. I just fill the gaps they leave and make my progress at a steady pace and slot in where I need to slot in. You can see their constant on and off on the brakes as they work their hardest to ensure no one moves into the gap between them and the lemming in front. If you practice good lane control on a busy motorway it's amazing how the inner lanes clear for you...
 
Other driver's ire as I try to get the maximum MPG from my car by never travelling above 56.7 mph.

It seems to bug people, petrol is dear you know, why waste it going fast ?
 
Housey said:
I have given up worrying. I just undertake the lot, not at pace and certainly not aggressively. I just fill the gaps they leave and make my progress at a steady pace and slot in where I need to slot in. You can see their constant on and off on the brakes as they work their hardest to ensure no one moves into the gap between them and the lemming in front. If you practice good lane control on a busy motorway it's amazing how the inner lanes clear for you...
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Kind of the position I take, if enough room just trundle on by.
 
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