Stupid Driver Stories

^ That is awesome! :thumbsup:

BTW witnessed a bit of old fashioned 'I'll just cut across three lanes of traffic right in front of everyone else pulling away from the traffic lights because I need to get into the right lane to make a right turn at the last possible minute and cause the entire line of traffic to stomp on their brakes,' from a fellow Jazz driver today. Stupid woman, doing nothing for the 'women drivers' stigma there and a pushy one at that. :mad:
 
^We call that a Long Island right here. It's pretty much normal, only it's normally done on the highway.
 
Zesty said:
Stupid woman
Click to expand...

I knew it. As I was reading your post, one thought came to my mind: it must've been a woman's fault. Bingo. :lol:
 
Was driving down a dual carriageway this evening, when I looked up to see a bright yellow Lupo pull out into the outside lane right into the side of a van. She was indeed blonde.
 
Yesterday, I was at a roundabout. While crossing it, two young boy in an old Audi A3 (quite well maintained, I admit it, but basic model), cut me off, so I honked (hard, but not with rage). The imbecil at the wheels didn't stop anyway, then slowed down and waited for me to exit, then followed me. I could see from the rearview mirror that he was quite mad and swerving and acelarating like a fool. At the following roundabout, I stopped at the priority sign, and he showed up on my left. Both the guys in the car were saying something in a hey-look-at-me-I'm-so-full-of-testosterone-I-can-only-move-double-speed, style. For once, I couldn't be bothered at all, so I haven't pretty much even looked at them and drove away on the right, towards the exit. They followed again, driving like a turkey trying yo show off and then they sped-up towards god-only-knows (and nobody-really-cares) where.

My hate for arrogant people actually trascended into "who cares about those two idiots?"
 
Today I saw someone with a horse box trying to get through a McDrive.

I guess I don't have to go into details :D
 
I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but here's another thing that happens to me every single day:

Driving in the outside lane in moderate traffic, I leave a reasonable amount of space between the car in front of me and my own. You know the whole driving school "3 second rule?" I do something like 2. Of course, in Massachusetts this is a GAPING HOLE and drivers will speed up behind me, tailgate for a few minutes, then swerve around the car, undertake, and cut me off, only to brake hard for the person in front of me. YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE JUST BECAUSE I LEFT SPACE DOES NOT MEAN I AM GOING SLOWER THAN THE CAR IN FRONT. I've taken closing the gap a bit if I see that incoming.

EDIT: by 'outside lane' I mean 'fast lane,' which is the left lane over here... which is actually more like the inside lane... you get the idea
 
Last edited:
MacGuffin said:
Today I saw someone with a horse box trying to get through a McDrive.

I guess I don't have to go into details :D
Click to expand...

When I was little my mom did that once. She ended up knocking over a sign that was hanging too low.
 
thevictor390 said:
I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but here's another thing that happens to me every single day:

Driving in the outside lane in moderate traffic, I leave a reasonable amount of space between the car in front of me and my own. You know the whole driving school "3 second rule?" I do something like 2. Of course, in Massachusetts this is a GAPING HOLE and drivers will speed up behind me, tailgate for a few minutes, then swerve around the car, undertake, and cut me off, only to brake hard for the person in front of me. YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE JUST BECAUSE I LEFT SPACE DOES NOT MEAN I AM GOING SLOWER THAN THE CAR IN FRONT. I've taken closing the gap a bit if I see that incoming.

EDIT: by 'outside lane' I mean 'fast lane,' which is the left lane over here... which is actually more like the inside lane... you get the idea
Click to expand...

2 seconds? YOU ARE WASTING ROAD SPACE, 2 NANO SECONDS is more like it :D
 
Speedtouch said:
Was driving down a dual carriageway this evening, when I looked up to see a bright yellow Lupo pull out into the outside lane right into the side of a van. She was indeed blonde.
Click to expand...

I nearly did that on the M1 a while ago, but that was because of the enormous blind spot the Series III has that I hadn't noticed before because I rarely drive on dual carriageways or motorways. I missed him though so everything is fine.

We have the 2 second rule.
 
MacGuffin said:
Today I saw someone with a horse box trying to get through a McDrive.

I guess I don't have to go into details :D
Click to expand...

I used to have an old 1956 Double Decker (bright yellow, with red wheelarches - proper Noddy colours), which I took through the McD's Drive-thru in Bridgwaterfor a laugh...
I only bought a milkshake though, 'cos I'm vegetarian. :mrgreen:

Got some great looks on a busy Saturday, I can tell you! :lol:
 
Pug said:
I used to have an old 1956 Double Decker (bright yellow, with red wheelarches - proper Noddy colours), which I took through the McD's Drive-thru in Bridgwaterfor a laugh...
I only bought a milkshake though, 'cos I'm vegetarian. :mrgreen:

Got some great looks on a busy Saturday, I can tell you! :lol:
Click to expand...

You held everybody up for a milkshake? :lol:

Our local McDrive has a roof, so you'd never get a bus in there. Well, not without knocking half of the building down anyway.
 
thevictor390 said:
I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but here's another thing that happens to me every single day:

Driving in the outside lane in moderate traffic, I leave a reasonable amount of space between the car in front of me and my own. You know the whole driving school "3 second rule?" I do something like 2. Of course, in Massachusetts this is a GAPING HOLE and drivers will speed up behind me, tailgate for a few minutes, then swerve around the car, undertake, and cut me off, only to brake hard for the person in front of me. YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE JUST BECAUSE I LEFT SPACE DOES NOT MEAN I AM GOING SLOWER THAN THE CAR IN FRONT. I've taken closing the gap a bit if I see that incoming.

EDIT: by 'outside lane' I mean 'fast lane,' which is the left lane over here... which is actually more like the inside lane... you get the idea
Click to expand...

Aw sweetie you need to learn to leave less than a car length at 65 in this state :lol: Stopping distance is only workable on a clear road.
 
Yea, I just speed up for that shit and make them get back behind me.

Joys of having a manual transmission car reason #283: Causing the person behind you to jump on the brakes cause you can slow down without yours.
 
my car is automatic and I hardly ever use the brakes to slow down.
 
One of my favorite bands has had 10+ years of ongoing issues trying to get their tour bus through McDrives. They made a video of the process while on tour this past summer.
 
No I don't have to use the brakes even in automatic mode.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top