Your motoring irritations

Finglonga · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:02

People that brake before or at the exactly the same time as they start indicating.

Total lack of indicators.

People who sit in the wrong lanes despite clear markings at junctions.

The people that drive at 40mph in a NSL then stay at 40 in a 30 zone.

People that park in 2 bays to protect their car.

DRL's that are silly bright.

People that drive around town at night with only the DRL's on not realising the rear lights are not on.

Idiots that use front and/or rear fog lights in the rain.

....... That's it for now ....

Participant · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:03

Janesy B said:
Right hand lane if the exit is past 12 o'clock

Which it isn't.

Janesy B · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:05

Robbie G said:
Which it isn't.

Indeed.

-Ad- · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:13

Robbie G said:
Rossk26, why would you be in the right hand lane for straight on at that roundabout?

Unless in Milky Beans when every road is a dual carriageway with a roundabout every 400m (with markings for 2 lanes).

Howard said:
Couldn't agree more.

Baiting fail

div0 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:14

Janesy B said:
Indeed.

That pic is incomplete.

There are 2-lanes in, 2-lanes out. Left lane can go left (1st exit) or straight on (2nd exit, left lane). Right lane can go straight on (2nd exit, right lane) or right (3rd exit).

Howard · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:15

-Ad- said:
Baiting fail

rossk26 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:18

Brookert said:
Don't you mean left for straight on? Or is it marked otherwise?

Robbie G said:
Rossk26, why would you be in the right hand lane for straight on at that roundabout?

Janesy B said:
Right hand lane if the exit is past 12 o'clock, left/middle otherwise.

No right hand lane to go straight across to the next right hand lane. It was a dual carriageway, there was no cutting up. This is abiding by the highway code, as the next road I needed to turn right at the roundabout. It's not a double roundabout, but I always like to be prepared to be in the correct lane.

There are no road markings at all. If it's a dual carriageway with 2 lane exits then you are entitled to use the right hand lane to go straight over.

Brookert · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:23

rossk26 said:
No right hand lane to go straight across to the next right hand lane. It was a dual carriageway, there was no cutting up. This is abiding by the highway code, as the next road I needed to turn right at the roundabout. It's not a double roundabout, but I always like to be prepared to be in the correct lane.

There are no road markings at all. If it's a dual carriageway with 2 lane exits then you are entitled to use the right hand lane to go straight over.

Explains it then. Thought we had another 'It's good to talk' on our hands

rossk26 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:25

As far as I'm concerned that's how I was told to drive when I learnt, and I'm fairly sure the books I read stated that too...

Since I feel charitable I've rehosted your hotlinked pic. Don't make me do it again please - Burnsy

The road I was using is a continuation of the dual carriageway...

Jonnycoupe · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:26

Past 12 O'clock... How cute

Firestar_3x · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:27

Around this time of year, people who drive at 30mph down country roads just because it's dark and slightly wet :rolleyes:

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

Participant · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:28

rossk26 said:
It was a dual carriageway

Fair enough then. Thought it was single track off the roundabout.

rossk26 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:31

Firestar_3x said:
Around this time of year, people who drive at 30mph down country roads just because it's dark and slightly wet

GET OUT OF MY WAY!

People do that on NSL roads round here! It's not just country lanes

Porceliamone · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:32

Who was out of their TINY mind when they decided put traffic calming measures (read: roadblocks) around the whole distirct and most of the town I live in and then also come up with the genius idea to put bus stops in the middle of them?

Really?? Reeeaaaaalllly? Ah yes, lets bring everything to gridlock while 98 year old Doris is helped onto the bus or a billion kids try to hop on in the morning.

Oh, and another thing in general about these measures. They give priority to one side right? Accepted. Give way lines mark the point you should stop. When you have right of way you drive through as the other person is legally required to give way.

It's an order, not a favour. DO NOT wave thank you to me for giving way when I am legally bound to do so. I feel obliged to 'thank you for thanking me' when neither of us had to do anything other than follow the rules in the first place. DO NOT scowl when I do not acknowledge you thanking me for doing what I am required to do at these obstacles!

Finally, if I do give way to you when I am not required to do so, or let you out at a place where I ordinarily have right of way and you do not acknowledge the favour you shall forever be known as a complete waste of blood and organs who is stealing my oxygen who I would have summarily executed for such an offence. Say thankyou, you colossal bell end!

Ah. Better.

Firestar_3x · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:33

rossk26 said:
People do that on NSL roads round here! It's not just country lanes

I can only conclude they must be incompetent and blind, it hacks me off.

No way should a car be driving slower than a tractor, if that's the fastest you can go then you shouldn't be on the road.

Sui · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:44

Only one that irritates me really is the people that indicate left on a roundabout but don't actually take the next exit, or the foreign vehicles that indicate left and go in the left hand lane, but are actually taking the 3rd exit to go right.

Horse Pop · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:47

People who indicate right while coming off a roundabout. Even if they didn't indicate at all it would be better.

Disiesals (almost always MPVs who do this for some reason) who put their foot down while you're overtaking. Yes, well done. You've delayed my overtake by a whole second. Now get back to driving like Mr Bean.

70% of the local minicab drivers.

People who run reds. Local traffic lights have quite a long overlap period. It's not deep amber. You are just dangerous.

Audis.

rossk26 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:51

Firestar_3x said:
I can only conclude they must be incompetent and blind, it hacks me off.

No way should a car be driving slower than a tractor, if that's the fastest you can go then you shouldn't be on the road.

It's even worse when the weather is fine, road conditions are excellent. Yet they persist to drive at 30 on a 50 and 40 on a 60...

Then you overtake safely, and you get flashed?

Brookert · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:51

Horse Pop said:
People who indicate right while coming off a roundabout. Even if they didn't indicate at all it would be better.

Disiesals (almost always MPVs who do this for some reason) who put their foot down while you're overtaking. Yes, well done. You've delayed my overtake by a whole second. Now get back to driving like Mr Bean.
70% of the local minicab drivers.

People who run reds. Local traffic lights have quite a long overlap period. It's not deep amber. You are just dangerous.

Audis.

I hate that too, people seem to put their foot down when you pass on them motorway or overtake on a nsl road, then slow down again once you've passed. It's like they think it's an alpha male competition!!

Rybo89 · 27 Nov 2012 at 14:58

Brookert said:
I hate that too, people seem to put their foot down when you pass on them motorway or overtake on a nsl road, then slow down again once you've passed. It's like they think it's an alpha male competition!!

Never happened to me. Had dirty diesels try and beat me off the lights, their worse than boy racers around here.

Also another thing i hate is being stuck behind a scooter in traffic, awful, awful, AWFUL smell them things give off.