Pet Hates on the road!

People who don't understand the rules on a roundabout. Especially the mini roundabout On old mill/Bradford road (down the side of argos ancoats)
 
People who feel the need to queue whenever they see a lane closed and then get angry whenever somebody tries to 'push in'.

I will probably get flamed for this but here's an explanation. When see a sign indicating the right hand lane is closed in 800 yards, why do you immediately pull over to the left and queue? What is wrong with staying put and zip merging when you approach the closed lane? Imagine there is a crossroad 600 yards from the start of the lane closure and the queue of traffic heading in that direction is 1,000 yards long if occupying a single lane. This snarls up the crossroads as people heading towards the lane closure block the crossroads to stop people turning at the crossroads to join the queue from getting ahead. Instead of one traffic jam, we now have two. If everybody stayed in lane until the lane closes and then merged in turn, the queue would only be 500 yards long and traffic at the crossroad would flow freely.

Another example of this is in Mottram, where traffic heading from the Woodhead to the M67 meets traffic coming from Glossop and the Snake Pass. At that Junction, everybody goes to the left. This causes a tailback along Woolley Lane towards Glossop and along the A628, causing queues sometimes as far back as Tintwistle. Just before the junction, if you are coming from the Woodhead, there is a yellow sign saying 'form two lanes'. Very few people notice this and stick to the left. Meanwhile those who can read road signs take the right hand lane and merge just before the right turn to the A6018 (usually despite some tosser giving the wanker sign and trying to block them). The signs should be more prominent and there is a case for a bypass, however, people should use their brains and make use of both lanes.
 
Mustard Dave said:
People who feel the need to queue whenever they see a lane closed and then get angry whenever somebody tries to 'push in'.

I will probably get flamed for this but here's an explanation. When see a sign indicating the right hand lane is closed in 800 yards, why do you immediately pull over to the left and queue? What is wrong with staying put and zip merging when you approach the closed lane? Imagine there is a crossroad 600 yards from the start of the lane closure and the queue of traffic heading in that direction is 1,000 yards long if occupying a single lane. This snarls up the crossroads as people heading towards the lane closure block the crossroads to stop people turning at the crossroads to join the queue from getting ahead. Instead of one traffic jam, we now have two. If everybody stayed in lane until the lane closes and then merged in turn, the queue would only be 500 yards long and traffic at the crossroad would flow freely.

Another example of this is in Mottram, where traffic heading from the Woodhead to the M67 meets traffic coming from Glossop and the Snake Pass. At that Junction, everybody goes to the left. This causes a tailback along Woolley Lane towards Glossop and along the A628, causing queues sometimes as far back as Tintwistle. Just before the junction, if you are coming from the Woodhead, there is a yellow sign saying 'form two lanes'. Very few people notice this and stick to the left. Meanwhile those who can read road signs take the right hand lane and merge just before the right turn to the A6018 (usually despite some tosser giving the wanker sign and trying to block them). The signs should be more prominent and there is a case for a bypass, however, people should use their brains and make use of both lanes.

You are joking ? You have to be right ?
 
Loukas said:
Cyclists who Cycles in the middle of the road or on country lanes.

People who drive in the fast lane of the motorway at 70mph.

People who slam on breaks for speed cameras facing the other way.

Women on the school run in their people carriers.

Learners driving between 8-9:00 am.

And finally, the sheer number of d*ck heads who think its acceptable to park across my drive!! :@


Anyone care to comment on that?
 
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People who are driving a tiny little hatchback like a polo but think they are driving a bus. Im all for taking care but jesus how bad must your spacial awareness be!?

People who have fog lights on when its not foggy.

Driving instructors that take unconfident learners out in rush hour traffic and on busy roads. If they are not confident to do the speed limit then keep them on quiet roads till they have confidence you tight bastard.

And the biggest one. Cunts that overtake in 30 zones right outside schools. Ballbags of the highest order.


EDIT: Oh and chavs in shitty little 1.0 corsas that try to overtake when they dont have enough power, so you have to brake to let them back in before they kill someone else (i dont give a shit about them)
 
Pelly Greeny said:
Loukas said:
Cyclists who Cycles in the middle of the road or on country lanes.

People who drive in the fast lane of the motorway at 70mph.

People who slam on breaks for speed cameras facing the other way.

Women on the school run in their people carriers.

Learners driving between 8-9:00 am.

And finally, the sheer number of d*ck heads who think its acceptable to park across my drive!! :@


Anyone care to comment on that?

It should be people who OVERTAKE in the fast lane. The lane discipline in this country on motorways is appalling! If you look down a length of motorway there are invariably more cars crammed into the outside line than the inside lane by a ton! Yer'd think that we've taken to driving on the right!
 
Pelly Greeny said:
Loukas said:
Cyclists who Cycles in the middle of the road or on country lanes.

People who drive in the fast lane of the motorway at 70mph.

People who slam on breaks for speed cameras facing the other way.

Women on the school run in their people carriers.

Learners driving between 8-9:00 am.

And finally, the sheer number of d*ck heads who think its acceptable to park across my drive!! :@


Anyone care to comment on that?

Well I think we need to sit down and revisit the Highway Code
 
bobmcfc said:
Mustard Dave said:
People who feel the need to queue whenever they see a lane closed and then get angry whenever somebody tries to 'push in'.

I will probably get flamed for this but here's an explanation. When see a sign indicating the right hand lane is closed in 800 yards, why do you immediately pull over to the left and queue? What is wrong with staying put and zip merging when you approach the closed lane? Imagine there is a crossroad 600 yards from the start of the lane closure and the queue of traffic heading in that direction is 1,000 yards long if occupying a single lane. This snarls up the crossroads as people heading towards the lane closure block the crossroads to stop people turning at the crossroads to join the queue from getting ahead. Instead of one traffic jam, we now have two. If everybody stayed in lane until the lane closes and then merged in turn, the queue would only be 500 yards long and traffic at the crossroad would flow freely.

Another example of this is in Mottram, where traffic heading from the Woodhead to the M67 meets traffic coming from Glossop and the Snake Pass. At that Junction, everybody goes to the left. This causes a tailback along Woolley Lane towards Glossop and along the A628, causing queues sometimes as far back as Tintwistle. Just before the junction, if you are coming from the Woodhead, there is a yellow sign saying 'form two lanes'. Very few people notice this and stick to the left. Meanwhile those who can read road signs take the right hand lane and merge just before the right turn to the A6018 (usually despite some tosser giving the wanker sign and trying to block them). The signs should be more prominent and there is a case for a bypass, however, people should use their brains and make use of both lanes.

You are joking ? You have to be right ?

Why would I be? Where is the sense in leaving a lane empty instead of using all the available space and merging in turn when the lane actually closes?
 
Mustard Dave said:
bobmcfc said:
Mustard Dave said:
People who feel the need to queue whenever they see a lane closed and then get angry whenever somebody tries to 'push in'.

I will probably get flamed for this but here's an explanation. When see a sign indicating the right hand lane is closed in 800 yards, why do you immediately pull over to the left and queue? What is wrong with staying put and zip merging when you approach the closed lane? Imagine there is a crossroad 600 yards from the start of the lane closure and the queue of traffic heading in that direction is 1,000 yards long if occupying a single lane. This snarls up the crossroads as people heading towards the lane closure block the crossroads to stop people turning at the crossroads to join the queue from getting ahead. Instead of one traffic jam, we now have two. If everybody stayed in lane until the lane closes and then merged in turn, the queue would only be 500 yards long and traffic at the crossroad would flow freely.

Another example of this is in Mottram, where traffic heading from the Woodhead to the M67 meets traffic coming from Glossop and the Snake Pass. At that Junction, everybody goes to the left. This causes a tailback along Woolley Lane towards Glossop and along the A628, causing queues sometimes as far back as Tintwistle. Just before the junction, if you are coming from the Woodhead, there is a yellow sign saying 'form two lanes'. Very few people notice this and stick to the left. Meanwhile those who can read road signs take the right hand lane and merge just before the right turn to the A6018 (usually despite some tosser giving the wanker sign and trying to block them). The signs should be more prominent and there is a case for a bypass, however, people should use their brains and make use of both lanes.

You are joking ? You have to be right ?

Why would I be? Where is the sense in leaving a lane empty instead of using all the available space and merging in turn when the lane actually closes?

It's called pushing in ! It's not a welcome invitation to infuriate other road users and make their journey longer. Just saying
 

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