Driving pet hates...

I've developed a new one recently,people who don't pay attention in car parks. The number of times people act all surprised when they realise there are near silent cars moving is terrifying.
 
shauncr91 said:
It's often impossible to pull out on some busy roundabouts without having traffic on the island have to adjust their speed slightly. It's not a case of being ignorant it's just a case of their being too much traffic to pull out and not disrupt anyone, believe it or not something weighing up to 44t and over 50ft in length can't exactly make a brisk getaway.

I'm not defending drivers who just pull out blindly and cause drivers to nearly do an emergency stop, but we have no choice to take a safe gap when it appears, a bit of give and take from other road users is vital in cases where you merely have to adjust your speed until they've managed to clear the junction.

If someone is paying so little attention that they can't see a 50ftx15ft box right in front of them then they are an accident waiting to happen anyway so let them dig their own grave in that regard.
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I can totally see the issue and it's why any roundabout that creates a situation where a HGV has to do something like this needs traffic lights on them so that everyone gets a fair share of flow.
 
I see all manner of terrible driving every day and don’t really get bothered by it anymore. The only thing that still winds me up is when people pull out in front of me on a 2 lane motorway, forcing me to brake sharply, when there’s absolutely nobody behind me for miles. Like seriously, can’t you just wait a second for me to pass, then you’ll have all the time in the world to make your overtake at 1MPH speed differential to the car in lane 1 :mad::mad:
 
MichaelAwkward said:
There's one near us with a hump so slight that it makes no sense to go around it rather than just over it.
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you can be done for that though, from earlier discussion ... so best not in the visibility of police (or a webcam vigilante - is there a good visceral term for them ?) - appropriate rear suspension helps too.

Terminal_Boy said:
and then pull over when the have a set of blue lights and sirens behind them.
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amusing the people who pedantically mount pavement/verge too, usually kirbing wheels, 400m+ before the vehicle arrives. .... probably the only 'considerate' behaviour they exhibited all day.
 
jpaul said:
you can be done for that though, from earlier discussion ... so best not in the visibility of police (or a webcam vigilante - is there a good visceral term for them ?) - appropriate rear suspension helps too.
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Doubtful when I've been behind the local plod who've also done it, on multiple occasions. It's rarer to see someone actually go around it.
 
jpaul said:
you can be done for that though, from earlier discussion ... so best not in the visibility of police (or a webcam vigilante - is there a good visceral term for them ?) - appropriate rear suspension helps too.


amusing the people who pedantically mount pavement/verge too, usually kirbing wheels, 400m+ before the vehicle arrives. .... probably the only 'considerate' behaviour they exhibited all day.
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Someone did this the other day on the A4 west of Reading. They Mounted the kerb and stopped right next to a a raised central island with a bollard.

Ambulance had to stop as this moron had blocked the road.
 
My neighbour starting his F10 M5 at 6am and waiting for the loud high speed cold idle to slow before driving off.

Totally pointless and annoying.
 
It’s to warm the cats up. Not the engine.

All Ms are silly loud on start up but the best for the engine is to drive it straight away.
 
Indeed - so why would anyone let it idle...

It’s just emissions to warm up the cats, driving under load will do the same. 6am is a bit antisocial to sit there idling, my neighbour manages to start and ride off on his motorbike immediately.

It wasn’t that good the other week after hit brother borrrowed it and put £15 of diesel in.
 
Jonnycoupe said:
Indeed - so why would anyone let it idle...

It’s just emissions to warm up the cats, driving under load will do the same. 6am is a bit antisocial to sit there idling, my neighbour manages to start and ride off on his motorbike immediately.

It wasn’t that good the other week after hit brother borrrowed it and put £15 of diesel in.
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Who the hell puts diesel in an M car?!
 
shauncr91 said:
You should not go through a red light to allow emergency vehicles to pass, it is still an offence to go through a red and you can be prosecuted.
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Yes but most get thrown out as its considered not in the public interest to do so, let alone the outrage it causes when cases do end up that far along.
 
All a bit moot because as Simon pointed out, its warming the cats, not the engine. Going to take more than 30 seconds at fast idle to do that. My car used to do it before it was remapped and it was a bit irritating when starting up early in the morning.
 
This is why I hate middle lane hoggers, I started to indicate to return to middle lane just after tI passed the lorry. No audio because there was a tiny bit of swearing :).
I did then go into lane 1 :).
 
Don’t see the issue as it looks like he didn’t want to go to spring hill easterhouse.

This always happens when people see signs that are splitting the road up. You could have been more aware and waited to pull over in my opinion.
 
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