Your driving pet hates

NIMAN · 05-05-2014 07:54AM #1

Got 2 main ones that do my head in these days.

1) My daily commute takes me on a 100km/h road which is more or less straight for the guts of 2 or 3 miles. Often there is a speed van on it.

Yesterday, there was a line of maybe 10 cars on it, and we were doing 80km/h due to a slow driver at the front. Then he gets flashed by an oncoming car to warn him there is a van up ahead. So what does he do? He slows down to 60km/h! On a 100km/h road!

2) Not sure if this phenomenon has spread across the rest of the country, but its been rife in Derry for a few years.

When a driver is turning left into a slip road or street, instead of making the turn he actually comes to a stop on the main road with his indicator on, allowing those trying to get out of this junction on to the main road to do so, and also let those approaching him turning right into the road he is turning into, go in in front of him. So he could sit stopped on a main road holding up the traffic behind him for maybe 10secs just so he looks like a nice guy.

This is everywhere now, I've actually seen idiots come to a near standstill when they aren't turning in, just to let others out. And of course if you run into the back of them, you're at fault even though they stopped out of the blue for no good reason.

fermanagh_man · 05-05-2014 08:02AM

No indicators especially on motorways and roundabouts

That's my biggest one

OldMrBrennan83 · 05-05-2014 08:04AM

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simplybam · 05-05-2014 08:09AM

> muppets driving aroung with their fog lights on for no reason.

> muppets slowing down when approaching a GREEN light

> muppets driving 10km/h below the speed limit

> muppets not indicating

> muppets who think indicating gives them right of way

Come to think of it, I hate muppets! :eek:

No Pants · 05-05-2014 08:11AM

NIMAN wrote: »

This is everywhere now, I've actually seen idiots come to a near standstill when they aren't turning in, just to let others out. And of course if you run into the back of them, you're at fault even though they stopped out of the blue for no good reason.

This isn't everywhere and yes, it would be your fault if you crashed into the back of another car.

I have to go with indicators, but I think I'm developing a sixth sense and can generally tell when someone is about to do something, so it's affecting me less and less.

Jakey Rolling · 05-05-2014 08:12AM

Agree with your first point

The number of drivers who brake sharply and slow to 20 below the limit when they see a speed camera!

Makes me think either
a) They don't know what the speed limit is on that road
b) They are unaware what speed they are doing
c) They are too nervous to be on the road.

The latter mostly applies to those who slow drastically on each small bend, brake whenever a car approaches in the other direction, and won't perform an easy overtake of a slow vehicle thus making it harder for everyone else to get past. Stay at home grandad!

Senecio · 05-05-2014 08:21AM

Indecisive drivers are my pet hate. They are the most difficult to read and predict. I don't mind the overly aggressive drivers. You know they are going to take the gap and cut across you so give them room. But if a driver doesn't know themselves what they want to do how are we supposed to?

NSAman · 05-05-2014 08:31AM

Micra drivers

dmc17 · 05-05-2014 08:35AM

fermanagh_man wrote: »

No indicators especially on motorways and roundabouts

That's my biggest one

This. Especially the amount of "professional" drivers suck as HGV drivers that aren't able/don't bother to indicate on roundabouts.

Also, people who brake, turn off and put on their indicator as they are turning just to confirm that they are after turning off. An indicator should indicate you're about to do something, not confirm something that we already know.

chuckyarelaw · 05-05-2014 08:35AM

I hate when my Labrador chews my gear stick.

No Pants · 05-05-2014 08:41AM

NSAman wrote: »

Micra drivers

I met a Micra being driven quite briskly yesterday. I later saw one that had a "Sport" badge on the back. :pac:

Nissan should make a turbocharged Micra. That would have the potential to be a real wolf in sheep clothing.

simplybam · 05-05-2014 08:52AM

No Pants wrote: »

I met a Micra being driven quite briskly yesterday. I later saw one that had a "Sport" badge on the back. :pac:

Nissan should make a turbocharged Micra. That would have the potential to be a real wolf in sheep clothing.

I agree. And hopefully all those eejits buying it will kill themselves with 'em. 2 birds killed with one stone - micra drivers and boy racers off the road - brilliant idea!:D

Boskowski · 05-05-2014 09:04AM

No Pants wrote: »

I met a Micra being driven quite briskly yesterday. I later saw one that had a "Sport" badge on the back. :pac:

Nissan should make a turbocharged Micra. That would have the potential to be a real wolf in sheep clothing.

What's the difference between Micra and a Micra sport?

Micra sport has a pair of runners in the boot.

Anyway, pet hates...

The 25 kph below the limit 'just to be sure' is up there.
Unawareness. As in come to a stop at roundabout although we could all see for miles there isn't another car in or around the roundabout. People seem to be just staring at the 20 yard stretch in front of them.
Peoples inability to turn corners. Either the bus driver veer out or else the ending up on the wrong side of the road after the turn. Just turn the fkn wheel ffs.
I've given up already being peed over indicating. It's a lost cause.

All this is basically the consequence of bad or non existant training.

bop1977 · 05-05-2014 09:12AM

No Pants wrote: »

I met a Micra being driven quite briskly yesterday. I later saw one that had a "Sport" badge on the back. :pac:

Nissan should make a turbocharged Micra. That would have the potential to be a real wolf in sheep clothing.

They did make a turbo back in the early 90's. Google March superturbo.

No Pants · 05-05-2014 09:27AM

Boskowski wrote: »

being peed over indicating.

I had no idea it had gotten this bad. :eek:

paddyland · 05-05-2014 09:32AM

What about the beauty I saw in Rathfarnham yesterday?

Came from Dodder Park Road to the lights at Rathfarnham Road, and stopped on his green (there was nothing behind him).

He sat there on his green light. Then the lights did their slow amber, pause, red, pause. Then our green for Rathfarnham Road came on. Just as all the traffic began moving both ways on Rathfarnham Road, this idiot who sat on green on Dodder Park Road, took off, and drove straight through the junction on red, as all the other traffic was crossing him.

djimi · 05-05-2014 09:39AM

NIMAN wrote: »

This is everywhere now, I've actually seen idiots come to a near standstill when they aren't turning in, just to let others out. And of course if you run into the back of them, you're at fault even though they stopped out of the blue for no good reason.

I drove behind someone for about ten minutes the other day, and Im not joking in that time she stopped dead probably four times at least on the main road to let people out of side roads. She wasnt turning or anything, just kept letting people out. I have never seen anything like it before.

djimi · 05-05-2014 09:41AM

paddyland wrote: »

What about the beauty I saw in Rathfarnham yesterday?

Came from Dodder Park Road to the lights at Rathfarnham Road, and stopped on his green (there was nothing behind him).

He sat there on his green light. Then the lights did their slow amber, pause, red, pause. Then our green for Rathfarnham Road came on. Just as all the traffic began moving both ways on Rathfarnham Road, this idiot who sat on green on Dodder Park Road, took off, and drove straight through the junction on red, as all the other traffic was crossing him.

Some people have no concept of filter lights. There are a set of lights near my house where the main road and the lane for turning right have separate lights. Its not uncommon for the main road to have a green light and for the filter lane to be red. Came up to the lights yesterday to find a muppet on the main road sitting patiently under a green light. They obviously saw the green and red lights and didnt have the brains to figure out what it meant. The mind boggles...

NIMAN · 05-05-2014 10:05AM

djimi wrote: »

I drove behind someone for about ten minutes the other day, and Im not joking in that time she stopped dead probably four times at least on the main road to let people out of side roads. She wasnt turning or anything, just kept letting people out. I have never seen anything like it before.

Where you in Derry?
It is rife there.

Zcott · 05-05-2014 10:19AM

Letting people out of a junction who don't say thank you.

And anyone driving an Agila.

BuffyBot · 05-05-2014 10:24AM

fermanagh_man wrote: »

No indicators especially on motorways and roundabouts

That's my biggest one

It's a huge bugbear of mine too. It's not that complicated to figure out. Those who indicate the wrong way on roundabouts also make me crazy. Seen that twice in the last few days.

bodhi085 · 05-05-2014 10:27AM

People driving around a bend and they are to far over on your side slightly across the line leaving you with just enough of a gap to go past. Lazy driving at its best. If they just slowed down a little bit they wouldn't need the whole road while taking a bend. This happens on a lot of the rural roads. This is not the world rally championship!! Last I knew we drove on the left.

Plopli · 05-05-2014 10:36AM

People that because they have a motorbike in front of them consider it is fine to cross the whit line to overtake a stationary vehicle or a push bike, most often without indicating.

Sure, he can go a bit more to the left, no harm done.

Owryan · 05-05-2014 10:39AM

Not sure if its just a Carlow thing, but using hard shoulders at junctions to pull out.

Just drive up to the junction in the hard shoulder and ignore the stop sign. Then they just pull out in front of you, bloody dangerous.

Owryan · 05-05-2014 10:42AM

djimi wrote: »

I drove behind someone for about ten minutes the other day, and Im not joking in that time she stopped dead probably four times at least on the main road to let people out of side roads. She wasnt turning or anything, just kept letting people out. I have never seen anything like it before.

Something similar, drove home from kilkenny the other day with the car in front of me braking almost to a stop everytime she met oncoming traffic !!!!!!!

Xcellor · 05-05-2014 10:59AM

Yaris drivers.

Driver's who can't maintain speed going up a hill

60kph drivers who break going around bends.

Drivers who don't make progress leaving round about taking about 2 miles to reach cruising speed.

Tail gaters who dont want to overtake but drive so close you are forced to overtake 2 cars.

foxy farmer · 05-05-2014 11:14AM

People on phones
Non use of indicators
Wrong lane position on roundabouts
People who block junctions.
Lack of parallel parking skills.
Fog lights on with headlamps.
Lack of courtesy
Lack of cop on
General disregard for rules of the road and the law.

gutteruu · 05-05-2014 11:16AM

People who roll along for a mile after lights/junctions before accelerating up to speed.

People who let everyone out on front of me, then turn off the road themselves.

Padkir · 05-05-2014 11:22AM

Driving with parking or no lights when it's almost dark / foggy / raining heavily. Cars in this day and age aren't going to run down the battery or do anything else if you have lights on so I can't understand the problem with turning them on.

Henry Ford III · 05-05-2014 11:25AM

Lane hoggers and undertakers.

Nissan drivers.

No seat belts.

Incorrect lights.

People who won't overtake. 2 or 3 of these on a country route and you're stuck.

Phone users (I laugh when I see someone holding a phone at armslength using the speaker).

Lack of indicators.

Poor lane discipline.

p.s. Poorly done rice rockets, and on road racers.

NipNip · 05-05-2014 11:25AM

Stallers. The do-gooders who stall with little or no warning, to let someone out in front of them. Ya gotta keep them eyes well open!

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