Your top three driving pet hates...

[Bellow]

Those who follow far too closely. The road is 100 miles long FFS - why sit 10 feet off my ****?

Brakes then indicators. You'd have been as well mention your intention in your next xmas card.

Those who exit roundabouts with righthand indicator still flashing. It's OK, I really did want to stop and wait...

Those who use the left lane to go all the way around a roundabout. (Buffalo girls go round the outside, round the outside...)

Those over cautious overtaking me when I'm cycling, not prepared to be within 10 feet of me. It's a bicycle I have. Not Ebola.

 

[geraldrobins]

Those who follow far too closely. The road is 100 miles long FFS - why sit 10 feet off my ****?

Brakes then indicators. You'd have been as well mention your intention in your next xmas card.

Those who exit roundabouts with righthand indicator still flashing. It's OK, I really did want to stop and wait...

Those who use the left lane to go all the way around a roundabout. (Buffalo girls go round the outside, round the outside...)

Those over cautious overtaking me when I'm cycling, not prepared to be within 10 feet of me. It's a bicycle I have. Not Ebola.

Doesn't the highway code recommend 6 feet. Better to be over cautious than run into you.

 

[Dieselman]

Doesn't the highway code recommend 6 feet. Better to be over cautious than run into you.

I thought 3 feet was the recommended clearance.

 

[geraldrobins]

The highway code is in fact a bit vague. It says allow at least the same distance as when passing other vehicles. Speed comes into this of course. The illustration in the highway code looks like about 6 feet. It say allow for cyclists suddenly manouvering to avoid potholes and the like. I generally allow about 6 feet which usually means waiting for a gap in oncoming traffic.

 

[Bellow]

I thought 3 feet was the recommended clearance.

That would be ample - if it kept them moving.
It occurs on a short (3.5 mile round trip) ride on a narrowish unclassified road (I avoid the A-road as motorist's reticence to pass brings the traffic to a standstill). Many - though not all - queue up behind me, despite me being at the road edge, waiting for visibility that would permit a 747 take-off. When they finally pass I'm rewarded with a lung-full of their black pre-boost, overfuelled stench. Wouldn't happen if they'd read the road and keep it moving.

 

[Dieselman]

On her driving test my Sister was asked what the recommended space was for passing a cyclist.
Being a Woman she replied 6 feet. The examiner corrected her and said 3 feet.

I'm happy with that or even a bit closer, but getting your ar$e smacked by a door mirror is a bit close and having the end of the handlebars clipped is a definite problem.

 

[geraldrobins]

Having done some more research you are correct DM in that the recommended gap is 3ft or 1 metre. however I shall continue to allow more unless the cyclists and traffic is quite slow.

 

[E55BOF]

Bozos in a lane which is marked for both right turn and straight on at traffic lights, who do not indicate right until the lights have changed and they start to move.

People who do 70.1 mph in the outside lane overtaking another vehicle doing 69.9 mph, and resolutely refuse to either speed up or drop back. Do they ever look in their mirrors?

The three other drivers who fill up the safe gap to the vehicle in front that you leave on the motorway at 70 mph.

 

[Jeff666]

All of the above + Why when I park in a virtually empty carpark do people feel the need to park right next to me.... Do their cars get lonely??

 

[Wheelsnuts]

All of the above + Why when I park in a virtually empty carpark do people feel the need to park right next to me.... Do their cars get lonely??

Happens to me all the time. It really annoys me too.

 

[Terry_]

All of the above + Why when I park in a virtually empty carpark do people feel the need to park right next to me.... Do their cars get lonely??

No jeff they just wanna park next to your lovely motor!!!!

 

[Beno]

Why do People who are turning across on coming traffic feel it's ok to cut the corner, and then look at you as of your a complete tw@t when they nearly take the front of your car off.

 

[Jeff666]

I'm guessing lacking spatial awareness ... usually between the ears.

 

[Alf Isty]

The person in front of me approaching a roundabout who slow down ever so gradually and then stop at the giveway line before looking right - even though you could see all the while that no one was on the roundabout, let alone approaching it from another direction. Sheesh!

 

[markmifsud]

last night coming back to London on the M11. Car in middle lane doing circa posted speed. I decide to overtake so he speeds up to 3 figures in an attempt to stop me from overtaking.

 

[Deleted member 65149]

That would be ample - if it kept them moving.
It occurs on a short (3.5 mile round trip) ride on a narrowish unclassified road (I avoid the A-road as motorist's reticence to pass brings the traffic to a standstill). Many - though not all - queue up behind me, despite me being at the road edge, waiting for visibility that would permit a 747 take-off. When they finally pass I'm rewarded with a lung-full of their black pre-boost, overfuelled stench. Wouldn't happen if they'd read the road and keep it moving.

Wouldn't happen if diesels were banned!

 

[Deleted member 65149]

Everything that's already been said - except the unnecessary use of foglights that no longer bother me. But they're still plonkers. Plus:

Drivers who are unable to maintain a slow steady speed on residential roads with speed humps, instead choosing to alternately brake and accelerate all the way.

Drivers who indicate to let you know what manoeuver they are just completing.

Drivers using a mobile phone, whether hands-free or not. They're either all crap drivers all the time or their driving abilities are patently seriously impaired whilst having a phone conversation.

 

[c_200k]

1.Drivers who are in the right hand lane at traffic lights but only start indicating when the lights go green or who are driving down the road and slam on the brakes then indicate because they found a space!

2.The drivers who fill up the safe gap to the vehicle in front that you leave on the motorway at 70 mph.

3.Middle lane fukwits, The other night going home and the whole motorway is empty and I'm doing NSL 70mph and come across 5 cars ALL in the middle lane on a 3 lane stretch following each other for whatever reason ALL doing 50MPH!!!!

 

[Mickeyj1966]

After picking up my SLK230 my partner and I went away on holiday Up North, the amount of tailgating was unreal, even sat at 80 on the motorway the Ford Focus / VW Golf brigade like to get personal with your taillights!!

 

[roastbeef]

People who join motorways down the slip road at 35 to 40 mph in to path of vehicles doing 70mph as already said middle and outside lane hoggers doing 50mph then get upset when under taken at 70 mph and people who are pootling along but when you come up to them with speed limiter set so your speed hasn't changed they speed up ?