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Pet Hates - other peoples' drivingwhat do you dislike most in other peoples' driving?
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Posted At 13/08/2008 AAChris  |
Worries about safety featured in the top two hates in a recent AA/Populus survey with tailgating (driving too close to the car in front) cited by 30%, closely followed by talking on the mobile phone whilst driving cited by 26%.
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SirRobertMark
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Posted At: 02/10/2008 10:18:06
Quote: “Learner drivers when I'm late for work.”
A fault with a lot of drivers is that they fail to realise that their journey is no more important than anyone else’s (blues&twos excepted, of course). Allow time for delays in your journey. If you are going to be late, don’t confuse your lateness with The End Of The World. It’s not. The learner driver couldn’t give a monkey’s if (a) your boss has called an eight-thirty, (b) your child minder has a hangover (c) your neighbour has had a skip delivered across the end of your drive, etc, etc I'm convinced that planning, of both your time and your journey, so that driving isn’t seen as a major inconvenience between two parts of your day but the middle of three parts of your day, would be a major contribution to road safety. Also… As it starts to go dark, some drivers will switch on their below-the-front-bumper fog/driving lamps instead of their headlights or sidelights. What’s that all about? Is it meant to confuse other road users into thinking that their remarkably dull and average car is, in fact, a head-turning, dribble-inducing, exotic super-car? |
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Dassots
Posts: 7
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Posted At: 03/10/2008 13:26:51
Just middle laners. Though it is getting so common these days it is beginning to be the norm and therefore less annoying.
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dave773
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Posted At: 03/10/2008 13:38:48
Having just read all the contributions on this thread I have to say I agree with all of them.
Amazed that no-one has mentioned cyclists ignoring red traffic lights and riding across pedestrian crossings. When are we going to get the clampdown on this that the police have been promising? Being a motorcyclist as well as a car driver I would also like to add: Scooter riders using bus lanes as if they own them. Car drivers in queues stopping too close to traffic islands so there's no space for me to squeeze my bike through so I either have to wait until the queue moves or break the law and go round the wrong side of the island. I know selfish drivers won't have any sympathy for this but freedom to pass queues is one of the main reasons for riding a bike. Cyclists who dawdle up the outside of or between traffic queues, getting in the way of motorcycles. Drivers in queues who don't pay attention to whether the vehicle in front of them has moved and hold the queue up for no reason. Drivers who don't use bus lanes when they're not in operation. Most driver's don't seem to realise a lot of bus lanes are only in force for 3 or 6 hours a day (usually 7am - 10am and 4pm - 7pm). Why don't they use them outside these times? |
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Blackdolphin
Posts: 2
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Posted At: 03/10/2008 18:18:22
Loads of good comments, but I have another one to add.
People not knowing how to drive. Specifically how to read road markings and drive appropriately. In the area I live there are a number of one way streets and sliproads that merge for people pulling onto or off the one way system. Not the simplest system, but it makes sense if you read the markings on the carriageway. At certain junctions people just stop in order to pull over to the other side of the road instead of carrying on and merging with the other flow of traffic. This gets frustrating as there are no give way lines to say stop. It causes huges tailbacks and its mainly due to people being nervous, or just not knowing how to use these types of roads. There are so many people doing this, that if you use the system properly, obeying the markings on the road, etc. people react badly. All I can add to the end of this is a lesson I got from my Dad, 'at least if you think everyone on the road is an idiot, you'll never be surprised.' After 11 years of driving and watching others do so I have to admit he was right. |
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Alan
Posts: 3
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Posted At: 09/10/2008 10:58:26
Tailgaters are a menace, especially young women who seem to have no idea of stopping distances, or the two second rule, or that it takes a lot longer to stop on a wet road. Plus that well-known Neanderthal throwback, White Van Man, who tailgates everyone he follows as he successively and dangerously overtakes them.
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Alan
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Posted At: 09/10/2008 11:17:34
As a cyclist myself, who is frequently appalled at cyclists' behaviour on the road, I would also like to see them have to pass a test before being allowed out to jump red traffic lights, ride on pavements, pull out from sideroads without looking, ride two-abreast on minor roads, go down one-way streets the wrong way, etc, etc. It's all very well for cyclists to complain about drivers, but they bring a lot of it on themselves.
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GPT
Posts: 8
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Posted At: 23/10/2008 20:05:47
Some of my pet hates have already had a mention, but I have another couple.
Why do they put traffic lights on roundabouts? If people need the traffic lights to enable them to navigate a roundabout then should they be driving? Where I live a lot of drivers don't seem to like joining a roundabout if there is another car already on it, or even approaching from a different road, so they just sit and wait untill there is no other car moving before they pull away, thereby creating their own traffic jam.... I also hate people who brake sharp when they see a revenue (aka speed) camera, even when they are not exceeding the limit, shouldn't they pay attenion to their speed anyway? |
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Beejay
Posts: 1
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Posted At: 24/10/2008 10:41:57
1/ Motorcyclists who thread their way through stationery traffic.
2/ Pedal Cyclists who ride without lights. 3/ Motorists who drive without lights in rain etc. |
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dory
Posts: 3
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Posted At: 27/10/2008 14:45:31
Funny, I always thought there were two lanes around a roundabout, why go all the way round.
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dory
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Posted At: 27/10/2008 15:28:20
Quoting dave773 (03/10/2008 @ 13:38:48): Having just read all the contributions on this thread I have to say I agree with all of them.
Amazed that no-one has mentioned cyclists ignoring red traffic lights and riding across pedestrian crossings. When are we going to get the clampdown on this that the police have been promising? Being a motorcyclist as well as a car driver I would also like to add: Scooter riders using bus lanes as if they own them. Car drivers in queues stopping too close to traffic islands so there's no space for me to squeeze my bike through so I either have to wait until the queue moves or break the law and go round the wrong side of the island. I know selfish drivers won't have any sympathy for this but freedom to pass queues is one of the main reasons for riding a bike. Cyclists who dawdle up the outside of or between traffic queues, getting in the way of motorcycles. Drivers in queues who don't pay attention to whether the vehicle in front of them has moved and hold the queue up for no reason. Drivers who don't use bus lanes when they're not in operation. Most driver's don't seem to realise a lot of bus lanes are only in force for 3 or 6 hours a day (usually 7am - 10am and 4pm - 7pm). Why don't they use them outside these times? Shall we just stay at home for you |
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Master_Chef
Posts: 6
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Posted At: 13/12/2008 11:19:24
People who overtake when I'm cruising at 70 then cut me up so I have to lift or brake, then they slow to 65 so I have to overtake them again!
A girl in a VW Polo did this to me last week then decided to overtake me again and sat in the RH lane on a 2 lane dual carridgeway at 65! This kind of behaviour makes people irate and could make people take risks by undertaking. Cyclists riding along the pavement then jumping down onto the road without looking. I've seen a few near misses. First of all they shouldn't be on the pavement, it's not a cycle lane, and secondly their selfish actions could cause an accident endangering their lives and damaging a car (cyclists don't have insurance so it's the car driver who'd have to pay). People who drive at 45 in a 60 and then drive into a 30 but continue at 45! |
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EmmaJT
Posts: 1
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Posted At: 17/01/2009 10:09:11
Dodgy/faulty/defective headlights!! AAAARGH!
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bantamboy
Posts: 1
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Posted At: 02/02/2009 13:52:13
Parents who park on "School Keep Clear" area, its not so you can turn up late and drop your child off at the gate. Complained to school and police, police said someone would patrol but not seen anyone.Some parents around Saltaire Primary School who dont wear seatbelts, dont have child on proper seat, drive whilst using mobile phone. Recently started taking older children to Beckfoot as it is cheaper than bus, was made redundant last year. Horrified to see a DRIVING INSTRUCTOR collect his children and drive off with mobile phone to ear.
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Horneteer
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Posted At: 03/02/2009 15:25:11
As an old biker I detest the middle aged morons who go out and buy a jap bike, fit it with illegal race cans and tiny numberplates and think they are still Barry Sheen from their younger days. A large number have no respect for solid white lines, (they are there for a reason), built up areas and speed limits. Too many have the pack mentality of making large groups then tearing tarmac on their weekend runs from the cities to the coast as fast as they can with little regard for other road users. Their selfish behaviour tarnishs the image of professional motorcyclists. Yes I'll open up my bike away from properties only when safe and not to the annoyance of other motorists or members of the public. They then wonder at why so many of these losers become a ball of chalk with so many regular fatals.
Cyclists who ride in packs or two abreast irrespective of how much traffic is behind them. Horseriders who take nervous ponies on the road, amusing at times I know but in a narrow lane a flying rear hoof takes some dodging. Drivers who fail to acknowledge an act you've done for them. Parents taking their children to school on short journeys instead of walking, their use of 4x4s when they are totally inept at parking or driving such a vehicle in the first place. Idiots who use mobile phones instead of handsfree kits, even hate more the fools who text whilst going along. The saddos who have to alter their registration plates to spell names. Old people who do not know when to hang up their carkeys. Hardest decision to make but it should'nt come after an accident. |
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AA Patrol
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Posted At: 03/02/2009 21:42:49
Most of the above are on my list and that list is growing daily. Think I'll add motorists who let their dogs sit on the parcel shelf and try to stare me out when I'm tailgating them
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bunny
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Posted At: 04/02/2009 09:14:00
Apart from those obvious ones already stated:
People who try to push past parked cars on their side of the road, even when they see you are coming the other way, and force you up on the pavement and as they go past you act as if you are not even there. Happens a lot in my village, which is not even a C road but used as a cut through during the rush hour. Can take 5 minutes to cross the road sometimes. |
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PeteHEvans
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Posted At: 04/02/2009 09:18:03
When you are waiting at a junction to turn right, you wait for a car to drive past and then just as they get close to your road they indicate left and turn. It's so selfish and unthinking, all they need to do is either indicate early or give you a quick flash of the lights.
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Pooter
Posts: 7
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Posted At: 07/02/2009 11:01:42
On the subject of tailgating, we run a Micra,and have never been so tailgated in any of our other cars. Yes,I am an "old git",but I don't hang about and drive up to the speed limits.It even happens in the left-hand lane on the motorway at 70 mph!.Have anyone experienced this with Micras?, is it a new form of bullying?.
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jonnyjohnson
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Posted At: 24/02/2009 16:30:04
Drivers that hog lane 2 or 3
Those that make gestures as I undertake! |
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Jonno
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Posted At: 08/03/2009 10:53:55
If people in the OVER TAKING lanes moved over into the inside lane as they are supposed to then no one would be able to swoosh up the inside.
Also on a quite motorway to abide by the law, i have to go to the outside lane from the inside lane to overtake some one hogging the middle lane for no reason and then return to the inside lane. Firstly i feel that is more dangerous to myself and totaly unnecesary and secondly after completing this manouver the car in the midle lane still does not move in to the inside lane, as if they have learnt nothing to what has just happened. Or what is more of a worry, is that they are not paying attention and just get into the middle lane and switch off for the duration of there journey. |
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