Your top three driving pet hates...

[brucemillar]

Location: Supermarket Car Park.

Place car into reverse gear. Now watch as people on foot, some of whom must have come into the car park from out of town, charge in a great long line to walk behind you. This is usually coordinated with actually starting roll backwards. One at a time they will appear from any blindspot, throwing themselves under your back bumper in a sort of suicidal lemming behaviour.

I have a Pajero that has a reversing beeper (its loud) Some hear this as a homing beacon, attracting them to my rear bumper, like dogs on heat. Shoving fully laden shopping trolleys, kids in push-chairs ahead of them as a protective force field to keep my truck from crushing them.

Then you get the filthy look from them when they realise that you may not have seen their stealth approach. Some even try and communicate in neanderthal grunts "Oi - Oi"

 

[Milton7]

Location: Supermarket Car Park.

Place car into reverse gear. Now watch as people on foot, some of whom must have come into the car park from out of town, charge in a great long line to walk behind you. This is usually coordinated with actually starting roll backwards. One at a time they will appear from any blindspot, throwing themselves under your back bumper in a sort of suicidal lemming behaviour.

I have a Pajero that has a reversing beeper (its loud) Some hear this as a homing beacon, attracting them to my rear bumper, like dogs on heat. Shoving fully laden shopping trolleys, kids in push-chairs ahead of them as a protective force field to keep my truck from crushing them.

Then you get the filthy look from them when they realise that you may not have seen their stealth approach. Some even try and communicate in neanderthal grunts "Oi - Oi"

Whenever I use a supermarket car park I've never once had that experience. I expect our expectations are different; I will always wait for any pedestrians who are approaching my car to pass, after all I imagine they have right of way and will wait if necessary for them to do so. Much less stressful that way.

 

[brucemillar]

Whenever I use a supermarket car park I've never once had that experience. I expect our expectations are different; I will always wait for any pedestrians who are approaching my car to pass, after all I imagine they have right of way and will wait if necessary for them to do so. Much less stressful that way.

Visit Sittingbourne in Kent. You will still be sat there next year waiting patiently.

I do wait and I do not stress. What I am saying is that the "shoppers" actually see you are reversing before starting to walk behind you.

 

[itaintemeyouno]

Another technique I employ at traffic lights (or any other stationary situation) is to never stop across a road junction or entrance to someone's driveway. I see this as a courtesy to other drivers who may need to get across a line of traffic.

Cue lots of flashing lights if you deign to allow anyone to come out of said junction/car park/drive. After all, you've delayed the muppet behind by oho half a second at least!

 

[itaintemeyouno]

Visit Sittingbourne in Kent. You will still be sat there next year waiting patiently.

I do wait and I do not stress. What I am saying is that the "shoppers" actually see you are reversing before starting to walk behind you.

Shoppers are a special breed. They are like that Disney road awareness video someone linked. They get out of their cars get behind a trolley and forget all about driving and how their actions affect drivers, yet the moment they get back into their car....

 

[jotter22]

Just saw this and had to turn it off! Dont try watching it all it will drive you crazy Pet hate @ 3:33.

http://youtu.be/AsvkIVM38RM

Tony.

 

[Ricky16]

Just saw this and had to turn it off! Dont try watching it all it will drive you crazy Pet hate @ 3:33. http://youtu.be/AsvkIVM38RM Tony.

He does it again at 5.55 why can't they just wait 2 mins also a big pet hate of mine

 

[Blowpipe]

Pet hate of the day. Miles of 50mph restrictions on some motorways, and for some reason lane disciplne goes out of the window. Nowhere does it say 'stay in lane', yet there's no shortage of drivers sitting in the two overtaking lanes at an indicated 50mph (which is actually around 48mph) to produce a rolling roadblock.

Even SPECS average speed cameras will give you an extra margin, say up to 55, yet the motorways are full of self-appointed road captains who after the restrictions tear off at stupid speeds....

 

[itaintemeyouno]

Pet hate of the day. Miles of 50mph restrictions on some motorways, and for some reason lane disciplne goes out of the window. Nowhere does it say 'stay in lane', yet there's no shortage of drivers sitting in the two overtaking lanes at an indicated 50mph (which is actually around 48mph) to produce a rolling roadblock.

Even SPECS average speed cameras will give you an extra margin, say up to 55, yet the motorways are full of self-appointed road captains who after the restrictions tear off at stupid speeds....

Many sections of Variable Speed Limit zones when in force will specifically say Stay in Lane so I think this is something that is creeping in to reinforce an already existing tendency to lane hog.

 

[Blowpipe]

Yet slip into a spare lane to do the speed limit and legally pass the 'slower moving traffic' will result in mucho indignation. Can't win.

 

[Ricky16]

Pet hate of the day. Miles of 50mph restrictions on some motorways, and for some reason lane disciplne goes out of the window. Nowhere does it say 'stay in lane', yet there's no shortage of drivers sitting in the two overtaking lanes at an indicated 50mph (which is actually around 48mph) to produce a rolling roadblock. Even SPECS average speed cameras will give you an extra margin, say up to 55, yet the motorways are full of self-appointed road captains who after the restrictions tear off at stupid speeds....

Yeah I'm 1 of them that do that but hey are you gonna pay my speeding fine because I've had to speed up to let u pass

 

[Blowpipe]

It's called pulling over to the empty lane to your left, not speeding up....

 

[Mike Walker]

Drivers who can see a width and speed restriction on the carriageway approaching and persist in staying in lane 2 until the last possible moment and then force their way in. Causes chaos and slows the traffic down every time.
Was on the A127 London bound early one morning recently and as soon as the restriction signs appeared the queue stayed in Lane 1 and proceeded hassle free at 30 mph through the roadworks. A rare occurrence.

 

[itaintemeyouno]

I don't think I pleased some drivers on the A34 in Newcastle under Lyme the other day. I saw traffic in left lane nothing in right lane. So I continued in right hand lane as it had ahead arrows on it. After about 400m, it had merge to left arrows. I've never been to NUL before so first time on this road. Turns out all of the locals just stay in the left hand lane rather than use all available road space. Had some reluctance to let me in, but made it in in the end which I acknowledged with a wave and a flash of hazards. It was like lemmings waiting for death. Why not use all available space?

 

[alexanderfoti]

I don't think I pleased some drivers on the A34 in Newcastle under Lyme the other day. I saw traffic in left lane nothing in right lane. So I continued in right hand lane as it had ahead arrows on it. After about 400m, it had merge to left arrows. I've never been to NUL before so first time on this road. Turns out all of the locals just stay in the left hand lane rather than use all available road space. Had some reluctance to let me in, but made it in in the end which I acknowledged with a wave and a flash of hazards. It was like lemmings waiting for death. Why not use all available space?

Bad situation that, everybody wont let you in becuase they assume you are trying to queue jump, when in reality they should be using all the available lanes until the last minute!

 

[alexanderfoti]

Many sections of Variable Speed Limit zones when in force will specifically say Stay in Lane so I think this is something that is creeping in to reinforce an already existing tendency to lane hog.

Cant win, Lane hog if you stay in the lane doing the speed limit, but then the sign says speed limit stay in lane. Which do you do.

 

[itaintemeyouno]

Bad situation that, everybody wont let you in becuase they assume you are trying to queue jump, when in reality they should be using all the available lanes until the last minute!

Especially when there are advisory signs saying you to use both lanes!

 

[E55BOF]

Drivers who never seem to notice the 'merge in turn' signs where two lanes become one, and regard it as a personal affront that you should try to do so in front of them.

 

[Wheelsnuts]

Drivers who never seem to notice the 'merge in turn' signs where two lanes become one, and regard it as a personal affront that you should try to do so in front of them.

We get a lot of this in Durham, where some of the merging lanes are a bit too short for comfort, especially when the inside laners bunch up and are determined not to let anyone in. It can be like playing a dangerous game of musical chairs, even though the traffic signs and lane markings are clear about merging in turn.

 

[WDB124066]

When God hasn't the sense to give us a few clouds on a nice summers day and the one size fits all wide brim straw hat reverberates ever so slightly in the breeze with the roof down. It's ok for a while because it gives you a nice wee massage but after a while you kind of wish the big fella would take note when I pop my 50 cents in the slot on Sunday mornings!