Silly cows who think they are DH in there ford KA's

[stu646]

I drove from Torquay to Manchester on Sunday and lost count the number of times I had cars just pull in front of me in the fast lane without even signalling or looking.

There was one idiot in a small white van, came on the slip road at around 90mph and then went across the slow and middle lane, straight to the fast lane, all within 10 seconds of coming on, coming within inches of hitting a car as he did.

Some right idiots out there and to make my journey more fun, there was about a million f**king caravans on the M5 on the way down to Torquay!

[Bellend]

surely if you pulled in as soon as safe to do so then they wouldnt have time to undertake, 

Lorries on the inside lane, always just get passed them as well just incase they suddenly swing out and someone else ends up in the middle lane.

Was literally 3 seconds after going past, just saw the car in my rear view (thats when they teach you is safe to pull in) and then just as I indicate the Audi is there.  

I was NOT hanging about either.

I am with Chuff on this one.. I have got to the point now where I look at the traffic ahead and you can slate me for it but if the inside lane is clear and there are people queued up on the middle/outside lane I carry on going down the inside lane..

I am sick to death of people who sit in the middle lane, motorway is the simplest of things, yet so many people are too stupid/arrogant/selfish to bother driving properly. I used to come down the mway at 11 at night, see a car on its own in the middle lane, come from the inside lane all the way out, giving them a flash and coming all the way back in to the inside lane in front of them, but they don't move.. so now i don't bother.. I just carry on cruising down the inside..

My biggest bug bare with motorway driving, is say i am doing 70 in the inside lane, approaching a vehicle in front, i look in my mirrors and someone is doing 72 alongside me.. and they force you to brake to to lorries speed i.e 56. If i am in the middle lane, i make a point of trying to judge others speed so if they want to overtake i can give them a little flash and move to the outside..

As well as this the other thing that really pisses me off is when coming up to traffic crawling along, i try to leave a decent gap, cruise up to it, leave a safe braking area and then 3-4 cars dive in the gap and cause you to slam on.. yet they go nowhere.. just sit in the traffic in front..

And don't get me started on tailgaters, ok I get it, you want to get somewhere, so do i.. I would be happy to move over and leave you go, but THERES NOWHERE TO GO. WE ARE IN TRAFFIC.. FCUK OFF MY BUMPER!!!

Rant Over.

I actually do all of the above except undertake cause undertaking someone scares me.

But this Audi moved into the fast lane behind me both overtake the middle lane then I went to pull in and there he is.

[lemski]

I drove from Torquay to Manchester on Sunday and lost count the number of times I had cars just pull in front of me in the fast lane without even signalling or looking.

There was one idiot in a small white van, came on the slip road at around 90mph and then went across the slow and middle lane, straight to the fast lane, all within 10 seconds of coming on, coming within inches of hitting a car as he did.

Some right idiots out there and to make my journey more fun, there was about a million f**king caravans on the M5 on the way down to Torquay!

ive had a honda legend do that to me, only saw me at the last minute as i was already nearly putting my car into the centre resivation. didnt even appologise. sh!t my misses up proper

[Mr_F]

I once pulled off a dual carriageway onto the slip road which shortly split into two lanes for the roundabout, so peeled off, kept right along the dotted lines only to have a polish looking 18 year old in a battered out old grey saxo overtake me on the mane carriageway then come in to the side of me over the chevrons and expecting me to give.  On this occasion I took the champs elysee style of driving, give way to the f**k*r with the cheapest car and less to lose, but really, she new she was coming off as she was indicating before I even was.

But it's not all women, guys can be shocking too.  I think they once proved that guys ARE better drivers with our normal head on, it's only when we get our cocky head on we completely skew the stats!

[PenguinGTI]

I am with Chuff on this one.. I have got to the point now where I look at the traffic ahead and you can slate me for it but if the inside lane is clear and there are people queued up on the middle/outside lane I carry on going down the inside lane..

Completely agree with you. But I'd go further and split them into two categories.

The first category is women who sit in the outside lane at what would otherwise be a sensible and safe speed, except in the fast lane it could be considered dangerous. A prime example is the dual carriageway near my house. It's a 70mph (and signposted accordingly) yet there is always someone doing about 50-60mph in the outside lane, even with nothing in the inside lane. And ironically, most of the time when they get to the end of the dual carriageway, they pull into the left lane and take left at the roundabout. It's a bit frustrating to say the least. My adopted response now is to sit safely behind (I'm not a tailgater) and if they don't pull in after about 30 seconds (when it would be safe to do so) then I just blast up the inside.

The second category is the public police. These drivers can only be found on the motorway and could once have been found exclusively in rep mobiles. Now however they have started disguising themselves with family vehicles such as crossover hatchbacks (Quashqui) and people carriers. Anyway, the way these drivers drive is as if they are the law on the roads. They pick what they consider to be a suitable speed limit (usually 10-15mph above the limit) and then refuse to ever let anyone past. If anyone holds them up then they tailgate and flash the lights but should someone come up behind them then it's tough luck.

My biggest bug bare with motorway driving, is say i am doing 70 in the inside lane, approaching a vehicle in front, i look in my mirrors and someone is doing 72 alongside me.. and they force you to brake to to lorries speed i.e 56. If i am in the middle lane, i make a point of trying to judge others speed so if they want to overtake i can give them a little flash and move to the outside..

I also agree with you on this. Whenever I am in the middle lane I try to anticipate other motorists needing out but very few people seem to do it back.

[Ant1981]

surely if you pulled in as soon as safe to do so then they wouldnt have time to undertake, 

Lorries on the inside lane, always just get passed them as well just incase they suddenly swing out and someone else ends up in the middle lane.

Was literally 3 seconds after going past, just saw the car in my rear view (thats when they teach you is safe to pull in) and then just as I indicate the Audi is there.  

I was NOT hanging about either.

I am with Chuff on this one.. I have got to the point now where I look at the traffic ahead and you can slate me for it but if the inside lane is clear and there are people queued up on the middle/outside lane I carry on going down the inside lane..

I do that too and it's actually NOT illegal according to the highways agency, as you're committed to one lane, you're not filtering.

[bobbarley]

If I'm in the left land and there are people hogging the centre lane I just undertake them.  They have no reason being there and I'm not going ALL the way over to the right just to move back to the left again afterwards.

[Ant1981]

And don't get me started on tailgaters, ok I get it, you want to get somewhere, so do i.. I would be happy to move over and leave you go, but THERES NOWHERE TO GO. WE ARE IN TRAFFIC.. FCUK OFF MY BUMPER!!!

+1 on that one too.

I'm sick of the twits who think they must gain on the car that's in the distance. They seem to think that they must speed up and sit a nats cock length away from your rear. Can they not monitor speed? Can they not see that we're going to go nowhere quicker? This is around town and on the motorways.

The biggest causes of crashes are tailgaters and people who don't look and/or indicate when changing lane. Motorways are simple, there should be no accidents, there are clearly marked out lanes.

[bored_Welsh_lad]

I always remember one thing my driving instructor told me.. Driving is about movement, its not about start and stop.. Why rush up to a queue of traffic at the lights, when you can coast up slowly and if timed right can just drive on without stopping.. Why slam on and accelerate hard in traffic on the motorway or dual carriageway when you can judge others speed and slip in and out of the gaps you have gauged..Yet with the way people are starting to drive more and more now.. this is becoming harder and harder...

Shame really.. Yesterday I was coming from Cheltenham to Peterborough, normally M5,M42, M6, A14, A43,A47... But massive delays on the M6 meant finding an alternative route.. Pulled out the map and carried on up the M42, then across on the A5, around Leicester ring road and down the A47.. Absolute Bliss.. cruising at 60, not too much traffic, noone driving like a tool, even when i came up behind trucks, they would wave you through.. Lost 20 mins on my journey which I thought was fab considering what I would have lost sitting in traffic on the M6, getting wound up by idiots.

Maybe I should use the A roads more...

[Gavv8]

I'm a lorry driver and i would seriously advise against undertaking, i do a lot of miles on the motorways of this country and i know how frustrating it is when you come across MLOD but don't forget that on a motorway everyone is instinctively looking in their drivers mirror not the passenger one so it only takes one person to pull back in while your undercutting them and its a multiple pile up, i've seen it happen and its very distressing to witness and please don't undertake lorries unless you have a death wish or a clinically insane, we can only do 56mph on the flat and less uphill but there is NOTHING we can do about it.
I get wound up by bad/inconsiderate/selfish driving, we all do but don't ruin your life or someone elses to save a few minutes.