c***s on the road

[Ekhibee88]

2 hours ago, microdave said:

I was leaving Braehead and going onto the westbound m8 where there are average speed cameras up for a 40mph limit so the sliproad was pretty congested. I was waiting patiently and edging forward and letting other cars merge in front of me when I saw a car completely ignore the rules of the road and go haring up the hard shoulder to merge onto the motorway. 

A greenie for the first person to guess which type of car.

I see that quite often, all sorts of cars, vans and lorries doing it.  Raith Interchange is bad for it.

[microdave]

7 minutes ago, HeartsOfficialMoaner said:

Fiesta

Nope.

15 minutes ago, ICTJohnboy said:

 

Reliant Robin?

Nope.

19 minutes ago, TxRover said:

BMW(anker)

Nope.

49 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

Lada

Nope.

16 minutes ago, bennett said:

Audi.

We have a winner.

[Jacksgranda]

Driving home yesterday afternoon when a car went flying past me and the car in front as we approached a roundabout.

Heard the sirens and saw the flashing lights behind me, so moved over to my left as far as I could and slowed down. The car in front just kept going so the police drove round the roundabout the wrong way, much to the excitement of our grandson.

After calling at the KFC, caught up with the miscreant with police in attendance on the Glenshane Road. Grandson was a bit disappointed that the driver wasn't spreadeagled over his bonnet with handcuffs on.

[Michael W]

I had someone jump the queue in front of me (and indeed at least one other car) at the petrol station yesterday. All the stereotypes of your archetypal c**t on the road were met: 

Overweight

Balding

Audi

 

[coprolite]

Was overtaking a row of three middle lane crawlers on the motorway yesterday (at 70 mph- I'm not a criminal) and was almost past the third when i saw some smart arse  starting to pass them on the inside. It was very satisfying to make it back to the left hand lane in front of them. Even the frankly terrifying noise of their horn and highly offensive middle finger gesturing couldn't take the shine off my achievement or stop me laughing. 

 

[2426255]

 I had someone try and beat the queue at the lights yesterday and fail miserably which was enjoyable.

He tried the old ploy of using the empty inside lane and beating the car at the front of the queue off the mark when the lights went to green. Fortunately the driver in front of me didn't let him do that and I made sure he couldn't merge in turn by blocking him with my car and then I slowed down so he couldn't bully his way in behind me.

I was somewhere along Fenwick road coming from Shawlands to Giffnock so to be fair that kind of selfish driving isn't out of the ordinary for that hellhole.

Edited May 15, 2023 by 2426255

[flyingscot]

On 28/04/2023 at 16:27, microdave said:

I was leaving Braehead and going onto the westbound m8 where there are average speed cameras up for a 40mph limit so the sliproad was pretty congested.

I'm amazed at the speed people drive through the 40mph zone. I assume they think it's like the 40 roadworks around Charing Cross and don't realise there are cameras?

I drove along on Saturday afternoon was sitting at 40 on the cruise control and was getting passed by people going 50-60mph comfortably.

[Honest_Man#1]

On 15/05/2023 at 09:11, Michael W said:

I had someone jump the queue in front of me (and indeed at least one other car) at the petrol station yesterday. All the stereotypes of your archetypal c**t on the road were met: 

Overweight

Balding

Audi

 

How does that even happen? Where was the gap in the queue that they got into?

[Michael W]

11 minutes ago, Honest_Man#1 said:

How does that even happen? Where was the gap in the queue that they got into?

Probably hard to explain, but I was in a queue for the pumps located on the driver's side. On the opposite side, there were some cars lined up behind the pumps, so a slightly wider line was taken to move around the cars and line up. Two People depart on the other side whilst my queue had yet to move, Audi w****r cuts right through the space where cars had been aueued and right in at the side, edging slightly ahead of me in the queue (with another car behind me). 

It was obvious to anyone with a brain what was going on, but the p***k went in ahead anyway. He then looked bemused to see two cars beeping their horn and shouting at him. He did nothing, of course. 

I was far enough back I could move to a different set of pumps, so moved over and ended up leaving the petrol station ahead of him. 

[TxRover]

1 hour ago, Michael W said:

Probably hard to explain, but I was in a queue for the pumps located on the driver's side. On the opposite side, there were some cars lined up behind the pumps, so a slightly wider line was taken to move around the cars and line up. Two People depart on the other side whilst my queue had yet to move, Audi w****r cuts right through the space where cars had been aueued and right in at the side, edging slightly ahead of me in the queue (with another car behind me). 

It was obvious to anyone with a brain what was going on, but the p***k went in ahead anyway. He then looked bemused to see two cars beeping their horn and shouting at him. He did nothing, of course. 

I was far enough back I could move to a different set of pumps, so moved over and ended up leaving the petrol station ahead of him. 

Downside to the UK…in the U.S. he’d have been in a gunfight.

[tamthebam]

1 hour ago, Michael W said:

Probably hard to explain, but I was in a queue for the pumps

[microdave]

2 hours ago, flyingscot said:

I'm amazed at the speed people drive through the 40mph zone. I assume they think it's like the 40 roadworks around Charing Cross and don't realise there are cameras?

I drove along on Saturday afternoon was sitting at 40 on the cruise control and was getting passed by people going 50-60mph comfortably.

More fool them. I only really so along there on my way home from work so I'm lucky if I reach 30mph during rush hour.

Although this time last year when the same thing was in place, I was on it a few times late at night and found it really difficult not to creep over the limit. 

[Archie McSquackle]

I was driving back from the game at Livingston tonight on the M8 and it narrows down one lane for roadworks. Pretty quiet so big gaps in traffic but I noticed a car bombing up the outside lane, alternately putting on left then right signals, which then squeezed in front of me at the last minute as the cones narrowed. Absolute arsehole behaviour. 

He then drove right up the back of the car in front who was in a queue of traffic, constantly flashing his lights at him, before swerving through the cones into the roadworks before accelerating to overtake the line of traffic. There were guys working on the central reservation but I couldn't see if he swerved back through the cones before reaching them. Truly a c**t on the road.

[Sergeant Wilson]

My wife was driving in the dark, with me a passenger. In traffic she commented the car in front kept signalling right, but not moving over. I watched and observed it was his brake light, going on to say if he was indicating it would be orange.

Different coloured back lights for different purposes were a complete revelation.

[Cosmic Joe]

4 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

My wife was driving in the dark, with me a passenger. In traffic she commented the car in front kept signalling right, but not moving over. I watched and observed it was his brake light, going on to say if he was indicating it would be orange.

Different coloured back lights for different purposes were a complete revelation.

The "indicator" must have blinking pretty erratically as well.

[Sergeant Wilson]

1 hour ago, Cosmic Joe said:

The "indicator" must have blinking pretty erratically as well.

I think it was a Golf, with a single or an additional brake light down low on the right rear bumper. It was blinking in the way any normal person would expect a brake light.

[scottsdad]

6 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

My wife was driving in the dark, with me a passenger. In traffic she commented the car in front kept signalling right, but not moving over. I watched and observed it was his brake light, going on to say if he was indicating it would be orange.

Different coloured back lights for different purposes were a complete revelation.

Years ago, a mate of mine was in the car with his wife driving. There was a power cut in part of the town and she was driving around it, taking a longer route. When he asked her why, she said "in case the headlights cut out".

And yes, he married her for her looks. 

[jimbaxters]

5 minutes ago, scottsdad said:

Years ago, a mate of mine was in the car with his wife driving. There was a power cut in part of the town and she was driving around it, taking a longer route. When he asked her why, she said "in case the headlights cut out".

And yes, he married her for her looks. 

Not driving related but similar thing, years ago our neighbour got some wee solar lights to line the path to the front door. My MIL said they look nice but, "ye couldnae afford to run them!"

[Ginaro]

Motorists will go anywhere that isn't protected by bollards

https://twitter.com/FinlayMcF/status/1666358505664573442

[tamthebam]

1 minute ago, Ginaro said:

Motorists will go anywhere that isn't protected by bollards

https://twitter.com/FinlayMcF/status/1666358505664573442

for those who know that particular bit of Edinburgh #prayforfoxy