What is your pet hate on the road?

[R1Geezer]

Middle lane hogging is banned, we've done that to death below!

[Nosha123]

aaah thats what I was going to put!!!!

OK... urm... People using mobile phones when driving!!

[Count-A-Strong]

Groups of Cyclists, generally.

[bobjugs12]

Tailgating and cutting in front.
If it's p1ssing down and I leave a space it's not for some tw at in a white van to jump in, it's so if I have to slam the anchors on I don't dry hump the other cars exhaust!!
Tailgating is the same in reverse.

And people wonder why there's road-rage!

[joggerjayne]

People who drive in hats

(unless they are in soft tops)

[Polly1958]

People who don't acknowledge you when you're being courteous.

[sherminator]

pedestrians who come t a T junction and dont look behind them when crossing the road is something that really winds me up!
Its like they dont care about their own life! I even had someone do this with a push chair!
i gave them a 'your a terrible father look' it was awesome!

[bobjugs12]

JJ, Hats???????

[Nosha123]

cyclists who switch from pavement cycling to road back to pavement.. swerve a roundabout.. skip a red light!!!!

I think they should have to insure themselves....

[madmaggot]

Drivers who assume that you know their intentions by telepathy so of course there's no need for them to indicate!

[joggerjayne]

Yes, hats, Bob.

Why do some (usually old) people put on a hat (usually a cap or a trilby) to drive their car?

Doesn't their heater work?

Do they have a leaky sunroof?

They just look ridiculous.

And you KNOW that ... hat = drives at 20mph on the bendy bits, then speeds up on straight bits so you can't overtake.

[mccfluff]

people who don;t indicate and use their mobile phones - not necessarily at the same time

[madmaggot]

Hats might indicate an older driver.
Older drive may be less confident and/or may have learnt to drive later in life (contrary to today's youngsters who are lucky enough to be able to learn as soon as they turn 17) and therefore found it more difficult to develop driving skills.
Either way, yes, look out for the flat caps/trilbys!

[joggerjayne]

I sometimes wear a baseball cap if I have the roof down, but that's different ... obviously.

[bobjugs12]

My kids were arguing once and my son turned round to his sister and called her a "fluffing retard" (my son was 5 and is Autistic). When I asked him where he heard this from he went silent, so when I dropped the kids off I asked my ex had anyone used this sort of language around him. I knew full well that neither me or her would ever call him that, but I didn't know her new partner at the time, nor did I like her brothers very much.

Anyway she phones me a few days later and says she found out who said it. I asked who, and she said me! The full quote that my boy had heard was "Indicate you fluffing retard"
Picture the scene, driving along a stretch of dual carriageway @ 40mph. Driver in the outside lane doing 30mph pulls in front of me forcing me to really heavily slam the brakes on and throwing my kids into their seatbelts and launching a milkshake in my daughters hand all over my carpet. Cue me shouting "Indicate........."
So Maggot, I agree, non-indicating drivers should be shot in the face with a nail gun!

[joggerjayne]

"shot in the face with a nail gun!" ??

Erm ... you don't think a fine for careless driving is adequate, then?

LOL

[Nosha123]

Oooh bobjugs12
Maybe we shouldnt 'pass' on the left side then... I refer to the VERY loooooong post about mid lane hoggers from earlier!!!

[bobjugs12]

If the i'm on the left, and i'm turning left at the next junction and the limit is 40mph, and the road is clear, then i'm doing 40mph