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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 11:49 AM
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The worst one for me is numpties who drive down a motorway sliproad at 35mph to merge onto a near empty motorway with traffic travelling at 80mph+..... god this boils my p1ss .... its just plain stupid & irresponsible!

I see this every week!
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 11:50 AM
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N.B LOL at 'The Punisher' vid above - ^^^^^ - We've all wanted to be that driver! hahahaha
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 11:52 AM
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Youd just pass them on the outside ??
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 12:57 PM
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Most of it covered, it must be why auto lights are developed, retards are unable to decide when to put the lights on.


2 more though, HGV drivers incorrect use of lights, no or just side lights when its foggy. They are supposed to be professional drivers!! Professional drivers my ****.


Lorries that are lit up like a Christmas tree, they have a line of red LED lights all around the cab and along the bed of the trainer, very bright, very annoying, totally unnecessary. They look like the bloody Xmas Coca Cola lorry
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 04:09 PM
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Drivers who cut the corner turning right into minor roads.

Drivers who sit with their foot on the brake at traffic lights - especially annoying in the dark and when its raining.

Hesitant or indecisive drivers at junctions and roundabouts

Those who think their car is twice the width that it actually is on slow manoeuvers

Right turn sliplanes with chevron lead ins, where Mr Impatient in the car behind cant wait until past the chevrons to enter the lane despite having a clear view of my right indicator - this is usually a prelude to committing offense 1 above

I used to love to drive - now I see it as a risk to my safety through the stupidity of others each time I get behind the wheel.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
Drivers who cut the corner turning right into minor roads.

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yes, I can be guilty of that - especially on familiar roads
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:05 PM
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think their car is twice the width that it actually is on slow manoeuvers

I find these ones quite amusing tbh
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tarmac terror
Drivers who sit with their foot on the brake at traffic lights - especially annoying in the dark and when its raining.
I'd rather people sat with their foot on the brake pedal, opposed to the handbrake+neutral morons that flap like **** when the lights change.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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I'd rather people sat with their foot on the brake pedal, opposed to the handbrake+neutral morons that flap like **** when the lights change.
also the people who get in their car after filling with petrol (with you waiting behind)

and then go through a full 18 point safety fvcking check before driving off

THAT boils my ****

get in, start car, pull off (whilst putting seatbelt on) - job done

what's so ****ing difficult
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
also the people who get in their car after filling with petrol (with you waiting behind)

and then go through a full 18 point safety fvcking check before driving off

THAT boils my ****

get in, start car, pull off (whilst putting seatbelt on) - job done

what's so ****ing difficult
Hahahaha +1
They tend to be the ones who have just done a weeks shopping inside completely oblivious to the huge fecking que of traffic
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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yes, closely followed by knobjockeys who seem to do their whole weeks banking at the ATM on a busy Saturday morning

wtf

edited to add

put in 4 digit pin, press amount (select NO to a receipt) take money and card and **** off

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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by WRXrowdy
People driving too slowly forcing me to sit an inch off their bumper trying to get them to speed up.
People sitting right on my back bumper trying to get me to speed up.
So, you dont like it when somebody does to you, as you do to others.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 09:01 PM
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You really shoulndt sit too long at the lights on the brake pedal
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 09:29 PM
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People who drive with steamed up/iced up front windows that can't see where they are going. FFS STOP DRIVING


Probably the same idiots that set the heater controls to recirculate because they think the extra noise the blower makes means its working better.
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
You really shoulndt sit too long at the lights on the brake pedal

If you drive an automatic this is what you do (it's what I do anyway), I never put it in Park and apply the handbrake, takes too long to pull away from the lights. Brake pedal every time!

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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 10:42 PM
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Ah well dodgem cars were designed for the lazy !
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Old Dec 23, 2015 | 11:16 PM
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Subaru drivers taking their hand off the wheel to wave to a on coming Subaru
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by hodgy0_2
also the people who get in their car after filling with petrol (with you waiting behind)

and then go through a full 18 point safety fvcking check before driving off

THAT boils my ****

get in, start car, pull off (whilst putting seatbelt on) - job done

what's so ****ing difficult

+1.

I don't think they do any safety checks apart from sticking the seatbelt on. I think they faff about with their sweets that they buy from the petrol station and eat them before they pull off. The ones that pay at the pump and still hogging it must WhatsApp their friends from their car before pulling off. "Ooooh, I've just filled some fuel on my car! Here's the picture of my receipt if you don't believe me!" I feel like saying to them- Who gives a shyte, you waster!! Get out of my way, I have things to do!

It has been said before (I think) that the drivers that drive up my backside to make me think that I'm driving too too slow (by complying with the speed limit) for their choice also compels me to think negatively of those people. I label them as chavs and hope they get done for speeding more times than I've been done for it. I never drive or drove that close to anyone regardless.
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
+1.

I don't think they do any safety checks apart from sticking the seatbelt on. I think they faff about with their sweets that they buy from the petrol station and eat them before they pull off. The ones that pay at the pump and still hogging it must WhatsApp their friends from their car before pulling off. "Ooooh, I've just filled some fuel on my car! Here's the picture of my receipt if you don't believe me!" I feel like saying to them- Who gives a shyte, you waster!! Get out of my way, I have things to do!



It has been said before (I think) that the drivers that drive up my backside to make me think that I'm driving too too slow (by complying with the speed limit) for their choice also compels me to think negatively of those people. I label them as chavs and hope they get done for speeding more times than I've been done for it. I never drive or drove that close to anyone regardless.
Saw nice caption back of a car yesterday, not seen before

"The closer you get the slower I go "

With a row bubbles , rising at the end
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 10:14 AM
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Rubber neckers are my number 1 pet hate!! People deliberately slowing down to just to gawp at accidents or even just a broken down car who they themselves are just as likely to cause an accident. Get a ******* move on!
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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Just had a Honda parts delivery lad pull up to me at the lights in a van saying "nice motor mate...id give you a run for your money in my VXR...it's fully forged running 240bhp"...is it rude that I just laughed and said well done mate
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tom-r33
So, you dont like it when somebody does to you, as you do to others.
It was an ironic, p!ss take post. Anyway, see my last sentence
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Old Dec 24, 2015 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jonc
Rubber neckers are my number 1 pet hate!! People deliberately slowing down to just to gawp at accidents or even just a broken down car who they themselves are just as likely to cause an accident. Get a ******* move on!

That gets my vote! I think I am missing a business opportunity.I need to get an old scrapper & park it on the hard shoulder with the bonnet up.Then set up a booth to charge people £5 to see the the broken down car.

I don't think I would get many takers so what the f**k is the endless fascination?!!!!!
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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by daviee
Subaru drivers taking their hand off the wheel to wave to a on coming Subaru
We have a winner!

QED


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Driving in storm frank (what the **** is storm frank?)

Every **** with every single light on their car on. It was a little bit ****ing rainy down south and they have the headlights, all the foglights, interior lights on the works. Foglights and rain, I had one hell of a headache when I got home!

Then there are the ***** who had no ****ing lights on....

Then the ***** who still want to drive 4"s off the back bumper of the car infront, took me 5hrs to do a trip. That usually takes 2, all because of ********* crashing into each other....
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I have a few things that get on my nerves.

Inconsiderate **** that won't let you out when they are going nowhere, even if you're not actually going the same way as them, there's a junction by me that has a set of lights 50m down the road, lights on red, you want to turn either left of right and the amount of people that just block the junction to stop you pulling out is just plain stupid.

People that drive into the yellow hatched area at traffic lights and block the junction when they have nowhere to go, so anyone wanting to turn right can't and then when the lights change they are still there so the traffic in the other direction backs up too and every ****** does the same thing.

People that think indicating gives you the right to pull into the next lane.

People that sit in the right hand lane on 2 lane motorway because they will overtake another car in half a mile/ 5 mins.

**** that try and come down the outside or inside lane and cut in at the last moment when there is obviously a problem ahead and in doing so halt the flow of traffic by causing the consatina braking effect, so I'm the cu*t that blocks them by stradling 2 lanes.

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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ditchmyster
I have a few things that get on my nerves.

Inconsiderate **** that won't let you out when they are going nowhere, even if you're not actually going the same way as them, there's a junction by me that has a set of lights 50m down the road, lights on red, you want to turn either left of right and the amount of people that just block the junction to stop you pulling out is just plain stupid.

People that drive into the yellow hatched area at traffic lights and block the junction when they have nowhere to go, so anyone wanting to turn right can't and then when the lights change they are still there so the traffic in the other direction backs up too and every ****** does the same thing.

People that think indicating gives you the right to pull into the next lane.

People that sit in the right hand lane on 2 lane motorway because they will overtake another car in half a mile/ 5 mins.

**** that try and come down the outside or inside lane and cut in at the last moment when there is obviously a problem ahead and in doing so halt the flow of traffic by causing the consatina braking effect, so I'm the cu*t that blocks them by stradling 2 lanes.
Its not cutting in at the last minute, it is merge in turn. Queue using both lanes, and merge in turn at the end. Stop queuing like a ****ing sheep and learn to use the road.

People who block both lanes are ****ing muppets. If it is a two lane stretch, you can use both lanes up until the moment of the obstruction, by queuing all in one lane like sheep, you can have a queue 1 mile long, yet use 2 lanes and it is half a mile. All you are likely to do by blocking lanes like that is cause a confrontation concentrate on your own driving and dont be a **** to others, unless you want others to be a **** to you.........
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Hook line and sinker, think I snapped my rod too.

It's so easy sometimes it's not even fair.
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Hook line and sinker, think I snapped my rod too.

It's so easy sometimes it's not even fair.
You have a very sad life....
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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JGlanzaV
.. it is merge in turn. Queue ...
It's not 'merge in turn', it's 'wait your turn'.
That's why it's called a queue.
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