Your bad driving encounters

Driving east on the M61 over the top of the Pennines. Traffic gantries lit up 50 - Slow down for surface water & fog.

First of all, moron in a Focus in front hits surface water and decided to anchor on, quiet possibly the worst thing to do. Thankfully he only fish-tailed but kept it on the road.

Secondly, despite heavy spray and fog, THIRTEEN cars WITHOUT lights on, mostly women drivers, one of which if she'd crashed, her seating position would have killed her just by the airbag detonation as she was hunched over the steering wheel practically hugging it.
 
Resident said:
Driving east on the M61 over the top of the Pennines. Traffic gantries lit up 50 - Slow down for surface water & fog.

First of all, moron in a Focus in front hits surface water and decided to anchor on, quiet possibly the worst thing to do. Thankfully he only fish-tailed but kept it on the road.

Secondly, despite heavy spray and fog, THIRTEEN cars WITHOUT lights on, mostly women drivers, one of which if she'd crashed, her seating position would have killed her just by the airbag detonation as she was hunched over the steering wheel practically hugging it.
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That's an interesting point, do car manufacturers take into consideration the distance people sit from the steering wheel? Most people are sitting like that because they are 4 foot nothing.
 
InHuman said:
That's an interesting point, do car manufacturers take into consideration the distance people sit from the steering wheel? Most people are sitting like that because they are 4 foot nothing.
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Most sources say the same but I've copied this from Bill Plant's website:
  • Height – The steering wheel height depends on the driver’s height and posture. When adjusting the steering wheel’s height, you should angle the wheel towards your chest rather than your head. In an accident, this will reduce your risk of injury. It should also be positioned to allow you to rest your hands on the steering wheel when you’re sitting fully back in your seat. You also don’t want to have your arms too high, as this can cause tension in your shoulders.
  • Depth – Your arms should be slightly bent when holding the steering wheel. If you find yourself moving forwards to reach the steering wheel, you will need to adjust the depth of the wheel.
In the event of a collision, the airbag deploys at great speed and power. As you adjust the depth of your steering wheel, make sure that your breastbone sits at least 10 inches away from the centre of the wheel. This would allow for maximum protection if you were involved in an accident.
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Followed someone this morning who sat in the outside lane of the dual carriageway for about a mile before their right turn at a roundabout. There were about 3 cars on the road, including them and me.

Merry Christmas :D
 
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Resident said:
Most sources say the same but I've copied this from Bill Plant's website:

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Problem is people's body proportions can differ a bit compared to the normal range of adjustment in a car - one of the reasons I prefer driving an SUV, van or pickup as they tend to accommodate me better even though my proportions aren't hugely outside of normal.
 
Drove Bedford to Bromley today - 80 miles M1 & M25. Usual blend of middle lane 54mph luxury cruisers and outside lane 69mph sleepers. Left hand lane largely the quietest most of the way. Infuriating, especially when despite overtaking and managing your speed regularly, the people dozing along in the middle lane end up catching up to you by the end of the journey. Maybe I should just switch off and follow them blindly, be part of the problem.
 
LuckyBenski said:
Drove Bedford to Bromley today - 80 miles M1 & M25. Usual blend of middle lane 54mph luxury cruisers and outside lane 69mph sleepers. Left hand lane largely the quietest most of the way. Infuriating, especially when despite overtaking and managing your speed regularly, the people dozing along in the middle lane end up catching up to you by the end of the journey. Maybe I should just switch off and follow them blindly, be part of the problem.
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I dunno why so many people can't just drive normally - I was behind someone yesterday who was doing ~45MPH in the 30s and 40s, even through a 20 zone, but sitting at a very precise 40 in the NSL sections almost to the point I wondered if they were trolling...
 
I really do despair sometimes, driving back through our local village yesterday and approaching a mini roundabout. I'm planning to go straight over, no cars behind me or approaching from the opposite side of the roundabout.

Only other car at the roundabout is a car indicating right to my left (i.e should give way to me). 30mph speed zone, I don't slow down and the chap in the car fully locks eyes with me and pulls out in front of me. I jump on the brakes and the horn and he proceed to flip up 2 fingers and fairly mouthy response. Like what on earth is happening, rest of the journey home I contemplated if I've misunderstood how roundabouts work my entire life.
 
i get stink eye and twerps pulling out on me at our local (semi)mini roundabout all the time. my road is a no right turn so I have to go to the (semi) mini roundabout and go all round it .
I get it that cars may not expect this if they do not know the area but I am signalling right so.......

also I do kind of expect this to happen so am ready for it..... however when people do go to pull out on me I do expect a wave of an apology,.not stink eye or flashing lights/horn/ranty language.
 
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i get stink eye and twerps pulling out on me at our local (semi)mini roundabout all the time. my road is a no right turn so I have to go to the (semi) mini roundabout and go all round it .
I get it that cars may not expect this if they do not know the area but I am signalling right so.......

also I do kind of expect this to happen so am ready for it..... however when people do go to pull out on me I do expect a wave of an apology,.not stink eye or flashing lights/horn/ranty language.
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I find this happening more and more now, people not apologising, just going from 0-mental in a nanosecond and acting like it's your fault when they are in the wrong.
 
I once had a guy Infront of me indicate left on a side road with no left turn ahead so thought he was parking up, he positioned his car all the way to the left at the kerb so looked like he was parking, went to go around him as he swings the car around to do a u turn.. sees me going around him and just goes mental, jumps out his car shouting and screaming at me. I was trying to explain that from my view it looked like you were parking but he was having none on it. It's amazing how some people can go from 0-100 over almost nothing!
 
Kind of tangentially related, I'm seeing more and more people who'll try and push past on the left in car parks, etc. when I've slowed down and moved over to the right to swing into a space when driving a larger vehicle :( I dunno what is such a big deal about just holding back for a few moments to let someone finish their manoeuvre - I've even had people beep at me from behind when I've stopped to let someone reverse out of a space and/or finish their parking manoeuvre :( actually gave some slob of humanity the middle finger over it a few days ago and got a mouth gaping open in surprise in response to it LOL - I really need to get the rear dashcam hooked up LOL.
 
So due to popular demand, here's a picture of my Mrs front end :D . It's not too bad, but she did mention one day thus week the steering lock wouldn't disengage, I'm not sure if it's related as the scuff doesn't seem heavy enough to have upset any sensors.
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InHuman said:
It's amazing how some people can go from 0-100 over almost nothing!
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Classic deflection tactic when someone knows they are in the wrong, scream and shout about how it's someone else's fault, until people start to question if they might actually be in the right. It's basically gaslighting. It definitely does seem to be on the rise a lot more, don't know if it's because of social media and how fake everyone is, or leads further back to school where everyone is told they're "a winner" and can do no wrong?
 
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