Ed1 that happened to me a while back near the Tesco lights at corstorphine. I can't believe that drivers expect cyclists to indicate in these circumstances when they would not indicate or expect any drivers (apart from learners) to do so. Very poor driving in my opinion as it was clear the cyclist had to go round the car, he was speeding and not giving due consideration to other road users.
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I live on a cup-de-sac. So it is entirely futile to drive fast on this street, there is literally nowhere to go in a hurry.
Nevertheless, today a dorkhead in a Merc saw fit to cut me up at some speed, just so he could get past a double parked car on the other side of the street before I did (on my pootle paced Pronto laden with shopping). I volubly expressed my opinion of his driving as he passed, the passenger window being half open. Needless to say 30 seconds later he was at the other end of the cup-de-sac just 100 yards away, searching for a parking space. Just why did he need to endanger my life do that? Idiot.
Another dork in a BMW sports convertible drag raced on the wrong side of the road to the end of the cup-de-sac shortly afterwards, intimidating another cyclist behind me as he did so. Evidently lost, the driver performed a very slow three point turn and drag-raced back the way he had come. Sat nav error maybe. Still no need to roar up and down a residential street like that. As he blocked the carriageway with his erectile tissue extension, I aimed my assessment of his driving skills towards his shaven head.
What is it with certain idiotic men and their overpowered German cars? Off with their goolies.
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Top marks for "erectile tissue extension", crowriver. Shame about the driving. Makes my "female who performed a U-turn at a roundabout without touching her indicators" comparatively benign.
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U-turn as in "went all the way round the roundabout and back the way they came", or as in "didn't go round the roundabout at all"?
Neither is great (without indicating, at least), but one is definitely worse.
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All the way round the roundabout and back the way they came.
I was probably more irritated because I assumed (yes, I know) that she was going straight on, and pulled out, and then assumed that she would pass behind me to turn right; she did finally indicate left when trying to take the same exit I was taking.This sort of thing holds up traffic, though, because you can't trust the driver of any car that isn't indicating and have to wait and see that they are really doing what their lack of indication suggests. (Strictly speaking, all you know about a car with an indicator going is that the indicator lights work... )
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@fimm, it was one of these. If that's not an ETE, I don't know what is.
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@crowriver FYI down my way that type of car is known as a "hairdressers car" - the implication being (in the unenlightened past/north-east) that it was a woman's car. To this day I still assume as much, and am surprised when I see a bloke driving one. Which says as much about me and my prejudices as about them ;)
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Maybe he was a hairdresser in a hurry? Who knows? Darn well dork of a driver in any case.
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Well, exactly.
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This morning I was close passed by a family car approaching the islands on the road with redford barracks at it's side, then got stuck behind the same car who couldn't squeeze through an enormous gap next to a right turning vehicle about 100m further on. So passing me with inches to spare at 30mph no issue but passing a stationary car with a good foot of space either side - have to edge through at 2mph.
Crazy.
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IIG 5209, a dark-coloured SUV of some kind, pulled out in front of me last night in heavy rain as I was descending Leith Walk at a decent pace. Not the ideal circumstances for emergency braking.
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A few days ago, a local resident crashed into the back of my father in law's *parked* car because they were dazzled by the early morning sun. And just to be even more rubbish, the car was parked on the far side of the road (i.e. Driver was on the wrong side of the road when they made contact).
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@LivD, they were browsing Instagram I reckon.
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Driver lets handbrake off ambulance so he can park his car.
A motorist moved an ambulance which was blocking a parking space, while staff were in the back carrying out emergency treatment on a patient.
The patient suffered distress and discomfort and there could have been "serious consequences", said police.
The motorist released the handbrake of the ambulance before driving his car into the empty space, they said.
Details were released by the police on Tuesday as they tried to track down the offender.
He is described as white, aged about 50 and is about 5ft 10ins tall with a slim build.
He was driving a red Mini Cooper with a registration plate starting RJ60.
The incident took place in Pelican Lane, Newbury, on 29 December.Posted 7 years ago # -
What the hell? Have we been invaded by body-snatching aliens?
Left work in Stirling in a fairly bracing westerly, with rain, sleet and a little snow, heading for the train at Bridge of Allan. The entire journey was nothing but a succession of patient, polite drivers giving me loads of room when overtaking in sensible places. I even had one stay behind me, from a good 50 metres back, as I approached a roundabout and another that slowed to let me cross in front as I indicated right on the climb up the hill to the station.
Where have Scotland's drivers gone?
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Maybe it's the weather bringing out the worst but bumper day for RLJing drivists. Particularly unimpressed by the muppet bombing on red through the Stevenson Rd pedestrian crossing at Wickes in order to join the queue at the Westfield Rd junction 50 yards down the road. Second place goes to the person speeding up Henderson Terrace from the five ways junction without even the excuse of getting stuck in a crowd. Third place goes to the guy turning right at Polwarth Church on the basis that because three other cars in front of him are doing the same thing he can ignore the red. At least he didn't endanger any pedestrians.
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The traffic was snarled up quite badly at the King's Theatre Junction earlier this evening, mostly as a result of various of the drivers following the vehicles ahead through clearly red lights, getting stuck in the middle of the junction due to exits not being clear and then sounding horns in frustration at the injustice. Many parked cars and coaches probably weren't helping.
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Idiots spurred on by narrowing of Leith Walk take to honking horns and giving dubious "advice" in a condescending tone. All I need is a waterproof bingo card attached to my stem. I could get full house before I'm home tonight.
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Driver of LRT's X15 on regent road this morning. overtook me just before the mini roundabout the the gov't office. He didn't have enough room. Lucky for him I was able to swerve into the gutter before he wiped me out with his back end. Refused to wind down his window and discuss it at the bus stop 10 yards past the roundabout. As a punishment for calling him a twat, he then overtook me again very closely descending Waterloo Pl.
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Two drivers last night.
The first who tried to overtake me as I was approaching a queue of traffic with an oncoming vehicle. I signalled for him to wait behind because there was not enough time to pass. Instead of pulling back in behind me, he just stopped on the wrong side of the road, forcing the driver of the oncoming vehicle to slam on their brakes and sound their horn. He eventually overtook me and when I caught up with him again he said it was all my fault and his driving was fine! No thanks for helping him avoid an accident.
The second almost immediately after. A private hire driver with registration DV63 FUE who suddenly emergency stopped in front of me, shouted something out his window then drove off. He got stuck in a queue and I passed him as he shouted something unintelligible again. Finally got to McDonald Road and he was sitting less than a meter behind me, revving his engine and shouting. I turn off and stop at the side of the road for him to shout repeatedly about my "lamps" and how I should get a "normal lamp", before he descended in to a long array of expletives.
My lights aren't dull, but they aren't too bright and I regularly check they are set at an angle that won't dazzle anyone.
Thinking about reporting him to the council, mainly because of his language and driving rather than his annoyance at my perfectly legal lights.
Posted 7 years ago # -
@CJC yeah, like cars with their laser xenon blasters (use of dipping mechanism very optional) never dazzled anyone.
(I'm sure your lights were fine btw)
Report him.
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@CJC
Thinking about reporting him to the council...
Do it. Brake-checking and aggression are unacceptable, particularly from a professional driver
Posted 7 years ago # -
"particularly from a professional driver"
What isn't expected from a professional driver? Between knocking down pedestrians, smashing through bridges and the usual list of close passes and aggressive road posturing there doesn't seem to be anything that separates 'professional' from 'idiot'.
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"there doesn't seem to be anything that separates 'professional' from 'idiot'."
'Professional drivers' tend to get treated more leniently by the courts because their livelihoods depend on having a licence.
Posted 7 years ago # -
professional - a paid idiot.
Posted 7 years ago # -
Man driving into town this morning with a flat tyre. He had put his hazards on, though.
For my own sanity, I'm choosing to assume that he was on his way to the nearest garage, and that he'd already tried changing the tyre, but was unable to for some reason.
Posted 7 years ago # -
he'd already tried changing the tyre, but was unable to for some reason
Most modern cars do not even have a spare tyre anymore. They come with a can of "egg whites" that you empty into the flat in hope of sealing the leak. Then you try to pump it up.
Unsurprisingly, most people don't bother
Posted 7 years ago # -
Reported the incident above.
Hopefully a polite word from the cab inspector will get him to calm down a bit.Posted 7 years ago # -
Three car drivers overtook me going up Kirk Brae, just to turn left into Double Hedges Road. First was fine, second was probably fine (but if it were me driving, I'd've waited), third was definitely not fine.
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