Other peoples very irritating driving habits! : <
Posted by: naim_nymph on 20 September 2008
What annoys me most about other peoples bad driving habits is tailgating, or following too closely, especially when it’s dark and the glare of their headlamps are dazzling me though my mirrors… this is one of the worst because of the obvious dangers! : (
However, there is another contender for the most irritating habit, and one that could so easily be avoided…
This also happens at night time or when it’s dark and it happens when you come to a stop at a traffic light or perhaps a road junction and the car in front of you is stationary with all the brake-lights on…
In other words the driver in front has his/her foot pressed on the brake peddle instead of pulling up the hand-brake instead…
I find this illumination of intense bright red light to be very uncomfortable, and in a way very ignorant or disrespectful of the person causing it, especially because it’s not necessary and the proper driving craft is to use the hand-brake.
There is a lot of bad driving out there, some dangerous, some just annoying but the above are only two of many subjects of peoples poor driving skills that irritate me, i could wax-lyrical but what i want to know is...
What are your most upsetting or anger-inducing experiences of other peoples bad driving habits?
nymph ( I.A.M. member since 1996 )
However, there is another contender for the most irritating habit, and one that could so easily be avoided…
This also happens at night time or when it’s dark and it happens when you come to a stop at a traffic light or perhaps a road junction and the car in front of you is stationary with all the brake-lights on…
In other words the driver in front has his/her foot pressed on the brake peddle instead of pulling up the hand-brake instead…
I find this illumination of intense bright red light to be very uncomfortable, and in a way very ignorant or disrespectful of the person causing it, especially because it’s not necessary and the proper driving craft is to use the hand-brake.
There is a lot of bad driving out there, some dangerous, some just annoying but the above are only two of many subjects of peoples poor driving skills that irritate me, i could wax-lyrical but what i want to know is...
What are your most upsetting or anger-inducing experiences of other peoples bad driving habits?
nymph ( I.A.M. member since 1996 )
That's taking tailgating too far!! 
Ever heard of the Mexican standoff? That's the classic Spaghetti Western conceit where 4 people all have their guns drawn, each on the guy next to them.
Here in the Ballard neighborhood (Seattle) where I live we have what I call the "Ballard Standoff."
That's when four super-polite drivers (often of Scandinavian descent, bless them) all reach an un-controlled four-way intersection at the same time (we have a lot of these in Seattle). Everyone stops to wave the person to their right through the intersection first, but no one actually goes anywhere.
Just a lot of smiling and waving and smiling and . . . . no one going anywhere.
dn'l
Here in the Ballard neighborhood (Seattle) where I live we have what I call the "Ballard Standoff."
That's when four super-polite drivers (often of Scandinavian descent, bless them) all reach an un-controlled four-way intersection at the same time (we have a lot of these in Seattle). Everyone stops to wave the person to their right through the intersection first, but no one actually goes anywhere.
Just a lot of smiling and waving and smiling and . . . . no one going anywhere.
dn'l
quote:Originally posted by 555:
ROTF in charge of his car ...
Nice car - worth hanging around for IMHO.