Annoying driving habits - discuss

[SurreyGuy]

Now, I may not be the world's best driver (nor am I trying to start an argument), but is it just me that gets IRATE at people who................

1. Drive at 30 mph in a 60 mph zone and then flash their lights in annoyance at you when you overtake them.

2. Drive with their rear fog (driving) lights on in broad daylight.

3. Brake when a bus or a lorry is coming towards them, but the approaching vehicle is on their own side of the road.

4. Drive along a main road (approaching a junction) and turn into said junction without indicating, thus causing great annoyance to the person waiting to come out of said junction.

5. Stop at a roundabout or junction (not ones that say "Stop") when there is nothing coming whatsoever.

6. Park at a petrol pump when all they want to do is go into the shop, i.e. not buy petrol.

7. Drive at 2 mph when there is a miniscule amount of rain.

8. Drive in the middle lane of a motorway when there is nothing in the inside lane.

9. Approach a roundabout in the left hand lane and then turn right (when the left lane is clearly marked either "left" or "ahead").

10. Cut you up and then get irate and gesture rudely at YOU for daring to be annoyed at their actions.

11. Stop at a traffic light when it is green.

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[zipadeedodah]

To add to the list....it really annoys me when there is a very slow queue of traffic and a car waiting to pull out from a road/entrance edge and push their way in. I know perhaps people aren't as curtious as they would like and don't always let them out straight away but still, it annoys me! I'm more than happy to let people pull out if they're waiting patiently!

[CheekyChops]

It annoys me when you are on a dual carriageway or motorway and one of the lanes is closed further up and some smart alec tears up the empty lane, past the patient drivers in the queue and pushes in at the front!

[sddsddean]

Apart from all these, the one that really gets me is the number of Mums who wait at a crossing with their pushchair (including child) about 3 feet into the road to try and make you stop, even at traffic light crossings. I'm sure (or at least hope) they don't know how dangerous this is.

[madman06]

i always drive in lane 2 of a motorway at night,if anythig is going to happen at least you can go into lane 1 or 3,i work on motorways so ive seen it all happen

[SurreyGuy]

So you don't adhere to the Law which states, "keep left at all times"?! Anyway, how is "going into lane 1" any different from going into the hard shoulder?

[BigB]

I think some of these were answered in my post

See:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Questi on233943.html

[SurreyGuy]

Link didn't work :o(

[Gary-ET]

Yep, i was driving through the new forest last week on a 60mph road, i was stuck behind a "Skoda Favorit" (typical) and an old man was doing about 35mph, he flashed me when i overtook him, and the other 20 people that he had made queue up!!! Your not the only one mate!!!

[zipadeedodah]

BigB's link again SurreyGuy...

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Motoring/Question233943.html

[SurreyGuy]

Cheeky buggers! I drive a Beemer! :o)

[BigB]

I guessed you did SurreyGuy thats why i posted the link. Although you do have some vaild points in your list

[dayoff]

no its not just u try driving an hgv and they seem to target u

[SurreyGuy]

Big B - you're a fibber! :op

HGV's? Don't get me started! :o)

[sddsddean]

HGV's? You come out with me for a day and see what we have to put up with! A mate of mine used to be a road safety officer for Surrey CC and he used to go for 'rides' with the Surrey Police on the M25. I went with him one day and a lot of the time one of the PC's was not exactly slagging off HGV drivers, but was less than enthusiastic shall we say. So I offered to take him out for the day and show him what loons we had to put up with. He said it really opened his eyes and didn't realise how inconsiderate ( not really the right word, but just unthinking) lots of car drivers were.

[SurreyGuy]

sddsddean - if you're local to me, I'd be interested.

Anyway, I've got two more.....................

12. Why do motorcycles drive with their headlights on full beam rather than dipped so as you get blinded when they are behind you?!

13. Why do people decide to turn off a main road at the last minute and without signalling?!

[hardykat]

i ride a motorbike and know lots of people that do and not one of them drive with main beam on,

[SurreyGuy]

Well I had three on my way to work this morning and one one the way home tonight. And I've had lots in the past too.