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As for things car drivers do Pulling across lanes of traffic without checking or indicating. |
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And people who are neurotic about which thread something is posted to!
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Cutting across both lanes on a two lane roundabout when you're on their inside (right hand side) and they end up squashing you to the kerb.
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I agree that there are bad cage drivers out there - I see them every day when commuting on my SV but I've also seen bike riders doing some of the things people have complained about here. I was cycling today and nearly got squashed by idiots on sports bikes riding down narrow lanes with no visibility. In fact, this week I've had near misses with cars, vans, a tractor and trailor pulling out in front of me, the aforementioned sports bikes and several suicidal scooters. My house is in a 40 limit and I regularly see bikers going past in excess of 60 mph. Lets face it, there are bad drivers of every sort of vehicle. I just try not to be one of them, whatever I'm driving/riding.
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Too many to list, so here's 10.
- changing lanes or making a turn without signaling - going excessively slow - going speed limit, or under the limit on a highway in the fast lane - tailgating me - taking way too long to make a turn (like they are driving a semi or something) - throw sht out the window - trucks without mudflaps - people not paying attention and changing lanes right after you do, causing you to slow way down -not slowing down for you to make a turn -staying stopped at a stoplight/stopsign for an excessive time I experience almost all of this on a daily basis. All this stuff ****es me off when I drive as well. |
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I have a certain amount of sympathy with what Wheelnut says, (not just 'cos Malc is a nice bloke!!), and the article that his post links to. Lorry drivers often get a hard time about the overtake thing, and I have a little insight into this driving my immensely slow van, the speed of my van is restricted by having s*d all horsepower and I really do try not to get in anyone's way but it isn't always easy. What really gets up my nose is those utter, utter 8a5tard5 who, when they are the first vehicle in the right lane at the lights, put the indicator on WHEN THE F*****G LIGHTS CHANGE. But of course, only when there is a nice long line of traffic behind them. Deaths too good for them.
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1/indicating and turning at the same time 2- not slowing down and missing you by millimetres when your making a turn 3/ drive BMW's and Merc's 4/kids being in a fiesta thinking they can beat you off the lights - and shouting out "wheelie" out of the window 5/moblie phone and generally not paying attention 6/people who try to cut you out of the que of traffic at junctions 7/people who doodle along at 15mph - then when your about to overtake- speed up to 30 8/ throw sh*t out the window 9/ see 8, then realising it hit you, proceed to use the window washers and get you wet 10/get blue bulbs fitted - making you think your being flashed to pull over 11/ get tinted windows so you cant see much of the traffic 12/park at stupid places - esp mothers collecting children 13/pull out to stop you filtering (when this happens - wack your full beam on - they get out of your way after a while) 14/not use mirrors 15/ turn suddenly with out indicating 16/think they own the road - cos there a builder 17/ not secure luggage properly from roof racks and or boot / driving while it is open 18/think they dont have to give way to a bike - cos they oviously pay cheaper road tax and dont have as much priority 19/ any more or less anything that has already been mentioned |
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Just not looking or thinking.
Some old doofus nearly clobbered me today. Just as well I was doing his looking and thinking for him! I gently pointed out the error of his ways at the queue for the next roundabout. He barely even noticed me when I was yelling at him through his open window from 2 yards away. Even worse I bet he doesn't even know what he did to learn for next time. |
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