Not forgetting car drivers who turn corners like they're coupled to a 44ftchesney wrote:Drivers that, having been legitimately overtaken by me in my Morris, have a personal vendetta to drive an inch behind my bumper and overtake with no courtesy to myself or other traffic!!
Another example of Lazy B@st@rd Syndrome - Much less work to sit with your flat foot resting on the brake pedal than to actually put the mobile phone or cigarette down and use the damned HANDBRAKE!!!!leafie wrote:People who site at traffic lights with there foot on the brake blinding the driver behind. A few weeks ago I was at a set of lights on a flat road and all eight cars in front had their brake lights on.
me is. Drivers who sit at a junction on a yellow xxx box, especially the same drivers that I see doing it everytime and block everyone. Also drivers sitting at a junction or red light who sit and ride the clutch, knowing they are going to be there for quite a while. Can anyone smell burnt clutch, is the handbrake so hard to use ??YepBoomlander wrote:SUV "drivers" who, having bought the vehicle, have no idea how to operate it on the roads or in a car park.
They swerve along gripping the wheel like a drowning man with a lifebelt without a clue as to how wide their vehicle is or how high off the ground.
To allow people like this on the road in a powerful machine without rudimentary training in road craft is beyond belief.
I would not let them loose with a hoop and stick let alone a motor vehicle!!
as I said, I had one until recently, and used it on and off road for my other job and hobby, pure practicality, and doing what it was designed to do. If you're going to buy a 4x4, use it properly, not as a Chelsea Tractor, where the only time it goes off road is to go on the driveway. oh yes! >:-) (debates Bond-esq adaptions)Boomlander wrote:Oh for a Morris Minor with bonnet mounted railgun!
They are pretty useful if you happen to be parked in an 'awkward' position in the fog or at dusk, say. Or if your battery is too flat to power the headlamps!brucek wrote:SOMEBODY please tell me why we need sidelights at all
A lot of newer cars have daylight running lights and unless owners choose to disable them they stay on all the time. So probably more a case of drivers not thinking to turn any lights on rather than just choosing to turn on the sidelights.brucek wrote:SIDELIGHTS!!! why do people INSIST on driving in fog/rain/murky conditions in a car which is usually one of the 50 shades of Grey with ONLY their sidelights on??
I can live with the running lights that some moderns have, Louise, as the nature of the LED bulbs do actually do a better job than the older sidelights. My beef is with the fact that it takes a conscious decision NOT to switch your lights fully on - I mean, why would you have the thought pattern that says "Mmm I think i may need to turn my lights on - but not fully - just a little bit!!" you actually have to stop yourself going to main headlights WHY when the point of having them on is so others can see you clearly?? either you want your light ON or you don't!!LouiseM wrote:A lot of newer cars have daylight running lights and unless owners choose to disable them they stay on all the time. So probably more a case of drivers not thinking to turn any lights on rather than just choosing to turn on the sidelights.
I do take the point made by chipper but again, many of todays moderns have fully functioning hazard flashers that are far more effective than the side lights AND many have a handy hazard warning triangle nicely tucked in the boot.Chipper wrote:They are pretty useful if you happen to be parked in an 'awkward' position in the fog or at dusk, say. Or if your battery is too flat to power the headlamps!
