Driving Truisms

RiderOnTheStorm

Dont want to post this in Driving Forum as they are very argumentive over there and want that special AH feel ....

Thinking about when I gave my children driving lessons, and explained the rules of the road. Now I am driving all day and with decades of experience (good & bad) I have observed some "rules" that are not in the books.

Rural driving - when a car pulls out of side road in front of you, they will only stay on your road for a few hundred yards and then pull into side road.

Various radio stations claim to be "national" but you have to keep retuning your radio if you are going on long journey. And sometimes it just disappears!

Always have a supply of insults ready for use. You might not be able to think of good ones in heat of the moment. Vulgarity not necessary. eg what shade of green were you waiting for? Did you learn on a bus? Save it for you sister? Pick a lane, any lane!

On quiet country roads, at night, keep out from the ditch. Middle of a small road is safest. Lots of feckers still walking in dark clothes. And you can see oncoming cars by their headlights and get back on your own side.

Dogs walking at side of road will will usually look at you and stay where they are. Cats are mental and will dart across in front of you even if their own side was safer & better.

Eating chips while driving on long journey at night is one of life's secret pleasures.


What are your driving truisms?
(Lets keep car v bike out of this one. Ta)

wexie

Never expect people to signal correctly on a roundabout and act accordingly

brevity

Expect the unexpected

Let people merge

Don’t look at other drivers

Check your mirrors

Indicate

Drive with purpose

storker

"It's green! Are you waiting for a written invitation?"

Captain Red Beard

Your 2 tonnes of metal can wipe out the life of a person on foot, horseback, a bike, wheelchair, pram etc. in an instant. Yet put 99% of the population behind a steering wheel and they suddenly think the above are merely a nuisance whose safety is to be ignored.

Wibbs

A third of drivers are mentally challenged and shouldn't on the road.

An appeal to tiny women of excessive blonde(with optional small kids): Maybe buy a car that you can at least see over the fooking steering wheel of, not the SUV Sherman tank you think makes it look like leafy suburbia is your birthright.

Anybody wearing any form of hat in a car is to be avoided like the plague rats they are.

Wibbs

storker wrote: »

"It's green! Are you waiting for a written invitation?"

Oh Christ yes. So much this.

RiderOnTheStorm

Wibbs wrote:

Anybody wearing any form of hat in a car is to be avoided like the plague rats they are.

+1000

TCM

brevity wrote:

Drive with purpose

storker wrote:

"It's green! Are you waiting for a written invitation?"

Captain Red Beard wrote:

Your 2 tonnes of metal can wipe out the life of a person on foot, horseback, a bike, wheelchair, pram etc. in an instant. Yet put 99% of the population behind a steering wheel and they suddenly think the above are merely a nuisance whose safety is to be ignored.

99% - that's completely untrue.

castletownman

Cyclists are immune to any form of criticism regarding their manner on the road

RiderOnTheStorm

When I see someone in another car singing to same tune I have on radio, i smile. Makes me think we are all the same. Then I get to a roundabout and my bonne homme evaporates in a flash. There are lanes on a roundabout folks!!

Sycamore Tree

BMW drivers are a law unto themselves and are to be avoided. Many are quite arrogant as a result of being nouveau riche.

wexie

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

When I see someone in another car singing to same tune I have on radio, i smile. Makes me think we are all the same. Then I get to a roundabout and my bonne homme evaporates in a flash. There are lanes on a roundabout folks!!

yeah but they're only for other people, I know where I'm going!!!

Always amazes me how many people can't figure out roundabouts. Truth be told I still haven't settled on 'can't figure out the lanes and signaling' or 'don't give a **** about anybody but me'

Harry Palmr

The car that is indicating is not turning, the car that is not indicating is turning.

StupidLikeAFox

My car has a cool feature called "Park Anywhere" mode. It is activated by pressing the red button with the triangle on it and you can tell when it's enabled because all the indicators flash at the same time

doolox

Not turning off their indicators and causing a hold up because the car on the overtaking lane immediately behind and to their right will not proceed on his way presuming the indicator forgetter is going to pull out at any moment ......forever.


But he doesn't.


And all the cars behind pile up waiting to get by the pair of them.

SBPhoto

The lights have just changed to red, sure i still have enough time to go through before the other side turns green.

wexie

StupidLikeAFox wrote: »

It is activated by pressing the red button with the triangle

that's the diplomatic immunity button!!!

Melodeon

The use of indicators is considered to be 'Passing information to the enemy', a crime punishable by summary execution!

The Pheasant2

If someone waits and gives you right of way and you drive past them without acknowledgement (even a barely perceptible raising of the index finger will do), you are a twat..






















...and possibly a woman.

wexie

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

If someone waits and gives you right of way and you drive past them without acknowledgement (even a barely perceptible raising of the index finger will do), you are a twat..
...and possibly a woman.

Is that worse than the people that just barge in and then give ya a friendly wave like you politely let them in rather than stomped on the breaks to avoid t-boning them?

Yer Da sells Avon

If I'm driving at the legal limit in the fast lane, you can be guaranteed that some prick will start flashing there lights at me.

Ken.

There are 40 shades of green and to some people 2 of them are orange and red.

Yer Da sells Avon

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

If I'm driving at the legal limit in the fast lane, you can be guaranteed that some prick will start flashing there lights at me.

Because its the overtaking lane not the fast lane
Overtake and gtfo

Sky King

When merging onto a motorway the temptation for a nervous driver is to go slower but in fact it's much easier to accelerate, match the speed of the traffic and filter in, especially if it's very busy. This can seem quite counterintuitive

At ten to two the bus is due.

wexie

Sky King wrote: »

When merging onto a motorway the temptation for a nervous driver is to go slower but in fact it's much easier to accelerate, match the speed of the traffic and filter in, especially if it's very busy. This can seem quite counterintuitive

eugh.....hate the people that very cautiously drive to the end of the merging lane and then stop and wait for a gap in traffic.

THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO IT!!!! :mad::mad::mad:

(thankfully you don't see them often)

Yer Da sells Avon

bluewolf wrote: »

Because its the overtaking lane not the fast lane
Overtake and gtfo

Your wrong.

Harry Palmr

Sky King wrote: »

When merging onto a motorway the temptation for a nervous driver is to go slower but in fact it's much easier to accelerate, match the speed of the traffic and filter in, especially if it's very busy. This can seem quite counterintuitive

Nearly everyone moves from the driving lane into the overtaking lane when they see someone on the slip if they can. And rightly! On the modern motorways there is no excuse for not being at the right speed and the right place so long are the merging zones...and yet it happens

The Pheasant2

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

If I'm driving at the legal limit in the fast lane, you can be guaranteed that some prick will start flashing there lights at me.

There's no such thing as the "fast lane" - overtake and get back in lane snail.

Yer Da sells Avon

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

There's no such thing as the "fast lane" - overtake and get back in lane snail.

Your wrong to.

The Pheasant2

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Your wrong to.

Poor effort...must try harder.

Wibbs

Captain Red Beard wrote: »

Your 2 tonnes of metal can wipe out the life of a person on foot, horseback, a bike, wheelchair, pram etc. in an instant. Yet put 99% of the population behind a steering wheel and they suddenly think the above are merely a nuisance whose safety is to be ignored.

Including their own safety. Cars are safer now, however, IMHO this makes too many think airbags and the like makes them near invulnerable. Things is anything above 100Kph(or lower) if things go wrong, they go wrong quickly and often fatally, or in some cases result in a lifelong disability.

wexie

The Pheasant2 wrote: »

Poor effort...must try harder.

on spelling or trolling?

:pac:

Harry Palmr

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Your wrong to.

Apart from your spelling being terrible you don't understand motorway lane use.

Two lanes - driving lane, overtaking lane
Three lanes - driving lane, overtaking lane, overtaking lane* Everyone hates the middle lane road hog.

*strictly speaking the third lane should be empty for ordinary driving unless indicated by traffic signals

Yer Da sells Avon

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Apart from your spelling being terrible you don't understand motorway lane use.

Two lanes - driving lane, overtaking lane
Three lanes - driving lane, overtaking lane, overtaking lane. Everyone hates the middle lane road hog.

Theirs nothing wrong with my spelling and I'll have you know I do understand motorway lane use.

The Pheasant2

wexie wrote: »

on spelling or trolling?

:pac:

Trolling. A bland and transparent attempt.

Where's the spice? Where's the originality?

Renegade Mechanic

The 80km/hr road that you were plodding along at 90+km/hr will eventually come to a small town with a 50km/hr limit. Upon reaching said town, you will do said posted speed limit.
In the following moments the driver who was happily keeping up behind you will automatically over-take you in said town and upon reaching the end of said 50km/hr speed limit will proceed to do 79km/hr for the rest of eternity in front of you.

It. ****ing. Kills me.

wexie

Wibbs wrote: »

Including their own safety. Cars are safer now, however, IMHO this makes too many think airbags and the like makes them near invulnerable. Things is anything above 100Kph(or lower) if things go wrong, they go wrong quickly and often fatally, or in some cases result in a lifelong disability.

I remember reading a study on whether or not modern 4x4's are safer than regular cars.

The conclusion was more or less that yes their size and bulk tend to give a little more protection, however a lot of people get over confident in that protection thereby ending up driving in a way that completely negates any extra safety the car may have afforded them.

(it was a nice way of saying many people in large 4x4s drive like dicks basically)

Wibbs

Sycamore Tree wrote: »

BMW drivers are a law unto themselves and are to be avoided. Many are quite arrogant as a result of being nouveau riche.

TBH I never noticed much by the way of truth in the Beemer meme and the people I know who drive them are about as varied a lot as you could find. Audi drivers on the other hand... It's changing now as they become more and more popular, but I found electric car drivers(and previously hybrids) to be a queer bunch in general. The early adopters being mix between near religious in defence of their mode of transport with a large smattering of Sheldon Cooper "nerd".

OldMrBrennan83

VW and Dacia drivers are the worst. The former for pure unadulterated ignorance and the latter for cluelessness.

Brian?

RiderOnTheStorm wrote: »

Dont want to post this in Driving Forum as they are very argumentive over there and want that special AH feel ....

Thinking about when I gave my children driving lessons, and explained the rules of the road. Now I am driving all day and with decades of experience (good & bad) I have observed some "rules" that are not in the books.

Rural driving - when a car pulls out of side road in front of you, they will only stay on your road for a few hundred yards and then pull into side road.

Various radio stations claim to be "national" but you have to keep retuning your radio if you are going on long journey. And sometimes it just disappears!

Always have a supply of insults ready for use. You might not be able to think of good ones in heat of the moment. Vulgarity not necessary. eg what shade of green were you waiting for? Did you learn on a bus? Save it for you sister? Pick a lane, any lane!

On quiet country roads, at night, keep out from the ditch. Middle of a small road is safest. Lots of feckers still walking in dark clothes. And you can see oncoming cars by their headlights and get back on your own side.

Dogs walking at side of road will will usually look at you and stay where they are. Cats are mental and will dart across in front of you even if their own side was safer & better.

Eating chips while driving on long journey at night is one of life's secret pleasures.


What are your driving truisms?
(Lets keep car v bike out of this one. Ta)

National radio stations need to use different frequencies to cover the whole country. Radio 1 is on about 5 different frequencies across the country. That’s what actually makes them National, no FM tower could cover the whole of Ireland.

Captain Red Beard

The Waterford to Tramore road has an 80km/h speed limit. If you're stuck in a line of traffic going 60 km/h you can be 100% sure it's some **** in a Micra that is holding you up.

lalababa

wexie wrote: »

I remember reading a study on whether or not modern 4x4's are safer than regular cars.

The conclusion was more or less that yes their size and bulk tend to give a little more protection, however a lot of people get over confident in that protection thereby ending up driving in a way that completely negates any extra safety the car may have afforded them.

(it was a nice way of saying many people in large 4x4s drive like dicks basically)

I've heard that SUV s are more unstable than saloons and hatchbacks due to their height and weight distribution , and can cause problems at corners, or incidents where they have to change direction quickly resulting in becoming unstable/lacking control or even overturning.

Wibbs

wexie wrote: »

The conclusion was more or less that yes their size and bulk tend to give a little more protection, however a lot of people get over confident in that protection thereby ending up driving in a way that completely negates any extra safety the car may have afforded them.

Years back I read an article by Jeremy Clarkson where he suggested similar. That people have become more complacent because of "safety features" and as a joke he suggested replacing the airbag with a dirty great rusty spike in the middle of the steering wheel which might reduce speeding and road deaths. There might be something to that.

I drive a twenty year old car, no airbags, traction control, or ABS and no soundproofing to speak of either. A car perfectly capable of doing 100 miles per hour plus very stably and easily, however because it's so raw and connected to the road you know and feel the speeds you're going at and 100MPH(Allegedly...) feels bloody fast and bloody dangerous. With the result I rarely if ever speed. The joke being a "boy racer" type car has actually made me a more careful driver. In a mate's new Beemer, a very respectable "adults" car, 100 feels more like 50. If you weren't keeping an eye on the speedo you could easily creep up to silly speeds on a motorway.

Wibbs

lalababa wrote: »

I've heard that SUV s are more unstable than saloons and hatchbacks due to their height and weight distribution , and can cause problems at corners, or incidents where they have to change direction quickly resulting in becoming unstable/lacking control or even overturning.

They're so much more stable than similar cars of the past, though even with all the driver aids and traction control to quote Scotty of Star Trek: "Ye cannae cheat the laws of physics".

Huntergonzo

Two things that really get me:

1. Why do we all have to move at the speed of the slowest vehicle? Nothing worse than a line of cars getting stuck behind some git doing 35km/hr with no chance to overtake. Surely we should all move at the speed of the fastest vehicle, the Germans sorted this **** out in the 30s with the blitzkrieg, we need a return to that.

2. Cúnts, absolute cúntbags that require an invitation by registered post to take off at a junction or enter a roundabout when nothing is actually stopping them. What on Earth is the holdup, there's nothing coming!!

The Rape of Lucretia

The cheaper the tyres on a car, the higher the iq of the driver.
As a rough rule of thumb, drivers with expensively advertised 'brand' ones are below 100.

foxy farmer

To quote an former coworker. Ol wans driving Micras on the dual carriageway at 80 km/hr with their hands at 10 and 2 on the steering wheel and they DON'T WANT TO GO ON THE ROUNDABOUT.

mr_cochise

Yer Da sells Avon wrote:

Theirs nothing wrong with my spelling and I'll have you know I do understand motorway lane use.

You're wrong. There is something wrong with your spelling.

Noveight

I was heading West on the M7 yesterday evening and was surprised to see a number of people trundling along in the overtaking lane at 100km/h or so, even when the left hand lane was empty.

How long do you stay behind someone like that before you undertake?