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Dr. Furface
One small step for me
And old lady drivers who can barely see over the wheel of their Micra. However, I have some sympathy and respect for them, unlike for the absolute worst bunch of twats on Britain's roads... fucking bastard Vauxhall drivers, particularly boy-racers in old Astras and salesman-racers in Insignias, absolute cunts the lot of em.
chemn
shmemn
A laguna and a golf tried to merge into me recently, the golf without indicating. Not sure about the laguna because it was not quite level with me when trying to merge into me. But then that roundabout at Exeter services is pretty confusing.
Also a young lady in a polo was up my arse on the dual carriageway and when she eventually passed me she pulled in about 10 m im front of me and then slowed down?!?!
Shouldn't complain really because I'm not a perfect driver - blinded someone a bit last night because it was late and I'm ill and I wasn't paying enough attention.
Also a young lady in a polo was up my arse on the dual carriageway and when she eventually passed me she pulled in about 10 m im front of me and then slowed down?!?!
Shouldn't complain really because I'm not a perfect driver - blinded someone a bit last night because it was late and I'm ill and I wasn't paying enough attention.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Are they the modern day equivalent of the Allegro (which was itself superseded by the Maestro)? Back in the day those were the cars to be found pootling along at 25mph on a Sunday on decent country roads. Drivers always wearing a flat cap, which seemed to have some magical speed-retarding property.
Wolveryeti
Detty Pig
Pedestrians. I have had most near-misses on my bike based on pedestrians doing absolutely fuckwitted things, like stepping out into the road without looking, usually while plugged into a music device. At least other road users try to maim/kill you in predictable ways.
mojo pixy
head down
Having the kind of wealth available to afford a large powerful car is bound to engender a deep sense of entitlement; driving said large powerful car is bound to cause spikes in said entitlement. So basically, brands aside, just about any driver of a large, powerful car is going to be driving like a prick.
SpookyFrank
Don't swallow the cap
Motorcyclists. Why does something a fraction the size of a car need to make exponentially more noise?
And why do these wankers swoop about like they're doing something awesome, rather than doing something we all thought was a great idea for about six months when we were fourteen, before we grew up?
And why do these wankers swoop about like they're doing something awesome, rather than doing something we all thought was a great idea for about six months when we were fourteen, before we grew up?
weltweit
Well-Known Member
I drove about 250 miles this weekend and driving standards were ok, there were a couple of inconsiderate motorway middle lane hoggers trapping me in the slow lane but apart from that it was good.
Quite a lot of queuing on Friday because of broken down vehicles blocking the road but that sort of thing does not stress me these days.
Audi Status Update: Oh and there were some Audi drivers, most in the fast lane but just a few pootling along minding their own business.
Quite a lot of queuing on Friday because of broken down vehicles blocking the road but that sort of thing does not stress me these days.
Audi Status Update: Oh and there were some Audi drivers, most in the fast lane but just a few pootling along minding their own business.
smmudge
i know the smudge is true
When I passed my test ten years prior with ten minors and hadn't driven since I got a jazz lol. It's served me well, specially as it's an auto, although it did cost me £1000 to get it through its first MOT.
I would say I'm a good driver now though, because I've got to the point where I don't check my mirrors that much, I reckon that's when you know you're alright.
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
That is such bullshit thinking, the same ignorant mindset that leads to racism.
Bahnhof Strasse has asked me to pass on his apologies, he's pretty embarrassed tbf
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
But what if you actually do own the road
SpookyFrank
Don't swallow the cap
I'm changing my vote. Ice cream vans. The static ones that just set up at the same pitch every day are fine, no problem with those. But tooling around the streets, stopping in the middle of the fucking road and playing those shitty fucking jingles is not acceptable.
For a start they only travel around urban areas. Which already have shops. Which already sell ice cream. For less money. Then there's the fact that the whole racket is based on pester power and pavlovian conditioning, all in the name of selling sugar-laced gelatinated shite to small children.
But the worst thing is the fucking tunes themselves. Nowadays they're always playing a staticy mp3 recording of an actual ice cream van jingle, far louder than a traditional ice cream van would ever have played them. No other business is permitted to go around bellowing what is effectively a marketing slogan in the middle of a residential area. I work from home. I need to concentrate sometimes. Apparently this is less important than the diabetes-inducing business model of some idle wanker who let's face it, given his chosen vocation, is probably a nonce.
Cameron's government changed the law to allow ice cream vans to play their jingles for longer. What more proof do you need that ice cream vans are enemies of a just and ordered society?
For a start they only travel around urban areas. Which already have shops. Which already sell ice cream. For less money. Then there's the fact that the whole racket is based on pester power and pavlovian conditioning, all in the name of selling sugar-laced gelatinated shite to small children.
But the worst thing is the fucking tunes themselves. Nowadays they're always playing a staticy mp3 recording of an actual ice cream van jingle, far louder than a traditional ice cream van would ever have played them. No other business is permitted to go around bellowing what is effectively a marketing slogan in the middle of a residential area. I work from home. I need to concentrate sometimes. Apparently this is less important than the diabetes-inducing business model of some idle wanker who let's face it, given his chosen vocation, is probably a nonce.
Cameron's government changed the law to allow ice cream vans to play their jingles for longer. What more proof do you need that ice cream vans are enemies of a just and ordered society?
kabbes
First intersubjective, then internalised
fffffuuuuuu.....
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
The worst road users are ones who drive up this road in Balham. It's quite narrow but there are big junctions at both ends. So if, for example, they see a middle aged (but still massively athletic and handsome) cyclist they get all upset that they are being "held up" and take absolutely fucking stupid risks in order to get past and sit at the junction for a bit longer.
The last one decided to overtake in a gap in the parked cars that was about two car lengths. I could hear him hesitating when he realised the gap was nowhere near big enough but then floor it as he was already level. Had to brake to avoid being sideswiped. Caught him up at the lights about 100m up the road.
Idiot.
The last one decided to overtake in a gap in the parked cars that was about two car lengths. I could hear him hesitating when he realised the gap was nowhere near big enough but then floor it as he was already level. Had to brake to avoid being sideswiped. Caught him up at the lights about 100m up the road.
Idiot.
SpookyFrank
Don't swallow the cap
I'm changing my vote again. School run parents. The ones who seem to think that they're the only one who has discovered this great little shortcut down this little residential street even though it gets so snarled up every day at 3:30 that it's quicker to go the long way round or, if you actually live on the street in question, to simply move house.
Then there's the parking. If you have a child and it's 3:30, double yellow lines turn to dust before you. Pavements, once considered the domain of the pedestrian, are yours to command. Blind ninety degree corner on a narrow street? Why not park there too? Park on an actual pile of other people's kids if you like, because you've got the magic 'it's not parking if you leave the engine running' loophole on your side. And who needs the effort of reaching over and turning the ignition key anyway? You'll only need to start the car again in 25, 30 minutes.
If you and all the other school run parents mange to completely sieze up a street or junction, it's vitally important to honk your horn as often as possible and try and do a three-point turn even when there's no space to do it and you still wouldn't be able to go anywhere even if you were facing the other way. This ensures that local people who may not be out on the roads themselves but who merely live nearby will get to know all about your predicament thanks to the endless horn-blasting and revving of Nissan Qashqai engines. It's important to spread the consequences of your own fuckwittery as far and wide as possible, because you and your child are the centre of the fucking universe and all must know this.
Yes yes I'm being grouchy and cynical I know. Sure, the school run is a pain but it's just one of those things isn't it? Until someone invents children with the ability to walk, it's just something we're all going to have to deal with.
Then there's the parking. If you have a child and it's 3:30, double yellow lines turn to dust before you. Pavements, once considered the domain of the pedestrian, are yours to command. Blind ninety degree corner on a narrow street? Why not park there too? Park on an actual pile of other people's kids if you like, because you've got the magic 'it's not parking if you leave the engine running' loophole on your side. And who needs the effort of reaching over and turning the ignition key anyway? You'll only need to start the car again in 25, 30 minutes.
If you and all the other school run parents mange to completely sieze up a street or junction, it's vitally important to honk your horn as often as possible and try and do a three-point turn even when there's no space to do it and you still wouldn't be able to go anywhere even if you were facing the other way. This ensures that local people who may not be out on the roads themselves but who merely live nearby will get to know all about your predicament thanks to the endless horn-blasting and revving of Nissan Qashqai engines. It's important to spread the consequences of your own fuckwittery as far and wide as possible, because you and your child are the centre of the fucking universe and all must know this.
Yes yes I'm being grouchy and cynical I know. Sure, the school run is a pain but it's just one of those things isn't it? Until someone invents children with the ability to walk, it's just something we're all going to have to deal with.
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Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
souljacker
innit
School runners are a complete law unto themselves. Zig Zags outside a primary school seem, by some, to be an indication that you are welcome to park there rather than the strict 'NO FUCKING STOPPING HERE' rule that they actually represent.
I had a pop at someone who did it the other week and they snarled at me that they were running late. Get up earlier then dickhead!
I had a pop at someone who did it the other week and they snarled at me that they were running late. Get up earlier then dickhead!
SpookyFrank
Don't swallow the cap
And on a serious note, any kid with mobility issues who genuinely does need picking up and dropping off by car every day, their parents are gonna get caught in the same scrum of vehicles as everyone else.
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
i live in a big estate with a spirally road layout and effectively between 4 and 6 pm - and longer in the height of summer - is just a bloody write off. Can't concentrate on anything or play music while it drives around and around and around going yankee doodle fucking dandy!!! just had 5 years of nothing but teddy bears fucking picnic and now they've jammed it on another god awful fucking tune i have to suffer through for 5 more years!!!
Sea Star
have you ever explored your dark side?
the one near me causes jams along the only road in to my estate and so fucks everyone up including the buses that probably most of the children should be using in the first place!
mojo pixy
head down
On a road near where I work there's a school. There are double yellow lines on both sides, as well as signs all the way along the school's fence specifically asking parents not to park or wait there.
Therefore obviously it's a pandemonium of parked and waiting cars, every school day.
Therefore obviously it's a pandemonium of parked and waiting cars, every school day.
