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minor things that make you fume

Tree13 said:
Due to covid restrictions being widely ignored pretty much coming to an end in England all the crap drivers are back out on the roads, and they've all got worse through lack of recent practice. Four times in the last 24 hours I have sat impatiently behind imbeciles doing 30mph on a 50mph road that only has one viable spot for overtaking.
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I got stuck on a dual carriageway behind a flat bed that decided the best speed to overtake a lorry doing 50mph was 50.000000001mph.

Professional driver? Tit.
 
Tree13 said:
Due to covid restrictions being widely ignored pretty much coming to an end in England all the crap drivers are back out on the roads, and they've all got worse through lack of recent practice. Four times in the last 24 hours I have sat impatiently behind imbeciles doing 30mph on a 50mph road that only has one viable spot for overtaking.
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Personally found that driving during lockdown was like the Wild West. Less cars but everyone going crazy
 
JimmyJeffers said:
Personally found that driving during lockdown was like the Wild West. Less cars but everyone going crazy
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Fewer.

I suppose it's something to do with your location. Most of my driving is rural so back in early lockdown I was going for 30 minutes at a time without seeing another car, whereas now it's a couple every five minutes.

The problem is, that couple of cars are driven by people who are either medically blind or actually in the process of dying as I am stuck behind them.
 
Tree13 said:
Fewer.

I suppose it's something to do with your location. Most of my driving is rural so back in early lockdown I was going for 30 minutes at a time without seeing another car, whereas now it's a couple every five minutes.

The problem is, that couple of cars are driven by people who are either medically blind or actually in the process of dying as I am stuck behind them.
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When you go those long periods without seeing another car, do you find that they inevitably appear coming towards you as you want to pass a cyclist/parked car/horse?

If so - I we are motoring twins.
 

chrismpw said:
When you go those long periods without seeing another car, do you find that they inevitably appear coming towards you as you want to pass a cyclist/parked car/horse?

If so - I we are motoring twins.
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Bang on the money sir. The one variation on this is the type of driver who is waiting at a junction where their minor road meets a major one, sees me coming at a brisk pace and decides to pull out IN FRONT of me rather than simply waiting four seconds and allowing me to pass. I then spend the next month of my life waiting for them to find second gear, and another decade until they finally get up to a sensible speed.

Then they brake at every bend. Heavily. Doesn't matter if it's a gradual five degree curve or a hairpin, their approach is the same - slow to 10mph.
People might not like Priti Patel very much but if she legalises road rage I would elect her for life.
 
Tree13 said:
Due to covid restrictions being widely ignored pretty much coming to an end in England all the crap drivers are back out on the roads, and they've all got worse through lack of recent practice. Four times in the last 24 hours I have sat impatiently behind imbeciles doing 30mph on a 50mph road that only has one viable spot for overtaking.
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That is annoying, although where we live it's common to find imbeciles doing 50 through a 30 zone, which brings a different sort of problem.
 
Jamo Martinez said:
I hate that. Noticed a big change as soon as I came to live in Spain. It's horrendous how Loud the incidental music comes at me after struggling to hear the dialogue. Then when the adverts* come on it's even louder.

*Adverts over here is another thing that makes me fume. Literally half an hour of adverts before a film starts. Advert breaks of increasing length as the film draws to it's conclusion. Often culminating in 15, 20 or 25 minute advert break before the last 15 seconds of the film. Not exaggerating. I wish I was.
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You have to love the quarter of an hour ad break,then three words of dialogue and off to more ads. Spain what a country. lol
 
Tree13 said:
Bang on the money sir. The one variation on this is the type of driver who is waiting at a junction where their minor road meets a major one, sees me coming at a brisk pace and decides to pull out IN FRONT of me rather than simply waiting four seconds and allowing me to pass. I then spend the next month of my life waiting for them to find second gear, and another decade until they finally get up to a sensible speed.

Then they brake at every bend. Heavily. Doesn't matter if it's a gradual five degree curve or a hairpin, their approach is the same - slow to 10mph.
People might not like Priti Patel very much but if she legalises road rage I would elect her for life.
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Oh THAT type of driver. They are legion in North Wilts.
 

chrismpw said:
I got stuck on a dual carriageway behind a flat bed that decided the best speed to overtake a lorry doing 50mph was 50.000000001mph.

Professional driver? Tit.
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I once sat behind a lorry on the A1 (dual carriageway) that decided to overtake another lorry as above but when it got alongside the other lorry it also increased its speed by .000000001mph. Sat behind them for about 25 miles.
 

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