bazstan009:
Not an excuse but may be a reason. For a lot of people driving from a to b is just a chore that has to be done, they have no interest in it so take no pride in it.
The type of car being driven is also sometimes a clue. If you’ve gone out and brought a Dacia/Micra for example it’s obviously you have zero interest in driving/motoring and it’s merely something you have to do out of bare necessity. Most of these people don’t have a clue.
People expecting me to go faster.
People not driving to the conditions.
viking7000:
Try driving in Ireland. When you get back to UK everyone will seem like a driving God!
e.g. people who slow to a crawl or even stop at a roundabout when there is nothing on it. The majority have no clue about lane discipline. Those who have been driving as long as 30 years and never took a test!
L drivers whizzing around unaccompanied against the law. Almost no services on Motorways anywhere. Want more?
Lots of good truck drivers though. You have to be to survive the above.
Lol and they all potter about on the motorways then get them on the back roads in Donegal and the all think they are Colin Mcrea
A new one for me lately is in the roadworks on the m5 Gloucester area width restriction in lanes 2 and 3 cars come over about 100yds before the roadworks straight in front of you and down to 45 in a 50 zone in lane 1 then out the other side sit at 45 till you pull out to overtake then they take off
Car drivers that sail down the slip road at 51mph with that puppy dog back glance “Pwease can I come out…” forcing you to slow down a bit then once they pull out into lane 1 they accelerate away. Why the F didn’t you just stamp on that pedal and get out of my way in the first place :S
the maoster:
bazstan009:
Not an excuse but may be a reason. For a lot of people driving from a to b is just a chore that has to be done, they have no interest in it so take no pride in it.Precisely! I think that the physical act of driving is way down most drivers list of things to do whilst they are actually driving. They are wondering what to buy for lunch later, thinking about the argument with their other half etc, the list could go on. I sometimes travel as a passenger with (non pro driver) friends and am constantly staggered by their lack of potential hazard perception! I’ll spot something ahead and think “I’d be coming off the gas now if it was me”, but they continue blithely on until it’s an emergency stop situation where suddenly it’s the other guys fault!
This !! You see it all the time in traffic come to a stop people straight on their phones and they are oblivious to the traffic moving off in front as they are too interested on Facebook. When driving that should be the number 1 priority not what colour lipstick shall I put on or I wonder how the dog is doing !
Middle lane hoggers!!!
Kaistar:
Car drivers that sail down the slip road at 51mph with that puppy dog back glance “Pwease can I come out…” forcing you to slow down a bit then once they pull out into lane 1 they accelerate away. Why the F didn’t you just stamp on that pedal and get out of my way in the first place :S
^^^^ This & also grey/silver cars that don’t put dipped lights on in the rain
Kaistar:
Car drivers that sail down the slip road at 51mph with that puppy dog back glance “Pwease can I come out…” forcing you to slow down a bit then once they pull out into lane 1 they accelerate away. Why the F didn’t you just stamp on that pedal and get out of my way in the first place :S
+1
But I really want to put +3…
viking7000:
Try driving in Ireland. When you get back to UK everyone will seem like a driving God!
e.g. people who slow to a crawl or even stop at a roundabout when there is nothing on it. The majority have no clue about lane discipline. Those who have been driving as long as 30 years and never took a test!
L drivers whizzing around unaccompanied against the law. Almost no services on Motorways anywhere. Want more?
Lots of good truck drivers though. You have to be to survive the above.
Do you live in Ireland? I think that’s an unfair and inaccurate description.
But he is right expect about the roundabouts but sure the uks the same
Mums dropping their offspring off at school when they could walk or cycle in,and live a mile or more away.
They double park on double yellows and do not give a monkeys about the chaos they cause.
Yummy Mummies then chat to other Mummies while their Chelsea tractor that will never go off road or see mud blocks the road.
Pay a visit to Cambridge town centre sometime. I swear the sidewalk organisms and cyclists therein live in their own little parallel universe. Breathtaking idiocy all around you that defies description. Frighteningly, these creatures seem to be regarded as the next batch of educated thinkers. God help us all in the near future. 
EIRE:
viking7000:
Try driving in Ireland. When you get back to UK everyone will seem like a driving God!
e.g. people who slow to a crawl or even stop at a roundabout when there is nothing on it. The majority have no clue about lane discipline. Those who have been driving as long as 30 years and never took a test!
L drivers whizzing around unaccompanied against the law. Almost no services on Motorways anywhere. Want more?
Lots of good truck drivers though. You have to be to survive the above.Do you live in Ireland? I think that’s an unfair and inaccurate description.
Yes I do live in Ireland and have driven all over here, in the UK and Europe. 5 years on petrol and a qualified Instructor so I am not making it up. The driving standards are slowly improving but people here do not have the same pride in their driving or cars as the UK.
Another thing that really psses me off is folks who can’t open their door without taking a chunk out of the car next to them. Every time I park up I get a new dent or mark from this.
I used to drive a petrol tanker through a town at night where idiots queuing to get into a nightclub threw lighted ■■■ buts on my tank and I have seen a woman using a baby in a buggy to stop the traffic to get across. Don’t get me started cos I got loads more.
Wtf:Eye lashes on car headlights.
Flower pots in Vw Beetle dashboards.
Folded in wing mirrors as mentioned.
Formulae One racing in rural lanes by car drivers.
Too many road signs.
Lane swapping when traffic has ground to a halt,as if changing lanes will get you there quicker.
toby1234abc:
Mums dropping their offspring off at school when they could walk or cycle in,and live a mile or more away.
They double park on double yellows and do not give a monkeys about the chaos they cause.
Yummy Mummies then chat to other Mummies while their Chelsea tractor that will never go off road or see mud blocks the road.
Not just Mums. I’ve had plenty of arguments outside schools. There was once a copper moving folk on from parking on the yellow zig zags and the lollipop lady stood and watched and couldn’t believe when the copper berated her for not moving them on. Lollipop lady said there should be a sign saying so, and copper says, there is it’s in the highway code you daft cow.
Made me laugh.
viking7000:
EIRE:
viking7000:
Try driving in Ireland. When you get back to UK everyone will seem like a driving God!
e.g. people who slow to a crawl or even stop at a roundabout when there is nothing on it. The majority have no clue about lane discipline. Those who have been driving as long as 30 years and never took a test!
L drivers whizzing around unaccompanied against the law. Almost no services on Motorways anywhere. Want more?
Lots of good truck drivers though. You have to be to survive the above.Do you live in Ireland? I think that’s an unfair and inaccurate description.
Yes I do live in Ireland and have driven all over here, in the UK and Europe. 5 years on petrol and a qualified Instructor so I am not making it up. The driving standards are slowly improving but people here do not have the same pride in their driving or cars as the UK.
Another thing that really psses me off is folks who can’t open their door without taking a chunk out of the car next to them. Every time I park up I get a new dent or mark from this.
I used to drive a petrol tanker through a town at night where idiots queuing to get into a nightclub threw lighted ■■■ buts on my tank and I have seen a woman using a baby in a buggy to stop the traffic to get across. Don’t get me started cos I got loads more.
I still think the UK is just as bad
I agree that everyone in UK seems to be in such a bloody hurry but do you dispute anything I put re Ireland?
viking7000:
I agree that everyone in UK seems to be in such a bloody hurry but do you dispute anything I put re Ireland?
No you are completely right
On dual carriageway roundabouts people returning to the left just at the roundabout, then you need to go into lane 2 so you can keep your wheels moving.
People retuning to the left and braking for a speed camera, why can’t you just brake in lane 2 instead of eating away at my lovely stopping distance. Then straight afterwards they return to their natural home of lane 2 
Makes baby Jesus cry.