photography_bloke
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I think I've encountered her a few times - just drives straight onto to the roundabout without even looking, almost ended up with her attached to my front bumper on more than one occasion...
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Examples of poor driving you have witnessed!
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I think I've encountered her a few times - just drives straight onto to the roundabout without even looking, almost ended up with her attached to my front bumper on more than one occasion...
pinky
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A women driver in an AJ taxi full of people drove down the left lane on for gate street with traffic completely blocked on the right and slips in without indication into the Debra crossing area that the lady left clear for me to cross on a green man. I couldn't believe my eyes .
Laurie61
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Unusual for a taxi to be attempting to make time with a fare on board, they are usually super cautious with the clock ticking. Then turn into Thrust 2 on way back to the rank.
photography_bloke
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Although they do seem to turn into Thrust SSC when the traffic light has just changed to red - one nearly took me out yesterday at a crossing...
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
One changed lanes to overtake me at Gaol Square, when I foolishly decided to stop at a red light...
photography_bloke
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How rude of you - did you not realise that obeying the traffic lights in the proper manner was going to cause them inconvenience?
Much like the guy who nearly went straight into the back of me when I braked to stop for the just changing light at the same time he accelerated to try and 'follow' me through it...
Gramaisc
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I did once have a borderline run through some lights in Wolverhampton - I could see there was no crossing traffic - when I looked in the mirror, six cars had followed me through.
airbusA346
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The guy who was controlling the temporary lights in Creswell last week, walked in front of a red light jumper and made him get back in the queue on Thursday. The driver had overtaken someone who had stopped at the lights.
He then didn't move from in front of the car until the lights were on green (so the driver couldn't go early).
He then didn't move from in front of the car until the lights were on green (so the driver couldn't go early).
PeterD
ST16 Represent.
Last night, 5.15ish crossed from Cafe Nero, waiting over the other side to cross to the island. The lights change, waited for the customary one after the red, foot off pavement and a car comes flying through whilst on the phone heading into town, Much beeping from the moving cars that were coming through from behind me.
Never take anything for granted on that island at that time of night, always careful before crossing.
Never take anything for granted on that island at that time of night, always careful before crossing.
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proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Frankly, somebody should put those words on a bloody big neon sign there.
age'd parent
50,000th poster!
White Hyundi in front of me, waiting at the red light just past Asda,
sees a gap and drives through the red light, only to pull up at the
red to Newport rd, I followed him all the way to Tesco, he didn't gain
an inch on the traffic!
sees a gap and drives through the red light, only to pull up at the
red to Newport rd, I followed him all the way to Tesco, he didn't gain
an inch on the traffic!
GraphicsMan
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Was about to pull out of my drive this morning when out of nowhere a cyclist speeds across the front of my car on the pavement! My lights were on so he must have seen that a car may be about to pull out of a drive. Had I been a fraction earlier he would have piled in to the side of me but maybe he would have learned a lesson.
Gramaisc
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I know somebody that got a caution for exiting their drive and being hit by an adult cycling on the footpath
staffordjas
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I was indicating , got my car lights on as it was starting to go dark , and turning into Silkmore Crescent off Silkmore lane on Saturday . A cyclist who was going hell for leather down Silkmore lane on the pavement just went straight off the pavement, across the road inches from the front of my car and off he went with his head still down. He appeared completely unaware that I was even there , and how lucky he was that I was paying attention and half expecting him to do something idiotic so I was able to hit the brakes in time.
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Floss
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Yes I have to be so careful coming out the drive the paperboy, the newsagent and the parents seem to think it's ok for the lad to cycle around delivering papers with no lights on whilst wearing black trousers and jacket. Sometimes I think there should be accountability for cyclists and it not be the sole responsibility of the car driver, there are a lot of cyclists who are a law upon themselves.
GraphicsMan
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That's just crazy!
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Indeed - the copper that issued it stated that reversing* the car into the road was part of the issue - then he reversed his car into the road.
*Even though the driver's head is fairly central in the vehicle that was involved.
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
To get a caution you have to admit to an offence
A caution can appear on your DBS ( was CRB ) check
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Clearly driving without due care. .
