bobmac
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No, why?
Rant: Why can't people join motorways from sliproads?
- Thread starter Khamelion
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No, why?
steviep
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The people known as CLODS - Centre Lane Only Drivers Society.
The other one that gets me and it happened to me this morning, is when the slip road joining the motorway becomes the left hand lane and people move straight into the middle lane when there is nothing in front of them. Put that with what Khamelion said in his OP about them not being up to the speed of the motorway - aaagghhh.
Val
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Or straight after a contraflow, 40mph up to 70 = outside lane regardless, mental stuff man.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Have we mentioned the 'cutter-uppers' - those drivers who are barely past you when they cut in - nearly taking your nose off and then sitting a couple of yards in front of you so you have to drop back. And then some other berk overtakes you and cuts in front of you into into the gap you've just created - and before you know it you are back where you started.
...and if I am on a dual-carriageway or motorway and approaching a joining slip road I'll keep out of the inside lane - then a **** comes up behind me and starts flashing as he wants past me and wants me to move in - which I don't want to do because of the joining traffic - JUST WAIT YOU DORK!
...and if I am on a dual-carriageway or motorway and approaching a joining slip road I'll keep out of the inside lane - then a **** comes up behind me and starts flashing as he wants past me and wants me to move in - which I don't want to do because of the joining traffic - JUST WAIT YOU DORK!
SwingsitlikeHogan
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...and I forgot to mention drivers who park right at a junction in a residential area when the roads are narrow.
...and drivers who seem to think they have a right to stop at the side of the road (yellow lines or not) then put their hazard lights on (or not bother) to say 'look I'm a hazard' -YES YOU ARE A HAZARD and a bl**dy nuisance as well.
And then there is the idiot who compounds that problem by doing the same thing directly opposite on the other side of the road so that only one car can squeeze through at a time. Unfortunately in my town I have to say that a lot of cars with disability stickers tend to do such parking (as they are allowed to stop on single yellow lines whenever - and double also?) but they park thoughtlessly and with little regards for other road users.
...and drivers who seem to think they have a right to stop at the side of the road (yellow lines or not) then put their hazard lights on (or not bother) to say 'look I'm a hazard' -YES YOU ARE A HAZARD and a bl**dy nuisance as well.
And then there is the idiot who compounds that problem by doing the same thing directly opposite on the other side of the road so that only one car can squeeze through at a time. Unfortunately in my town I have to say that a lot of cars with disability stickers tend to do such parking (as they are allowed to stop on single yellow lines whenever - and double also?) but they park thoughtlessly and with little regards for other road users.
I feel all your pain, I have been driving for years and years now and TBH I am the best driver on the road
I have no time for Nuggets who sit behind a wheel..................
I have no time for Nuggets who sit behind a wheel..................
Khamelion
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I forgot to mention the lane changers, those who cannot follow the white lines around a roundabout and drift into your lane and then when you blow the horn to warn them you get a tirade of abuse and gesticulations.
And while this one may seem sexist, it is a women thing, using the rear view mirror to apply make up while sitting at traffic lights thus not paying attention to the lights changing and then continuing to apply said make whilst driving off.
Someone mentioned hazzard lights, why put them on when you're being towed, how do the cars behind know which direction you are going to turn?
And while this one may seem sexist, it is a women thing, using the rear view mirror to apply make up while sitting at traffic lights thus not paying attention to the lights changing and then continuing to apply said make whilst driving off.
Someone mentioned hazzard lights, why put them on when you're being towed, how do the cars behind know which direction you are going to turn?
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AuburnWarrior
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I think it's something to do with opening the door wide enough to get the kids in the child seats.
Maybe we'll soon see extra wide parking bays for people who watch too many American food programmes
BOSH! Saw this in action only yesterday. It was a Lincoln Navigator that came roaring into the car park and straight into a parent and baby space. Who got out? Two older, incredibly huge people. No children.
Perhaps if they parked slightly further away from the entrance to the store then they'd burn more calories and not be the size of a moderate three bed semi!
Anyway, motorway driving. It should be the easiest form of driving as there's no right turns, no u-turns, no reversing and (except in exceptional circumstances) no stopping. But, the standard of motorway driving is appalling! I'm not a fast driver. In fact, I normally drive somewhere between 60 and 70 miles an hour on the motorway. As a result, I tend to stick to the slow lane. Now, I therefore encounter many lorries doing 58mph so need to overtake them. I ALWAYS check my blind spots (both sides of the car) when changing a lane and, due to my car being about as underpowered as a car can be, it needs about a weeks notice to overtake so it's imperative that the middle lane is clear (ish). What do I then get? An Audi/BMW driver comes roaring up my behind flashing his lights and ordering me off the road! The outside lane is clear. Why can't he overtake me? I've not pulled out in front of him. I've caused no road incident. What I have done is deigned to get in the way of his very important journey. Cretins!
Val
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I feel all your pain, I have been driving for years and years now and TBH I am the best driver on the road
I have no time for Nuggets who sit behind a wheel..................
You can't be the best, you don't drive a BMW any more
Evesdad
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I have a round about near the bottom of my round that has pedestrian crossings either side, I have to cross here when taking the kids to school. At least once a month I have a green man and about to cross when sum numpty goes straight through the red light because they are too busy looking at the roundabout and not the lights!! Happened again yesterday on the way home when a van travelling at Mach speed trying to get past a car on te outside lane, luckily for me and him I always have a second look and didn't step out! Rang autoglass as it was one of theirs to give them a load of abuse! They were actually very good and are trying to track down which driver it was. There are no "groups" for this either as I've nearly been cleaned up by old ladies, motorbikes, vans and anyone else!!
You can't be the best, you don't drive a BMW any more
Yep but moved on to a better class of car now..
DappaDonDave
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There's three lanes, move over and make your life and the life easier.
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full_throttle
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agree wholeheartedly.
Also can't understand why drivers drive in the outside labe of the motorway when the other two lanes are clear, doesn't happen in Germany where the speed is a lot faster
Doon frae Troon
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ScienceBoy
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As a firm believer in keeping as far left as possible those who do 50/60 in the middle lane of a motor way are the worst!
Why is it that some people think the only speed people go in lane 1 is 55?????
Was only recently I was doing my usual 70 in lane one on a pretty empty 3 lane motorway. Come across a minibus doing 50 in the middle lane, I move out to lane 3 to overtake, I get alongside and suddenly they speed up to 75! I have to move all the way back to lane 1 because my little car cannot pass them. 5 minutes later they are back down to 50 again and we repeat the process, finally I get alongside them, guess what they do!
What is wrong with driving in lane 1 when there are no lorries in the immediate area, or even nowhere to be seen!
RGDave
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This is the one currently causing me the most dismay...
Eastbound approach to Hanger Lane gyratory from the A40 :angry::angry:...
Whoops.
I remember doing at least 5 lanes there once. Coming from Horsenden Hill and going into town.
Val
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Couldn't agree more :thup:
Val
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I'd have undertaken them
kev_off_the_tee
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I get pi$$ed off when myself and a few other cars are joining a motorway or dual carriage way and the driver in the slow lane doesn't move over to the overtake lane if there is room to do it.
It's just courteous and helps cars join a fast road as not all slip roads are long enough for you to get up to speed
It's just courteous and helps cars join a fast road as not all slip roads are long enough for you to get up to speed
stevelev
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I'm a nightmare for tailgaters, I wait till they are right up my arse then slam on. Had one guy follow me into the services, I wiated till he got to my parked car and slammed my door into him, then jumped out and gripped him and almost lost it. He shrunk off..... knobhead.
I also despise those who think the lane filters dont count for them, so every morning on the M62 I keep an eye out for them and when they try to cut in force them back on the lane they were in till they miss the junction. Smile and wave, got a good memory too I wave at them again if I ever see them.
I would love a notice for the back windscreen, like the police have to tell you to pull over. I'd store lights in it and turn it on every time I see a fool in the pouring rain or dark morning with no lights on, or with their fog lights on when there is not even a little mist.
Right off for my horlicks
