Drivers that really grind your gears

[crystal ball]

Its an unwritten rule that slow moving vehicles flicks the left indicator to say the coasts clear to overtake, in Australia its the right indicator. In Mauritius its good manners to toot twice before overtaking, my wife used to tut when I did it until I explained it was expected and rude not to

 

[motorbiking]

Correct and is what I do in the car, when it is safe and after checking it really is safe to do so, it is also the fastest way through, but....

Someone who claimed to be an advanced driver was critical of my doing that in a car cam video he saw of my driving - as an attempt to loose an extreme tailgating driver.

Was it the second part they had a problem with ? I think I’d have gone all the way around the roundabout to lose them.

 

[motorbiking]

Its an unwritten rule that slow moving vehicles flicks the left indicator to say the coasts clear to overtake, in Australia its the right indicator. In Mauritius its good manners to toot twice before overtaking, my wife used to tut when I did it until I explained it was expected and rude not to

If they need to know you are overtaking them, then the pass can’t be that safe? But conventions like this can be helpful as long as everyone makes their own decisions

 

[crystal ball]

If they need to know you are overtaking them, then the pass can’t be that safe? But conventions like this can be helpful as long as everyone makes their own decisions

I think it was more of a custom than anything, be lucky to get over 40 on most roads apart from the odd dual carriageway

 

[wobs]

People who don't realise you can stop on box junction if you're turning right. This is espeically a problem on one junction near us, as there are often a number of cars waiting to turn right.

Another more extreme example of stupid cautiousness is a T-junction near us where if the traffic is backed up to the junction to go straight on, and a car is stuck on the junction (not a box junction in this case), and then the lights turn red, we've had cars stopping in front of the red light, even though they are actually on the junction, and the road is clear. Because they see a red light, they stay where they are.... in the middle of the junction! It means that when we're turning right onto the junction, (and we have the green light to do so), we can't move.

This is the junction:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.769...336.00928&pitch=0&thumbfov=100!7i13312!8i6656

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would say a lot of people are not much better when walking.

Just go round a supermarket and see similar situations.

 

[securespark]

My bugbear is drivers who pootle along happily doing the actual speed limit, then see a Gatso and panic brake down to 30.

Brainless tw@ts.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

People who don't realise you can stop on box junction if you're turning right. This is espeically a problem on one junction near us, as there are often a number of cars waiting to turn right.

Only if (you can reasonably expect) your right turn exit to be clear, by the time you can turn.

Another more extreme example of stupid cautiousness is a T-junction near us where if the traffic is backed up to the junction to go straight on, and a car is stuck on the junction (not a box junction in this case), and then the lights turn red, we've had cars stopping in front of the red light, even though they are actually on the junction, and the road is clear.

I saw that twice recently, where a driver had stopped - he had turned right and stopped at the red repeater for the cross traffic. The first time I was on foot, there were several vehicles stuck behind him and blocking the junction, blowing their horns - he was oblivious, so I went over, tapped on his window and signalled he had to move. It seemed they may both have been confused, by the repeater light also being also a Pelican crossing.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I would say a lot of people are not much better when walking.

Just go round a supermarket and see similar situations.

One mini near here, where I go regularly for milk, has the aisles just comfortably wide enough for one person and the milk is at the very back of the store. I find myself darting along the aisle ends, to find an empty one, on the way in and out

 

[conny]

The worst roundabout I have ever encountered is in Hemel Hempstead. Think it's commonly known as the hexagon roundabout. From ground level it appears to be a very large central roundabout with lots of mini roundabouts in the roadway surrounding it. It's a nightmare when you first encounter it and my son in law, who lives in the area, says even locals just go right around the big central one to avoid negotiating the smaller ones.

Google Maps

 

[Captain Nemesis]

My bugbear is drivers who pootle along happily doing the actual speed limit, then see a Gatso and panic brake down to 30.

Brainless tw@ts.

Or those who think that speed limits can be averaged out in some way. There they are in a 60mph limit, bumbling along at 45mph, they come to a built-up-area with a 30mph limit and continue to bumble along at 45mph....

 

[crystal ball]

Or those who think that speed limits can be averaged out in some way. There they are in a 60mph limit, bumbling along at 45mph, they come to a built-up-area with a 30mph limit and continue to bumble along at 45mph....

See that often

 

[Captain Nemesis]

If they need to know you are overtaking them, then the pass can’t be that safe?

Oh - absolutely.

There has never been, in the whole of recorded motoring history, an instance of a driver moving, or turning right (in this country - left in most others) whilst being overtaken because they didnt look in their chuffing mirror, has there? As a motorcyclist Im sure you are fully aware that that is something you never have to consider at all when overtaking.

 

[Captain Nemesis]

Its an unwritten rule that slow moving vehicles flicks the left indicator to say the coasts clear to overtake, in Australia its the right indicator.

Even though they drive on the left?

Interesting, and counter intuitive - if youre driving on the left, indicating left naturally says "Im keeping left and potentially slowing down" therefore come past, whereas indicating right means "Im going to move/turn right".

 

[securespark]

I would have thought so.

The other indicator thing I do (having spent a lot of time driving large vans, trucks and lorries is, after overtaking a lorry and the lorry flashing to say I can pull in, I flash once right and once left as a thank you.