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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 25 February 2009, 20:07:25
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Just wondering what YOUR pet hate is, on the roads. Mine are, in rough order:
1) Drink Driving and Tailgaiting - not leaving enough distance or driving to conditions
2) Kids (especially small ones) jumping around the car, not secured.
3) Mobile phones / other handheld devices / map reading / makeup
4) People who drive un-necessarily slow on single carriage A roads
5) Foglights when not foggy
Today, on a 3 mile round trip to ASDA, I encountered:
1) Newish black Corsa pull up next to me at lights. youngish chap, visibly on the phone, seemed "unsettled" in his seat, moving around a lot, and not wearing a seatbelt.
2) Again, pulled up by me at lights. Older Toyota saloon, man in drivers seat, passenger seat empty. Rear seat - left hand side, sat a women. Right hand side, baby-seat, with items of shopping strapped to it. Centre of rear seat - a young toddler, unsecured and bouncing around in the back, with parents seemingly not giving a hoot.
3) Just afterwards, another mobile phone / no belt
4) Half mile up the road, another phone
5) Nearing home - another seatbelt.
It's absolutely rife, here !
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Fog lights front or rear on in good conditions
Center lane hoggers evn worse lane three hoggers when no one in center lane :y
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They park on your side of the road and don't switch off headlights - impossible to see whether vehicle door is open or not
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Lack of indicators, people who can't go over 40 on an A road, incorrect light usage.
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Those that come along side you on a dual carriageway or motorway, then match your speed and block you in behind the car you were about to overtake! :-?
It's a dual carriageway so so they sit in the out side lane and do just under the limit! >:(
Slow down to 25 mph to go through speed cameras no matter what the limit is!
35 mph everywhere .... no matter what the limit is! >:(
Halfwits who think lights at dawn/dusk are just to see where they're going .... not to be seen with.
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Those that come along side you on a dual carriageway or motorway, then match your speed and block you in behind the car you were about to overtake! :-?
Forgot that one - that really gets my goat :D
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Lack of indicators, people who can't go over 40 on an A road, incorrect light usage.
With you Martin ,on the Lack of indicators just darting in and out of the lanes >:( >:(.
Also young ones not straped in there seats. >:(
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lane three hoggers when no one in center lane :y
I agree this has to bemy pet hate!
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Lack of indicators, people who can't go over 40 on an A road, incorrect light usage.
With you Martin ,on the Lack of indicators just darting in and out of the lanes >:( >:(.
Also young ones not straped in there seats. >:(
Never understood why not. :'( ::)
Saw one at the weekend - why?
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Lack of indicators, people who can't go over 40 on an A road, incorrect light usage.
With you Martin ,on the Lack of indicators just darting in and out of the lanes >:( >:(.
Also young ones not straped in there seats. >:(
Never understood why not. :'( ::)
Saw one at the weekend - why?
I really did have to bite my tongue - it's totally unacceptable >:(
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.... people who can't go over 40 on an A road, ......
I was flashed at the other day by the car I'd just overtaken when in my Astra. I can only guess that it was my temerity for overtaking him/her in my diseasal shed. :-/ :-/ ;D ;D
[size=8]I suppose it could also have been for being right up his chuff while I wound the car up looking for the chance to get passed - he/she was only doing 35 in the 60[/size]
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Those that come along side you on a dual carriageway or motorway, then match your speed and block you in behind the car you were about to overtake! :-?
Forgot that one - that really gets my goat :D
I do that...
... to people who
sit in the right hand lane for 10 miles and dont keep left when there is f*ck all in the middle and left lane.
2, dont mind phones as such, its when the driving suffers as a result that gets my goat.
3, fog lights when not foggy.
4 fastest mover, not observing lanes on motorway slip roads. ie 45 to 50 when entering from left lane on slip road, straight to right lane on motorway via cross hatching probably still doing 50.
5 tail gateing.
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lane three hoggers when no one in center lane :y
I agree this has to bemy pet hate!
>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
It's 4 lanes on the M62 going east near me. You get middle lane hoggers who just move over to lane 3 to go up the hill .... :-/ :-/ :-/ thing is, they don't seem to alter speed and sit at around 65. I've had loads of funny (not ha-ha) as I've sailed passed in lane 1! ;)
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Whilst in me truck.....people who drive at 52/54 mph in inside lane on m/way and when you go to overtake them they speed up >:( >:( >:( they then slow down again after 100 mtrs or so and you come up them again and do the same again .That really peeves me off big style
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.... people who can't go over 40 on an A road, ......
I was flashed at the other day by the car I'd just overtaken when in my Astra. I can only guess that it was my temerity for overtaking him/her in my diseasal shed. :-/ :-/ ;D ;D
[size=8]I suppose it could also have been for being right up his chuff while I wound the car up looking for the chance to get passed - he/she was only doing 35 in the 60[/size]
Here is how to upset people.
1) Overtake them in a 18 year old car going faster than theirs is capable of (up hill)
2) Overtake them while towing. This really annoys quite a few MLOCs who don't want to go faster but don't want to overtake.
3) Deal with hot Metro with a Sunbeam while towing a box trailer (moving into first house).
4) Not slowing on hills when with caravan so shit box can get past.
No joke this
Telegraph hill Devon, Blue 2.0 CD and van - I overtook an overloaded Diseasel people carrier on the hill, then went up to cruising speed - shitbox MPV crawls past. SBMPV slows down, I pass, SBMPV overtakes. This went on all the way to Newton Abbot - it ended up with SBMPV struggling up to 80 just to not have me catch up again, every time I passed him he looked like he was going to have a stroke ;D
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all of these i consider to be irritants that go with driving these days, however i try not to get stressed and sit there smugly knowing that i am a better driver than these muppets as i don't display any of these traits......
getting stressed gets you nowhere, aside from annoyed
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not indicating especialy on roundabouts, just let me know where you're going then i can get on my way or not pull out in front of you >:(
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Got loads of hates but the one you see most often for me is:
People not indicating correctly round roundabouts!! When your sat there waiting and people don't indicate when turning right and then beep at you when you pull out in front of them!! GGGrrrrrr!!!!
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Oh god, how long have you got. I am the king of the road and never make mistakes ;D
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all of these i consider to be irritants that go with driving these days, however i try not to get stressed and sit there smugly knowing that i am a better driver than these muppets as i don't display any of these traits......
getting stressed gets you nowhere, aside from annoyed
YEAH ,YEAH who you trying to kid pinniochio :D :D :D ;D ;D
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Oh god, how long have you got. I am the king of the road and never make mistakes ;D
you mean driving an MX5 isn't one of them ;D
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Worlds best things to cope with traffic jams
1) Air con
2) Auto box
3) A personal loo 10 foot behind you ;D
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Telegraph hill Devon, ......
4 of us in a hired Fiesta. Hit the bottom of the hill doing 80-ish and were just about moving in 2nd gear at the top! ;D ;D ;D
That was a loooong time ago and the hill & lanes have changed somewhat since.
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Whilst in me truck.....people who drive at 52/54 mph in inside lane on m/way and when you go to overtake them they speed up >:( >:( >:( they then slow down again after 100 mtrs or so and you come up them again and do the same again .That really peeves me off big style
I have seen them - bumholes >:(
Get them when caravaning too >:(
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Telegraph hill Devon, ......
4 of us in a hired Fiesta. Hit the bottom of the hill doing 80-ish and were just about moving in 2nd gear at the top! ;D ;D ;D
That was a loooong time ago and the hill & lanes have changed somewhat since.
About 50 near the top - just in second. Going down the A38 though I had my GP100 off the clock.
I know my dad has done silly speed on the Newton Abbot road, 3 figures up the hill on a bike
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Oh god, how long have you got. I am the king of the road and never make mistakes ;D
you mean driving an MX5 isn't one of them ;D
Driving the MX5 isn't stressful, its not civilised enough to go tearing down the outside lane so I tend to take the A or B roads, get the roof down and chill in more ways than one ;D
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OK This is not a rant.
When heading off on holiday with a van I am restricted to lanes 1 & 2, also 60mph but I do go at 65mph to provide a safer speed differential to pass lorries.
90% of lorries flash to let you know it is safe to pull in.
Much appreciated :y
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Worlds best things to cope with traffic jams
1) Air con
2) Auto box
3) A personal loo 10 foot behind you ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
I worked with a bloke who used to tow a caravan.
They got stuck in a long jam somewhere, so his wife jumped in the 'van to brew up. Needless to say a copper drives passed on the hard shoulder as shes doing so. "Oh bo11ocks!!" he thinks. "Two teas please" says the copper "I'll be back in 10"
And he was! ;D ;D ;D :y [smiley=thumbup.gif]
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Oh god, how long have you got. I am the king of the road and never make mistakes ;D
you mean driving an MX5 isn't one of them ;D
Driving the MX5 isn't stressful, its not civilised enough to go tearing down the outside lane so I tend to take the A or B roads, get the roof down and chill in more ways than one ;D
I have days like that in the Spider.....get a wind breaker to go between the seats, they really work, no chilly cabin anymore
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Oh god, how long have you got. I am the king of the road and never make mistakes ;D
you mean driving an MX5 isn't one of them ;D
Driving the MX5 isn't stressful, its not civilised enough to go tearing down the outside lane so I tend to take the A or B roads, get the roof down and chill in more ways than one ;D
I have days like that in the Spider.....get a wind breaker to go between the seats, they really work, no chilly cabin anymore
I've not long bought one and it works quite well ;)
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Stuck behind some t@@t crawling along doing 20mph or less.....(think they call it cruising) I don't know but it always happens in a certain area were I live, and normally when I'm in a hurry. Another annoyance failing to signal a left turn at a junction or left/right signal on a roundabout.
Mick
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Obviousl tw8ts on the road ;D
But fogs, front or rear, on when not foggy
Tailgating - on my old tuned mgb engined riley years ago i could switch my brake lights on with a switch and boot it - that always worked ;D ;D
Pr8tts in my way doing 30mph on a derestricted road
New cars that dont have indicators fitted - Fords seem to be worse!!
Poor road positioning
I could go on for ages - I must be a grumpy old driver ;D ;D ;D
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Slow people. Lifes too short, get your rather foot down, or break off out of the way
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1) Drink Driving and Tailgaiting - not leaving enough distance or driving to conditions
Me Too ! i hate people tailgating me when i'm on the way home from the pub :y
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Not indicating when entering/leaving a roundabout.
Using mobile phones when on the move.
Babies/toddlers sitting unrestrained/not in correct infant seats.
Tail-gating boy racers - break 'em, I make 'em wait!
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I haven't seen this one on here yet so I thought I'd add it.
People who think that it's perfectly safe to join a motorway from a short slip road at 40mph. With trucks bearing down in Lane 1 at 50+.
I've genuinely feared for my life when stuck behind those imbeciles - I even saw someone actually STOPPED at the end of a slip road, waiting for a gap big enough to pull into!
>:(
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People who think that it's perfectly safe to join a motorway from a short slip road at 40mph. With trucks bearing down in Lane 1 at 50+ .......
Where I join the motorway to come home, it's not a short slip road but people seem to think they need to get in lane 1 ASAP rather use all the slip road to get to speed.
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the tosspots around here need to get off sliproad and into outside lane, regardless of how busy or empty motorway is, as soon as possible. Obviously, time spent in outside lane must help your penile prowess or something in these parts...
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the tosspots around here need to get off sliproad and into outside lane, regardless of how busy or empty motorway is, as soon as possible. Obviously, time spent in outside lane must help your penile prowess or something in these parts...
I see that too, especially jct 17 M60
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Fog lights front or rear on in good conditions
Center lane hoggers evn worse lane three hoggers when no one in center lane :y
Simple,just undertake the tinkers. ;)
My list of pet hates is very long but the ones who really make me want to commit murder are the dangerous ones who pull out in front of me,I hate that especially when riding the bike. >:( >:(
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the tosspots around here need to get off sliproad and into outside lane, regardless of how busy or empty motorway is, as soon as possible. Obviously, time spent in outside lane must help your penile prowess or something in these parts...
Just thought of another one, as per yours... off the sliproad, straight into lane three, stay there for entire journey then veer off at the last minute from lane three to sliproad again.
Seen that more times than I care to mention and it drives me nuts.
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Whilst in me truck.....people who drive at 52/54 mph in inside lane on m/way and when you go to overtake them they speed up >:( >:( >:( they then slow down again after 100 mtrs or so and you come up them again and do the same again .That really peeves me off big style
Spot on there mate. I reckon they know exactly what they're doing.
The other pet hate is being sat at a roundabout in the truck wanting to go straight ahead. It takes a while to get 44t moving unlike the MV6.
Watching the right , a comes out with no indication. That tells me he's going straight on so i can crawl out, then he flies round to make a right exit but with no indication then the horn blasts, the lights flash, gestures, rather' truck drivers etc. well rather' indicate & i'll give way to you. I jumped out of the cab to one such c*ck & he changed his mind & went straight on to avoid me, i heard his central locking click.
When going right @ a r'about please let the rest of the world know, so many don't. ::)
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...... the dangerous ones who pull out in front of me,I hate that especially when riding the bike. >:( >:(
.... and when you flash your lights at them and 'gesture', they hold their hand up to 'say' sorry. :-? City Bankers! >:( >:(
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..... I jumped out of the cab to one such c*ck & he changed his mind & went straight on to avoid me, i heard his central locking click. .....
Was that when you had your Al Murry hair cut? :-/
You did look quite scary ...... ;) ;) :y :y :y
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..... I jumped out of the cab to one such c*ck & he changed his mind & went straight on to avoid me, i heard his central locking click. .....
Was that when you had your Al Murry hair cut? :-/
You did look quite scary ...... ;) ;) :y :y :y
Hair today gone tomorrow!!!! ::)
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Other people dont bother me when i am driving in my own personalised mobile cocoon as long as ive got my tunes on and i have a cuppa coffee or my mobile with me im ok.
I was seatbelt exempt for a while after a back operation which was a pain in the arse as i kept getting stopped by the coppers. couldnt wait to get it back on.
people are too stressed out these days.
oh no wait ive thought of something that gets on my tits young boys with POS womens cars with Iraqi super guns sticking out the back of them making farting sounds at 140dbs with their stupid exhausts that the think gives them an extra 40 bhp
Doug
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idiots who coming to a roundabout use the inside lane (which in some areas is Left turn only) Then proceed to race around & nip in front of you on the roundabout to go straight on, mind saw one recently he was up on the pavement & the 2 drivers were exchanging details with each others sides damaged hahahaa, Just dont give way hit em !! :y
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Other people dont bother me when i am driving in my own personalised mobile cocoon as long as ive got my tunes on and i have a cuppa coffee or my mobile with me im ok.
I was seatbelt exempt for a while after a back operation which was a pain in the arse as i kept getting stopped by the coppers. couldnt wait to get it back on.
people are too stressed out these days.
oh no wait ive thought of something that gets on my tits young boys with POS womens cars with Iraqi super guns sticking out the back of them making farting sounds at 140dbs with their stupid exhausts that the think gives them an extra 40 bhp
Doug
I know exactly what you mean, after all we did not do that with our sidepipes, on our 1100cc Escorts in the 70's did we, though I was a Mini Man, LCB Centre as huge as possible outlet ::) ::) ::)
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BMW drivers
Audi drivers
Nissan Note/Micra owners (cant call them drivers!)
Honda Jazz owners - these should be shot at taking ownership
Middle lane hoggers, especially when I'm towing the pikey palace
Lane/queue jumpers at roundabouts, I take aim now!
Misuse of fogs, especially since I got a £30 fine for using mine... in the fog!