Things that annoy you most on the roads

[Ultra_Extreme]

People using brakes for no reason.

People who stay in the left lane on a motorway duel carriagway when they clearly shouldnt

Lorries overtaking each other for miles

People who dont indicate

People who drive at a constant speed regaurdless of whether its over or under the limit.

People (in bmw's mostly) who are up my ass in the left lane of a mw with me passing traffic at 90mph and flashing me constantly, i mean why for gods sake ill move over when i can!

People who flash me when THEY cant overtake cos im driving at about 65-70 on a NSL A road and their car cant quite get past but they wanna do 75

People who dont say thanks when u let them in/out

Rover Drivers

Old people in small cars, they dont indicate maintain speed or manouver right, mostly tho this is because they may not have ever had a real test.

People who speed up only on straights or downhills, leaving you screwed and unable to overtake.

People who close a gap when your emerging from a junctionforcing a head to head 'whose repairs will cost more' battle.

Corsa Drivers

People who pull into the middle lane of a MW without checking that no-one (ie me) is moving in from the left.

People who wear hats, they are either stupidly slow (old people hats) or idiotically fast (baseball caps)

Halfords on wheels cars with stick on chrome and fibreglass galore and about 80bhp under the hood.

Women who hope that whatever is around them will just go away if the look angry and determined enough when driving

 

[agw_01]

Rover Drivers

Care to elaborate?

 

[lordrobs]

Not much really, just:

Anyone over 65,

Anyone on anything with less than 4 wheels,

Parents with kids under 5,

Women,

Exec's in there Exec mobiles who are far more important than you are and are doing far more important things so you should give way to them,

Anything not designed for the road- Tractors, JCB's, Caravans etc.

The boy racer cru innit,

The old banger brigade- i'll just keep throwing this old heap of **** around **** everyone else. And if I bang it up, who's going to notice?,

People who don't want there car to get lonely so park it 2 inches away from yours in an empty car park. They even make the cars have a little kiss by ramming there door into mine ,

Farmers who take vehicles off road then its straight onto the A47 so I get chunks of mud and poo flung at my car whilst i'm doing 70,

Safety camera vans that make the road safer by causing morons to jump on the brake from 70.5mph to 60 on a perfectly straight section of 70 limit dual carriageway,

The "i'm happy at 40 even though its safe to do 60" brigade (see old people)- Yeah good for you mate, I on the other hand have places to be so I can earn money so the government can pay your stinking pension so you can pay for your car so you can clog the roads a bit more.

Should probably leave it there I guess

 

[Munday]

Only just seen this thread but I can't stand people tailgating me or overtaking me in dangerous places.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

- Tailgators, and not just people tailgating me. I hate the people who insist in tailgating down an A road, meaning that an overtaking manouvre is not for a single car, but two or more cars, thus making it substantially more dangerous. One interesting observation more recently is that on a motorway, the infamous BMW driver appears to have been superceeded by Mr Audi driver. Anyone else think this?
- Cars with their fogs on
- Drivers with no idea of lane discipline
- Drives who drive into a space on the road when it's completely obvious that their way ahead is blocked, yet they've just stopped someone turning right or similar. This winds me up SOOOOO much.
- Drivers parking too close to my car at Sainsburys. I now deliberately park in the empty area of car parks to avoid getting dents, so why is it that Mrs Dopey has to park right next to my car, as against in the other 30 free spaces nearby
- The 40mph driver, EVERYWHERE. Come on, tell me where you live and I'll drive at 40mph past your house to see how you feel...
- Drivers who hit the brakes when anywhere near a gatso, despite the fact that they're already travelling at a speed that won't get them nicked.
- Drivers who are happy to hold you up for miles down a windy B road as the visibility is so poor that it's too dangerous to pass them. I'm polite enough to let people past, DO THE SAME!!!

What I find interesting is it's not the Chavs that bother me. It's usually Mr Average who's simply passing away his driving in a complete daydream, no idea of what's around him until it's too late, no thoughts on politeness ever crosses his mind. How I'd like to drag them from their mundane cars and hose them down with a fire pump.

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

- Drivers who hit the brakes when anywhere near a gatso, despite the fact that they're already travelling at a speed that won't get them nicked.

I've got a friend who does this, it's so bloody annoying, he'll be driving along at 30 in a 30, sees the speed camera and slams on the brakes to 20, I say wtf are you doing and he says 'my speedo might be out', yeah I'm sure its out by a whole 10mph, I'm also sure that putting bigger wheels on the car now makes the speedo read faster than what the car is actually doing, so at 20mph he might be doing 18 or something stupid.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

Safety camera vans that make the road safer by causing morons to jump on the brake from 70.5mph to 60 on a perfectly straight section of 70 limit dual carriageway

if it was the Camera vans fault then surely EVERY driver would brake like this.

what you are describing is behaviour of a sub standard driver,not the fault of the Van and it's location.

 

[atpbx]

Other vehicles.

 

[Scania]

Scania all the way mate. Well not ALL the way. The newer ones are rubbish. And they really dont make them like they use to.
3rd fuse from the right in the fuse box. Disables the use of the cigarette socket aswell i think.

The Scania 4 series Rubbish? with all due respect, your talking it mate! - The 4 series's replacement, the "R Series" is better again.

900,000km in a 4 series more than convinces me of this.

You can disable the limiter fuse in the 4 series, alas, it also knocks out the indicator circuit (not good...)

On the Scania 3 Series, the limiter fuse also disables the fuel heater.

The "Rubbish" Scania R series.

Another thing that really annoys me is Paddys in 44 tonners doing 70+

 

[lemonkettaz]

everything annoys me on the road

when it comes to getting my own transport ill be getting a bike.

people in cars are ignorant, people in busses are ignorant, people in vans/trucks/tractos/wagons are all ignorant. 16yr olds on scooters havent a clue.

bikes are fast, cut past traffic and are like bullets past cars from traffic lights.

 

[K.C. Leblanc]

Kids on Bicycles who have no common sense or understanding of the laws of the road.
I've seen kids cycling the wrong way up the road with no lights while it's dark. I had another cycle round the back of my car while I was reversing into a parking space. If I was in a van I'd have flattened the silly muppet.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

everything annoys me on the road

when it comes to getting my own transport ill be getting a bike.

people in cars are ignorant, people in busses are ignorant, people in vans/trucks/tractos/wagons are all ignorant. 16yr olds on scooters havent a clue.

bikes are fast, cut past traffic and are like bullets past cars from traffic lights.

i can't tell you how surprised i was to find the above point of view came from a teenager.

 

[lemonkettaz]

lol... whats your point. or are you just surprised.

im 19.. and yes 16yr old scooter owners have no idea., until theyve had a good few month on the road. but they just jump on and go drive about, getting in the way.

 

[Mic]

The Scania 4 series Rubbish? with all due respect, your talking it mate! - The 4 series's replacement, the "R Series" is better again.

900,000km in a 4 series more than convinces me of this.

You can disable the limiter fuse in the 4 series, alas, it also knocks out the indicator circuit (not good...)

On the Scania 3 Series, the limiter fuse also disables the fuel heater.

The "Rubbish" Scania R series.

Another thing that really annoys me is Paddys in 44 tonners doing 70+

Straight from Scania I was told anything after the 4 series was utter tripe and are in the garage way more then older models. Even though I love the looks.
Still though, even today I wouldnt touch anything other than a Scania given the choice.

 

[The_Dark_Side]

lol... whats your point. or are you just surprised.

im 19.. and yes 16yr old scooter owners have no idea., until theyve had a good few month on the road. but they just jump on and go drive about, getting in the way.

my point is,according to you,that EVERY road user,apart from bikers,are incompetant.
not exactly a realistic opinion to be aiming at don't you think?

 

[Scania]

Straight from Scania I was told anything after the 4 series was utter tripe and are in the garage way more then older models. Even though I love the looks.
Still though, even today I wouldnt touch anything other than a Scania given the choice.

Hmm, interesting!

My dealer's mechanics West Pennine trucks , tell me quite the opposite!

I drove a 3 series for a few years prior to my current 4 series, I would'nt go back to the 3 Series even though I prefer its looks, the ride & handling of the 4 series is vastly better.

The R series is something else, its more like driving a light van than a truck, a superb piece of kit.

alas, my Scania is going soon, for a Mercedes Axor! I think I will be changing employers, I value my Scania, and would rather drive one over any Merc!

 

[Mic]

Hmm, interesting!

My dealer's mechanics West Pennine trucks , tell me quite the opposite!

I drove a 3 series for a few years prior to my current 4 series, I would'nt go back to the 3 Series even though I prefer its looks, the ride & handling of the 4 series is vastly better.

The R series is something else, its more like driving a light van than a truck, a superb piece of kit.

alas, my Scania is going soon, for a Mercedes Axor! I think I will be changing employers, I value my Scania, and would rather drive one over any Merc!

Different story from all garages i guess. Couple years ago the truck was in getting a service in Scania, so we were looking at some of the newer ones and my Dad was thinking of getting a second truck. Mechanic said out right, that buying one of the newer models would be a horrible idea for what we needed. Ended up getting a pristine 3 series instead.

 

[DannyDan]

You can disable the limiter fuse in the 4 series, alas, it also knocks out the indicator circuit

That explains a lot

 

[Chronos-X]

That explains a lot

Hehe yeah doesnt sound like an issue by the sound of most replies here.

I have gotten into the habit of letting lorries more over when they indicate though, even though I'm in a car I can appreciate how difficult it can be to judge whats lying around a 40 foot lorry with no rear view. Quick blast of the fullbeams and you get a thankyou flash of both indicators when they move over

And thus, Karma is restored.

 

[Scania]

Hehe yeah doesnt sound like an issue by the sound of most replies here.

I have gotten into the habit of letting lorries more over when they indicate though, even though I'm in a car I can appreciate how difficult it can be to judge whats lying around a 40 foot lorry with no rear view. Quick blast of the fullbeams and you get a thankyou flash of both indicators when they move over

And thus, Karma is restored.

Large bling spots are always an issue with an artic, beware, a flash of the lights is merely to notify another driver of your presence.

90: Flashing headlights. Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not flash your headlights in an attempt to intimidate other road users.

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That said, I flash people out & in, all day, and say "ta" with my indicators.