Not saying thank you to courteous motorists

[Skr1975]

There must be some on here that belong to that group as so many people seem to do it
The amount of times I have right of way and delay my journey by a second or 3 and use a bit more wear and tear in my brake pads and discs to allow people out when I have right of way and get completely blanked
Not hard to raise a hand or even a knod of the head in acknowledgment of my gesture
So my question is to those that can’t say thank you is is it a conscious effort that you refuse to have simple manners and wish to portray some kind of image or do you believe it isn’t necessary and I’m a moaning b@*!#d ?

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I honestly reckon some people are such shit drivers that if they didn't dedicate 100% of their attention to driving, they'd crash. You can't expect them to check their mirrors, turn their steering wheel, indicate, control their clutch and say thanks to you.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

It is virtually non-existent in the States, but then so is good driving.

I was literally almost in a 4 car pile up on my way to the airport tonight when a brand new jacked up Ford Bronco didn’t follow the lines during a turn at the traffic light! She clearly didn’t know where she was going (which is often the case at the airport) but she cut across two lanes in the turn causing numerous vehicles to take evasive action. I was one that was driven out wide, but managed to stay on the road, but then the big new white AMG Merc SUV behind me then proceeded to try to stop me getting back into my lane.

I pulled up alongside her at the next light, indicated to roll down the window. She did and I asked her if she was lost, because not only was she in the taxi lane about to turn into the taxi holding area, but she just cut across all the turn lanes marked at the light and almost caused an accident!

She was deeply apologetic and told me where she was trying to go. I explained she needed to do a U turn and go back thru the light in the other direction. Being in uniform helped, because she was entirely non aggressive towards me, as was I with her, but it could easily have been a 4 car accident and she was oblivious to her part in it.

In short, I try hard to be a defensive driver, both for my own sanity and insurance premiums, but the lack of common courtesy is annoying, esp when one goes out of their way to be polite.

Lastly, pro truck drivers in the State are the most courteous drivers on the road, esp when you display good etiquette towards them.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

It is virtually non-existent in the States, but then so is good driving.

I was literally almost in a 4 car pile up on my way to the airport tonight when a brand new jacked up Ford Bronco didn’t follow the lines during a turn at the traffic light! She clearly didn’t know where she was going (which is often the case at the airport) but she cut across two lanes in the turn causing numerous vehicles to take evasive action. I was one that was driven out wide, but managed to stay on the road, but then the big new white AMG Merc SUV behind me then proceeded to try to stop me getting back into my lane.

I pulled up alongside her at the next light, indicated to roll down the window. She did and I asked her if she was lost, because not only was she in the taxi lane about to turn into the taxi holding area, but she just cut across all the turn lanes marked at the light and almost caused an accident!

She was deeply apologetic and told me where she was trying to go. I explained she needed to do a U turn and go back thru the light in the other direction. Being in uniform helped, because she was entirely non aggressive towards me, as was I with her, but it could easily have been a 4 car accident and she was oblivious to her part in it.

In short, I try hard to be a defensive driver, both for my own sanity and insurance premiums, but the lack of common courtesy is annoying, esp when one goes out of their way to be polite.

Lastly, pro truck drivers in the State are the most courteous drivers on the road, esp when you display good etiquette towards them.

Honestly though, when I lived in Malaysia, I saw so much awful driving that was clearly caused by terrible road design rather than lack of skill. Shoving on and off ramps within a few hundred metres of each other, having off ramps with several branches, making you need to guess which one your GPS is telling you to go down. I've had so many "Oh shit, I've missed the turn. That's another 20 minutes on my journey" moments, so I can understand why some people would plough across three lanes at the last minute.

I'm currently in Vietnam, and when a city is still mainly motorbike-based, it really gives an insight into how cars basically ruin everything. 99% of the time when the flow of traffic stops, it's because some moron in a car is doing something stupid. Don't get me wrong, there is plenty of idiotic driving on motorbikes too, but just in terms of congestion, it absolutely chokes a city. We all know this really, but Vietnam is almost like a real-time experiment showing it.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I always let on and say thanks, as I would expect other to do. Common decency costs nothing and saves on grief, stress and bad tempers.....and I drive a white van !!!

 

[Jimmieblue]

I honestly reckon some people are such shit drivers that if they didn't dedicate 100% of their attention to driving, they'd crash. You can't expect them to check their mirrors, turn their steering wheel, indicate, control their clutch and say thanks to you.

I’m always fascinated by people really low down in their seat. It’s usually women, from behind you can’t see them, it looks driverless. Then I think ‘she must only be able to see the dashboard and the bonnet’. Get a cushion ffs.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Always let people out & acknowledge the same unless I see any rag/dip stuff in car windows.

 

[bluealf]

I’m always fascinated by people really low down in their seat. It’s usually women, from behind you can’t see them, it looks driverless. Then I think ‘she must only be able to see the dashboard and the bonnet’. Get a cushion ffs.

or right up against the steering wheel, holding on for dear life.

 

[bluenova]

I always let on and say thanks, as I would expect other to do. Common decency costs nothing and saves on grief, stress and bad tempers.....and I drive a white van !!!

White van drivers are often the most courteous people on the road.

 

[bluealf]

White van drivers are often the most courteous people on the road.

I bet they let the most people out or across them in traffic.