The grumpy thread

[M'coli]

^^^What pisses me off most about this type of driver is that you can slow down to 10mph on an empty road, with nothing coming the other way, and they just get closer, and closer, and even more irate. Just overtake me!

[rantingYoof]

On my third driving lesson ever the instructor pointed out to me that the handbrake light was on, so in a fluster I pulled the handbrake up. At 35mph.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang on a second...I don't think I've quite got the point of this thread.

[Lacquer Peel]

^^^What pisses me off most about this type of driver is that you can slow down to 10mph on an empty road, with nothing coming the other way, and they just get closer, and closer, and even more irate. Just overtake me!

 

Most bad drivers are terrified of overtaking.

[gordonbennet]

I try me damndest to help tailgaters when in my car, even driving into and out of a convenient layby if the twerps as rightly said can't manage an overtake, you want idiots in front where you can keep an eye on them, but lorryists are getting bad for this habit too, hence AEBS now a requirement on new lorries, should be a criminal jailable offence to tailgate in a lorry, terrifying for whoever is in front in a small vehicle.

 

I had a twerp in a MK1 Avensis demonstrate a suicidal overtake, i was doing about 50 in the lorry, just past that BP garage half way between Oxford and Faringdon on the A420 on one of me regular trips down to Bristol, i had to harsh brake as well the artic appearing round the corner coming the other way or avensis pillock would have been at least one of, and probably several of us, dead, you'd need a serious car and nothing oncoming to even think of doing it there.

 

What i did notice was that as avensis man started to overtake the golf behind him dropped quickly back so he'd probably already seen a display of attempted suicide before this gem.

[Lacquer Peel]

I had a twerp in a lorry aggressively tailgate me in a line of traffic behind a slow car, I spotted him do some other dodgy things and emailed the company with the reg number last week. No reply yet.

[5speedracer]

Bad drivers and overtaking, hell yeah!

A roads with plenty of corners and the odd straight bit for progressing. Why wait until you're 2/3 of the way down the straight before overtaking so you can cut back in just before the next corner. Brain dead.

[Stebob]

I agree with what people are saying here, just find it a little weird that this thread is going despite it turning in to another grumpy old man thread, especially after my thread was locked and banished on the basis of it being simililar?

 

Steve

[alcyonecorporation]

It started out as one thing and then veered into GOM territory. 

Pay it no mind Steve-o; I reckon it'll be shitcanned by the end of the day. 

[Ghosty]

I will do thanks . I tried footman James and Lancaster and both said they are not looking to insure that vehicle. It must be the curse of the mini cab.

They don't do just anything, they're quite picky if it's under 30 years old. I enquired with a few places about a 405 GTX and was turned down. More like a 205 GTi they said(!).

I also got refused by Peter James for my Volvo based solely on cubic capacity and my age.

As an aside Flux are reportedly a terrible insurer. Their quotes for me were always suspiciously cheap.

[CreepingJesus]

Cars on sliproad just pulling in front causing me to slam on rather than using slip road to gain speed or pull in behind (when next lane is in use and i have nowhere to go) is as much of a pain as coming diwn5 the sliproad onto a bypass,3 or 4 wagons in inside lane and not one will pull out to next lane to allow cars onto carriageway when its perfectly safe to do so. Also cars on sliproads crawling down to carriage way,i pull into outside lane keeping a steady pace they then decide to speedmatch me and keep me pinned out before flying off.

One of the issues with this, from a truck driver's perspective, is moving out to help someone onto the left lane, only for them to sit there, too close to the stern for a safe pulling back in. They won't flash to say it's safe, they won't pull out to the second lane to demonstrate safety, and so the truck's stuck. And so's everybody else. All getting pissed off doing 56mph until the situation's resolved.

As a consequence, I know plenty of drivers who just won't pull across: the consequences are too big a pain in the arse.

If I'd a quid for every time that's happened on the A92 through Fife (a road I use a hell of a lot), I'd be minted.

[DodgeRover]

^^^ this exactly, plus the number of people attempting a new record for the standing quarter down the slip road only to stand on the brakes near the end rather than carry on with foot hard down and merge in front....

[flat4alfa]

Don't shitcan this thread,

 

I'm just a car driver so hearing the L/HGV side of things is interesting.

[Parky]

I have replaced one handbrake ratchet in my life. My sister managed to snap one by applying the handbrake too hard in a Renault 12.

 

As for sharing the roads with folk, I have two words which strike fear into me - Addison Lee.

 

As soon as I see one of their liveried people carriers in London, I know I can expect to find someone relying entirely on their satnav who will do whatever it tells them regardless of hazards. Turn right now? Ok, will do. Never mind that someone is on my outside. Next left? Sure, I will just swerve across three lines of traffic and dive up this farm track. Aha! I have reached my destination, I will just stop dead in the middle of the road.

 

Heathrow?? Erm, no, not sure mate. Have you got a postcode?

 

I am sure Addison Lee employ many many good drivers, I personally haven't seen one though.

[bub2006]

One of the issues with this, from a truck driver's perspective, is moving out to help someone onto the left lane, only for them to sit there, too close to the stern for a safe pulling back in. They won't flash to say it's safe, they won't pull out to the second lane to demonstrate safety, and so the truck's stuck. And so's everybody else. All getting pissed off doing 56mph until the situation's resolved.

As a consequence, I know plenty of drivers who just won't pull across: the consequences are too big a pain in the arse.

If I'd a quid for every time that's happened on the A92 through Fife (a road I use a hell of a lot), I'd be minted.

Thanks for the clarification, makes sense now. When they have let me out i do get out the way sharpish and safely. But yes i see it now.

[vulgalour]

"Nah it's double yellahs, I'm allowed to drop off here, I'm not parked"

 

How about fuck off.  Especially since you ARE parked and it's just you and your dizzy mate sat on the corner blocking the entrance and you're not dropping off anything you just can't be arsed to park in one of the many, MANY empty spaces in this fucking car park.

[bramz7]

Coming round a bend on a motorway slip road this morning (A4 onto the M4 Theale) and I'm greeted with two cars, hazards lit up blocking the inside lane. This is a blind curve leading onto the M4 and there was no warning triangle or anything to warn other road users of an impending accident waiting to happen.

Better still, one of the occupants was stood next to the road on the right hand side of their car. So if you don't hit their car, you get a chance to clip them.

 

First time I've ever locked my brakes. Only slightly but still.

[flat4alfa]

I am sure Addison Lee employ many many good drivers, I personally haven't seen one though.

 

Me either!  I've seen some shockers, all were barrelling along in a Galaxy and being shits on the road

[alcyonecorporation]

"Nah it's double yellahs, I'm allowed to drop off here, I'm not parked"

 

How about fuck off.  Especially since you ARE parked and it's just you and your dizzy mate sat on the corner blocking the entrance and you're not dropping off anything you just can't be arsed to park in one of the many, MANY empty spaces in this fucking car park.

 

This until the end of time. Gawdelpus (gawdelpus). 

[clayts450]

Finally get the urge to shift some detritus from my house tip-wards, so take a load of old electronic junk down stairs (four journeys) plonk it in the hallway, go out to Shite of Street - fob says no.

 

Change battery in fob. Fob says no.

 

Realise battery is dead - hope upon hope the tailgate is open (sometimes doesn't lock properly). Not only is it unlocked, it's not closed - weak feeble boot light stares back at me (not driven since Sunday). Fucksticks.

 

Clambering around in the vehicle, bonnet opened, battery now charging.

 

Pile of electronic shit remains in hallway, getting in the way.

 

Probably CBA tomorrow as the urge will have gone.

[sierraman]

I've heard Addison Lee insist on previous Grand Prix experience.

[Bobthebeard]

Nipped in to our local Booths supermarket last night. Strangely the car park was almost full, at 7pm. Bit unusual thought I.

Turned out that there was a full on Christmas food tasting event going on in the cafe section, with Santa Baby and Jingle Bells songs blaring out. On October 2nd.... Trestle tables laden with mince pies at two packs for £5 etc.

I left grumpily without the milk and stuff and went to the local Spar shop instead.

[atlantean]

I'm a 'buttoneer' aka hold it down/lift.

 

No particular phobia... Just prefer quiet arrest - not 'Graghh!'.

 

 

TS

I wasn't told this by my driving instructor, but when I first started getting a shot a bus driving in various ancient things I was bollocked for not holding the ratchet in when applying the hand brake.

I was recently told that the correct procedure for engine braking is to down change and then leave the foot resting on the pedal to illuminate the lights, which seems sensible.

[3VOM]

Has anyone ever had to replace a handbrake ratchet?

Repaired one on a Golf.

Merc 190s used to self-release on occasions leading to a recall IIRC.

[gordonbennet]

I wasn't told this by my driving instructor, but when I first started getting a shot a bus driving in various ancient things I was bollocked for not holding the ratchet in when applying the hand brake.

I was recently told that the correct procedure for engine braking is to down change and then leave the foot resting on the pedal to illuminate the lights, which seems sensible.

 

I disagree with that, IMO brake lights should only come on when there is sufficient retardation, under engine (even auxilliary such as exhaust brake) braking the rate of slowing is so slow that brake lights are not needed, my MAN lorry doesn't apply the brake lights under exhaust braking which i think is right, our Scanias put the brake lights on as soon as you press the exhaust brake button, this despite the rate of deceleration being almost non existant.

 

If not we end up where we are now with the 500 million hivis jackets now being worn by people miles from a road or traffic or other danger, and other variations of crying wolf, then when some bugger in front jumps on the anchors in an EBS equipped Merc or Beemer triggering a 1g stop no bugger realises cos 200 million watts of brake lights are blinding those behind when vehicles are barely coasting.

[dome]

Cars on sliproad just pulling in front causing me to slam on rather than using slip road to gain speed or pull in behind (when next lane is in use and i have nowhere to go) is as much of a pain as coming diwn5 the sliproad onto a bypass,3 or 4 wagons in inside lane and not one will pull out to next lane to allow cars onto carriageway when its perfectly safe to do so. Also cars on sliproads crawling down to carriage way,i pull into outside lane keeping a steady pace they then decide to speedmatch me and keep me pinned out before flying off.

 

This does my tits in. The new Queensferry crossing is a prime example of this. Big long sliproad heading northbound onto it yet everyone insists on joining right at the start of it causing traffic to slow right down.. They've had to put signs up telling folk to use the whole slip road. Which of course most people ignore.

[CreepingJesus]

This does my tits in. The new Queensferry crossing is a prime example of this. Big long sliproad heading northbound onto it yet everyone insists on joining right at the start of it causing traffic to slow right down.. They've had to put signs up telling folk to use the whole slip road. Which of course most people ignore.

And they haven't yet fitted the S Queensferry on ramp with a Robot Wars style flipper for wankbiscuits who go up one slip road and over, to get a wee bit ahead.

At least it hasn't got the Vanishing Third Lane like the old one, where you came down to the toll plaza. That fucker was a source of actual road rage fist fights and mirrors being kicked off.

[flat4alfa]

Nipped in to our local Booths supermarket

 

Booths?!  Decadence.

 

I get my coal from Safeway.

[Doctormop]

Dirk Diggler, on 02 Oct 2017 - 11:24 PM, said:

Special order 6 digit odo?!

Fair point, my memory must be playing tricks, could  have been something scrawled on the service history that leapt out at me;

As you were.

[Dirk Diggler]

Fair point, my memory must be playing tricks, could  have been something scrawled on the service history that leapt out at me;

As you were.

Pedant, sorry

[dollywobbler]

Can I just say that I consider it EXTREMELY rude to undertake a vehicle that has moved over to let you join a motorway. Even if I'm in a rush, I will join, allow said kind vehicle to overtake, give it a flash then overtake in the normal manner. I am moving more towards "sod it, it's a give way, so you can give way" mindset, but people now EXPECT you to move over, so on occasions when I've held my place, I've ended up almost being sideswiped. Came very close to that on the M54 fairly recently actually, because the joining person did not check their blind spot.

 

Speaking of which, normal car mirrors are shite. I love the Honda's mirrors, as they do a pretty fine job of removing blind spots. Almost caused an accident myself on the M3 the other week, because I was in the Bluebird and only checked my blindspot at the last minute. I'm bloody glad I did...