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Anyone who drives a car or motorcycle, even on short hops, will have in your life come across other drivers who you deem to be down right irritating and frustrating or possibly even irresponsible....

I have a family friend that refuses to drive near the speed limit, 20 in 30mph, 40 in 60mph etc, slowing excessively for corners, trundeling slowly down any straight bit of road with no regard to traffic build up behind who want to drive to the speed limit (and those that want to speed) The same person also complains about anyone else who drives him somewhere as he thinks your are driving far to fast.

People who pull out of junctions in front of you causing you to slow down rapidly is bad enough, but when they don't even bother to speed up for ages is very frustrating for the poor sod who just had to brake sharply to let them pull out safely.

A driver was waiting at a T junction as I was driving up to it and I could see the driver looking left then right then left and right etc, waiting for a gap in traffic to enter onto the main road. But just as I get to the T junction for reason UNKNOWN the driver pulls out in front of me causing a possible fatal accident for the other driver definatly and possible serious injuries to myself. Rover brakes are awesome on the 214-models

People racing up to junctions and pulling out without even looking (this happens more so on my trading estate at work than on normal roads)

People not indicating when turning off to a side road and just brake sharply before turning

Do you dakkaties have any pet hates, or suffered some form of stupidity from other drivers you wish to share.
(I by no means claim to be the worlds best driver and have a handful of stories myself that when I look back, I think "how could I have been so bloody stupid?")

Plain and simple hates. tail gaters in 30mph areas... tailing me wont make me drive any faster, honestly i'm driving at the limit. you wont make me go any faster by driving really close behind me.

I posted my application for a provisional license yesterday, so I guess I've got all this to look forward to...

People who sit in a straight or right hand turn lane, and don't indicate because they think its a dedicated lane.

I know it's not me driving too but I was nearly killed on my bike by someone doing that.

I get New York and New Jersey Drivers to deal with every day.

Rush hour rules tend to dictate traffic - don't go above 20mph over the speed limit,and you're ok (highway - cops don't even really patrol during those hours).

Invariably, however, I'll get stuck behind somebody in the left lane (er, the 'fast' lane for our left-side-of-the-road-driving friends) going at or below the posted speed limit....and right in front of some bellend who thinks they're Mario frickin-Andretti.

And then the people who honk their horns in bumper-to-bumper traffic or red-lights. Yeah, that'll get you moving.

People who talk on their phones while driving. I have three or four near-death encounters every time I leave the house because of these fethers,

I been driven round a city center in Italy once when I was younger. The moment poeple stopped at junctions or traffic lights the Italians literally started honking the horns. It was so funny that my dad joined in and started honking. How they thought that honking the horn will make the lights go green quicker is beyond me.

I was behind a woman who was messing with her hair in the mirror something cronic, weaving dangerously over the dual carrigeway, I gave her a very wide berth as trying to go past was NOT an option

Ah yes, the cell phones - Lord how I hate people who talk (and especially who text) whilst driving.

Also - people who seem to believe that their hood ornaments should align with the lane dividing lines.

Phones, why dont they just buy a bluetooth headset?

People, including my wife, who talk or text on phones. There's no joy like seeing some chick soming up behind me with one hand on a cell phone, and the other hand gesturing wildly as she is talking.

I remember Jagged Alliance 2 had a similar question about this sort of thing and one answer really stood out to me as one that should be standard in all cars: hood-mounted rocket launchers.

Biggest pet peeve that sends me into an absolute rage:

TURN OFF YOUR GODDAMN TURN SIGNAL.

Yesterday, I was behind a douche on the interstate who had his signal on for SEVEN MILES before I fianlly got to my exit. I was flashing them, trying to get some message to them (other than ramming them off the road) that they had it on. Never got the clue.


On Cell phones: I think a law was just passed or is near passing here in the US that it is a highly finable offense to text while driving. And that is good.

EMP cannon, they are left unhurt but nothing electronic will work for them (mobile phones etc)

Failing that, if you DO want to hurt them, fire it as they approach a sharp bend "laughs evily"

@Frazzled
I've confiscated poeples phones if they do that while I'm in the car with them. If they want to kill themselves thats fine, but they aren't taking me with over a bleeding phone call that can wait 5min


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@Mattlov
I'm not 100% sure if its a seperate law or not, but police in the UK will fine you and add points on your licence for texting or phoning classing it as "driving without due care and attention"


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also includes things like applying lip stick or messing with maps, etc, IIRC

By state Matty.

I live in Japan. It is full of old people. Yoda old people. Japan has the elderly market cornered. They like to stop their cars anywhere on any given street to take a nap or chat with a friend who might be there at the time. But, that is nothing compared to the way they bicycle around like they are protected by an impenetrable Aura of Absolute protection. Fearless might come close to describing it. It is maddening.

I have a motorcycle which I drive in the town as taking the car is too dangerous and I fear that I will hit some old codger as he is biking down the road having a beer at 8 am on his bicycle. They like to drive hammered on their bicycles too.

The Highway and the bigger cities driving is way easier and there are hardly any accidents or complaints, so the car is the way to go. It's just here in Dogpatch, Japan.

Agh.....today was one of those commutes to work where people decided to drive 45 on a 50 (really 60) mph road.

If it weren't illegal, I would love to build a signal jammer that I could plug in that would cast a 50ft radius bubble of "no radio/whathaveyou frequencies" around my car.

People who don't look beside them before changing lane on the highway.

Truly WTF are you thinking?

It leaves me speachless

Jin wrote:Agh.....today was one of those commutes to work where people decided to drive 45 on a 50 (really 60) mph road.

If it weren't illegal, I would love to build a signal jammer that I could plug in that would cast a 50ft radius bubble of "no radio/whathaveyou frequencies" around my car.

So it's illegal to have a cell phone jammer where you live? That's a terrible regime if I ever heard of one. I've considered getting one and taking it to the movie theater with me, people are so inconsiderate.

People who wont get the hell out of the left hand lane..


Its the PASSING lane. If your not passing get out of it.

People who use the middle left hand turn lane as a right hand on-ramp. IT'S NOT AN ON RAMP!!! AARAGGJJRKKKDDKFWTFBBQ

Seriously that is one of the most dangerous, dumb maneuvers ever.

hellsguardian316 wrote:I been driven round a city center in Italy once when I was younger. The moment poeple stopped at junctions or traffic lights the Italians literally started honking the horns. It was so funny that my dad joined in and started honking. How they thought that honking the horn will make the lights go green quicker is beyond me.

My dad was in I taly recently. and he said that compared to other times he has visited honking is down (he was in Rome). When he asked his guide he said that it had gotten so bad that legislation was made against it.

On that note my father drives like a maniac in traffic, one time he almost killed my whole family, we finally got out of a three hour jam and he decided it was wise to overtake a lorry on the area where a dual carriageway became a single carriageway, WITH A LORRY COMING THE OTHER WAY!!! Almost lost a wing mirror, and our lives

I hate the fact that most people are driving automatic transmissions especially in the USA - if everyone drove manuals then people would be better and more attentive drivers imo.

People who park on the sidewalk when the rest of their driveway is empty. I've smashed my bicycle into about ten so far (although this might be my fault for riding while looking behind me at my friend, who is making some strange agitated gestures and seems to be shooting "look out!")

Where to start...

People who cut you off

People who accelerate when you try to pass them.

People who slow down to watch the scenery, but do not stop at the convenient pullout located to the righthand side of the road!

Tailgaters.

People who honk when you stop at a redlight.

People who pass you then slow down

Leapfroggers.

Guess who just came back from a cartrip?

I'm a driver, not a motorist. I find that a lot of people on the road are there simply because the car is a means to an end. I adore driving and I know I am very good at it. It just gets to me sometimes when I have to avoid 2-5 accidents each day because of a lot of dipsh1ts on the road.

To take a page from Top Gear, you should actually have an interest in cars in order to drive.

When you're merging on to the highway and the cars in the right lane on said highway won't move into the left hand lane that is totally open to give you space to get on easily.

Trucks transporting livestock (pigs or cows) that have animal sh!t that flies out the sides at 120km/h (75mph)

hellsguardian316 wrote:I been driven round a city center in Italy once when I was younger.

see now there's your problem

EVIL!!!



This thing has to be A.) really hard to see out of at the back... or B.) only bought by total douche-bags...

I fail to see how all prius drivers are total D-bags... but I will not discount that distinct possibility. Maybe because it looks like... hmmm... a whale? It is hardly phallic though, that is why I find it so funny. Perhaps the Smug is real, and peoples brains just switch into "I am going to totally mess with all the other drivers" mode.

Who knows? ...seriously, I need a reason...

My only theory is that all Prius are actually driven by robots... and Dr. Evil is the master mind behind this whole scheme to irritate the crap out of me...

Just got my driver's license today but these are from my permit.

Anyway, my biggest pet peeve are the douche nozzles that, when you are trying to get into their lane, speed up. Not slow down so they can let me in, but speed up. And they are behind your car.

Ex:
----|---Other car
----|----
ME-|---
----|---
----|---
----|---Douche

So I can get into the area, but then douche speeds up, so I have to slow down to get in. Lovely.

People who drive Escalades. Complete and utter donkey caves. Think they own the road because they drive a hunk of metal that looks like a pile of crud.

Tailgaters. I do my best not to do this, but people coming up behind me and sitting there annoys me. I just brake for a second to get them away.

People who don't signal when changing lanes. I can deal with speeding cars and cars that go really slow, but every time someone does this, I barely avoid accidents. Inconsiderate jerks.

Vladsimpaler wrote:People who don't signal when changing lanes. I can deal with speeding cars and cars that go really slow, but every time someone does this, I barely avoid accidents. Inconsiderate jerks.

These people... AAARRrrrghhh!!!

I have to say that most of my energy I spend while driving is keeping track of the bad drivers on the road. I have found that if I can spot the moron (like a game ) my driving experience will be much more pleasant.

OH SNAP... How did I forget the Blinders!

High beams are meant to be used considerately of other drivers, and I cannot imagine a more dangerous way to drive than leaving your high beams on. Something I have gotten into the habit of is to blink my high beams a few times before I take a blind corner, and most people get the message early that way. At some point I will finish my paintball machine gun turret, and at that point... IT'S ON!!!



HEH...HEH... HEEEEeeeeeeee!!!

It really can't get much cooler than that... wait... mini drone-copters, with paintball bombs.... That is a frakking winning combo



This is most definitely a goal of mine now... so much more awesome than a re-built Sherman .