worst motorway idiots

[mauvais]

Be thankful you don't live in India:

 

[PacificOcean]

That's sped up, but check this out:

Live Frogger!

 

[T & P]

Cunts who are beneath queuing like lesser mortals when exiting a motorway and instead of ensuring they are on lane 1 at least 3/4 of a mile before the exit, they continue at high speed on lane 2 (or sometimes even 3) before cutting across and bullying their way into lane 1 and the exit at the last moment, for all the extra few places ahead they are gaining for it.

 

[sojourner]

Cunts who are beneath queuing like lesser mortals when exiting a motorway and instead of ensuring they are on lane 1 at least 3/4 of a mile before the exit, they continue at high speed on lane 2 (or sometimes even 3) before cutting across and bullying their way into lane 1 and the exit at the last moment, for all the extra few places ahead they are gaining for it.

Of course sometimes, that could just be because they forgot their junction was coming up and have to cut across quickly

 

[sojourner]

My personal fave is the twat in a fast car who tailgates me, overtakes aggressively (ie, cutting in RIGHT in front of me), then sits just in front of me

THAT was worth the effort, wasn't it?

 

[Pieface]

People who overtake you and then slow down Why?

But middle lane sitters piss me off more.

I also hate myself when I overestimate the power of the van and go to overtake, can't do it and have to admit defeat and go back to where I started

 

[T & P]

Of course sometimes, that could just be because they forgot their junction was coming up and have to cut across quickly

If it is safe to do so I have no problem with them cutting across lanes. But very often I've seen them just doing it and to hell with everyone around/behind them.

In most cases they're just trying to gain a few places though. I am now on the lookout for them- you can see them coming fast on the middle lane- and will accelerate if possible to stop them from sneaking in ahead of me. Fuck 'em.

 

[bi0boy]

People who overtake you and then slow down Why?

I might do this if the person I am overtaking speeds up and I have to go faster than I prefer to complete the overtake.

 

[bi0boy]

I should have added 'people who slow down when going up hills and speed up when going down'

 

[BigTom]

Cunts who are beneath queuing like lesser mortals when exiting a motorway and instead of ensuring they are on lane 1 at least 3/4 of a mile before the exit, they continue at high speed on lane 2 (or sometimes even 3) before cutting across and bullying their way into lane 1 and the exit at the last moment, for all the extra few places ahead they are gaining for it.

worse are the people who, on seeing a queue for the exit in lane 1, decide they can go along in lane 2 until they are near the exit, then stop and indicate to try to move into lane 1, thus blocking lane 2. Lane 2 then gets queue'd up as well.. so someone decides they can go down lane 3 until near the end of the queue. thus blocking lane 3 and the whole mway, even though the problem is off the exit.
tailgaters and lane 2 hoggers got my vote.

 

[purves grundy]

I like to get into the middle lane and pootle along. All the other drivers behind me have a similar idea too.

 

[nuffsaid]

Must admit to sticking to the middle lane, IF there is a lot of traffic in lane 1 because its pointless moving in only to have to try to move back out 10 seconds later. Its more dangerous moving in and out of lanes.

OK, if there's hardly any traffic I'm happy to move to lane 1, but if you want to overtake there is that other lane you know, I won't block it, go round. Besides I'll be doing 80-90 so if you must overtake your going way too fast anyway.

Worst offenders, tailgaters and people who pull out with a metre to spare, bloody dangerous.

 

[gentlegreen]

Another vote for it being OK to stay mostly in lane 2 when lane 1 is full of caravans.

 

[kabbes]

The French, crap drivers in town as they undoubtedly are, seem bloody good on motorways. They generally drive in the slow lane unless they want to overtake and generally drive within the speed limit, without tailgating. I find it a bizarre quirk of the national psyche that they are such raving lunatics in urban areas but so laid back on longer journeys.

 

[bluestreak]

people

people

lorries

lorries

caravanners?

Germans

idiots

wankers

People

white van types

drivers

car drivers.

fuckwits

Germans

These.

 

[chio]

Not strictly on the motorway, it tends to happen more on the dual carriageway I use every day, but people who tailgate and try to get past you on the slip road when you slow up slightly to wait for a gap to appear. What do they expect you to do, plough into the side of the Morrisons truck that's in your space on the road?

Incidentally, the bit of motorway closest to where I live has to be one of the most dangerous this side of the M25; it's never off the traffic news for accidents. It's full of lorries, slowcoach grannies and aggressive hot-headed sales reps who have to be selling toilet roll in Wigan two hours ago. Take away the stressheads and it'd probably be bearable, but as it is I try and avoid it unless I absolutely have to use it.

 

[Mr Smin]

Other road users - I find driving in the 3-4am slot is the least crowded.

 

[free spirit]

Other road users - I find driving in the 3-4am slot is the least crowded.

I always try to drive overnight if possible as I can have the road mostly to myself, and do 100+ perfectly safely the entire way.

 

[nick301171]

I vote for "People who change lanes, and then halfway across to their new lane, decide to indicate to let you know they have already started changing lanes"

 

[kabbes]

On the other hand, I try to never drive past about 10pm as I have a tendency to fall asleep, which rarely aids safety.

 

[free spirit]

On the other hand, I try to never drive past about 10pm as I have a tendency to fall asleep, which rarely aids safety.

I'm a nightowl, so that's not really an issue for me

 

[gentlegreen]

On the other hand, I try to never drive past about 10pm as I have a tendency to fall asleep, which rarely aids safety.

I always set off for my 3 or 4 hour drive to the coast around 6am and am fine going, but I always have to pull off the motorway several times on the way back.... even though I make an effort to get a good night's sleep ...

 

[T & P]

Motorways are monotonous.

Monotony leads to distraction and relaxation.

Distraction and relaxation lead to sleepiness.

Beware the dark power of motorways.

 

[sojourner]

Motorways are monotonous.

The fucking M6 isn't, it's more Wacky Races

 

[Spion]

for me it was
pulling out 1m in front
foglight users
taligating when there's nowhere to go

I'd add lane 2 hogging but it doesn't bother me if there's room to get round em

 

[MikeMcc]

Easily lane 2 hoggers. It's fine if there is traffic in lane 1. My hate is when they are sat there and theer is absolutely NO traffic in lane 1. All they are doing then is causing congestion for no good reason. If I've overtaken someone in lane 2 or 3 and theres a big gap I always ask myself if I can justify staying out. If I can't then I move across but stay in formation with the numpties that have stayed in lane, as pointed out earlier undertaking is bloody dangerous here (illegal to boot).

 

[kabbes]

I always set off for my 3 or 4 hour drive to the coast around 6am and am fine going, but I always have to pull off the motorway several times on the way back.... even though I make an effort to get a good night's sleep ...

Which drive takes you east? If you're driving in the morning directly into the sun, that could explain it.