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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Ironingboard on 14 February 2008, 11:01:24
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Just wondering what other drivers give you an attitude on the road. I get a lot of hassle from BMW and Golf drivers in general.
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bmw
merc
audi
in that order
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I agree......modified the poll to allow people to vote for more than one car type.
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Although idiots do come in all shapes and size of car (Nearly had a dopey bugger in a Polo drive into the rear right quarter this morning) there is a definite correlation between ridiculous driving and the value of the vehicle.
I think that it's the perception of status which is the main factor - Have big Merc/BMW/4x4 and own the road.
Nothing like a good bit of stereotyping :D
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The white van man is missing as well.
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The white van man is missing as well.
And Taxi drivers and Boy racers
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The white van man is missing as well.
And Taxi drivers and Boy racers
And binmen
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The white van man is missing as well.
True. There's a fair bit of "I don't care as much about this ropey old van as you do your shiny car- my right of way" on the roads.
BWM, Audi and Merc are bad. VW passats, etc. to a point as well. All got a chip on their shoulder because whilst they never have a car more then a couple of years old, company car policy specifies a tractor every time. ;D
Big 4x4s seem to think they own the road (including 1/2 of the offside half of the carriageway because they have no clue how much road their vehicle takes up). I don't begrudge them that because it's amusing to watch them try to throw them round corners - before kicking down and leaving them. ;D Well, if I wanted a sports car...
Kevin
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you forgot comet home delivery drivers..... ;D ;D
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Although idiots do come in all shapes and size of car (Nearly had a dopey bugger in a Polo drive into the rear right quarter this morning) there is a definite correlation between ridiculous driving and the value of the vehicle.
I think that it's the perception of status which is the main factor - Have big Merc/BMW/4x4 and own the road.
Nothing like a good bit of stereotyping :D
have you noticed that even the drivers of the older makes and models still have the "i own the road syndrome " i had a young lad in an old shape BMW 3 series up me chuff last night on st peters way 50 mph
speed limit,rush hour ,speed cameras ,but he still had to pass me
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Yeah you get hassle from the "my cars older than yours but its still better" or "your car is old (3 litre) but my new polo (1 litre) is just as fast as yours"
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BMW, Mercedes,Honda..
As Kevin mentioned Passat drivers are also ****..
and VW TRANSPORTER drivers >:(
impertinence is the suitable word ...
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i hate house wives with the big 4x4. whats the point??????????
its not as if they need a big car to do the shopping, take the kids to school >:(
oh sorry i forgot that they have to go off road between home and doing the shopping/school run. ;D ;D :-/
and what peves me off even more is perants who only have one kid in the car!!!!! >:(
my mother had i big ford ranger for pottering around in. her excuse was that she needed a big car for the dogs. i told her that an estate is just as good. so she got rid of the 4x4 cos she soon realised how much it cost to run. she never realised how much one tyre was. ;D ;D
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People in anonomous middle sized cars who go apoleptic if you over take them.
Both were mad light flashing sessions after I passed them when both were slow around 20 under limit, but a speed limit in the distance.
One I brought to a halt, the other I lost.
The first I see about once every few weeks and never goes over 40. The other is too forgettable.
I do get people panicing when they see an Omega, including turning off so I can pass, I put this down to them feeling guilty, and I wonder what would happen if I followed them ;D.
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Off roaders around here are used - either towing or driving on grotty ground
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I hate all other drivers. They get in my way.
But what really pisses me off are:
a) Women who wait for rush hour to finish before pulling out of a junction
b) Non UK citizens in Milton Keynes who hog the outside lane of the grid roads because they want to turn right in about 20 roundabouts time
c) Jeff's Coaches in Helmdon (near Brackley) for taking their stupid coaches down unsuitable roads and getting in my way in the narrow bit in Buckingham EVERY BLOODY MORNING
d) Caravans.
e) People who break down or have accidents and block a lane.
(No, Mr DTM, I still haven't calmed down from yesterday!)
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I hate all other drivers. They get in my way.
But what really pisses me off are:
a) Women who wait for rush hour to finish before pulling out of a junction
b) Non UK citizens in Milton Keynes who hog the outside lane of the grid roads because they want to turn right in about 20 roundabouts time
c) Jeff's Coaches in Helmdon (near Brackley) for taking their stupid coaches down unsuitable roads and getting in my way in the narrow bit in Buckingham EVERY BLOODY MORNING
d) Caravans.
e) People who break down or have accidents and block a lane.
(No, Mr DTM, I still haven't calmed down from yesterday!)
........... and .... breathe! ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y
I agree with most of the above, apart from (d)! ::) ::) and those that do 35 mph everywhere no matter what the limit is.
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People in anonomous middle sized cars who go apoleptic if you over take them.
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What these people really love is a Westfield overtaking them at 7,000 RPM (exhaust on passenger side). Sometimes they even wake up. ;D
I do get people panicing when they see an Omega, including turning off so I can pass, I put this down to them feeling guilty, and I wonder what would happen if I followed them ;D.
Panicking drivers! Saw a great example of this the other day. Driving along the A339 between Basingstoke and Alton. Quite a fast, twisty "A" road. Some sections it's not possible to overtake. Anyway, I see an ambulance on a blue light run half a dozen cars back and it's gradually picking them off when opportunity arises.
I keep up a good speed as it's behind me. No prospect of an overtake so I just try not to hold him up. ;) We come to a long straight and I wave the ambulance past. He comes up behind a cretin in a Metro, just where the road gets twisty again, who sees the blue lights behind him and STOPS :o
So, Ambulance is sitting behind this @rsehole, blue lights and sirens going for 20 seconds or more. He's completely blocked the road. Hasn't pulled over, just panicked and hit the brakes. Not enough forward visibility for the ambulance to pass him. ::)
Eventually, ambulance is flashed by by a car approaching from the opposite direction. Metro driver still still there, still stopped, as the ambulance disappears. I must admit Sport mode was selected at this point and the Metro left well behind so I've no idea how long it took him to gather himself. Honestly! Why have we got people on the road who can't cope with anything out of the ordinary.
Was quite impressed with the way the ambulance driver was peddling after that. Pretty impressive driving. Put me in a LDV with a huge body rolling around on top and a V8 under the bonnet and I'd be in the bushes pretty quick I reckon. :o
Kevin
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I must say that the most infuriating thing for me are the useless drivers that sit in the outter lanes of dual carriageways and motorways holding people up.
I did a trip up to Heathrow on Sunday evening on the M4 and it amused me to think that the motorway looked like it could have been a major route in France. Majority of the traffic in the far right lane, slightly less in the middle and then the smallest amount of traffic on the far left.
Personally I think that anyone who sits in the outer lanes when not overtaking for mile after mile ought to get points and a hefty fine. Mind you, I do have a thing for the draconian approach!!
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Any car if they arre tailgaters,really annoys me.Some will closein on you pretty quick drop off then close in again.Given me a bad habit around town of dropping a gear to slow down and watch thir bonnet dip as they have to brake to not hitme.It is bad driving on my part but it seems to be the only way they learn to keep their distance,at least away frommy mig.
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Any car if they arre tailgaters,really annoys me.Some will closein on you pretty quick drop off then close in again.Given me a bad habit around town of dropping a gear to slow down and watch thir bonnet dip as they have to brake to not hitme.It is bad driving on my part but it seems to be the only way they learn to keep their distance,at least away frommy mig.
I view it as a sign that they want me to slow down. After all, if the guy behind me leaves no margin whatsoever for the unexpected, I will leave 3 times the margin between me and the car in front to reduce the chances that I have to test the super human split-second braking reflexes he clearly has to be able to follow that close.
Kevin
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I want a rocket laucher attachment.
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I want a rocket laucher attachment.
I'd like something more subtle. Can't wait until they make ECUs with built in bluetooth diag interfaces so I can hack in and retard their ignition. ;D
Kevin
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Taxi Drivers - almost every time. Ignorant, arrogant, lazy, clueless, hopeless, dangerous and inconsidorate. They predominatley drive Mondeos so i have gone for Ford.
And yes i know this scenario is not replicated accross the country, and of course there are good taxi drivers, but the "local" taxi company here has 95% of private hires and they really are truely shocking en mass, hence my blast.
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Taxi Drivers
Yep. (Sorry, TD :-[). Happy to dawdle along when they're trying to drag a job out or burn no diesel but woe betide anyone who holds them up when they're in a hurry.
Kevin
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Taxi Drivers
Yep. (Sorry, TD :-[). Happy to dawdle along when they're trying to drag a job out or burn no diesel but woe betide anyone who holds them up when they're in a hurry.
Kevin
Parking on Junctions - deeming it suitable to stop anywhere at anytime regardless of double parking because they have hazzards on, dawdling, harrassing, peeping horns outside my house, no indicators....
And yes Sorry TD i know your a special and better Taxi Driver :)
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Taxi Drivers
Yep. (Sorry, TD :-[). Happy to dawdle along when they're trying to drag a job out or burn no diesel but woe betide anyone who holds them up when they're in a hurry.
Kevin
Parking on Junctions - deeming it suitable to stop anywhere at anytime regardless of double parking because they have hazzards on, dawdling, harrassing, peeping horns outside my house, no indicators....
And yes Sorry TD i know your a special and better Taxi Driver :)
As always it's the bad ones you notice.
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Taxi Drivers
Yep. (Sorry, TD :-[). Happy to dawdle along when they're trying to drag a job out or burn no diesel but woe betide anyone who holds them up when they're in a hurry.
Kevin
That's just reminded me! When I got to Heathrow and was halfway through the entrance tunnel a couple of Fire Engines came whizzing past, closely followed (approx 6ft behind) by a taxi. Every second counts!!
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I want a rocket laucher attachment.
I'd like something more subtle. Can't wait until they make ECUs with built in bluetooth diag interfaces so I can hack in and retard their ignition. ;D
Kevin
This is :y
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Why aren't 4x4's included in the poll? - majority of them are worse drivers on the road, especially women (sorry ladies but it's true!)taking their kids (normally 1) to school even when they live within a few hundred yards of the school. >:(
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My pet hate besides tailgaters are people who stop six inches off my rear bumper at traffic lights, junctions, etc; If someone goes into their back end they will go straight into mine, also if I stall or break down they can't get past me. I have learnt a good way of dealing with these idiots, I always leave a good margin to the car in front, so I move up slightly, if they move up again I wait for the lights to change then wave them past me, of course they can't go anywhere, then I move off just before the lights change. >:(
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Volvo drivers and 4x4 drivers...as a school teacher i know what you mean about the school run throught the 'fields' not.!!!
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Sorry folk there wasn't enough space to add Volvo, 4x4, white van man, etc.
I do think that Golf drivers are the worse in Edinburgh. They drive around, cut you up and act like their car is the fastest and most indestructible on the road and you sharing the road with them, is a blatant attempt of taking away their thunder........ t*ats
No offence to anyone on here who drives one, when they're not with their Omega ;)
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Taxi Drivers top my list and those unknown uninsured drivers >:(
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See on a regular basis the slagging of 4x4 owners, i say live and let live, if they want to own a 4x4 then thats up to them, they pay for the carbon footprint just like we do.
Why do we drive Omegas, why do others drive BMs, why do others drive Fords.............because they want too, and they like the car they drive.
Its a free country and we are allowed to drive what WE want to drive, it would be a boring place if we all did and drove the same thing.
If the women in what ever place want to drive their 4x4s on school runs, then let them, thats their choice, live and let live. we all have opinions on whats right and wrong to drive, but at the end of the day its up to the individual.
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Taxi Drivers
Yep. (Sorry, TD :-[). Happy to dawdle along when they're trying to drag a job out or burn no diesel but woe betide anyone who holds them up when they're in a hurry.
Kevin
a fella i worked with had a saying
around them
through them
over them, he thought being a taxi driver gave him cart blanche to drive how he wanted idiot, that is until one morning he hit a milk float head on on at six in the morning (he was turning left at a junction checked right but not left came out a bit quick to impress his fair and didn't check where he was going and bang, bits of his front end allover the road lmao