Current pet hate!
Discussion
People who wait until the very last moment, and then swerve across several lanes of traffic to make an off ramp.
Particularly bad places are the M40 junction with the M25 heading towards London and the A40 where it meets the Hangar Lane Gyratory.
Few things are more guaranteed to make me say very rude words!
Particularly bad places are the M40 junction with the M25 heading towards London and the A40 where it meets the Hangar Lane Gyratory.
Few things are more guaranteed to make me say very rude words!
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...or pull out without looking then accelerate at the pace of a snail
Had one of those this morning. Driving to college on the Greenock bypass, accelerating through 75mph, woman on the inside, pulled out and THEN indicated! Anchors out the window, brakes, parachutes, reverse thrust rocket boosters! Parped the horn and flashed the lights!! "Hello...yes you did just pull out in front of me!!" She pulled back in and as I drove by her, she looked at me as if it was my fault! The driver behind me gave her what for when he passed (he just avoided me!)!!!
Queue jumpers. A big sport here in Hungary. Yesterday on a three lane section of urban road, left lane is left turn only, other two lanes very slow, large number of t
s steam up the left lane and barge in at the front. Biggest problem is that numpties let them in!
This morning slow traffic on single lane each way road leading to a level crossing dd in an Astra goes steaming up the outside and nearly headbutts a lorry coming the otherway around a blind corner. It's a pity somebody let him in.
s steam up the left lane and barge in at the front. Biggest problem is that numpties let them in! This morning slow traffic on single lane each way road leading to a level crossing d
d in an Astra goes steaming up the outside and nearly headbutts a lorry coming the otherway around a blind corner. It's a pity somebody let him in.The Mundano/Vectra/ drivers who accelerate to try and close the gap when you indicate to pull out on the motorway, they then sit on your bumper for the next mile getting one step nearer to their stress-induced coronary.
They're usually the same ones who cut across lanes or pull in at the last minute at exits too.
They're usually the same ones who cut across lanes or pull in at the last minute at exits too.
Oh come on guys... we see it everyday, we talk about it on here regularly... why does the stupidity of these people continue to surprise you??
For me, one of the points about having a quick car is that you can out-manoevre the Vecdeos of this world thereby making their foolish attempts to close a gap or speed up as you overtake them come to naught if you know what you're doing..
For me, one of the points about having a quick car is that you can out-manoevre the Vecdeos of this world thereby making their foolish attempts to close a gap or speed up as you overtake them come to naught if you know what you're doing..
ummm. Maybe I am guilty of being a "swerver". Please read...
Where the M4 crosses the M25, there is always vast tailbacks of cars. Now there are TWO lanes off, yet everyone queues in the left lane. Mugs !!
I progress to the 3 hundred yd mark, move to middle lane from rhs lane. Then as the slip appraoches, nip up it.
This causes no one any problems, and saves me about 30 minutes. I feel no guilt. On the other hand, perhaps what I have just described isn't "swerving" at all ? you tell me!!
Carl
Where the M4 crosses the M25, there is always vast tailbacks of cars. Now there are TWO lanes off, yet everyone queues in the left lane. Mugs !!
I progress to the 3 hundred yd mark, move to middle lane from rhs lane. Then as the slip appraoches, nip up it.
This causes no one any problems, and saves me about 30 minutes. I feel no guilt. On the other hand, perhaps what I have just described isn't "swerving" at all ? you tell me!!
Carl
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Or...... the ones that wait till the last minuate to pull out infront of you after watching you approach , or pull out without looking then accelerate at the pace of a snail
Yes I hate these people as well. Why do they pull out in front of sports cars, do they think they will get slowed down by 300+bhp car. If someone owns a sports car then the chances are that there not going to slow anyone down.
Paul
That isn't what I mean Carl - I know exactly where you mean, that isn't dangerous or inconveniencing anybody - it's just making best use of the road.
The reason I posted this is that coming home from the gym last night (I was on the bike, I didn't elaborate too much because I'm conscious that I may be boring people to death on this site by going on about bikes all the time) I was very nearly wiped out by a complete **** in a Range Rover at the Junction of the M40 and M25.
I was doing 80-ish in the middle lane, overtaking vehicles in the slow lane. This joker overtakes me in the third lane and then swerves in front of me and hits the brakes hard (he couldn't get into the slow lane because it was full of slow moving vehicles). The road surface was greasy, I really thought I was going to lose the front end as I was forced to hit everything to avoid going in the back of the guy.
I got it together literally inches from his back end, and by now he was doing no more than 40. Then, to cap it all, I flashed him and he gave me the finger!
I don't advocate violence, but given the opportunity, at that precise moment I'd have eaten his entire extended family.
He forced his way across the slow lane and onto the off ramp and for a red mist moment I seriously considered following him...
The reason I posted this is that coming home from the gym last night (I was on the bike, I didn't elaborate too much because I'm conscious that I may be boring people to death on this site by going on about bikes all the time) I was very nearly wiped out by a complete **** in a Range Rover at the Junction of the M40 and M25.
I was doing 80-ish in the middle lane, overtaking vehicles in the slow lane. This joker overtakes me in the third lane and then swerves in front of me and hits the brakes hard (he couldn't get into the slow lane because it was full of slow moving vehicles). The road surface was greasy, I really thought I was going to lose the front end as I was forced to hit everything to avoid going in the back of the guy.
I got it together literally inches from his back end, and by now he was doing no more than 40. Then, to cap it all, I flashed him and he gave me the finger!
I don't advocate violence, but given the opportunity, at that precise moment I'd have eaten his entire extended family.
He forced his way across the slow lane and onto the off ramp and for a red mist moment I seriously considered following him...
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Then, to cap it all, I flashed him and he gave me the finger!
Now that is the one that really brings the red mist down. Someone does something that nearly kills you. You blow your horn or flash your lights and they give you the finger.
Sadly there is no recognised gesture which translates as "I'm sorry but it is you that has tried to kill me so rather than make rude gestures please come here so that I may pound your stupid f*****g head into a glob of pink mush in case your next victim is not so lucky you selfish p***k"
If anybody knows how to get this message across from vehicle to vehicle could you drop me a line please.
Ta
Steve
quote:If I thought for one moment that this would be legal, I'd have made one up years ago...
Steve, I've often thought about having some sort of visible LED display in the back window of the car - so that I could give vent to emotions without leaving any possible room for misinterpretation!
Possible Messages include:
1: WA**ER!
2: FOGLIGHTS OFF, YOU F**KWIT!
3: YA MAMMA!
4: LEARN TO DRIVE B**CH!
5: NOW I'M GONNA F**K YOU UP!
6: YOUR CAR IS SH**E!
etc..
I believe firebox.com has the very LED display you desire. Not sure if the messages are standard ones or editable, but hey.
Don't go to that site if suffer from gadget induced financial hardship. It won't help. Admittedly, some of it is crap, but there are some corking things there too.
Don't go to that site if suffer from gadget induced financial hardship. It won't help. Admittedly, some of it is crap, but there are some corking things there too.
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