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Basically - everyone who has committed the many offences mentioned in this thread should be pulled over and shot.
Failing that the driving test should be re taken every 10 yrs ( including motorway assessment) why do we have a driving system that allows you to pass an hours test and then keep your licence for the next 60-70 yrs with no comeback
No wonder it’s a jungle out there
Failing that the driving test should be re taken every 10 yrs ( including motorway assessment) why do we have a driving system that allows you to pass an hours test and then keep your licence for the next 60-70 yrs with no comeback
No wonder it’s a jungle out there
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Especially when you think some of these people (lets say in there 50's), passed their test with a hell of a lot less cars on the road and they were much slower.
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I don't have a spare couple of hours, so :
1) People who don't adjust to the road/driving conditions
2) People who struggle with the concept I leave enough gap in front of me in slow moving/queuing traffic so if the car in front breaks down I can maneuver round it without needing to do a 321 point turn (like the person behind me often would)
3) Inappropriate speeding. I mean when its a 30 limit because of houses, or 20 for a school etc.
4) Tailgaters
5) Slow drivers who don't judge that you are not going as slow and they should not pull out in front of you and assume you will go as slow as them.
6) Range rovers and similar on anything other than motorways. Fast in a straight line (some of them), so frecking slow round corners.
7) People who turn off a road into a side junction at a decent speed, then almost stop leaving 10% of their car not turned in. Probably turning in too quick then panic braking more manuever. Numpties!
But my biggest top hate. People who drive down country lanes in the middle, they will move over when something comes the other way, then immediately move back to the middle. Nightmare to overtake as they are just so typically untrustworthy to keep an eye on whats going on around them.
1) People who don't adjust to the road/driving conditions
2) People who struggle with the concept I leave enough gap in front of me in slow moving/queuing traffic so if the car in front breaks down I can maneuver round it without needing to do a 321 point turn (like the person behind me often would)
3) Inappropriate speeding. I mean when its a 30 limit because of houses, or 20 for a school etc.
4) Tailgaters
5) Slow drivers who don't judge that you are not going as slow and they should not pull out in front of you and assume you will go as slow as them.
6) Range rovers and similar on anything other than motorways. Fast in a straight line (some of them), so frecking slow round corners.
7) People who turn off a road into a side junction at a decent speed, then almost stop leaving 10% of their car not turned in. Probably turning in too quick then panic braking more manuever. Numpties!
But my biggest top hate. People who drive down country lanes in the middle, they will move over when something comes the other way, then immediately move back to the middle. Nightmare to overtake as they are just so typically untrustworthy to keep an eye on whats going on around them.
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I would have to partly disagree with this as someone rapidly approaching 50 now
When I think back to when I first passed and the years before when i was aware of driving with my father, I would say less cars, yes for sure, but I would say typically he drove faster than I could manage on the same roads now.
The lower density made it far easier to average higher speed daily.
Your looking more like the 70 years olds I would say for when the majority of cars were not really capable of a sustained 80. I am thinking things like mk3 escort, early astra, early golfs
Only if you are an inconsiderate pig and therefore fail to anticipate Courtesy in other people..
At the Itchen toll bridge, the exit from the booths merges into a single lane.
Normally cars merge in the order they leave the booths.
I leave the booth, then a second or so later Mr Toner Salesdude in his 320d decides he’s going to try and barge past to get to his business meeting 2 seconds earlier by being one car ahead.
This did not work for him
My main bugbear is people who change lanes without indicating.
A few flashes and I will happily hit the anchors or change lanes for anyone, however slow.
No indicators = Grrrrrr
Also people who fail to gain enough speed down a single lane sliproad, and you end up stuck behind them as they try and merge at 30mph with traffic doing 65mph.
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People who can see you're in the outside lane going much faster than they are, and as you catch them they decide to pull in front to overtake the car they're following. Usually then have the audacity to act like they've had something done to them if you flash or gesture.
I enjoy doing this.
But only to those driver's doing way over the speed limit. Makes me chuckle a little when they start mouthing obscene things at me for simply carrying out a completely legit move
If you performing a manoeuvre means someone else has to change their speed, it ain't legit. Suggest you read the highway code. Rule 133. Might get you done for dangerous driving or at the least without due care.
It's a blatant act of dangerous driving, which will also be seen by some officers as trying to incite other drivers. It's petty and pathetic.
Get an unmarked spot you doing it, or someone who gets the act of slowing down and getting within an inch from you wrong... all I can say is good luck.
Get an unmarked spot you doing it, or someone who gets the act of slowing down and getting within an inch from you wrong... all I can say is good luck.
Not cool buddy. Not your job to police other people.
Anyone flashes or gestures me I slow right down.
I wouldn't pull out on someone on purpose though but have had them flash when I have legitimately gone to overtake someone. Not my fault the idiot on lane 3 wanted to do 100+
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This.
It happens so much that I’ve now started going around the outside and watching their reaction when they realise there is actually a 2nd lane in operation. One chap almost binned it in to the centre of the roundabout trying to avoid lane swapping
And what if one doesn’t stop in time and crashes into you because of your silly actions ?
Some people are just ***** who are in their mind superior, or massively over-react to something like that. Common sense isn't common
