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Overtaking has become illegal, right?
It must be considering how many flash their lights at me when I do it.
It must be considering how many flash their lights at me when I do it.
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**** of the earth lazy gits who park in disabled bays when they are not disabled - ****
Middle or outside lane hoggers - should be shot !
Middle or outside lane hoggers - should be shot !
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1. Tailgating
2. Getting stuck behind driving miss daisy on bypasses (this is especially bad on addingham warfedale road on my commute to work.
2. Getting stuck behind driving miss daisy on bypasses (this is especially bad on addingham warfedale road on my commute to work.
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People who think that just because they are driving at the speed limit no-one should be allowed to overtake them and drive 'big' or use the outside lanes.
Traffic planners who decide the local school needs a permanent 20mph limit fitted with speed humps and/or cameras for an issue that occurs for only around 348 hours a YEAR (1 hour max twice a school day, 174 school days per year.).
Traffic planners who decide the local school needs a permanent 20mph limit fitted with speed humps and/or cameras for an issue that occurs for only around 348 hours a YEAR (1 hour max twice a school day, 174 school days per year.).
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Baby on Board signs in the back window. What the hell different does it make, it doesn't change the way you drive and actually makes you drive closer than you should to try and read the sign.
Drivers looking down at their supposedly hidden mobile phones rather than actually looking where they're going.
Drivers looking down at their supposedly hidden mobile phones rather than actually looking where they're going.
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Traffic Officers aka Traffic wombles
Cyclists aka targets
Just jesting as I try not to get driving rants.
Cyclists aka targets
Just jesting as I try not to get driving rants.
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Disability scooters on the road in built up areas on the wrong side of the road travelling towards me.
Motorists who ignore 20mph limits.
Motorists who ignore 20mph limits.
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1. Middle lane hoggers. It should be mandatory on the basic driving test that you do a motorway segment on the practical. I've done a few away games this season and it is absolutely rife. Do people not get taught that it is an overtaking lane? 3 lane motorways constantly reduced to 2 lane dual carriageways either by middle lane hoggers who happily plod along doing 60 with nothing in the first lane. 4 lane motorways with the majority driving in the 3rd lane and those who want to get somewhere forced into the 4th lane with often two lanes empty. Totally insane.
It got to the point coming home from Bristol I moved back to the 1st lane and undertook quite a number of drivers plodding along in a very busy lane 3 when it was 4 lanes.
I'd been to a gig at Liverpool Academy last year and was travelling back on the M62 at 1am. Extremely quiet...yet one guy decided it was fine to drive in the 3rd lane/fast lane at about 40mph...and that is not an exaggeration. Why? Just why?
I often look across at them as i drive past. Most look in a trance. Totally oblivious.
2. This is a Gannow roundabout thing. Those who come up Westgate who decide they can't wait in the longer queue on the left and use the right hand lane despite them wanting to go on the motorway westbound. They then proceed to cut the people in the correct lane up in a desperate attempt to come right across so they don't miss the slip road.Absolute w******. I've seen and been close to a few accidents because of it. On one occasion the traffic was stopped as a ****wit actually drove across the island in the middle to get to the slip road. He/she had clearly missed it first time and rather than go round the Starbucks roundabout again they thought they'd take a short cut. I couldn't believe my eyes.
It got to the point coming home from Bristol I moved back to the 1st lane and undertook quite a number of drivers plodding along in a very busy lane 3 when it was 4 lanes.
I'd been to a gig at Liverpool Academy last year and was travelling back on the M62 at 1am. Extremely quiet...yet one guy decided it was fine to drive in the 3rd lane/fast lane at about 40mph...and that is not an exaggeration. Why? Just why?
I often look across at them as i drive past. Most look in a trance. Totally oblivious.
2. This is a Gannow roundabout thing. Those who come up Westgate who decide they can't wait in the longer queue on the left and use the right hand lane despite them wanting to go on the motorway westbound. They then proceed to cut the people in the correct lane up in a desperate attempt to come right across so they don't miss the slip road.Absolute w******. I've seen and been close to a few accidents because of it. On one occasion the traffic was stopped as a ****wit actually drove across the island in the middle to get to the slip road. He/she had clearly missed it first time and rather than go round the Starbucks roundabout again they thought they'd take a short cut. I couldn't believe my eyes.
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I avoid driving wherever I possibly can because I find the problem with most drivers is that they believe themselves to be a great driver and everyone else is rubbish and can't do it properly.
If everyone was a little more reflective on their own performance behind the wheel, it would go a long way to calming everybody down.
If everyone was a little more reflective on their own performance behind the wheel, it would go a long way to calming everybody down.
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People loading cars on the road side, door open, arse stuck out into oncoming traffic and relying on motorists to see them/swerve around the door. Why can't people load from the pavement side? Much safer.
Driving over mini roundabouts without slowing down.
Driving over mini roundabouts without slowing down.
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Pedalists
Groups of pedalists (pretending to be on a Tour de France)
Groups of pedalists (pretending to be on a Tour de France)
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Though frustrating at times, it’s actually fine with me - those are the joke answers.Rick_Muller wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:59 pmPedalists
Groups of pedalists (pretending to be on a Tour de France)
For me really it’s the large quantity of drivers sitting in lanes 3 and 4 pootling along at 65mph when there are 2 completely empty lanes 1 and 2 available.
Whilst the merge in turn zipper is also frustratingly annoying that people don’t understand it (and also vehemently disagree with it) the second massive irritation is anyone holding a phone up to the face horizontally whilst driving - I mean how f#cking dense do you have to be in your expensive car (that will have hands free Bluetooth built in)
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Billyblah wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:59 pmPeople loading cars on the road side, door open, arse stuck out into oncoming traffic and relying on motorists to see them/swerve around the door. Why can't people load from the pavement side? Much safer.
And how many times are these people Mums or Dads putting baby in the car from roadside?
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Interesting one. Signage coming up Westgate makes no indication of Westbound vs Eastbound lane, both lanes are labelled M65. Driver coming up there for the first time would assume they could use either lane. In fact, logically you’d assume the inside lane would be for the first 2 turns, down Burnham gate or Accy Road, and the outside lane for the right, and final, turn off the roundabout.Somethingfishy wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:57 pm
2. This is a Gannow roundabout thing. Those who come up Westgate who decide they can't wait in the longer queue on the left and use the right hand lane despite them wanting to go on the motorway westbound. They then proceed to cut the people in the correct lane up in a desperate attempt to come right across so they don't miss the slip road.Absolute w******. I've seen and been close to a few accidents because of it. On one occasion the traffic was stopped as a ****wit actually drove across the island in the middle to get to the slip road. He/she had clearly missed it first time and rather than go round the Starbucks roundabout again they thought they'd take a short cut. I couldn't believe my eyes.
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Not indicating at roundabouts is increasingly common and increasingly dangerous.
Middle lane drivers on motorways. The sheer amount of drivers who don’t seem to know how to drive on a motorway is mindboggling.
Middle lane drivers on motorways. The sheer amount of drivers who don’t seem to know how to drive on a motorway is mindboggling.
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People who drive to close to you especially on the motorway
Scumbags who drive like idiots especially in nuilt up areas.
Scumbags who drive like idiots especially in nuilt up areas.
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Audi drivers
Cyclists
Cyclists
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I spend a lot of time in Spain , nobody indicates on roundabouts but it seems to work , as long as you keep calm .Awayfromburnley wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 4:41 pmNot indicating at roundabouts. If everyone indicated properly then they would flow so much better. It's just ignorant not to indicate.
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Only driven in Spain once and it was terrifying. They all went round roundabouts the wrong way
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People coming around corners towards me on the wrong side of the road
People parking in Disabled/Parent&Child bays at supermarkets when they're clearly, young - fit and physically capable of parking somewhere more considerate.
People parking in Disabled/Parent&Child bays at supermarkets when they're clearly, young - fit and physically capable of parking somewhere more considerate.
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Drivers who drive at 40mph in national speed limit roads, then drive at 40mph through the 30mph zones.
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Hands on Heart.....never ever had Road rage every car driver makes mistakes......so its a no from me. Now out on my bike that's another matter. There's some right Wayne kerrs on the road.beeholeclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 4:32 pmRight off we go (I know it’s difficult but only 2 per person ).
What gets you proper angry when you’re out for a spin in the old jalopy?
1. People who zip around car parks at speed with no thought about pedestrians or other people parking up or emerging.
2. People who enter a busy motorway emerging from the slip road with (or without) indicating and fully expect to be on the outside lane within a few yards of entering the motorway
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"Drive closer for a look"Firthy wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:54 pmBaby on Board signs in the back window. What the hell different does it make, it doesn't change the way you drive and actually makes you drive closer than you should to try and read the sign.
Drivers looking down at their supposedly hidden mobile phones rather than actually looking where they're going.
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This!ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:57 pmI avoid driving wherever I possibly can because I find the problem with most drivers is that they believe themselves to be a great driver and everyone else is rubbish and can't do it properly.
If everyone was a little more reflective on their own performance behind the wheel, it would go a long way to calming everybody down.
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Interestingly, on our tiny tiny (1.5 miles wide) island, I've not experienced a single instance of a motorist being hostile or impatient towards a cyclist. In 9 years.
When motorists will inevitably be seeing their
"" targets"" or their bigger nastier relatives face to face in the near future it doesn't half limit their bravery.
When motorists will inevitably be seeing their
"" targets"" or their bigger nastier relatives face to face in the near future it doesn't half limit their bravery.
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I'm Guessing Shutter Island.
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Scillies. ( pop circa 2k)
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Pros and cons Vegas.... Like everywhere I guess. It's very lacking in horny-handed, straightforward honest Northerners, that's for sure.
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1. Tailarsing (can be a metre gap sometimes. Stupid)
2. Drivers coming towards me cutting corners (often blind corners) and driving on or over the centre line on open bits
In rural France, these two are absolute nightmares while driving. So many close calls I've experienced with the second rant. Many folk drive like f#@king idiots over here.
2. Drivers coming towards me cutting corners (often blind corners) and driving on or over the centre line on open bits
In rural France, these two are absolute nightmares while driving. So many close calls I've experienced with the second rant. Many folk drive like f#@king idiots over here.
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All of them wearing LycraHere's-Johnny wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:38 pmHands on Heart.....never ever had Road rage every car driver makes mistakes......so its a no from me. Now out on my bike that's another matter. There's some right Wayne kerrs on the road.
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Taxi Drivers are getting worse.
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40mph drivers, doesn’t matter if it’s national speed limit, 40, 30 or 20 they just do 40.
People who cut roundabouts. Learn to drive around it without cutting across me
People who cut roundabouts. Learn to drive around it without cutting across me
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When a lorry decides to overtake another lorry when it’s only two lanes with one going about 1mph faster than the other.
Drivers who fail to wave or acknowledge when you let them through.
Drivers who fail to wave or acknowledge when you let them through.
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I think they have speed limiters on em tbf.Flying Without Ings wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:28 pmWhen a lorry decides to overtake another lorry when it’s only two lanes with one going about 1mph faster than the other.
Drivers who fail to wave or acknowledge when you let them through.
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Drivers come in all shapes & sizes with varying skills & experience always expect the unexpected & be cautious, lots of people on the road lack experience or are influenced by the wrong sort of drugs & you are completely right people do need to calm down the fact that people aren't is what's causing the accidents.ksrclaret wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:57 pmI avoid driving wherever I possibly can because I find the problem with most drivers is that they believe themselves to be a great driver and everyone else is rubbish and can't do it properly.
If everyone was a little more reflective on their own performance behind the wheel, it would go a long way to calming everybody down.
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The same people who when they're driving at 40 round a blind crested bend in a 30 and are somehow surprised to find that people are pulling out of junctions into the road in front of them.claret wizard wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:31 pmDrivers who drive at 40mph in national speed limit roads, then drive at 40mph through the 30mph zones.
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Yeah probably, although it seems fairly pointless when they eventually get back into the left lane and they’re more or less doing the same speed anyways.
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Can I have a third of "old people who think the answer to their car not moving is to give it some more gas. Kerb? Give it gas. Hit another car? Give it some more gas. Bus stop full of kids stopping you? GIVE IT MORE GAS!"
******* Honda Jazz's should be 1) banned from the road or 2) taxed to high heaven
******* Honda Jazz's should be 1) banned from the road or 2) taxed to high heaven
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Agreed.....pointless manoeuvre.Flying Without Ings wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 10:39 pmYeah probably, although it seems fairly pointless when they eventually get back into the left lane and they’re more or less doing the same speed anyways.
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Cyclists with cameras on their helmets.....oh hang on, that is a good thing because it means all the **** drivers get reported to the police with evidence
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It's not illegal far from it when there's a open stretch of road in front of you but when overtaking round bends or dead ground dips potentially putting the motorist you are overtaking in a sh1tshaped position double damn right lights will be flashed for the inconsiderate w@nkers, not implying you drive like that.dougcollins wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 7:12 pmOvertaking has become illegal, right?
It must be considering how many flash their lights at me when I do it.
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Those knobs that speed past you on the right of you on the motorway, to then pull into a gap that doesnt exist infront of your car. Then brake.
Winds me up to high heaven.
Second one.
Blatantly using the wrong lane when two lanes are available, then when approaching said junction/roundabout, indicating into the lane you should have been in all along, blatantly skipping the queue.
Me and the missus spent an HOUR getting from the bottom of the sliproad at Junction 9 on the M65 watching cars go past us on the hill up, to cut in at the top. To get fron the bottom the bottom of the sliproad to Accy rd took an hour.
Absolute W***ers. The lot of them
Winds me up to high heaven.
Second one.
Blatantly using the wrong lane when two lanes are available, then when approaching said junction/roundabout, indicating into the lane you should have been in all along, blatantly skipping the queue.
Me and the missus spent an HOUR getting from the bottom of the sliproad at Junction 9 on the M65 watching cars go past us on the hill up, to cut in at the top. To get fron the bottom the bottom of the sliproad to Accy rd took an hour.
Absolute W***ers. The lot of them
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Got to Agree with the 2nd One per cent.Notsosuperstevedavis wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 11:40 pmThose knobs that speed past you on the right of you on the motorway, to then pull into a gap that doesnt exist infront of your car. Then brake.
Winds me up to high heaven.
Second one.
Blatantly using the wrong lane when two lanes are available, then when approaching said junction/roundabout, indicating into the lane you should have been in all along, blatantly skipping the queue.
Me and the missus spent an HOUR getting from the bottom of the sliproad at Junction 9 on the M65 watching cars go past us on the hill up, to cut in at the top. To get fron the bottom the bottom of the sliproad to Accy rd took an hour.
Absolute W***ers. The lot of them
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The rise of the overly polite driver. I'm all for letting folk out when it's appropriate bit making 4 cars stop to let 1 person pull out will never be logical.
Tailgating.
Lane hogging.
Not indicating.
Tailgating.
Lane hogging.
Not indicating.
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Drivers who move out to the right to turn left.
Drivers who block their lane waiting to turn right. Move to the crown of the road and then I can pass you on your inside.
Drivers who block their lane waiting to turn right. Move to the crown of the road and then I can pass you on your inside.
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Drives me mad driving down accringron road from hapton and they do thisclaret wizard wrote: ↑Sun May 14, 2023 8:31 pmDrivers who drive at 40mph in national speed limit roads, then drive at 40mph through the 30mph zones.
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My Honda Jazz is wonderful it takes me on our 500mile trip to the Turf no issues till I get to Burnley
Here I meet idiots who don't get give way to traffic from your right .in Colne cars drive straight out of side roads oblivious to any space to do so
Here I meet idiots who don't get give way to traffic from your right .in Colne cars drive straight out of side roads oblivious to any space to do so