A general rant about driving standards
Posted by: Dungassin on 06 May 2010
I'm feeling a little bit cranky tonight (so SWMBO says)
We drove up to Lancashire today to visit my sister in hospital (getting better, thank you very much)
All the usual problems were in evidence :
Morons who tailgate you when there's no way you can speed up or get out of their way.
Idiots who cut into tiny spaces when you leave something resembling a safe gap between you and the vehicle in front - usually without signalling
Drivers who don't seem to own anything resembling an indicator. This is especially evident on lane-changing or on roundabouts.
Total lack of forethought when coming to an exit leading to cutting in dangerously.
Drivers on approach roads who think they can just slot in, without considering what is already on the motorway. Usually means I have to accelerate or break hard to avoid an "incident". Perhaps they think I can just move out into the (non-existent) gap in the lane to my right?
Drivers who think the left hand lane is for lorries only.
Even the coppers are guilty of these offences. I know - I've seen it far too often.
Then I got irritated by advertisements for devices to enable speeders to cheat. Couldn't they just obey the law?
Elderly drivers who really ought to give up driving (I got stuck behind one old dear doing 15 miles an hour on a non-dual carriageway). SWMBO is under instructions to make me stop driving if I ever get to be like that.
Rant over - back to watching the whole of the original Doctor Who (well, those you can actually get)
We drove up to Lancashire today to visit my sister in hospital (getting better, thank you very much)
All the usual problems were in evidence :
Morons who tailgate you when there's no way you can speed up or get out of their way.
Idiots who cut into tiny spaces when you leave something resembling a safe gap between you and the vehicle in front - usually without signalling
Drivers who don't seem to own anything resembling an indicator. This is especially evident on lane-changing or on roundabouts.
Total lack of forethought when coming to an exit leading to cutting in dangerously.
Drivers on approach roads who think they can just slot in, without considering what is already on the motorway. Usually means I have to accelerate or break hard to avoid an "incident". Perhaps they think I can just move out into the (non-existent) gap in the lane to my right?
Drivers who think the left hand lane is for lorries only.
Even the coppers are guilty of these offences. I know - I've seen it far too often.
Then I got irritated by advertisements for devices to enable speeders to cheat. Couldn't they just obey the law?
Elderly drivers who really ought to give up driving (I got stuck behind one old dear doing 15 miles an hour on a non-dual carriageway). SWMBO is under instructions to make me stop driving if I ever get to be like that.
Rant over - back to watching the whole of the original Doctor Who (well, those you can actually get)
quote:I personally feel no need to create habits in my driving e.g it's early morning, no traffic on motorway, I exit at the desired junction without even thinking about indicating, there is no need. I daresay a psychologist would probably detail some automatic thought process going on in the background.
I hate to admit it, but on occasion (pre-retirement) I occasionally arrived at the hospital and couldn't really recall any of the drive. Shows just how much is automatic after a while. (I am TT so THAT isn't the reason. 8-)) Even worse if SWTSOTBO is giving me earache when we're going for the shopping, I still sometimes find myself heading for the hospital.
Incidentally, what I describe isn't abnormal! It's just one of those things we all do occasionally, such as going upstairs to get something and forgetting what it was, then remembering again the minute you go back down.
quote:Why is it, if I park in a slot in a totally empty area of a mainly clear car park, some berk has to park in the space right next to me, leaving acres of empty spaces in the rest of the place?!?!
That's because they might feel lonely.
I must look up some articles about how men use public toilets - which urinal they choose, and why ... probably similar behaviour patterns apply.
(edit) Done it try this link :
http://blog.xkcd.com/2009/09/0...tocol-vulnerability/
Wasn't quite what I was looking for, which was an article I recall stating that in an empty gents, the next user tends to use the same urinal as the previous person, regardless of the criteria in the above link. IIRC the reasoning was analogous to "marking one's territory" (like dogs)
quote:Shit, he probably has a gun and a vote
Probably "cerebrally challenged". Perhaps it was the fact it was open for all to see that confused him? What was she doing in there anyway? Would probably go beresk (sp) if we just wandered into the ladies.
Which reminds me ... why do women at dances/parties etc always go to the loo in pairs or groups?
