What are your bad driving habits ?

Moonpie2

Moonpie2

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I only have a couple, but I do them to uphold justice :D

1) Never ever ever give way or do anything nice for a white van.
2) Never ever let a car out of a junction if its already stuck its nose half way into my lane.
3) Whenever I spot lane jumpers and I get one along side me, I always match its speed whether faster or slower so it can't get infront of me or drop in behind me.
4) Drive bang on the speed limit, close to the middle of the road and brake hard whenever there's a boy-racer up my rear end (oo-er !!)
 
1)Drive consistently over the spead limit on NSL and Motorways if the conditions are good and it isn't too busy.

erm... I think that's about it.
 
1) I speed constantly on any road that doesn't have a 30mph speed limit.
2) I get extremely cross (read: go thermonuclear) when someone's dithering causes me to have to slow down.
3) Anyone driving a Lexus doesn't get let out of side turnings.
4) Anyone driving an SUV doesn't get let out of side turnings.
5) Anyone driving an MPV that isn't a Fiat Multipla doesn't get let out of side turnings.
 
speed on NSL roads that I know well upto 90mph.
Overtake any dithering people (annoys the hell outta me, seriously 40 in a 60? in what way is that "safe")
 
For some reason .. I keep running people over :confused:

:) Well I havent driven in a long time, but I always used to act a bit too defensively when driving, comes from my defensive personality/attitude I guess
 
I'd say I'm pretty careful..have been since starting IAM training. But I do enjoy scaring intimidating drivers. Such as if somebody is up my bum as I approach a side road on the left that is a bit tight, I will adjust my speed rather briskly. Their problem for being so close I guess. I just enjoy knowing they are getting wound up. Tailgating is a pet hate of mine.
 
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There's nothing wrong with driving defensively - it's a good thing.

I can't think of any bad habbits that I have right now...
 
Using my girlfriend as a gauge for braking distance.

When she starts looking nervous and her left leg goes stiff, its time to brake :D
 
Moonpie2 said:
3) Whenever I spot lane jumpers and I get one along side me, I always match its speed whether faster or slower so it can't get infront of me or drop in behind me.
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Someone idiot did that to me the other day. I wasn't even lane hopping he'd just pulled in from a slip road and I'd moved over to the right lane to let everyone in (dual carriageway). I slowed to 60, so did he, I went to 80 and so did he, but I got there quicker so I could pull in. Soon as I did he indicated right and moved over.


My bad habits tend to include one-handed driving :p.
 
EddScott said:
Using my girlfriend as a gauge for braking distance.

When she starts looking nervous and her left leg goes stiff, its time to brake :D
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lmao! that's a classic :p
1) generally I can't abide dithereing on the road- if you don't know where you are going, stop and read a bloody map- don't hold everybody else up by driving like a snail.
2) If you give an inch, they take a mile- unless I'm feeling disposed to wasting my precious time upon this mortal coil, you will never be let out of a junction/slip-road/side turning or access ramp by me unless you are driving an ambulance/fire engine/police car etc - I've spent too much time being screwed by the mile of traffic que forcing their way out after I had the courtesy to allow one car out of a junction.
3) as an audiable gesture of my displeasure at you driving ability, or lack thereof, you will hear strident and unapologetic tooting at the meerest transgression :D yes, maybe I am too free with the horn ...hehe
4) to prevent the tool who thinks he can beat the contraflow/two into one lane thingy, I will sit over the white line to ensure no cocky little git tries to beat the line- wait like the rest of us please.
5) sitting at traffic lights with the car in first gear and the clutch in.
6) when it comes to changing lanes (esp in rush hour traffic) or navigating junctions and roundabouts etc, I take no prisoners (see 1 & 2) if you don't take the innitiative when a gap becomes available, then I will.
7) if somebody takes offense at any of the above and gestures or beeps their horn, I smile politely and thank their input with a regal wave, or in exteme cases the 'digitus impudicus'. Just make sure you are moving whn you do this :eek: ;)
 
1) Keeping the car in gear with the foot on the clutch at traffic lights
2) Speeding where ever there isn't a 30 mph limit
3) Getting rather wound up when other road users make stupid moves
4) Loosing my temper when some twit tailgates me
5) Never letting BMWs in
 
Quantic said:
Riding the clutch round corners!
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:eek: sure hope that you're still learning


My bad habits (in no particular order).

1. When driving round town I always end up stopping really close behind the car in front.
2. Break the NSL on a regular basis.
3. Brake too late and too hard for passengers comfort.
4. I use rotational steering (not a bad habit IMO but not how you would steer on your test).

I'm sure the list goes on and on but they're what spring to mind.
 
1) Not putting the handbrake on at traffic lights, I'll sit with my foot on the foot brake instead.

2) Holding the wheel with one hand while I shift up after pulling away if the road is striaght

3) changing gear while steering round a corner, like after pulling off at traffic light junctions

4) Adjusting the radio while driving, eating as well

5) Speeding sometimes

6) Not going round mini painted roundabouts

probably a few more as well
 
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