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Vent your spleen here!
I am compressing the equivalent of 4 years driving into about every 8 months having done at least 55,000 maybe 60,000 miles since May last year. I certainly do not consider myself any better or worse than anybody else, I have just as many bad habits! I confine my driving to between 9am & 5am - I simply wouldnt be able to function outside those hours as the roads become too clogged.
Soooo...
4 lane Motorways:
Are HGV allowed to sit in the 3rd lane? This creates a rolling 56mph roadblock funneling 4 lanes of traffic into the 4th. Am seeing this mostly on the old A1M and the new refurbished bits of the M1 and M25 - Patience and extreme care required.
2nd and 3rd lanes:
Cars and lgv sitting at 60 to 65mph in these lanes leaving lane one/ two empty - my bad habit is to undertake as I personally feel its safer than crossing up to 3 lanes to overtake some fast asleep driver. The law is a little vague but does state that if it is done with due care, it is the responsibility of the 2nd 3rd lane driver to be aware if returning to lane 1/2. Little or no use of indicators by these drivers - extreme care needed.
Drivers:
Reps/ salesmen etc in Audis (other German brands are available): 90mph is their slowest speed, woe betide anyone who gets into lane 4 (the big boys lane!) and interrupts their reverie as they charge through. Little use of indicators often replaced by hand gestures - avoid but fun can be had with 'guess the hand gesture' or 'how polished is my rear bumper?' games.
Young girls in small cars - fast whilst trying to emulate the TV adverts of sharp turns and exaggerated driving (so it seems anyway). Tailgating if you are in their way, not yielding if they have a parked car in front of them and your route is clear (add white vans to this too) - avoid if possible.
Mums in 4x4s:
Another 3rd 4th lane hogger, again woe betide them if you're in their way - usually found in the largest 4x4 currently on sale. they do not like giving way regardless of priority, Highway Code etc, they simply MUST get to school so Tarquin can get to his piano recital a further 1/4 mile down the road from school... No use of indicators no matter what - vehicles often propelled by sense of own perceived superiority over others - avoid.
White vans:
Pages can be written about these - too fast, too overloaded, no indicators whatsoever, multiple hand gestures, etc etc Just avoid all contact - avoid, brush up on Anglo Saxon if contact is required.
Older drivers:
...Are actually quite nice. Can be a little slow but often very well behaved. However, some can be driving at 38mph on a 60mph road which can lead to a frustrated line of traffic behind them. 60mph is not a target but 50mph is a nice speed - a good way to enjoy the scenery and motoring habits from the carburetor age...
HGV:
Mirror/ Signal/ Maneuver!!! Not pull out THEN signal! FFS! Not a common habit but often causes a mexican wave of brake lights.
More later.
Vent your spleen here!
I am compressing the equivalent of 4 years driving into about every 8 months having done at least 55,000 maybe 60,000 miles since May last year. I certainly do not consider myself any better or worse than anybody else, I have just as many bad habits! I confine my driving to between 9am & 5am - I simply wouldnt be able to function outside those hours as the roads become too clogged.
Soooo...
4 lane Motorways:
Are HGV allowed to sit in the 3rd lane? This creates a rolling 56mph roadblock funneling 4 lanes of traffic into the 4th. Am seeing this mostly on the old A1M and the new refurbished bits of the M1 and M25 - Patience and extreme care required.
2nd and 3rd lanes:
Cars and lgv sitting at 60 to 65mph in these lanes leaving lane one/ two empty - my bad habit is to undertake as I personally feel its safer than crossing up to 3 lanes to overtake some fast asleep driver. The law is a little vague but does state that if it is done with due care, it is the responsibility of the 2nd 3rd lane driver to be aware if returning to lane 1/2. Little or no use of indicators by these drivers - extreme care needed.
Drivers:
Reps/ salesmen etc in Audis (other German brands are available): 90mph is their slowest speed, woe betide anyone who gets into lane 4 (the big boys lane!) and interrupts their reverie as they charge through. Little use of indicators often replaced by hand gestures - avoid but fun can be had with 'guess the hand gesture' or 'how polished is my rear bumper?' games.
Young girls in small cars - fast whilst trying to emulate the TV adverts of sharp turns and exaggerated driving (so it seems anyway). Tailgating if you are in their way, not yielding if they have a parked car in front of them and your route is clear (add white vans to this too) - avoid if possible.
Mums in 4x4s:
Another 3rd 4th lane hogger, again woe betide them if you're in their way - usually found in the largest 4x4 currently on sale. they do not like giving way regardless of priority, Highway Code etc, they simply MUST get to school so Tarquin can get to his piano recital a further 1/4 mile down the road from school... No use of indicators no matter what - vehicles often propelled by sense of own perceived superiority over others - avoid.
White vans:
Pages can be written about these - too fast, too overloaded, no indicators whatsoever, multiple hand gestures, etc etc Just avoid all contact - avoid, brush up on Anglo Saxon if contact is required.
Older drivers:
...Are actually quite nice. Can be a little slow but often very well behaved. However, some can be driving at 38mph on a 60mph road which can lead to a frustrated line of traffic behind them. 60mph is not a target but 50mph is a nice speed - a good way to enjoy the scenery and motoring habits from the carburetor age...
HGV:
Mirror/ Signal/ Maneuver!!! Not pull out THEN signal! FFS! Not a common habit but often causes a mexican wave of brake lights.
More later.
