Sick of hardly anyone indicating these days!

[cyberknight]

I ride by the same mantra

indeed
Im sure we all have stories of bad driving but its so commonplace thats its become the norm.
according to the interweb over 100,000 uninsured drivers and around 20,000 caught whilst driving and thats just the ones the catch let alone the rest that get away with it .

 

[Drago]

It's reckoned about 1.1 million drivers are uninsured, and c.600k are unlicensed (and hence also uninsured, even if they have actually bought a policy.)

 

[biggs682]

The most frightening habit that seems to have got much worse over recent years is jumping red lights.

What red light??

 

[Electric_Andy]

I could have the same rant every time I venture out in the car, which I try to avoid. It also causes tailbacks at roundabouts e.g. those who are taking the exit previous to yours but who don't indicate, so you're sat there like a lemon waiting for them to come around in front of you but they turn off.

 

[Gunk]

could have the same rant every time I venture out in the car, which I try to avoid.

Me too, I just try and relax and leave all the nutters to zoom off and kill someone else.

 

[T4tomo]

As the thread title suggests I'm sick of having to guess what the driver of a vehicle intends to do, seeing as they they will just not use their indicators these days! The latest incident to rattle my cage happened this afternoon when a 4x4 suddenly stopped in front of me on a narrow one way street. After a minute of thinking what was happening the vehicle started to reverse towards me. That was it, I let rip with a long blast on my horn, causing this vehicle to stop reversing. It then moved forward then stopped again, with me giving it another long blast as if to say what the feck are you doing you thick #@!t! I then realised what the driver was up to. She as I saw when I later passed the idiot, was waiting for a vehicle to pull out then the said idiot intended parking in that spot. Why oh why didn't she when waiting for the vehicle to leave so she could park there indicate right, or even put her hazard warning lights on to let me know she intended to park in that spot! The incident ended with her reversing into the space, still not indicating. After about 4 attempts to park up the driver eventually made it, with me glaring at her as I eventually moved on after what must've been 2 minutes of having to wait, wondering what was happening. I've had cars pull out in front of me without indicating, cars stop at junctions, leaving me guessing if they're turning left, right or going straight on, cars as I'm waiting to walk across a road pull in without indicating, when If they had I could've crossed the road sooner etc etc!!

I really cant see where you are going with this thread

 

[cyberknight]

What red light??

you mean they are driving like cyclists ( apparently ..... )

 

[pawl]

As the thread title suggests I'm sick of having to guess what the driver of a vehicle intends to do, seeing as they they will just not use their indicators these days! The latest incident to rattle my cage happened this afternoon when a 4x4 suddenly stopped in front of me on a narrow one way street. After a minute of thinking what was happening the vehicle started to reverse towards me. That was it, I let rip with a long blast on my horn, causing this vehicle to stop reversing. It then moved forward then stopped again, with me giving it another long blast as if to say what the feck are you doing you thick #@!t! I then realised what the driver was up to. She as I saw when I later passed the idiot, was waiting for a vehicle to pull out then the said idiot intended parking in that spot. Why oh why didn't she when waiting for the vehicle to leave so she could park there indicate right, or even put her hazard warning lights on to let me know she intended to park in that spot! The incident ended with her reversing into the space, still not indicating. After about 4 attempts to park up the driver eventually made it, with me glaring at her as I eventually moved on after what must've been 2 minutes of having to wait, wondering what was happening. I've had cars pull out in front of me without indicating, cars stop at junctions, leaving me guessing if they're turning left, right or going straight on, cars as I'm waiting to walk across a road pull in without indicating, when If they had I could've crossed the road sooner etc etc!!

Everything in cars these days turn on automatically head lights wiper'etc.Probably think indicators do the same

 

[Sixmile]

Often when I indicate, my wipers come on.

Can't get used to the Jimny having everything on the opposite side to what I was used to in my Civic.

 

[Drago]

Often when I indicate, my wipers come on.

Do that on a Friday night and that's a sign you need to blow into the machine until I say stop, Sir.

 

[Accy cyclist]

The most frightening habit that seems to have got much worse over recent years is jumping red lights.

If It's lights where I can't see to my left or right, due to buildings etc I either hesitate, looking left and right as I move on, or give it 5 seconds after the light has gone on green before setting off. I'm just glad my small Fiat 500 has highly rated side impact protection.

 

[Accy cyclist]

There's one particular road in Accrington where even though I have right of way over those approaching from the left or the right I always hesitate and look left and right, as a few years ago I had to slam my brakes on to avoid being hit from the right by one of those old biddy drivers with hands firmly gripping the steering wheel, head forward with her eyes fixed firmly ahead, tunnel vision style! She looked like she was on something! Tranquilizers or something illegal maybe!!🧐

 

[Profpointy]

Do that on a Friday night and that's a sign you need to blow into the machine until I say stop, Sir.

I did that on my driving test as my instructor had replaced his car a few days prior. I still passed as I instantly corrected, though I'm sure the examiner noticed but he said nowt (about that anyway)

My dad's car was an automatic so I had plenty of driving around practice in that but needed a manual for the instruction and test

 

[Accy cyclist]

I did that on my driving test as my instructor had replaced his car a few days prior. I still passed as I instantly corrected, though I'm sure the examiner noticed but he said nowt (about that anyway)

My dad's car was an automatic so I had plenty of driving around practice in that but needed a manual for the instruction and test

How much do they pay for lessons these days I wonder?🤔 I paid £3.20 a lesson with the BSM, from November 1977 to November 1978, after I passed my test at the 3rd attempt. I remember my driving instructor wearing his BSM nylon car coat and smoking Senior Service cigarettes one after the other!!🤢

 

[cyberknight]

How much do they pay for lessons these days I wonder?🤔 I paid £3.20 a lesson with the BSM, from November 1977 to November 1978, after I passed my test at the 3rd attempt. I remember my driving instructor wearing his BSM nylon car coat and smoking Senior Service cigarettes one after the other!!🤢

£30 an hour seems to be the going rate