Mundano Drivers

[Speedtouch]

Almost had a prang with some tw*t in a Mondeo this morning; dual carriageway entrance into a roundabout, he's on the inside lane, myself in the outer. We enter the roundabout and I assume he's going to peel off one of the first or second exits, but no, he just swings right around the whole roundabout with no indication, apparently completely oblivious to me being alongside and cuts right across me attempting to take the second exit - somehow, I got on the brakes hard just in the nick of time to avoid stoving in the f*cker's driver's door and munching my front end.

[Morat]

You were probably in his blind spot all the way round and he couldn't be bothered to turn his head to check properly.

This is where air-horns would be good.

[Alex]

i had a bad one the other day, the car infront slowed right down and indicated to pull up and parked and as i went to go past he swung right out in front of me to do a turn in the road, i was inches from going into the side of him, bloody old Tw*T in a toyota

[Speedtouch]

In situations like that, annoyingly there's often no time to give them a honk, as you're having to concentrate on avoiding a collision. Even more frustratingly, I no doubt would have been to blame if I'd hit the dozy coont

[maggspower]

This realy does my head in

Round my way there seem to be an ever growing population of people who belive the highway code doesn't apply to them. On my way to work it has become the norm for some people, not me, to use the left hand lane for turning right at certain round abouts.

One morning one of these drivers to my left drifted into my lane then back to where i knew he was going, as we went along the dual carraigeway, i began to overtake him I looked over and suggested may be his specticle prescription had changed or that he took a driving refresher course It wasnt road rage as i was in a sign written van.

A this point he speeded up so i couldn't overtake, so I slowed down, he slowed down It didn't bother me i was going straight on at the next round about and it was dual again. Got to the round about where I thought my driving impared friend was going left or straight on, bareing in mind the main flow of traffic on this round about goes straight on, as i was getting close to my exit he cut across in front of me going right

[Speedtouch]

There's so many undisciplined t*ssers in this country right now

[320Touring]

But ricey46 is up in Penicuik...

[rebelcruiser]

mondeo drivers just like audi drivers a bunch of

[djk]

Some folk are cocks. I keep a thumb near the horn button when I think someone looks like they're not paying attention - it could just prevent a collision. But most people translate a polite toot as 'f**k you, your family and the horse you rode in on' so like most I naturally try and avoid using it!

[toby]

What colour was this Mondeo?

I nearly got hit by a light red coloured one on my bicycle on a tiny side lane in Canterbury. He locked up his front wheels and smoke came off them but he still didn't stop. He missed me by inches. It was a very scary incident. A lady standing nearby came over to see if I was alright and told me who she thought the guy was. He was a angry twat, that's for sure.

Anyway, glad you weren't hit either Speedtouch.

[Speedtouch]

It was silver, Toby - a late shape one. Sorry to hear of your incident

[rab-doo]

I've had too many near misses with the same thing - turning right in a roundabout from the left lane.

On my old commute in in a fairly rural area in Ireland they upgraded many of the junctions to roundabouts. I used to see at least 1 smash a week due to the same problem - I think the country folk had never had to encounter a roundabout before.

Even more frustratingly, I no doubt would have been to blame if I'd hit the dozy coont

I reckon you would have been fine - I've seen the cops back home pointing out the road markings to some geezer who'd done it and took out the side of a mates Celica in the process.

I err on the side of caution and don't get along side when going straight from the right hand lane. Not always possible tho.

[Speedtouch]

Good advice Rab, it was partially my fault I suppose for expecting Mundano meathead to at least either be in the right lane or indicate if intending to turn right, but that's too much to expect I guess.

[ShakeyC]

Whenever I drive in Kent and only Kent same thing happens to me on roundabouts; no concept of lane discipline, indicating or priority at junctions. Why use left lane for going straight or right? I just don't get it the right lane usually empty when it happens to me, maybe i should just straddle both lanes in future to avoid incidents?

[madaboutthe30]

My brother moans at me everytime I horn at every idiot on the road......sorry but if you dont horn at them, how are they suppose to know they are doing somethong wrong?

[ShakeyC]

My brother moans at me everytime I horn at every idiot on the road......sorry but if you dont horn at them, how are they suppose to know they are doing somethong wrong?

Look at it from the idiots point of you, they just think your the idiot and show you the flying V. Therefore nothing gained from beeping your horn.

[DanThe]

Blind spots are lethal, I avoid being in another drivers blind spot as much as possible, it really pi55es me off when someone in the outer lane comes up behind you then instead of going past decides to sit in your blind spot for a few miles, most of the time they are on the phone

[robbo86]

I nearly ran some kid over the other day, who did not react in the slightest to the tyre screech from my car. He was running down the pavement and I clocked him. Something about him told me to get on the brake as he dissapeared behind a van, sure enough he runs straight out across the road looking the wrong direction from in front of the van. He went straight in front of me and I pressed the brake harder, had I not been already braking I would have hit him for sure. Did not react in the slightest. Shook me up a bit though!

[Speedtouch]

Thanet thickies, eh? I'm having to endure them on a course in Ramsgate I'm on (where I was heading today)

[robbo86]

Ooohhh what you doing in Ramsgate, if you dont mind me asking!

[Felix79]

I've always been a "coutious" driver and only had one proper acident thank god back when I was 25 and it took me a year before I even got in a car again I was that shook up. Because I live in the car hating captial of the country when ever I go to London it freaks me out with the high population of "unpleasant word inserted here" drivers

[Speedtouch]

Ooohhh what you doing in Ramsgate, if you dont mind me asking!

Giving the Sport a daily run

[stonesie]

I’m usually cautious but some of the cretins on the road these days just defy belief, nothing surprises me on the roads these days.

Most of them don't know priority's and would not know roundabout lane discipline if their life depended on it.

[fuzzy]

its the ones on the inside that cut straight across on a roundabout when theres 2 lanes before and 2 lanes after and your on the outside...where do they think that 2nd lane disappears to? up and over the roundabout?

[robbo86]

Good man! Wish I could take mine out more often

[Felix79]

I feel sorry for bikers these days, with the amount of thoughtless driving on the roads I am suprized there arnt more death ( and yes they are already too high ) .

[robbo86]

I feel sorry for bikers these days, with the amount of thoughtless driving on the roads I am suprized there arnt more death ( and yes they are already too high ) .

I cycle a lot, you become invisible on a bike is what I find. People just dont give way when its your right of way. I best run before fuzzy reads this!

[fuzzy]

ive nothing against cyclists specifically.ill give way to anyone thats driving/cycling considerately. its inconsiderate or abusive people in general that will need to be able to back it up.

[mt1104]

I too am considerate to cyclists, but the number of them who wear dark clothes with nothing reflective is somewhat annoying.

I also check my blind spot religiously after I nearly caused a accident on the m6 few years back, made a merc have to pull into the central reservation a bit, he was not best pleased (and proceeded to cut me up for the next mile), I'm just glad nothing came of it.

[beemerbird]

I too am considerate to cyclists, but the number of them who wear dark clothes with nothing reflective is somewhat annoying.

I've been on the back of my fellas bike (big bright blue 900 with an exhaust you can hear coming over a half a mile), both of us wearing reflective or hi - vis stuff and had cars pulling into our path.

I think some drivers just see the manouvrabilty of bikes and assume they will get out of thier way.

[appletree]

I hate it on the smaller motorway roundabouts like on the A1 were theres two lanes on the round about but there both streight on with lane one peeling off, you always get it were your in the ouside lane going quicker in to the roundabout "reading the road" yep i can go streight on.

you both enter it side by side only for the bloke in the inside lane to cut the roundabout and you have to brake to account for him being lazy and not going AROUND the roundabout!

fair enough if its a lorry you leave space, but not a normal small car.

nearly had a few accidents like that

[town325i]

i nearly drive head on into a wonem in a cunto yesterday she had no lights on at all in the dark in a not very well lit side street then started giving me a mouth full of abuse so i told if you put YOUR F*CKING LIGHTS ON I MIGHT BE ABLE TO SEE YOU IN THE DARK. couldnt belive it

[fuzzy]

I hate it on the smaller motorway roundabouts like on the A1 were theres two lanes on the round about but there both streight on with lane one peeling off, you always get it were your in the ouside lane going quicker in to the roundabout "reading the road" yep i can go streight on.

you both enter it side by side only for the bloke in the inside lane to cut the roundabout and you have to brake to account for him being lazy and not going AROUND the roundabout!

fair enough if its a lorry you leave space, but not a normal small car.

nearly had a few accidents like that

exactly the thing that bugs me, where do they think the 2nd lane goes if they cut straight across?

[robbo86]

ive nothing against cyclists specifically.ill give way to anyone thats driving/cycling considerately. its inconsiderate or abusive people in general that will need to be able to back it up.

SHUT THE f^%( UP YOU %$(*&&" D^£)

Only playing fuzzy, please dont hit me.

[ricey46]

But ricey46 is up in Penicuik...

Yip wasn't me! I can't get it to go fast enough to try to cut folk up!!lol