Examples of poor driving you have witnessed!

[The Hawk]

This is not so much poor driving but illegal, inconsiderate parking.

Every day, twice a day the parents picking up their children from school block drives, park near junctions, park on pavements.

I try to not let it get to me, we did after all buy a house near a school, but in the 20 years that I’ve lived here, it’s never been so bad.

This driving instructor parks on the pavement, and close to the junction twice a day, every day during term time.

It makes it incredibly difficult to get out of the road.

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To be fair they do advertise themselves as a driving school, not a parking school.

All the same, I do hope that photo doesn't find its way onto their Facebook page.

 

[Thehooperman]

Didn't actually see the vehicles but noticed there are doughnut tyre tracks at the lights by the crem and also Tixall Road junction with Hydrant Way. I bet the residents of those new houses up there must love being in the middle of a racetrack.

There's also some strange tyre marks along Queensway between Asda and Aldi.

How are kids able to afford to burn rubber like this? Idiots!!

 

[Glam]

Didn't actually see the vehicles but noticed there are doughnut tyre tracks at the lights by the crem and also Tixall Road junction with Hydrant Way. I bet the residents of those new houses up there must love being in the middle of a racetrack.

There's also some strange tyre marks along Queensway between Asda and Aldi.

How are kids able to afford to burn rubber like this? Idiots!!

We get this almost every night on the Doxey Road long stay. The youngsters, cos that's what they are, appear gradually over an hour.
Next thing you know, there's tyres squealing and horns blaring. Then when they leave, they sit at the traffic lights outside here, blaring their horns, flashing their lights and swearing their heads off.
The Police have been contacted numerous times via Facebook, 101 and 999. It's as if the little shitehawks know. They disappear before the Police arrive, thus making all of us who have contacted them look like idiots.

I don't have a problem with the ones who turn up, cars immaculate, they park up and strut around like Peacocks, showing off their wheels, they don't rev the backsides off the things. I do have a problem with the wannabe Stigs of this world.

 

[Mudgie]

We get this almost every night on the Doxey Road long stay. The youngsters, cos that's what they are, appear gradually over an hour.
Next thing you know, there's tyres squealing and horns blaring. Then when they leave, they sit at the traffic lights outside here, blaring their horns, flashing their lights and swearing their heads off.
The Police have been contacted numerous times via Facebook, 101 and 999. It's as if the little shitehawks know. They disappear before the Police arrive, thus making all of us who have contacted them look like idiots.

I don't have a problem with the ones who turn up, cars immaculate, they park up and strut around like Peacocks, showing off their wheels, they don't rev the backsides off the things. I do have a problem with the wannabe Stigs of this world.

It might be worth investing in these

for strategically placing in the car park just before they're due to arrive and any unused ones retrieved the next morning ready for reusing the next weekend.


5pcs/10pcs Tire Tyre Puncture Triangle Nail Spike Anti-theft Security Car Auto Vehicle

£3

 

[Thehooperman]

It might be worth investing in these

for strategically placing in the car park just before they're due to arrive and any unused ones retrieved the next morning ready for reusing the next weekend.


5pcs/10pcs Tire Tyre Puncture Triangle Nail Spike Anti-theft Security Car Auto Vehicle

£3

The problem with your proposal is that it doesn't differentiate between the drivers who just want to show off their pride and joy versus those who have no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks.

 

[Mudgie]

The problem with your proposal is that it doesn't differentiate between the drivers who just want to show off their pride and joy versus those who have no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks.

I was thinking of those with "tyres squealing and horns blaring" "every night on the Doxey Road long stay" which I admit doesn't solve the problem of those with "no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks" on the public highway.

 

[Thehooperman]

I was thinking of those with "tyres squealing and horns blaring" "every night on the Doxey Road long stay" which I admit doesn't solve the problem of those with "no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks" on the public highway.

So is there a difference in your world?

 

[Thehooperman]

So is there a difference in your world?

I was referring to @Glam's comment of "I don't have a problem with the ones who turn up, cars immaculate, ...."

 

[Mudgie]

So is there a difference in your world?

I'm getting confused now.
There's justification for neither the "tyres squealing and horns blaring every night on the Doxey Road long stay" nor those "with no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks on the public highway.
If there's a difference it's that targeting the "tyres squealing and horns blaring" mob at "night on the Doxey Road long stay" wouldn't affect law abiding motorists whereas the same measures on the public highway would equally affect those "with no consideration for anyone else and drive like cocks" and law abiding motorists which wouldn't be fair.
This was just an idea and I'm NOT suggesting that anyone takes the law into their own hands no matter how ineffective our Police Force is.

 

[Gramaisc]

This is Derbyshire and not all driving-related, but it's worth a read.

Melbourne SNT said -


*** FRAUGHT AT FOREMARK ***

With temperatures reaching a sizzling 29 degrees, your safer neighbourhood team knew yesterday’s shift, (Sunday 13 June), was going to be challenging.

However, nothing could have hardened the officers’ stomachs for the undiluted, full-throttle antisocial behaviour that was to follow.

The troublesome shift will be forever known as one of scorching, wanton destruction and recklessness.

During an horrendous 10-hour period, acres of beautiful Derbyshire countryside was turned into a triple, back-to-back, episode of ITV’s Benidorm.

Concentrated into a dystopian four-mile geographic radius around Foremark Reservoir, located near Ticknall, hundreds of excursionists and sightseers - armed with crates of lager, barbecues and giant inflatable dinghies – descended for what soon became a day of shame.
Derbyshire Constabulary received intelligence that the 85-acre reservoir had reached full capacity at 13:00 hours. Within ten, short minutes, calls from anxious residents were received requesting assistance.

It was immediately clear that the location had become a magnet for inexcusable parking, as well as inconsiderate conduct and behaviour.

With response officers dealing with a range of other incidents, your safer neighbourhood team were designated to manage a growing number of unsavoury and eye-watering incidents.

When officers Bob, Finn and Kerry approached the scene it was clear that swift, decisive measures were needed.

Firstly the stem of voluminous visitors heading to the reservoir – many arriving by taxi and private-hire coach – was causing considerable gridlock. A decision to close the principal roadway leading to the site was made, in order to protect public safety.

This resulted in officers manning highly-visible road blocks and closures. Officers were quickly joined by Sergeant “Stallone” Nizzer, who valiantly returned to duty from a booked rest day.

Before reading on you may wish to pop the kettle on, get your favourite biscuits out and sit back for what happened next.

To the 27 ignorant drivers who dumped their vehicles on double-yellow lines without any consideration for other road users – what were you thinking? Officers immediately attended the scene and all cars were issued with traffic offence tickets, which will be coming through letterboxes soon.

To the bare-chested hooligans who terrified property-owners on Repton Road by blocking their driveways with cars, as well as discarding detritus in local residents’ gardens – what were you thinking? The males were identified, challenged and cleared from private driveways – but not before being mandated to pick rubbish from the grass verges. This was a perfect moment for reflection for the red-faced males as they were observed by local residents doing their impromptu litter-pick.

To the visitor who hurled abuse at a lone, female ranger at the entrance of the reservoir – what were you thinking? With no sense of public norms, the rage-filled woman thought it was appropriate to humiliate the volunteer by taunting her whilst filming her on a mobile ‘phone, simply because she had been informed that the reservoir was closed to the public. The upset volunteer was supported by officers at the scene and an investigation is underway to identify the offender.
To the selfish parent who left her unattended young child in a car at the peak of the day’s heat – what were you thinking? The adult was quickly identified and refused entry to the reservoir – and told to return home.

To the argumentative female driver who erratically hurtled through a police road closure – what were you thinking? Despite clear signage, a marked police car with blue flashing lights and an officer at the cordon, the driver was so eager to get to her destination that she performed an outrageous manoeuvre, by driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. When the officer spoke to her she remained defiant, screeching that she would: “Do it again.” The officer was aghast to be confronted by the woman’s mother who yelled at him that she would: “Do the same.” Officers visited the driver’s home address last night, issued her with a section 59 notice warning, and told her that if she does do it again, her car will be seized.

To the ignorant motorists who blocked farmers’ access points into fields with football paraphernalia and abandoned cars, frustrating their ability to attend to livestock – what were you thinking? Registrations of the vehicles have been taken and tickets are in the post.

To the swimming-trunk-clad youths who thought it was acceptable to bathe in dangerous reservoir water before littering a beach area – what were you thinking? Officers admonished all individuals involved, made them collect their litter and dispose it in bins. All parties were then told to leave the reservoir and not return.

To the lone male public urinator, who decided to perform in full view of young children and passing motorists – what were you thinking? With wild abandon and to the horror of onlookers, the male made no attempt to use a public toilet or go behind a tree. His joy of spraying rusty-coloured urine only came to a stop when a passing officer parped a car horn, causing the male to bouquet his offerings down his leg. The man was put in a police car, given a very stiff talking to, with firm action to follow. He was then sent on a mile-long chaffing walk of shame back to his parked car, which had also being issued with a ticket.

And finally to the family who found themselves locked in the reservoir after failing to follow clear signage to depart from the location by 20:00 hours – what were you thinking? With no logical way out of the reservoir, the household was trapped behind a giant 20-foot long electric gate.

The BMW driver had managed to wedge his vehicle down an adjacent grass verge when officers arrived at the scene. What followed would have brought a chuckle to even the most morose face. The driver went on to complete a record-breaking 300-point manoeuvre. Never in human history has the reverse and first gear being used in such close succession. Resembling the 1972 electronic game Pong, the driver eventually managed to navigate his car out of the reservoir. Officers reminded the driver to observe signage in future.

What a weekend.


https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneSNT/posts/1205762539866036

It does read like a spoof account, but the UK seems to be turning into a spoof country.

 

[proactive]

This is Derbyshire and not all driving-related, but it's worth a read.

Melbourne SNT said -


*** FRAUGHT AT FOREMARK ***

With temperatures reaching a sizzling 29 degrees, your safer neighbourhood team knew yesterday’s shift, (Sunday 13 June), was going to be challenging.

However, nothing could have hardened the officers’ stomachs for the undiluted, full-throttle antisocial behaviour that was to follow.

The troublesome shift will be forever known as one of scorching, wanton destruction and recklessness.

During an horrendous 10-hour period, acres of beautiful Derbyshire countryside was turned into a triple, back-to-back, episode of ITV’s Benidorm.

Concentrated into a dystopian four-mile geographic radius around Foremark Reservoir, located near Ticknall, hundreds of excursionists and sightseers - armed with crates of lager, barbecues and giant inflatable dinghies – descended for what soon became a day of shame.
Derbyshire Constabulary received intelligence that the 85-acre reservoir had reached full capacity at 13:00 hours. Within ten, short minutes, calls from anxious residents were received requesting assistance.

It was immediately clear that the location had become a magnet for inexcusable parking, as well as inconsiderate conduct and behaviour.

With response officers dealing with a range of other incidents, your safer neighbourhood team were designated to manage a growing number of unsavoury and eye-watering incidents.

When officers Bob, Finn and Kerry approached the scene it was clear that swift, decisive measures were needed.

Firstly the stem of voluminous visitors heading to the reservoir – many arriving by taxi and private-hire coach – was causing considerable gridlock. A decision to close the principal roadway leading to the site was made, in order to protect public safety.

This resulted in officers manning highly-visible road blocks and closures. Officers were quickly joined by Sergeant “Stallone” Nizzer, who valiantly returned to duty from a booked rest day.

Before reading on you may wish to pop the kettle on, get your favourite biscuits out and sit back for what happened next.

To the 27 ignorant drivers who dumped their vehicles on double-yellow lines without any consideration for other road users – what were you thinking? Officers immediately attended the scene and all cars were issued with traffic offence tickets, which will be coming through letterboxes soon.

To the bare-chested hooligans who terrified property-owners on Repton Road by blocking their driveways with cars, as well as discarding detritus in local residents’ gardens – what were you thinking? The males were identified, challenged and cleared from private driveways – but not before being mandated to pick rubbish from the grass verges. This was a perfect moment for reflection for the red-faced males as they were observed by local residents doing their impromptu litter-pick.

To the visitor who hurled abuse at a lone, female ranger at the entrance of the reservoir – what were you thinking? With no sense of public norms, the rage-filled woman thought it was appropriate to humiliate the volunteer by taunting her whilst filming her on a mobile ‘phone, simply because she had been informed that the reservoir was closed to the public. The upset volunteer was supported by officers at the scene and an investigation is underway to identify the offender.
To the selfish parent who left her unattended young child in a car at the peak of the day’s heat – what were you thinking? The adult was quickly identified and refused entry to the reservoir – and told to return home.

To the argumentative female driver who erratically hurtled through a police road closure – what were you thinking? Despite clear signage, a marked police car with blue flashing lights and an officer at the cordon, the driver was so eager to get to her destination that she performed an outrageous manoeuvre, by driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. When the officer spoke to her she remained defiant, screeching that she would: “Do it again.” The officer was aghast to be confronted by the woman’s mother who yelled at him that she would: “Do the same.” Officers visited the driver’s home address last night, issued her with a section 59 notice warning, and told her that if she does do it again, her car will be seized.

To the ignorant motorists who blocked farmers’ access points into fields with football paraphernalia and abandoned cars, frustrating their ability to attend to livestock – what were you thinking? Registrations of the vehicles have been taken and tickets are in the post.

To the swimming-trunk-clad youths who thought it was acceptable to bathe in dangerous reservoir water before littering a beach area – what were you thinking? Officers admonished all individuals involved, made them collect their litter and dispose it in bins. All parties were then told to leave the reservoir and not return.

To the lone male public urinator, who decided to perform in full view of young children and passing motorists – what were you thinking? With wild abandon and to the horror of onlookers, the male made no attempt to use a public toilet or go behind a tree. His joy of spraying rusty-coloured urine only came to a stop when a passing officer parped a car horn, causing the male to bouquet his offerings down his leg. The man was put in a police car, given a very stiff talking to, with firm action to follow. He was then sent on a mile-long chaffing walk of shame back to his parked car, which had also being issued with a ticket.

And finally to the family who found themselves locked in the reservoir after failing to follow clear signage to depart from the location by 20:00 hours – what were you thinking? With no logical way out of the reservoir, the household was trapped behind a giant 20-foot long electric gate.

The BMW driver had managed to wedge his vehicle down an adjacent grass verge when officers arrived at the scene. What followed would have brought a chuckle to even the most morose face. The driver went on to complete a record-breaking 300-point manoeuvre. Never in human history has the reverse and first gear being used in such close succession. Resembling the 1972 electronic game Pong, the driver eventually managed to navigate his car out of the reservoir. Officers reminded the driver to observe signage in future.

What a weekend.


https://www.facebook.com/MelbourneSNT/posts/1205762539866036

It does read like a spoof account, but the UK seems to be turning into a spoof country.

Halfway between Burton and Derby. What do they really expect. I'd have assumed it would be like that all the time.

I'm still up in Formby because of bloody stupid drivers. Nothing like what you've reported to @Gramaisc, and everyone seemed to be getting along fine on the beach yesterday, but some bloody woman, driving a car suspiciously similar to Mrs p and looking suspiciously like Mrs p decided to reverse her car out through our gate without bothering to check if said gate had actually opened.

I've left her to sort her insurance claim out whilst I take a day off to wait for the gate man to appear and fix things!

 

[airbusA346]

We get this almost every night on the Doxey Road long stay. The youngsters, cos that's what they are, appear gradually over an hour.
Next thing you know, there's tyres squealing and horns blaring. Then when they leave, they sit at the traffic lights outside here, blaring their horns, flashing their lights and swearing their heads off.
The Police have been contacted numerous times via Facebook, 101 and 999. It's as if the little shitehawks know. They disappear before the Police arrive, thus making all of us who have contacted them look like idiots.

I don't have a problem with the ones who turn up, cars immaculate, they park up and strut around like Peacocks, showing off their wheels, they don't rev the backsides off the things. I do have a problem with the wannabe Stigs of this world.

The stupid idiots like to do all that stuff on the Aldi Kingsmead car park too. Horns blaring at 11:30 last night.

 

[EasMid]

I understand that, if you block an A road, for example, your suggested diversions must be by means of similar style roads.

This might matter to some drivers of larger vehicles.

Other people can either follow the convoluted recommendations or sort themselves out.

Yep that’s true. When they blocked the Weston road a while back the diversion was one direction via Lichfield road to A51 then to Weston & the opposite direction was A51 to A34 then down Beaconside to Weston road.

 

[Glam]

The stupid idiots like to do all that stuff on the Aldi Kingsmead car park too. Horns blaring at 11:30 last night.

Probably because they keep getting moved on from Sainsburys. Not that it happens very often.

 

[Gramaisc]

Anyone seen these around Stafford? Are they trying to look like the police and isn't that illegal?

It is, if the blue patches are retro-reflective, not if they aren't.

That's my understanding, anyway.

Side reflectors should be amber, but you would probably get away with yellow - but not blue..

They will, no doubt, be regularly at the scene with coppers, I expect things might have been discussed, if there was an issue.

I saw one of these tonight and the blue did seem to be retro-reflective.

Mmm...

 

[staffordjas]

I saw one of these tonight and the blue did seem to be retro-reflective.

Mmm...

I've seen one several times , occasionally parked upon that bit of road just off A449 at J13 between Holiday Inn & the Island leading to Acton Trussell/ Argos. Looked like a cop car at first from afar!

 

[Trumpet]

They've a fleet of similarly liveried vehicles.

 

[Benedict]

I noticed an accident at the Island by the old Stafford windmill between a young girl driver and a motorbike today , the bike was lying in the road and the rider looked injured, felt sorry for both, no idea how it happened but both still there 20 mins later. the girl said police and ambulance were on their way so hopefully all is now well, I think sometimes bikes can be on your blind side. Wishing them both well.

 

[tek-monkey]

I noticed an accident at the Island by the old Stafford windmill between a young girl driver and a motorbike today , the bike was lying in the road and the rider looked injured, felt sorry for both, no idea how it happened but both still there 20 mins later. the girl said police and ambulance were on their way so hopefully all is now well, I think sometimes bikes can be on your blind side. Wishing them both well.

As an ex biker I feel the need to point out how often drivers can look you dead in the eye then still 'not see you', but at the same time some bikers seem to almost want to crash.

 

[Gramaisc]

As an ex biker I feel the need to point out how often drivers can look you dead in the eye then still 'not see you', but at the same time some bikers seem to almost want to crash.

Also, the windscreen pillars on modern cars are wider than your eye-spacing - they will easily mask a bike - the general sideways glance is not enough now.

As far as pushbikes go, I've never been hit by anybody that didn't see me.