Examples of poor driving you have witnessed!

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cj1

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are you not allowed to undertake if already in that lane and it is moving faster than the other lane but your not allowed to change lanes to undertake
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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I've always understood that pretty well the only time you can legitimately undertake a vehicle in the UK is if that vehicle is turning right and is stationary.
 
ATJ

ATJ

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There's a link to the highway code earlier in the thread that states that you can legitimately undertake if in congested conditions and the lane your are already in is moving slightly faster - but that weaving lanes to get ahead in such conditions is a no no.
 
phildo

phildo

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Undertaking isn't actually an offence, the highway code advises against it but the highway code isn't the law......

If you undertake then you could be prosecuted for careless driving but only if it can be shown that your driving fell below the standards expected of a competent and careful driver.... so, if you carefully undertake without causing additional risks then you should be fine but if you are observed undertaking then it depends on the mood of the traffic plod and his detailed knowledge of the law as to whether you get stopped and given a ticket and then it's down to the mood of the magistrates........
 
shoes

shoes

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phildo said:
it depends on the mood of the traffic plod and his detailed knowledge of the law as to whether you get stopped and given a ticket and then it's down to the mood of the magistrates........
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Ah yes, our consistent and fair legal system at its best!
 
shoes

shoes

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Ford Galaxy, first generation, black/tatty looking, driven by a tracksuit with an argos chain around his neck, didn't get reg, just pulled out on my on the McDonald's Island and then gave me the finger and gave me the cut throat sign when I beeped him after standing on the anchors. Ended up following him all the way to Eccleshall (as that's where I was going, I'm not a road rage stalker) but sadly he turned off towards Croxton (also pulling out in front of someone again on the mini island).

What a chuff.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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shoes said:
Ford Galaxy, first generation, black/tatty looking, driven by a tracksuit with an argos chain around his neck, didn't get reg, just pulled out on my on the McDonald's Island and then gave me the finger and gave me the cut throat sign when I beeped him after standing on the anchors. Ended up following him all the way to Eccleshall (as that's where I was going, I'm not a road rage stalker) but sadly he turned off towards Croxton (also pulling out in front of someone again on the mini island).

What a chuff.
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I had a similar occurrence in Dublin a couple of years ago. Two, rather obvious, 'dealers' in a black Lexus gave me abuse for having driven correctly when they weren't.

Three days later, they were both shot dead whilst sitting in the same car.

Obviously, the two events were not connected.
 
henryscat

henryscat

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tek-monkey said:
Well answered, by not answering. So you honestly think shoes undertakes when the right hand lane is vacant? I don't get how you can moan at him yet refuse to say what you do in the same situation, and instead say what you'd do in an entirely different one as if that clears everything up.

As said above, politician material.
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The aspects of Shoes driving I criticised were the flashing lights, blasting horn and hand gestures. Undertaking in certain circumstances is not of itself an aggressive act, but accompanied by the actions Shoes admits it is. It is his aggression that makes him dangerous on the road.
 
proactive

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
henryscat said:
The aspects of Shoes driving I criticised were the flashing lights, blasting horn and hand gestures. Undertaking in certain circumstances is not of itself an aggressive act, but accompanied by the actions Shoes admits it is. It is his aggression that makes him dangerous on the road.
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Question still not answered. Quelle surprise!
 
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Sir BoD

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Gramaisc said:
I had a similar occurrence in Dublin a couple of years ago. Two, rather obvious, 'dealers' in a black Lexus gave me abuse for having driven correctly when they weren't.

Three days later, they were both shot dead whilst sitting in the same car.

Obviously, the two events were not connected.
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And the translation of gramaisc into English is....
 
proactive

proactive

Enjoying a drop of red.
henryscat said:
I'm not obligated to answer it and you are all deflecting from issue that Shoes is a danger on the road because he is in denial about his aggression.
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Exactly what I expect from someone who cannot believe that anyone right thinking could ever possibly have an opinion different to yours.

Very boring and not worth pandering to any longer.

The worst kind of internet troll. one who believes he holds the moral high-ground.
 
shoes

shoes

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henryscat said:
Your behaviour towards the other driver could have un-nerved the other driver and (further) taken their concentration, making them a greater risk to others too.
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Logical conclusion, it is in fact the 'others' who are dangerous on the road if they lack the driving/life confidence to cope with someone giving them the finger.
 
shoes

shoes

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henryscat

henryscat

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shoes said:
Logical conclusion, it is in fact the 'others' who are dangerous on the road if they lack the driving/life confidence to cope with someone giving them the finger.
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Most people continue to learn from experience when driving, the ones who don't are people like you who cannot acknowledge their own faults and aggression on the road. The fact that you continue to deny that your driving in that instance was aggressive makes you dangerous.

Posing irrelevant hypothetical questions about what I might do in a hypothetical situation is a deflection. This thread is about examples of poor driving. Fact remains the situation Shoes was poor and aggressive. That compromises judgment at the wheel and therefore safety.
 
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