Driving rants

[Deleted member 18588]

Driving rants?

None.

20yrs ago when I went out on the road as a field service engineer I ranted for England every minute of every day. Now I just smile and then forget just as quickly.

BTW, I'm an Audi driver, and all non-Audi drivers are kn0bs!

Like you, none.

After well over 1 million miles and 46 years driving I long ago realised that it just ain't worth getting worked up.

Except for Audi drivers, that is!!

 

[Imurg]

. The fact that so many cyclists self-implement TLOR with very few, if any, disasters, indicates that it would be sensible to legitimise it.

This is one reason why the roads have become so dangerous for all road-users.
Deciding that the rules don't apply to you, whether you can perform the action safely or not, puts pressure on the rest of the network.
That goes for ALL road users - cars, bikes, trucks, buses and pedestrians.

 

[Craigg]

The Poll Tax 'revolt' proved that social rebellion effect change far better than going through the 'normal' channels. In many ways it's like the assessment of an appropriate speed limit. In many (but by no means all) cases it can actually be self calculating from analysing the speeds actually registered - discounting the high speed hoons and the low-speed old duffers (as somewhere in the mid-section of the sample is the 'safe for the conditions' level). The fact that so many cyclists self-implement TLOR with very few, if any, disasters, indicates that it would be sensible to legitimise it.

And here in lies the road to Anarchy my friend!
I fancy a few law changes. I'd like to shoot burglars. If enough of us do it, do you think it will result in a change on the statute books....hmmmm. An ill thought out response I fear to a legitimate point.

 

[Foxholer]

Like you, none.

After well over 1 million miles and 46 years driving I long ago realised that it just ain't worth getting worked up.

Except for Audi drivers, that is!!

It hasn't always been Audi drivers - and I'm an ex Audi (Diesel) driver (2 of them, both wonderful). BMW Drivers (and I drove 280k in one of those with few problems!) have always been the 'get out of my way type'. Early 90s Rover 820s (particularly Red ones) seemed to be the selfish guys (Salesmen?) then Volvos who would not move over followed by unbadged BMWs again - there must have been a concerted Sales effort at some stage. Audi Owner fault at that time tended to be hogging the middle lane or doing 60 in the left hand one! And, of course, Range Rovers, Discoverys & similar have always been right hand lane hogging buses!

 

[DanFST]

I'm a little puzzled by the pretty much universal hatred of cyclists by motorists.

It's the way quite a few cyclists think the rules don't apply to them, yet will act like Demigods should a motorist offend them. You've already admitted breaking the law and riding on the pavement, you can try and legitimise it to yourself all you wish.

RE: turning on left on reds. How do you differentiate between the traffic changing patterns, and pedestrians crossing? What happens when you run through a red and knock someone off who's running across a crossing on a flashing green man? Devils advocate.

 

[BubbaP]

Horses, Cyclists and generally anyone who hasn't paid road fund licence to be on the road. That included Prius drivers etc.

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Just curious:

Are BMW i3s allowed on the roads in your view?

What is the 4x4 that costs you so much road fund?

 

[ScienceBoy]

I just try to drive safe and within my abilities, probably this annoys a fair few drivers on my commute. I cant drive beyond my ability so sometimes I have to make a compromise.

I stick to the rules, drive at a pace I can handle and generally just try to be aware of my surroundings for my own manoeuvres. Generally if something happens that causes someone to be annoyed, it is of their own making and my need to drive within my abilities.

 

[BubbaP]

On a couple of road sections near me there are speed cameras, the speed limit is 50 MPH. Have lost count of times I have been following the car in front pretty much spot on 50, when a few yards before the camera they bang on the anchors down to 40 or 30. Obviously oblivious to the limit and just reacting to spotting a camera. Not fun.

 

[Foxholer]

RE: turning on left on reds. How do you differentiate between the traffic changing patterns, and pedestrians crossing? What happens when you run through a red and knock someone off who's running across a crossing on a flashing green man? Devils advocate.

All the proposals for TLOR highlight the requirement for pedestrian safety to be considered. There's plenty of info (and opinions) on t'internet.
I don't know what you mean by 'traffic changing patterns' in relation to TLOR though.

TLOR works for motor vehicles in other countries. It worked very well back home - except for a couple of 'peculiar' intersections.

 

[upsidedown]

Plenty of middle lane hoggers on M40 on way back from Winchester tonight , two solid lanes in 2 and 3 with 1 empty for me to drive in

 

[Bazz]

People who aren't entitled to but use disabled parking spaces. Disgusting human beings.

 

[JustOne]

Most (but not all) cyclists... especially those who think I can see them in their black jacket at 11pm with no lights on their bike.

Women drivers. Yep, just about all of them.... ESPECIALLY when roundabouts and motorways are involved.

Middle lane hoggers obviously!! << hate them the most.... all 21 million of 'em!!

People on their phones, especially those in vans!!

Taxis.... most around my neighbourhood simply shouldn't be driving!

People who park outside schools.

Lorries that can't seem to get past each other (as someone said earlier the pratt on the inside lane just can't make himself take his foot off the gas for a moment to let the other guy in).

People who don't know what a giveway sign is... and pull out/merge anyway.

Motorcyclists who have a God given right to weave in traffic or squeeze their bike up the smallest gap to be first at the lights... woohoo!!

Anyone over 70 who drives.

Women drivers..... and cyclists....... again :ears:

 

[hovis]

People who aren't entitled to but use disabled parking spaces. Disgusting human beings.

Idle fat people who have a disabled badge but are physically able to walk get my goat. They should make them park at the back! They need the exercise

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

As a past rush hour cyclist I have sympathy for cyclists and watch out for them - however...

Recently approached a junction where I was going to turn left but no oncoming traffic and nobody behind me so didn't indicate (yes I probably should have anyway- I know). As I started to turn I glanced in my passenger side mirror just to check for cyclists and one had come tearing up the pavement side and was going to 'undertake' me - and though still some way behind me was gesticulating furiously at me - for not indicating.

Well tbh - cyclist should be as aware as drivers have to be in respect of other roads users indicating or not indicating when approaching a junction. When pulling out onto a road I don't trust any driver indicating to turn left down my road until he has slowed down and has actually started to turn - I have been hit before by such a driver going straight on as they forgot to turn their indicator off after their last LH turn!

So dear cyclist - not something to get irked with a driver about - road awareness - and you shouldn't have been going to undertake me in any case!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Where there are single yellow lines both side of road - and drivers park opposite each other reducing road width sufficiently that cars can only drive past single file.

Was such an issue in our town centre that the council changed single yellow on one side to double yellow - much to consternation of restaurants and other late-opening shops as this meant that cars couldn't park on road in evening outside their premises - and would have to park in one of the free (after 7pm) car parks and walk 5mins. But that was the idiotic parkers that caused that!

 

[Rooter]

Just curious:

Are BMW i3s allowed on the roads in your view?

What is the 4x4 that costs you so much road fund?

i3? nope, crush them.

I drive a volvo XC90.

 

[rosecott]

Idle fat people who have a disabled badge but are physically able to walk get my goat. They should make them park at the back! They need the exercise

Might well be a cancer sufferer whose treatment causes bloating and weight increase - beware of uninformed assumptions.

 

[BubbaP]

i3? nope, crush them.

Heh heh - good consistency anyhow :thup:

I drive a volvo XC90.

Nice.
Looks like the new one is a zero road tax vehicle though -> 2.0 T8 AWD Momentum 4wd Auto 5dr
http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/volvo/xc90/new-suv/20-t8-awd-momentum-4wd-auto_7381731/review

They are conspiring against you!

Hope I am allowed, as I do pay a tenner. So 5p per BPH for my part time 4WD :thup:

 

[Rooter]

Heh heh - good consistency anyhow :thup:



Nice.
Looks like the new one is a zero road tax vehicle though -> 2.0 T8 AWD Momentum 4wd Auto 5dr
http://www.carbuyer.co.uk/reviews/volvo/xc90/new-suv/20-t8-awd-momentum-4wd-auto_7381731/review

They are conspiring against you!

Hope I am allowed, as I do pay a tenner. So 5p per BPH for my part time 4WD :thup:

LOL

The new ones look really nice, but too expensive! Will wait 2 years or so i think. And by the way, i own it for its seating capacity (have 4 kids, so need a 7 seater) and refuse to drive a people carrier, so it was a Q7, X5 or XC90 and value for money won with the volvo 2nd hand being about 15k cheaper than the equiv BMW or Audi.

Oh and i actually love electric cars if im honest, money no object I would be buying one of these: http://www.teslamotors.com/en_GB/modelx 7 seater and full electric, in "Insane mode" (which i think will be renamed when the PC mob see it) the saloon version does 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, so the bigger heavier SUV will be about 4.5 i reckon!

 

[chrisd]

HID and I were strolling the country lanes where we live one afternoon and walking two abreast facing any oncoming traffic. We saw a motorbike coming towards us on an otherwise clear road, just us and him. He went past really close at speed, turned round and came back and hurled the most outrageous volley of foul language at us for not walking single file as we were/are the cause of all motorbikers having accidents apparently. I did point out that we took up less room than a parked car but as he had obviously come from the pub we just walked on given that the abuse just got worse

So - ban all motorcyclists!