What annoys me most are 80 year old grannies hogging a winding country lane at 20 mph.
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Annoying things motorists do
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'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
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What annoys me is sanctimonious drivers complaining about other drivers on internet forums
No doubt you're an excellent driver?
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I hear you there, I am always in a hurry yet no-one else seems to be? Tips for everyone else who seem to come across every day on my commute:Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostWhat annoys me most, pretty much, is all other road users.
When the lights change all move off in near unison so we can all get across, pay attention, don’t dither or stall FFS.
When approaching roundabouts look out for traffic on the right, there is no need to come to a full stop if it’s clear.
If you bought a fast car feckin use it, if you didn’t get the feck out my way.Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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Yes and YesOriginally posted by Purple Dalek View PostDo you find motorways to be worse than other roads? Even though they are in fact considerably safer.
Is the South East more dangerous to drive a car around than any other part of the country? I think not.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Originally posted by Platypus View PostWhat annoys me is sanctimonious drivers complaining about other drivers on internet forums
No doubt you're an excellent driver?

Which is no where near as annoying as sanctimonious complainers about complainers on internet forums. Etc.
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I had something similar.Originally posted by Churchill View PostIn fact, one of the best journeys I've had down from Manchester was when I was driving at 90 behind a police car that wasn't showing the blues. I was behind him so he couldn't do me for speeding. Great fun, he even gave me a genial wave as he pulled off the motorway.
Was coming back from Bradford left the M62 onto the M1 had to stop at the lights. Copper pulled up next to me. Lights went green and I decided to floor it upto the 70 limit.
Copper did the same.
He sat on the motorway at 68 and let me creep past him at 72. When I was about 100 meters infront and he knew I was going to speed up he overtook me and slowed back down to 68.
He did this 3 or so times then left the motorway at the next junction with him and his mate crying with laughter in the car.Comment
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What annoys me most is when there are two lanes of traffic and one is congested due to an exit that lots of people are queuing for. People who block the other lane indicating to get into the congested lane because they don't feel like waiting with everyone else.
"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Remends me of a quote by one of those 'It' girls. Takara Perara Tomlinson thingy. "Why do people queue to leave motorways? Simply cut across at the last moment, then there would be no queue"
The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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My 2p
Kids dressed in black riding bikes on roads with no lights - so if I knock their little scrote off their bike it's me who has to deal with the after effects of killing a kid simply because his folks wouldn't buy a light for his bike.
Motorbikes driving down the middle of lanes 2 and 3 in heavy traffic. I saw one kick the door of a car who was indicating to move over and slowly moving into an empty space but hadn't seen to motorbike.
People who peg down the hard shoulder when there is a traffic jam. I've seen this loads over the past few months on the M62. It was nice when a guy shot passed me doing this and a few seconds later a cop car did the same. He pulled him over a bit down the road.
People who do not know how to use a roundabout. Where I join the M62 there is a 3 lane roundabout. lane 1 is clearly for using the slip road onto the motorway and all the other lanes should move over. I've seen people in lane 1 go all the way around the outside of the roundabout and get off at the third exit. I think you should legally be allowed to hit these cars.
People who don't indicate. I think indicators should be listed as optional extras on BMW's and Mercs as they never get used.
Those really annoying cars with the big blue flashing lights that stop me when I want to drive really fast. But it seems that it's ok for them to drive fast while making a racket and flashing everybody.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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