Reply to: Pots and kettles

[Peoplesoft bloke]

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Not indicating in urban areas is a real danger, to pedestrians especially. You look to cross a side road, the car isn't indicating to turn into the road you are crossing, so you cross!

On a rounabout you sit waiting for a car that was going to turn off before your exit, another congestion causer.

It's such a simple thing to do!
End of rant!

I totally agree - I can't believe the number of terry ossers who don't bother to indicate if there are only pedestrians around - don't they ever walk anywhere (obviously not!)? Whilst I'm about it I was nearly mowed down by one of London's fine bus drivers running a red light earlier - it had been red for so long the green man was in my favour, but his empty bus was more important.

[Bagpuss]

On the motorway...If someone indicates to pull out I tend to drop back and let them out. If they dive into my 2 second gap unexpectedly, I have to brake, the car behind probably brakes, it might even start a phantom traffic jam. It's not rocket science that indicators have a purpose! grrrrrrrrrrr

Not indicating in urban areas is a real danger, to pedestrians especially. You look to cross a side road, the car isn't indicating to turn into the road you are crossing, so you cross!

On a rounabout you sit waiting for a car that was going to turn off before your exit, another congestion causer.

It's such a simple thing to do!
End of rant!

[Spacecadet]

Maybe it's just a UK thing, many drivers seem to think it's better to swerve infront of traffic unexectedly than indicate, It must be the element of suprise approach.

Its the insecurity that all BMW drivers feel that, should they indicate, people would close the gap to stop them "getting in front"

Much like BMW drivers do

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I...... Surely you can get them on the options list?
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Yeah they are there right next to the optional "off" switch for the fog lights and the optional "off" switch for the giant electro magnet behind the radiator grille.

[EqualOpportunities]

BMW driver just don't indicate which is handy for knocking down children crossing roads or causing motorway pile ups. Turbo diesel drivers tend to be the worst behaved motorists of course many of those are BMW drivers too, including that ugly little one.

My driving is exemplary, you cheeky barsteward.

[Bagpuss]

I find myself liking the new m3, but I also fear I might stop indicating. Surely you can get them on the options list?

I must be getting old

darmstadt
Maybe it's just a UK thing, many drivers seem to think it's better to swerve infront of traffic unexectedly than indicate, It must be the element of suprise approach.

[gingerjedi]

BMW driver just don't indicate which is handy for knocking down children crossing roads or causing motorway pile ups. Turbo diesel drivers tend to be the worst behaved motorists of course many of those are BMW drivers too, including that ugly little one.

But the newish shape 3 series isn't that common compared to the old one and it has the best of the 2 litre TD's, why would I forget to indicate?

I've managed to reach 37 without owning a BMW, should I avoid them because of a stereotype?

I want an Alfa 159 really but my sensible head says no.

[darmstadt]

BMW driver just don't indicate which is handy for knocking down children crossing roads or causing motorway pile ups. Turbo diesel drivers tend to be the worst behaved motorists of course many of those are BMW drivers too, including that ugly little one.

I'm a BMW driver now and always use my indicators both for overtaking and for pulling back in. Today I had 4 cars pull out in front of me, none were BMWs but were those bloody great family wagon things (Ford and Volkswagen) and a Renault van. The worst drivers tend to be either young girls who have a decent car (execpt in town then any old car will do as long as they can use their phone, indicate, smoke and drive at the same time), older power women or older twats in hats in big Merc/BMW/Audi estates.

[Bagpuss]

Do they exist anymore? I thought most of them had swapped chariots since Audi went all 'bling'.

As a former Audi driver I quite fancy a BMW now.

BMW driver just don't indicate which is handy for knocking down children crossing roads or causing motorway pile ups. Turbo diesel drivers tend to be the worst behaved motorists of course many of those are BMW drivers too, including that ugly little one.

[darmstadt]

A study by the French transport ministry found 900,000 German driver, 550,000 Britons and 350,000 Italians are flashed by French cameras every year.

The worst speeding stretch is on the A26 motorway which heads south from the ferry and channel tunnel in Calais: three-quarters of of all drivers pulled over for speeding on the 70-mile stretch of road are British in the summer months. It even has speed warning signs flash up in English, as well as French.

That'll be me on Thursday morning then on my way to Bristol (or possibly on the hard shoulder of the M4 as I'll be pissed off with the tail to tail Mondeos in the 3rd lane )

[Spacecadet]

Do they exist anymore? I thought most of them had swapped chariots since Audi went all 'bling'.

As a former Audi driver I quite fancy a BMW now.

nope they still exist... in Manchester anyway

[gingerjedi]

Once more, the French do something proper where we just let off all the foreign registered vehicles caught speeding here.

On the subject of French drivers, I noticed that they are crazy and often do taligate you even when you're above the legal limit yourself, however unlike BMW morons in this country, they at least have the decency to try and blast past you at the first blind bend.

Do they exist anymore? I thought most of them had swapped chariots since Audi went all 'bling'.

As a former Audi driver I quite fancy a BMW now.

[Spacecadet]

Last time I drove in France was over towards Switzerland

There was very sharp bend on the motorway with a speed camera just before it.

It was night time and the speed camera was going off so often it was almost strobing

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Once more, the French do something proper where we just let off all the foreign registered vehicles caught speeding here.

On the subject of French drivers, I noticed that they are crazy and often do taligate you even when you're above the legal limit yourself, however unlike BMW morons in this country, they at least have the decency to try and blast past you at the first blind bend.

[VectraMan]

They shouldn't have made their motorways so good and so empty if they didn't want us to speed.