Bad drivers

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  1. She

    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

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    People driving from Hoylandswaine roundabout down to Silkstone at 25mph-30mph in the national speed limit zone, who decide to release the brakes and speed up to 40mph-45mph in the 30mph limit in Silkstone before slowing down again as they exit the village and enter a national speed limit zone.
     
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    I was walking my dog down the main road near home its a standard 30 mph road with houses both sides a car flew past overtaking and got back in just before a small roundabout. It must have missed me by a foot and i was just walking on the footpath.
    I would like to catch any nobhead driver who does that and would like to punch him til i cant punch anymore. My family walk and cross that road everyday.
     
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    MrsHallsToffeerolls Well-Known Member

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    Cars parked on pavements especially when the car owner has a drive to park it on.
    Parking at a junction
    Driving down the meat aisle at Tescos, well they would if it were possible wouldn`t they.
     
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    Cars that come on the wrong side of the road to overtake parked cars/cyclists when you’re coming on the other side. In the last week my wife has had her mirror clipped and I was nearly run off the road when an impatient driver was overtaking a cyclist.
     
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    Sat in a queue at a red light and one by one the cars in front being unprepared to set off at Green and taking a eternity to pull away so you don't make it though.
     
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    Obviously ya drive thru Dodworth rd/ Broadway traffic lights on a regular basis...also common for people waiting at lights to be txtin so missing the green and holding up the traffic..a shout out to the lane changers coming from J37 down Dodworth Rd in right turn lane then stopping traffic until someone let's em in the left lane
    t*****s
     
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    In pre-corona times I used to fly regularly between Hamburg and Manchester. On the approach to Manchester I could often spot my house in Barnsley if the weather was clear. On several occasions I tried asking the captain if he could drop me off, which would save me a 2 hour train journey costing about £40. The *****s flatly refused.
     
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    The late great Bill Hicks did a fantastic sketch on this very scenario.
     
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    This has reached epidemic proportions, I would say the majority of people don’t indicate at roundabouts now. I pull out on the assumption people are going straight on if they don’t indicate, the number of people who seemed shocked I don’t possess mind reading abilities is amazing.
     
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    wakeyred Well-Known Member

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    I’ve used big green coaches company for gigs down in Milton Keynes a couple of times and both times they’ve dropped me off at junc 39 on the M1 rather then make me start on all the way to Leeds to get a taxi back to wakey. Don’t take much to be helpful, but some bus drivers take great pleasure in being twunts.
     
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    I had one once, who didn't indicate right until the very last second, causing me to do an emergency stop. I sounded my horn at them and they had the audacity to put two fingers up at me
     
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    I'll see if I can look that up
     
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    Sounds like you were too close if you had to do an emergency stop?
     
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    Funny how only great perfect drivers post on here……!
     
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    Top tip: when trying to join a line of traffic make eye contact with the person in a position to let you out. Once eye contact has been made it's so much more difficult for them to not let you out.
     
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    The car was going the other way ,not indicating around the roundabout (i.e going straight on) then indicated at the last minute :) I was going straight on (the other way) so had to do a stop otherwise I would have hit them :) I believe the car going the other way not indicating is at fault :)
     
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    I'm confused. Were you wanting to get on the roundabout or following it? Either way I always leave a distance.
     
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    I've just re-edited my post
     
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    The most idiotic of drivers are those on dual carriageways who travel in the fast lane at 40 mph because they're turning right or going straight on at the next roundabout which is still a mile off.

    But those who don't indicate they're exiting right when they join a roundabout if they are so to do, are pillocks too.
     
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    I do exactly the same
     

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