Examples of poor driving you have witnessed!

rbellamy

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Baldrick said:
Me, earlier today getting far too close to a cyclist, I thought I would have room to overtake in the oncoming slip lane but then an oncoming vehicle entered, it was tight and I shuddered, the cyclist raised his fist and shouted as I mouthed "sorry" as I overtook. I raised my hand as I passed to apologise and think I received a similar gesture. Big lesson learnt for me and if the cyclist reads this, I'm very sorry. It was on the Beaconsfield road.
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Refeshing to see someone admit to their mistake - and a lesson learned I assume. I guess we've all made similar misjudgements - I know I have.

By the way I must thank the lady in the big white BMW 4x4 tank (err I mean car) who failed to give way at the junction of Whittingham Drive and Sundown Road the other morning, causing me to slam my brakes on (thank God they work) and narrowly avoid a collision, which no doubt would have seen me come off worse. That was a close one. Not a misjudgement this time, but downright careless driving. What I learned is that as a road user, you have to think for everyone else as well as yourself!
 
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henryscat said:
At the other end of the scale are the idiots who use fog lights when it isn't foggy . I have been blinded every morning by a red Civic L44 NAT that drives around with ridiculously bright fog lights on.
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lol i know this person.. she only got that personalised plate a few months ago & is pleased as punch with it - i dare say the additional lighting is to draw attention to it lol..

cut her a bit of slack - she's a vegetarian, so her poor decision making is probably down to a lack of nutrients :teef:
 
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db said:
lol i know this person.. she only got that personalised plate a few months ago & is pleased as punch with it - i dare say the additional lighting is to draw attention to it lol..

cut her a bit of slack - she's a vegetarian, so her poor decision making is probably down to a lack of nutrients :teef:
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No slack for being veggie!!

Not foggy = don't use fog lights, it isn't difficult.

I think the Rozzers should employ fog light snipers to extinguish unnecessary fog lights, they could have hours of fun.
 
henryscat

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Last night about 17:50, near Tesco Distress on Wolverhampton Rd: Mark Birch driving instructor car overtook cyclist with hardly any room just after the lights heading south.

Whether it was him or a pupil driving, think he needs reminding what the Highway Code says- give as much room to a cyclist as you would a car when overtaking.
 
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Used to get mildly annoyed by fog lights when it's not foggy but just lately I've been more of the "hey it's not harming me" persuasion. They're rarely dazzling so I don't really think they present any danger to other road users. If they want to look a tit, let them get on with it.
Likewise the guy that whizzed down the outside lane past Asda this morning, passed about 5 or six cars and a lorry, arrived at the lights just after they turned green and got across and up the Wolverhampton road just before the next lights turned red. So he didn't have to wait at the lights, I did but so what he'll get to work a bit quicker, one less car in the commuter rush. A result of sorts I suppose. He didn't cut anyone up or get in anyone's way, let him get on with it.
Life's too short for some gripes.
 
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henryscat

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I actually do find a lot of fog lights dazzling, especially at night. It might be that wearing glasses makes the effect a bit worse. There just isn't any need for people to use them other than for their intended purpose. It's all part of a wider problem of people being downright anti-social and inconsiderate behind the wheel - like parking all over the pavement.
 
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I too wear glasses and, as I say rarely find fog lights particularly dazzling, I assume they're aimed low to pick out the road. Oddly enough when it is foggy and I put mine on they don't seem to assist with picking out the road, kerb etc anyway which is what I thought they were for.
Parking on pavements is indeed at best anti-social and at worst downright dangerous for pedestrians but I think we've all agreed on that one elsewhere.
 
henryscat

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Glam said:
It's the keepin of the foot on the brake pedal when the lights are on red that p'sses me off. No need when there's a perfectly good handbrake. It also hurts the eyes of a night time too.
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I got stuck on the A34 near Didcot a few weeks ago, due to an accident. We were at a standstill for nearly an hour. There were cars near me in the queue who were still holding their car on the brake pedal, instead of using their handbrake, at least 20 minutes after coming to a stand. Brain dead springs to mind...
 
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henryscat said:
I got stuck on the A34 near Didcot a few weeks ago, due to an accident. We were at a standstill for nearly an hour. There were cars near me in the queue who were still holding their car on the brake pedal, instead of using their handbrake, at least 20 minutes after coming to a stand. Brain dead springs to mind...
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In my experience, quite a lot of people do that because their car is an automatic and they are too lazy, or stupid, to knock it into neutral.
 
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Rikki said:
Or like me you have a fooy opperated hand break.
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Ditto and an auto. However in the example that Henryscat gives it would be bloody stupid to keep the brake lights on for that length of time. Anyone with even one brain cell would surely put the car in park and take foot off brakes.
 
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I had a near miss at the traffic lights by New Look. It's a good job it was dark as I just caught a glimpse of the headlights coming towards me and had time to stop.

 
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rbellamy

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Yes, you have to think for everyone else on the roads, not just yourself. I am always inclined to check if there's anything coming regardless of the the green light in my favour. I must say I admire your calm - no swearing whatsoever was heard..!
 
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gilbert grape said:
I find it's easier to wait for green ...
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I must admit, i was of the persuasion that amber meant 'stop' as well.

In fairness, despite the readiness to depart in the footage above ( note that the vehicle doesn't actually come to a stop at all...), the fellow in the white car must have been jumping a red in a rather large way.

It has been said countless times before, but it really is quite astonishing how the lights in this town are seen more as guidelines than demands. In the circumstances, extreme caution is the only sensible option.
 
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