Those that don't compensate with a bit of throttle when going uphill.
MD
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Most annoying thing - bad lane discipline, lane hogging. It gets even worse in the SPECS controlled roadworks on the M1. Drivers just sit there in the wrong lane for miles on end, "I think I'll disengage my brain until I get to the NSL signs."
And why do some drivers slow down *before* they get to a slip road when there is no reason to, and disrupt the lane 1 trucks, thereby disrupting the whole motorway? The slip road is for slowing down on.
And what about idiots who dont use their rear wiper, and let all the windows steam up? IMO, observation is quite important to safe and courteous driving, but these people can only see forwards..
;o)
Edited by Rich 9-3 on 12/10/2008 at 11:16
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>>Most annoying thing - bad lane discipline, lane hogging. It gets even worse in the SPECS controlled roadworks on the M1. Drivers just sit there in the wrong lane for miles on end, "I think I'll disengage my brain until I get to the NSL signs."
Better than the pushy and dangerous drivers who weave from lane to lane - often there are narrow lanes or contra-flow, and frequently "stay in lane" signs - even without explicit signs it's not IMO a good idea to be changing lanes in these circumstances. I wouldn't be surprised if most 'accidents' in roadworks are caused by lane changing.
I will generally stay in lane until the end of the restrictions, so I guess that makes me the most annoying thing on the road.
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Tailgaters who overtake, and then slow down. You've already wound me up once, so don't act so surprised when a minute later I catch you up (on cruise control), and then start going purple with rage when I recognise your car.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 12/10/2008 at 17:13
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Tailgaters who overtake and then slow down. You've already wound me up once so don't act so surprised when a minute later I catch you up (on cruise control) and then start going purple with rage when I recognise your car.
I have a word for these drivers, but the swear filter would probably kick in so... I just call them scaredy cats. They are all big and brave when it comes to sitting 1 foot of your bumper, but let them go and they're too scared to put their foot on it, lest they get caught - so they meekly lift off. Pansies.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 12/10/2008 at 17:13
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I wouldn't be surprised if most 'accidents' in roadworks are caused by lane changing.
Only if people are not concentrating on what they are doing and whats going on around them.
I will generally stay in lane until the end of the restrictions so I guess that makes me the most annoying thing on the road.
If there is 'stay in lane' signage thats fair enough, but on the M1 roadworks J26 to J27, there is no stay in lane signs, so normal rules apply.
I see people sitting in lane 2 at an indicated 45mph and getting tailgated or undertaken by lorries, but for them that must be preferable to driving in the half empty lane 1!
Edited by Rich 9-3 on 13/10/2008 at 10:23
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John F - Have you ever driven anything weighing over 30 tons?
No. Is it difficult?
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if you drive on the motorway with the safety gap in mind when the car in front can't do anything..but when there is a gap for the car in front to pull into..drift forward a bit closer, to show your wish to overtake, (otherwise you'll be sat there all day as they often don't think you're in that much of a hurry)....is that considered tailgating?...(i'm not talking sat right behind, just a bit closer than you were..and closer than you would normally).
the other thing is, i'll often pass people, on cruise..then have the Tomtom warning go off advising me off a camera van site, which will have me cancel cruise and slow down by about 10mph...this often has the person i've just overtaken catch me up again, no doubt muttering about the (male bird) in front who can't regulate his speed properly
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For me it must be the driver of an R-reg Proton Persona of all things earlier today who had been tailgating me, then as I prepared to overtake a cyclist, proceeded to overtake me overtaking the bike.
Not only that, but this was a narrow road and he did not position his car far to the right, meaning that I was sandwiched and was unable to give the poor cyclist a decent amount of space. It wasn't as if I was mimsing either -- indicated 44 in a 40.
Clever.
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Oooo...just thought of another one...
People who slam on the brakes when they see a gatso roadside speed camera and crawl past at 30/40mph because they have no idea what the limit is.
There's a dual carriageway near my house that has a gatso at the top of a hill due to the fact that at the bottom of the hill there are vehicles crossing and joining the carriageway and there've been several nasty accidents. The limit is still 70mph though. Nearly went up the back of a people carrier that went from 70-40 in no time at all when she copped sight of the camera. I suppose it would be too much to ask for them to put a sticker with the speed limit on on the back of the camera!?
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>> John F - Have you ever driven anything weighing over 30 tons? >> No. Is it difficult?
No, not with training and experience. Drivers with poor skills or are impatient can can be a pain as they are to any driver. The secret is to read the road and anticipate.
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Bus Lanes.
Engineered 'congestion' measures. Phasing the lights so badly that it creates a bottleneck whereas previously there was only a peak time problem.
Speed bumps in stupid places - like the ones that encourage you to drive in the middle of the road to straddle them - thats safe!
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Lane Hogs.
When you politely flash to suggest they move over, and they stay out, then get upset when you undertake. If you had moved over, I could over take you.....duh. How else am I meant to pass, you muppet. I know your speedo says 70, but that means about 65 you tit. (Yes I did get stuck behind one this morning).
People who straight line roundabouts, and then look surprised when you beep them to let them know you are there. Good observation then.
People who sit on an A road behind a slow moving vehicle but not allowing space for an overtaking driver to safely pass the queue one by one.
People in cars who sit at 40 on an A road for the whole distance, even through villages when the limit is 30 and on the open straights when NSL.
People who speed past schools, or in thick fog or when its teeming with rain/snow etc.
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I fully respect peoples choice of vehicle, but I live in a rural area and for me it has to be those who either can't judge the width of their car or simply aren't able to slow down in narrow lanes and accommodate each other. I find it so bad sometimes that I come to a virtual stop in the road before a passing point, forcing the other driver to stop and then I move into the passing place. It's the only way to guarantee I'm not run off the road or have a scrape. Sorry folks, but it's mostly ladies in 4 x 4's and school bus drivers.
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Jane, laughing at yours! About right!
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Of course there are the eager beavers who undertake you on the motorway and then pull out into the decent gap you are leaving between yourself and the car in front.
There is nothing to be done about this except to drop back and restore the gap. It is a cue for iron self-control and a soothing Buddhist mantra or two.
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There is nothing to be done about this except to drop back and restore the gap.
Or, if you can catch the little bleeder in time, reduce your distance to the car in front of you so that they, humiliated, have to return to their rightful place behind you ;)
Of course this relies on the road being relatively clear, and isn't always safe.
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