Pulling out at junctions

Gloomtastic!

Anyone else notice that if someone pulls out in front of you, causing you to slow down, they invariably turn off at the next junction?

One pulled out on me yesterday and I mentioned to guy sitting beside me that it would turn off at the supermarket car park ahead. He was impressed when it did.

There must be a psychological reason for it.

Trigger Happy

I find that lots of drivers are like Speedie Gonzalez when pulling out in front of me only to then proceed at half the speed limit for the next few miles.

prawnsambo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123833121#Comment_123833121

This.

I had one pull out in front of me yesterday, drove at 60 in an 80 and then turned off a few kms down the road. Had a 'kids on board' sticker on the back window which I think would have been more useful on the windscreen seeing as I had to brake heavily when they pulled out in front of me.

The Continental Op

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123833121#Comment_123833121

I often think to myself "oh go on pull out if you must, but please please put your foot down once you are out".

BrianD3

See this all the time from local drivers who are "just tippin down to the shop for a laytre a milk".

Useless, slow drivers who are not aware of what is going on around them.

Next time this happens, take note of what else they are doing. These same drivers are highly likely to be using lights incorrectly, not turning them on unless it is pitch black, driving around with blown bulbs.

Also driving at 70 km/h on an N road and 70 km/h in a 50 km/h zone, blowing through zebra crossings.

Also slamming on the brakes when they see a GoSafe while they're doing 70 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.

The standard of driving on our roads is very different at different times of the day. You won't see this sort of thing at 6 am on weekdays when the serious and professional drivers are the majority.

kaahooters

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123834484#Comment_123834484

most of the major crashes in ireland happen betwen 6am and 9am.

Dre Colman

Yeah I notice that too, it’s usually the same type of drivers doing a mix of bad habits. The sudden braking at GoSafe vans drives me mad, like they don’t realise it’s more dangerous than just keeping a steady speed. The standards really do swing depending on the time of day.

almostover

The typical driver that does this also:

- Uses the hard shoulder as a merging lane.

- Brakes violently at night every time they're faced with oncoming traffic.

- Doesn't change down gears when climbing hills. Almost coming to a standstill and labouring their engine.

- Drives a daysul for the chape tax and fuel economy. But has to get the DPF serviced or replaced every 6 months.

- Goes through clutches for fun.

- Views indicators as an optional extra on a car.

- Can't turn right at a junction without cutting across the other side of the road.

- Thinks theyre driving a tractor with a 16ton silage trailer behind them every time they have to turn off the road. Swinging into oncoming traffic to make room for the turn in their Skoda Fabia as if it were a Scania articulated lorry.

Did I miss anything?

-=al=-

It’s particularly annoying when this happens and there are no cars behind you.

They just gotta wait a few seconds and can then join the road and go whatever the hell speed they want at their leisure with no one up their arse. Probably saving their fuel and probably saving you unnecessary braking and annoyance