I'm sure this has been covered before but what really gets my goat is people who pull up on double yellow lines then stick their hazard lights on, i notice this a lot more in a particular part of town the newspaper and local news program like to call it the"golden mile". I prefer to call it the " golden ball ache"
Edited to change the subject header and remove some potentially offensive commentsPG
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Obviously many people believe that hazard lights are stealth device which renders them invisible to CCTV and assorted parking police.
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Yes, I don't mind the hazzards, but they do park anywhere they please. When I was young, I drove along knocking the worst offenders mirrors off. (the ones who just stop in the road while they pick up their parathas)
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what are hazard lights?
seen them fitted on most cars these days and seem to remember they never work at mot time on vauxhalls but cant say ive ever used them
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I got stopped by plod at an accident, and asked to put mine on. While I was looking for the switch, he leaned in and put them on for me.
"Is this your car sir?"
ps.
Second-hand car sales can't be too bad if BB can afford a month off ;>)
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In my BMW Owners Handbook it says:
'Parking Lights: In place of the hazard warning lights on inferior vehicles, your vehicle is fited with flashing parking lights. Simply turn these on to void local parking restrictions for short periods of up to 15 minutes, for example when visiting a newsagents'
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Yeah but that's for BMW drivers !! :-)
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PU without his Mod Hard Hat on !
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>>Yeah but that's for BMW drivers
They do happen to be the worst offenders ; )
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The other notable BMW feature is that the front fog lights are wired directly into the ignition and there is no switch fitted for tirning them off!
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what are hazard lights?
i suppose they are there to let anyone know that they have created a hazard!!!
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while they pick up their parathas)
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Woss a paratha?
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Some drivers should use hazard flashers permanently!
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Some drivers seem to think that switching hazard lights on gives them the right to park wherever they please.
Quite a few forget to switch them off when they drive away.
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What\'s for you won\'t pass you by
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Van drivers are the ones who annoy me. Put their hazzard lights on whilst making a delivery at the side of the road, and one of the open rear doors obscures one of the lights. Until you're close enough to realise the rear door is open you get the impression he's indicating to pull away from the side of the road / layby / bus stop etc.
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Van drivers are the ones who annoy me. Put their hazzard lights on whilst making a delivery at the side of the road and one of the open rear doors obscures one of the lights.
It's worse when they park in front of another vehicle. As you approach you can only see the one indicator, apparently indicating to pull out from the parked position. Putting hazards on to signify that "you won't be long" is one thing, but putting them on when you're in front or behind of another vehicle and traffic on the road can only see one side of your vehicle is another.
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what really gets my goat is people who pull up on double yellow lines then stick their hazard lights on
What's the matter with that? I often park on the double yellows outside the pub
in town when I'm having a few pints, I leave the toddler in there, from the bar
I can keep an eye on him rolling about in the back on a blanket where the seats
are folded down (he can play when we're driving along, you see), the dog sit on
the front seat and I leave the engine running if it's cold outside. It would be silly
not to put the hazards on, the road's quite narrow just there and it's a squeeze
for traffic to pass.
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>>I leave the toddler in there
Bit silly even if you are watching dont you think,dont you strap toddler in while driving then??
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>>> When I was young, I drove along knocking the worst offenders mirrors off. (the ones who just stop in the road while they pick up their parathas)
That's decent of you, damaging cars just because someone is picking up their paper.
The lack of shorterm parking spaces outside shops is the main reason why so many are closing. In France people can drive into towns, park and do their shopping. The centre of French towns are full of shops, in Britain we only seem to have charity shops, building societies and "fun pubs"
By the way dk54, I think the above poster was joking.
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>>By the way dk54, I think the above poster was joking
You would be surprised how many do this though
>>in Britain we only seem to have charity shops, building societies and "fun pubs"
Yes town centres are going downhill fast,even parking is not as easy as it used to be,ie parking spaces are now paid for through your mobile phone with a membership charge on top,the pay and display machines are gradually disappearing, and more double yellows are appearing out of town.
Places you can park are getting smaller,anyone would think councils are trying to stop people going into town by car...
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>>I leave the toddler in there Bit silly even if you are watching dont you think dont you strap toddler in while driving then??
Was that honestly the only thing you could find in his post to pick up on? I think the sheer volume of 'wrong-doing' suggests tongue-in-cheek.
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Do stop complaining.
Of course leaving your hazards on entitles you to park anywhere as any fule kno.
In a moving vehicle, the presence of hazards is often hard to understand. Deciphering it is part of the fun.
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and its Hazards not Hazzards....(whilst we're at it !)
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Folks in Hazzard County had never heard such a debate.... the good 'ol boys over there don't have any parking issues... and if they do, Roscoe can sort it out.
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In a moving vehicle the presence of hazards is often hard to understand. Deciphering it is part of the fun.
Don't some vehicles' hazard lights automatically activate in addition to the brake lights when ABS is activated?
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"Do stop complaining"
Enjoying the carnival Lud? Serving drinks from your front door?
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Taxi and minicab drivers before they actually come to a halt. It's great fun if you happen to be following them...................now is he (or she) about to turn left..............or right..............
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I always feel it makes you more obvious to traffic wardens. Bit like a flashing lighthouse.
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Enjoying the carnival Lud? Serving drinks from your front door?
I always enjoy it BBD, but yesterday's was as carp as any I can remember. The procession was essentially sabotaged so that not a lot got through to the end of the route. One had to content oneself with sitting on the balcony staring down the fronts of passing ladies' dresses with bulging Michael Winner-like eyes. On the streets there was a great deal of aggresive plod posturing for little reason that I could discern. The last sound in the street before it all went quiet was an angry murmur.
I still have an old half-inch monochrome video from 1976, of rioters showering a line of police with bricks and bottles right here outside the house (and the householders and spectators egging them on). That was caused by unnecessary and intrusive 'crowd control' of the same sort. I was a bit surprised there wasn't more trouble yesterday, because some, it seemed, were really asking for it. Of course I don't mean the ordinary frontline coppers, many of them naive tourists from the provinces.
I suppose I'll have to go and find my car in a couple of days when I finally sober up.
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I always enjoy it BBD but yesterday's was as carp as any I can remember. The procession was essentially sabotaged so that not a lot got through to the end of the route. One had to content oneself with sitting on the balcony staring down the fronts of passing ladies' dresses with bulging Michael Winner-like eyes. >>
Glad to hear you enjoyed the carp Carnival ;-)
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Judging by the title of this thread, we'll get Readers Wives soon and soft porn:-)
madf
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Someone near a friend of mine is allowed to bring their company van home overnight/weekend. The guy seems to use it for running around, parking anywhere and putting on the emergency flashers! People probably assume he's dealing with an emergency rather than being selfish and inconsiderate.
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