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Gaz · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 92 Location: Geordie-Land

Drive so fast everywhere ? Mad

Drive so close to the back end of your car/other vehicle that they must be on edge waiting for the driver in front to brake because the obviously can't see anything other than the back of a car ? Mad

Drive with their front fog lights on, constantly, even in the summer months? Mad

and ignore you when you let them out of a junction. ? Mad

A small thumbs up would be polite. Confused

"Shouts very loud"..........Aaaagh! Mad

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

All very good points, and ones that really pee me off! Like you say, fog lights, on all the time, idiots I say! hehe

Not being curteos enough to acknoledge you for waiting, even worse scoling at you for not waiting, when it is your right of way, sometimes you have to stop them coming, as they keep coming etc.

Driving up behind you too close is particulary bad, and the way I deal with it, related to the highway code, it states if someone is traveling too close behind you, adjust your stopping distance to cater for them, so this is what I do, I slow down, increasing the distance infront of me, more often than not they then whizz past you, then you are rid of them, other times they get even closer. Tits!

Undertaking on the motorway, when you are doing the national limit of 70mph, overtaking something in one of the outer lanes, coming right up behind you, then ocasionally undertaking you, and pulling back out infront of you. If you are doing 70mph, they can't say much surely!

It is surprising how close the cars tailgate you, even if you are in a big tractor, what they don't realise/think of is if they do bump into the back of the tractor, they will be in a right state, and I pobably wouldn't reallyfeel it even!

Anyway you may tell these tits really anoye me, so I will stop now!

Cheers

Dave

Peter_L · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject:

Oh dear......

Compared to the UK, the standard of driving here is atrocious and in Winnipeg it even more atrocious.

Daylight running lights are the norm in most of North America Continent, I don't have a problem with them.

But why oh why !!! does this side of the atlantic continue to adopt the Red Rear Turn signals. I fail to see one good reason for it.

There is no standard for external vehicle warning lights, so breakdown trucks, road work vehicles, ambulance, police and fire trucks can have a wide range of white, red, blue, orange and green flashing lights.

Our snowploughs and sand trucks have blue flashing lights on the rear. School buses have more flashing lights than a fairground ride and slow vehicles or any 1/2 ton truck with a bit of a load feel obliged to drive along with their hazard (four way flashers going)

Road works are signed about 10ft before they actually start, well here in the city they do, the interstates can be better.

Roadworkesr carry orange "lollipop" signs with "Slow" on one side and "Stop" on the other, both written in black. 7 inch high characters both beginning with "S" and with 4 letters....... haven't a clue what they say until you can see the whites of their eyes.

Orange flags are waved to proceed and also waved to stop, well the guy with the flag knows what he meant.

The UK is not such a bad place to drive after all....

Brian M · Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject:

michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

move to suffolk/norfolk, were very friendly road users up here!

Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

It used to be just the young who drove around with fog lights on but I am seeing more older people adopting this also. I have asked a few of them, why?........."They are not fog lights, they are driving lights" Rolling Eyes

My other pet hate is the motorists who, when it is raining, either drive with no lights or just side lights..........don't they know that they are invisible in the spray when it is a dark overcast wet day.
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Gaz · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 92 Location: Geordie-Land

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7120 Location: Edinburgh

Hi Gaz,

Just on Friday night I was being driven up from Geordie-Land on the A697 and we came up behind one of your "friends". It's even worse getting stuck behind one in the dark as it kills your night vision, so I goaded my driver to overtake despite the fact that there was a queue of cars ahead for miles. Unfortunately we then found ourselves illuminated by his front fog lamps too!

Needless to say there was not the slightest hint of fog.

Peter Evil or Very Mad

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millermit · Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 4

Argh! Talk about pet hates! I shouldna read this!
I can't stand folks who INSIST on driving in the fast lane, even though they're not actually even doing the speed limit. Then, when I want to overtake a vehicle in the left lane, they suddenly accelerate to prevent me crossing into the overtaking lane or suddenly hurry up and start flashing me!

Also, when you're travelling along merrily at the speed limit, and someone sees a police car, they all HIT THE BRAKES in a juddering frenzy and slow down to a crawl! You can almost smell the whiffs of their collective farting! If you're obeying the speed limit, what have you got to fear? (although that doesn't apply to the tailgaters, who KNOW they're in the wrong.) Speaking of tailgaters, I only recently heard that if you hit the brakes on a persistent tailgater and he slams into the back of you, you can be done for "reckless endangerment" or something.

And another pet gripe is people that don't use their indicators. I don't know, I have a habit, when I change lanes I reflexively indicate, whether there are cars on the road or not. At night, if a pedestrian is (foolishly) on the highway, imagine him trying to figure out what you're doing??? Well, it's just a subconscious habit with me, more than anything else. I can't understand how lazy, or pompous, some people can be as to not show a little bit of respect by communicating their intentions to other road users by just a flick of their finger! I mean, how lazy is THAT??? Shocked

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Roger-hatchy · Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex

Please tell me What is a 'fast lane'

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7120 Location: Edinburgh

Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Young people in audi's are usually quite bad.

Cheers

Dave

Gaz · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 92 Location: Geordie-Land

Could it be that the newer drivers aren't getting taught correctly?

Do they get told that:

The fast lane is only for over taking
Not to drive with your fog lights on, and why you shouldn't unless its foggy or heavy dring rain.
Not to tailgate, and the dangers of why you shouldn't
Not to sit on the nearside lane, facing traffic with your lights on dipped beam.
Not to sound your horn after 9pm unless in an emergency
Not to use residential side roads as race tracks.................my list goes on...... Mad

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