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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 9:46:43 GMT
"What is wrong woth these people, don't they have any imagination"?
Unless it has been on 'strictly' or benders etc, there are many who just 'don't'.
Hopefully they only kill/maim themselves but only too often get someone else too.
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Post by Tim on May 13, 2019 9:49:46 GMT
Well, this would've taken out the oncoming car and probably the 2 cyclists as well as the offender.
In addition the corner is a right hander (if you're heading the way I was) with a drop into a steeply sloping field so the innocent victim following me would've been faced with that - not that theyd've been in a condition to deal with it I suspect.
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Post by johnc on May 13, 2019 10:18:19 GMT
Coming back from golf yesterday on a narrow A road (as a passenger in my friends car) when the VW double cab pickup coming the other way started to drift on to our side of the road. My friend braked hard and the clown swerved back to his side of the road just in time. However it was clear he was trying to deal with something in what looked like the passenger footwell and as soon as he passed us he drifted right back across the white line big time before swerving back again. I can't think of anything so important to risk two head-ons for!
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Post by Boxer6 on May 13, 2019 11:28:24 GMT
Wouldn’t it have made more sense for Subaru to supply a full size spare? I suspect it was mainly down to space issues, in addition to whatever the cost implication may have been on non-Spec B. models. No idea the price difference between space-saver and full size, but against a then-list of £31K+ OTR not an issue.
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Post by Tim on May 13, 2019 12:18:53 GMT
Wouldn’t it have made more sense for Subaru to supply a full size spare? I suspect it was mainly down to space issues, in addition to whatever the cost implication may have been on non-Spec B. models. No idea the price difference between space-saver and full size, but against a then-list of £31K+ OTR not an issue. They might've had to steal room from the spare wheel well to fit the twin exhausts.
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Post by Boxer6 on May 13, 2019 14:36:37 GMT
I suspect it was mainly down to space issues, in addition to whatever the cost implication may have been on non-Spec B. models. No idea the price difference between space-saver and full size, but against a then-list of £31K+ OTR not an issue. They might've had to steal room from the spare wheel well to fit the twin exhausts. Very possibly; can't remember now where the infamous Y-piece was in relation to that. Don't think the diseasels or the 2.0 single pipe exhaust version had a full-size spare either.
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Post by Tim on May 13, 2019 14:44:33 GMT
I know on my M5 the y piece is roughly under the back seat so the two sides of the exhaust steal space on either side of the wheel well, I presume the Legacy will be similar.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2019 17:05:55 GMT
Coming back from golf yesterday on a narrow A road (as a passenger in my friends car) when the VW double cab pickup coming the other way started to drift on to our side of the road. My friend braked hard and the clown swerved back to his side of the road just in time. However it was clear he was trying to deal with something in what looked like the passenger footwell and as soon as he passed us he drifted right back across the white line big time before swerving back again. I can't think of anything so important to risk two head-ons for! Dropped his spliff.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 15:42:36 GMT
The crushing inevitability of the stupid and/or rude, this morning.
Way out - busy motorway slip road, which without fail offers up a bunch of selfish shits who aren't prepared to queue and insist on barging in. Like the 1 Series speeding up behind me to squeeze into a gap between me and the lorry in front of him. I don't think so. The slip road itself is in two lanes, joined from lanes 1 & 2 of four. The right hand lane is for those turning right only, but it's pretty common to see someone use this as a short cut to barging into the left lane further on. Like the fortysomething Up!-driving foolster in yellow sunglasses, matching his denial-of-baldness barnet. Sitting alongside me with your indicator winking doesn't give you right of way. I couldn't help but notice his dashboard warriorcam - doubtless for recording other people's rudeness and stupidity...
People like these two always attach themselves to your bumper, so it's good that there is a series of bends through which to detach them.
Way back was a stretch of dual, with a Captur following a lorry, following something else on the left. The sort of scenario where I find myself unsurprised when someone pulls out in front of you. But there's a point where you think 'they must actually have seen me' and begin to suspect you will pass unimpeded. Not today, it seems.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 16:21:55 GMT
A woman in Fiat 500 (White) who reversed into the trolley I was pushing in the Asda stupor market. I suggested she should have an eye test but all she wanted to do was scream at me to get out of the way. Obviously more important than I am. Ditto the idiot at one of the local roundabouts, they like to straight line these and if you are already on the roundabout the chances of being T boned are huge. What do I do? Fit a Star trek transporter or give up driving? Either way I would be out of the way.
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Post by Boxer6 on May 14, 2019 21:05:58 GMT
A woman in Fiat 500 (White) who reversed into the trolley I was pushing in the Asda stupor market. I suggested she should have an eye test but all she wanted to do was scream at me to get out of the way. Obviously more important than I am. Ditto the idiot at one of the local roundabouts, they like to straight line these and if you are already on the roundabout the chances of being T boned are huge. What do I do? Fit a Star trek transporter or give up driving? Either way I would be out of the way. I was sitting at the roundabout (one of them) I use on the way home tonight, but at an entry to the left hand side of the usual route I take. The C-Max straight-lining the roundabout, despite the Polo on his right, brought home just how unobservant/careless some people are. Polo driver escaped being squished only by heavy use of the brakes; I'd have been quite happy being a witness .. .. ..
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2019 22:11:52 GMT
Was behind a tractor last night who indicated left to turn into his farmyard. Before he turned though he decided to put on the 3 million watts of spotlights attached to the rear of his cuntmobile and blinded everyone behind rather than wait a few seconds until he was actually in his cowshit strewn dump of a workplace.
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Post by Tim on May 15, 2019 8:45:42 GMT
I got stuck behind a dawdling, oldish Focus this morning and cursed myself for not overtaking it on the backroad near my house, in my defence its only a short straight and quite narrow so you sort of need their assistance to get past and I wasn't confident I had that.
Anyway several miles later we turned right at a roundabout and joined the stretch of dual carriageway before the Tay Bridge. It is probably just over a mile long and in common with so many people nowadays they went straight into the right lane despite the left one being empty for as far as the eye could see. They accelerated sedately up to about 50 and then just stayed there. I lost patience and undertook and on checking my mirrors further along could see they were still doing the same thing.
Obviously they were going to be turning right at the Dundee end of the bridge but that's about 3 miles so why do they think they're so special?
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Post by scouse on May 16, 2019 8:48:15 GMT
I got stuck behind a dawdling, oldish Focus this morning and cursed myself for not overtaking it on the backroad near my house, in my defence its only a short straight and quite narrow so you sort of need their assistance to get past and I wasn't confident I had that. Anyway several miles later we turned right at a roundabout and joined the stretch of dual carriageway before the Tay Bridge. It is probably just over a mile long and in common with so many people nowadays they went straight into the right lane despite the left one being empty for as far as the eye could see. They accelerated sedately up to about 50 and then just stayed there. I lost patience and undertook and on checking my mirrors further along could see they were still doing the same thing. Obviously they were going to be turning right at the Dundee end of the bridge but that's about 3 miles so why do they think they're so special? A pet hate of mine on the dual carriageway A59 into Liverpool. The shear number of dullards who will move straight to right hand lane because they are turning right at the next set of lights/roundabout even though said junction is a good half mile/mile away.
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Post by Boxer6 on May 17, 2019 7:41:38 GMT
Fucknuggetry abounded this morning, starting before I even got out of our estate! Middle-aged woman in a newish Sportage pulled out of a cud-de-sac about 10 yards ahead of me, then came virtually to a stop as she put her seatbelt on. Then, as we moved on to navigate the right-hand corner to reach the main road, she and the Corsa (female driver again) coming the other way both stopped, as they didn't appear able to pass each other on the bend (I've done so with a bin liorry coming the other way, just to give an idea of the road width there!!!)
To cap it all, another Vx, this time an Adam, essentially stopped on the main 50-60mph road to let me and a Transit, out onto the road. Luckily for him nothing was coming, otherwise he'd have been rammed! All this inside the space of a minute, and it didn't get much better the rest of my journey in!
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Post by johnc on May 17, 2019 14:36:12 GMT
2 guys in an immaculate black E92 M3. I heard them come up the road at the side of the office and thought it sounded seriously quick (not going quickly but the tone of the engine and the speed of the down shifts). I got out my seat to see what it was, just as he joined the main 30mph dual carriageway with full throttle all the way through 1st, 2nd and 3rd. It sounded immense and revved out much more quickly than any similar M3 I have heard (lightened flywheel etc etc) but what speed was he doing in a restricted and built up area?
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 15:12:14 GMT
I suspect the gearing is similar to mine, so third runs beyond 100.
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Post by johnc on May 17, 2019 16:08:36 GMT
I suspect the gearing is similar to mine, so third runs beyond 100. 2 schools and two supermarkets very nearby so that would be jail time then - all for 10secs of enjoyment!
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Post by Alex on May 17, 2019 16:31:19 GMT
Just followed a couple of primates through the village in a fully liveried transit. As they went past my daughters school the passenger window opened and out went a McDonalds cup with a splash of coke across the road. Couple of seconds later and out goes the bag with their burger wrapper and a few stray chips for good measure. They then shot off at considerably more than the 25mph I was doing.
Just phoned the company and got through to the boss who was understandably upset to receive such a call from a member of the public, but as they were going too fast for me to clock the plate he couldn’t say who it was but as he only has two Transits he had a good idea and will be having a few choice words.
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Post by ChrisM on May 18, 2019 1:31:33 GMT
... whoever reversed into my hire car outside the hotel in Malaysia yesterday. Should make the drop-off on Wednesday more interesting. Had been out mid afternoon too so it happened within a 3 hour window... and yes the car is an Asian spec Almera saloon. More on that to come once I'm back home
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 6:46:02 GMT
I suspect the gearing is similar to mine, so third runs beyond 100. 2 schools and two supermarkets very nearby so that would be jail time then - all for 10secs of showing off! FYP - it'd be deserved, I think.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 6:46:58 GMT
Just followed a couple of primates through the village in a fully liveried transit. As they went past my daughters school the passenger window opened and out went a McDonalds cup with a splash of coke across the road. Couple of seconds later and out goes the bag with their burger wrapper and a few stray chips for good measure. They then shot off at considerably more than the 25mph I was doing. Just phoned the company and got through to the boss who was understandably upset to receive such a call from a member of the public, but as they were going too fast for me to clock the plate he couldn’t say who it was but as he only has two Transits he had a good idea and will be having a few choice words. Good for you. I've reported bad drivers to their employers on occasion and they almost invariably take it seriously.
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Post by johnc on May 23, 2019 17:39:54 GMT
I made the mistake of driving to the other side of the river today for a course. First plonker was a Transit sat in the right hand lane of the Clyde Tunnel who wanted to turn left just at the exit of the tunnel. The problem was, I was in the inside lane and there are double white lines all the way through and past his desired exit. Whilst alongside me he indicated left and made quick sideways moves as if he was going to come across and hit me. I accelerated slightly just in case he couldn't see me but no, he knew exactly what he was doing, gave me two fingers for not getting out of his way, then crossed the double whites behind me and accelerated off up his sliproad missing the back of my car by as little as he dared.
No 2 idiot was a young maybe 20 yr old guy in a Mini with his girlfriend. He had the spatial awareness of a blind super tanker captain. Slow (realistically 20mph) but twisting dual lane through a one way section in Paisley where he cut the corners so much I had to stop to prevent hitting him: he did it twice! His girlfriend gave me a look as if it was my fault but I checked my positioning which was smack in the middle of my lane. He then cut a 3rd corner as he went down another road - he is going to get some fright when an HGV takes the side of his car off! He didn't even know I was there.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2019 17:53:35 GMT
Too busy demonstrating his talent at the wheel. Less of a hand and more of a tool.
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Post by Boxer6 on May 30, 2019 7:50:21 GMT
Black X6 behind me on a rain-soaked M80 this morning, blonde bint at the wheel, weaving about wanting to pass me when there was nowhere to go. Wipers on full speed to allow extra-special vision? I don't know.
Calm down Sharon, you're only heading at less & less mph into a traffic jam!
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Post by johnc on Jun 5, 2019 6:47:50 GMT
Someone who uses the same road as me in the morning has got themselves a new i3s and he wants to show everyone how quick it is by pissing people off. This morning was the third or fourth time I have come across him up to the same "tricks". 40mph dual carriageway from a roundabout, up a hill with 3 corners which he saunters up at 30mph in the outside lane with 4 or 5 cars behind him and nothing on his inside (he has done this every time I have seen him). When he gets past the corners he accelerates as hard as he can up to maybe 50mph and this morning he then pulled into the left hand lane. The Golf in front of me accelerated a bit and started to catch the i3 who had slowed down but just as the Golf got close to him the i3 floors it again and disappears. He then did a full bore getaway at the next set of lights and promptly pulled back out into the outside lane for no reason and slowed down again. He might be silent but doesn't he know he is exactly the same as the kid in the civic with the big exhaust and a baseball cap - a real pain in the arse.
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Post by johnc on Jun 22, 2019 11:25:19 GMT
Came to work this morning at 6.30am and encountered two clowns in the space of 2 miles. Having joined my normal 40mph dual carriageway I looked in my mirror and there was something large and white about a 1/4 mile behind me. I looked back at the road drove another few hundred yards and glanced at my mirror again as a white female driven Mk4 Discovery flew past me at what felt like 80mph. She slowed a bit as she reached the 30mph limit which is at the crest of a hill and damn near took off. I didn't see her again. A white A4 then pulled out of a junction right in front of me without stopping, forcing me into a quick move into the outside lane. When we came to a set of lights with a cycle box, he pulled right to the front of it, allowing me to observe his front and rear facing cameras and a small rear window sticker which said "You are being watched": arse! It's a pity no-one filmed his illegal move.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Jul 18, 2019 9:12:24 GMT
Mini roundabouts! A pain in the arse at times but this week a major annoyance. Three consecutive days, driving in to work, same mini roundabout, and each time some clown in the car behind straight lines it, effectively going fully to the right of the mini roundabout. Thinking they are overtaking, considering they are taking a shorter route and that when I move back to the right we are going to be practically in the same place on the road, I stop. Partly to make a point, perhaps. Each time, of course, I'm apparently the villain. The concept of going round it, following the arrows not against them, is clearly lost on them. Fine, when there's nobody about, but...
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Post by ChrisM on Jul 18, 2019 12:49:56 GMT
Mini roundabouts! ...... The concept of going round it, following the arrows not against them, is clearly lost on them. Fine, when there's nobody about, but... No it's not... you are supposed to drive round it, like you would on any "normal" roundabout. That it may be just a painted disc on the road does not mean that you can drive straight over it.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Jul 18, 2019 12:54:53 GMT
Mini roundabouts! ...... The concept of going round it, following the arrows not against them, is clearly lost on them. Fine, when there's nobody about, but... No it's not... you are supposed to drive round it, like you would on any "normal" roundabout. That it may be just a painted disc on the road does not mean that you can drive straight over it. We've got one at the end of our road where I turn right. For 15 years I've not only driven over it, I've cut it out completely and treated it as a normal T junction. I also enjoy watching the people who try to drive round it - the steering to the left, the hard lock right as they try and get their front end round and then the arm twirling as they straighten up. I just turn right. I do embrace the spirit of it though.
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