The Angry Motorist Thread

[Marina]

Saw all of the above this morning as the Blackwall tunnel was closed and everywhere nearby was a total nightmare.

Tell me about it! (Oh you did, in the part I snipped - Never mind). I left the house at 7:50 and reached Romford at 10:50, a grand total of 14 miles. Would have been quicker to walk!

What I couldn't understand was why the *northbound* A12 was blocked off at the Bow roundabout.

[ctdctd]

The Red Nissan Micra doing 35 miles a hour in the 50 MPH single lane contraflow on the M1 this morning

Well it was Red and blobbly shaped so probably a Micra!

[BoredBloke]

As much as I do hate them, it's the outside lane hoggers on two-lane dual carrigways that really drive me mad. I have to admit to losing the plot with one yesterday and being a bit of an idiot driving way too close behind. Not good, and no excuses, but anger can get to you from time to time.

I got one of those - some bloke in a girls car (corsa rather than a A3) who was sat in the outside lane of the M621 who was checking his hair in his rear view mirror. He wouldn't move over and when I evetually flashed my lights in pointed at the 'slow' lane to indicate that it was free - presumably so that I should pass on that side.

[DimPrawn]

With the volumes of traffic (all 3 lanes full 90% of the time), the overtake on the right makes no sense. Vehicles should be free to travel in any lane at any reasonable speed up to the speed limit.

If a slow car is in the right hand lane and you are travelling faster, you should be allowed to pass on the left.

IMHO.

[Dow Jones]

2 main ones

1. Push- and motor-bikes that ignore the red lights in a junction (easy targets really!)
2. Self-styled enforcers of the 70 mph motorway speed limit (as soon as they see me trying the middle lane, they change their minds and pull over!)

[ratewhore]

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

Season 4 of what?

[NickFitz]

Middle lane hoggers on motorways

WHS

That's why I always stay in the outside lane - I wouldn't want to be mistaken for one of those types.

[NickFitz]

No way, I'd never pass again

Isn't that the whole point?

[NickFitz]

LORRIES THAT OVERTAKE EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY ON THE A14

A34 up from Winchester

M1, M69, M6, M42, M5, M4, M32... anywhere beginning with M, really

[Churchill]

M1, M69, M6, M42, M5, M4, M32... anywhere beginning with M, really

The A14...