The Angry Motorist Thread

[oracleslave]

All other road users. Grrrr.

WHS.

Did anyone else fancy 'The Hummer' golf cart from the gadget show last night?

[moorfield]

Pensioners in 4x4s etc. and cars that are clearly too powerful for them to handle.

People who don't indicate (it's not difficult).

People who can't make up their mind which lane they want to be in on the motorway so just sort of drift around in the middle.

LORRIES THAT OVERTAKE EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY ON THE A14

[KathyWoolfe]

I have lots of motorist hates but the one that gets to me most is the motorist who fails to signal in plenty of time.

Obviously the majority of drivers signal to go right but those who turn left without signalling or signal halfway through turning is just selfish.
The most irritating time for me is at traffic roundabouts. Apparently you're supposed to read the oncoming drivers mind as to whether it is safe to pull out or not. It's especially annoying when the oncoming driver is leaving at the exit just before yours because he possibly stops you moving out into the roundabout in plenty of time to avoid the driver behjind him.

Oh...and taxi drivers as a species is another pet hate.

[threaded]

Actually I think indicators should be banned. They're so often used badly that they're more of a hinderance, not just to other road users, but many drivers find using the mirror before a manoveur a little daunting, so having to use the indicator as well, is essentially, overloading their little brains.

[KathyWoolfe]

Cyclists - and I live in Cambridge... Go figure

Not so surprising. At least in Oxford (where they have a similar problem) the roads are wide enough to accommodate a motorised vehicle whereas is Cambridge they're barely wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage.

[Marina]

Obviously the majority of drivers signal to go right but those who turn left without signalling or signal halfway through turning is just selfish.

I rarely signal, because I find the rhythmic clicking noise of the indicator a bit irritating. But if you're alert you may notice I normally give a quick flash or two to show where I'm thinking of turning next. (I reserve the right to change my mind though.)

[expat]

Not so surprising. At least in Oxford (where they have a similar problem) the roads are wide enough to accommodate a motorised vehicle whereas is Cambridge they're barely wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage.

Isn't that because every Minister of Transport since the Second World War has been an Oxford graduate?

[Diver]

People who get angry with other motorists annoy me most. Stay calm!

[KathyWoolfe]

I rarely signal, because I find the rhythmic clicking noise of the indicator a bit irritating. But if you're alert you may notice I normally give a quick flash or two to show where I'm thinking of turning next. (I reserve the right to change my mind though.)

Cool avatar Marina......season 4 starts next week don't forget!

[Churchill]

People who get angry with other motorists annoy me most. Stay calm!

People who say "Stay Calm!" I particularly hate the exclamation mark!