| Moving on from The Scots 21:58 - Jun 19 with 3518 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Has anyone else noticed that an awful lot of car drivers seem to have lost all perception of spacial awareness now?
I can't go into a supermarket any more without meeting a car having come onto my side of the road after they go around a corner.
Or is it just me? |  |
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| Driving standards.... on 22:01 - Jun 19 with 2778 views | Bloots |
....are at an all time low.
Nobody indicates at roundabouts anymore.
Drivers randomly stop to let others pull out of side roads.
They cut corners when turning right.
Etc, etc.......god I'm getting old. |  |
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| Moving on from The Scots on 22:01 - Jun 19 with 2765 views | Guthrum |
Drivers in Cheltenham are notoriously bad. I have found this also. |  |
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| Driving standards.... on 22:02 - Jun 19 with 2769 views | PhilTWTD |
| Driving standards.... on 22:01 - Jun 19 by Bloots |
....are at an all time low.
Nobody indicates at roundabouts anymore.
Drivers randomly stop to let others pull out of side roads.
They cut corners when turning right.
Etc, etc.......god I'm getting old. |
I'll dispute the roundabout thing, people do indicate but in too many cases incorrectly! I'm equally getting old. |  | | |
| Moving on from The Scots on 22:04 - Jun 19 with 2729 views | tonybied |
Driving standards on the whole are abysmal nowadays. There appears to be no etiquette at all anymore, and everyone seems to want to get to their destination as quickly as possible without any thought to the consequences of their actions. |  | | |
| They appear to indicate.... on 22:09 - Jun 19 with 2676 views | Bloots |
| Driving standards.... on 22:02 - Jun 19 by PhilTWTD |
I'll dispute the roundabout thing, people do indicate but in too many cases incorrectly! I'm equally getting old. |
....as they approach the roundabout, but then don't as they leave it. Or they just have the original signal still going.
I doubt I'll sleep tonight now I've started thinking about this.
I may write a letter to the paper. | |
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| Driving standards.... on 22:12 - Jun 19 with 2650 views | Illinoisblue |
| Driving standards.... on 22:01 - Jun 19 by Bloots |
....are at an all time low.
Nobody indicates at roundabouts anymore.
Drivers randomly stop to let others pull out of side roads.
They cut corners when turning right.
Etc, etc.......god I'm getting old. |
I will not be telling my fellow Americans about this. They are confused enough already by roundabouts. Telling them to indicate would bring the country to a standstill. |  |
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| Moving on from The Scots on 22:22 - Jun 19 with 2591 views | redrickstuhaart |
Absolutely right. My perception is it coincided with covid, though I can't explain the correlation.
People no longer give a shyte about which side of the road they are on. They drive down the middle, or a foot over the centre. Perhaps its phones... |  | | |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:23 - Jun 19 with 2579 views | Bloots |
| Moving on from The Scots on 22:22 - Jun 19 by redrickstuhaart |
Absolutely right. My perception is it coincided with covid, though I can't explain the correlation.
People no longer give a shyte about which side of the road they are on. They drive down the middle, or a foot over the centre. Perhaps its phones... |
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| Moving on from The Scots on 22:26 - Jun 19 with 2551 views | jontysnut |
Driving through Bradford is like being in a particularly implausible video game. |  | | |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:27 - Jun 19 with 2547 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:23 - Jun 19 by Bloots |
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They make you think?
I thought they gave you Aspergers, or Dyslexia or sumthik. | |
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| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:36 - Jun 19 with 2505 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:27 - Jun 19 by Cheltenham_Blue |
They make you think?
I thought they gave you Aspergers, or Dyslexia or sumthik. |
No. There is no likely correlation with vaccines. What an absurd suggestion. | | | |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:39 - Jun 19 with 2485 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:36 - Jun 19 by redrickstuhaart |
No. There is no likely correlation with vaccines. What an absurd suggestion. |
Oooh. I don’t know if this is a whooosh or not a whooosh.
Surely you don’t think I was being serious?
Or are you trying to whoosh the whoosh? [Post edited 19 Jun 2024 22:42]
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| Driving standards.... on 22:40 - Jun 19 with 2474 views | WeWereZombies |
| Driving standards.... on 22:12 - Jun 19 by Illinoisblue |
I will not be telling my fellow Americans about this. They are confused enough already by roundabouts. Telling them to indicate would bring the country to a standstill. |
On the other hand, if that creeping round on a left turn even though the lights are red thing was made legal in Britain the number of accidents would at least double. |  |
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| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:48 - Jun 19 with 2420 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:39 - Jun 19 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Oooh. I don’t know if this is a whooosh or not a whooosh.
Surely you don’t think I was being serious?
Or are you trying to whoosh the whoosh? [Post edited 19 Jun 2024 22:42]
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You appear to have quoted someone else saying it. I have that someone on ignore. So that was my reply to the suggestion. | | | |
| Driving standards.... on 22:52 - Jun 19 with 2376 views | You_Bloo_Right |
| Driving standards.... on 22:12 - Jun 19 by Illinoisblue |
I will not be telling my fellow Americans about this. They are confused enough already by roundabouts. Telling them to indicate would bring the country to a standstill. |
Ah now we may have hit upon a perfect You The Jury episode.
Roundabout or 4-Way Stop: You decide.
(Those wishing to join the discussion must always give way to the speaker on their right)
Edited for spellig.
Though I quite like the idea of a 4-Way Sop [Post edited 19 Jun 2024 22:57]
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| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:55 - Jun 19 with 2362 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:48 - Jun 19 by redrickstuhaart |
You appear to have quoted someone else saying it. I have that someone on ignore. So that was my reply to the suggestion. |
Why are you responding to someone you have on ignore?
Just ignore it. That’s the point of the feature. | |
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| Moving on from The Scots on 22:56 - Jun 19 with 2353 views | Ftnfwest |
Sort of the other way round in London, people just walk into the road and expect cars to stop for them |  | | |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 23:19 - Jun 19 with 2235 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:55 - Jun 19 by Cheltenham_Blue |
Why are you responding to someone you have on ignore?
Just ignore it. That’s the point of the feature. |
You quoted the stupid vaccine comment so I responded. | | | |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:26 - Jun 19 with 2212 views | VanSaParody |
People turning right at a t junction & you're behind them wanting to turn left
Usually, it's wide enough for 2 cars til the d!ck turning right positions their car precisely where you can't turn left
What's that all about?
All cars, not just modern ones, are factory fitted with two of the best inventions ever...
a steering wheel
& glass/windows
Most of the time, these morons take an unnecessary length of time to turn right while they wait for enough room from both directions, while I could have turned left ages ago
But, no, I've got to wait for them cos they can't see through the window where to turn the steering wheel to position their car properly at a t junction
What if I'm an emergency vehicle with my blues & two's on? Well, I hope one day they're blocking an emergency responder on way to a call to their wife
...you can tell I'm wound up about this, can't you?!! |  | | |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:40 - Jun 19 with 2127 views | redrickstuhaart |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:26 - Jun 19 by VanSaParody |
People turning right at a t junction & you're behind them wanting to turn left
Usually, it's wide enough for 2 cars til the d!ck turning right positions their car precisely where you can't turn left
What's that all about?
All cars, not just modern ones, are factory fitted with two of the best inventions ever...
a steering wheel
& glass/windows
Most of the time, these morons take an unnecessary length of time to turn right while they wait for enough room from both directions, while I could have turned left ages ago
But, no, I've got to wait for them cos they can't see through the window where to turn the steering wheel to position their car properly at a t junction
What if I'm an emergency vehicle with my blues & two's on? Well, I hope one day they're blocking an emergency responder on way to a call to their wife
...you can tell I'm wound up about this, can't you?!! |
Definitely this too. | | | |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:47 - Jun 19 with 2110 views | WeWereZombies |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:26 - Jun 19 by VanSaParody |
People turning right at a t junction & you're behind them wanting to turn left
Usually, it's wide enough for 2 cars til the d!ck turning right positions their car precisely where you can't turn left
What's that all about?
All cars, not just modern ones, are factory fitted with two of the best inventions ever...
a steering wheel
& glass/windows
Most of the time, these morons take an unnecessary length of time to turn right while they wait for enough room from both directions, while I could have turned left ages ago
But, no, I've got to wait for them cos they can't see through the window where to turn the steering wheel to position their car properly at a t junction
What if I'm an emergency vehicle with my blues & two's on? Well, I hope one day they're blocking an emergency responder on way to a call to their wife
...you can tell I'm wound up about this, can't you?!! |
I very much agree with you but, playing Devil's advocate, drivers who hardly position themselves by the centre line might be doing so out of fear of those reprobates who cut the corner when coming in the other direction. | |
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| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 00:06 - Jun 20 with 2074 views | BlueBadger |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 22:23 - Jun 19 by Bloots |
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I'm slightly disappointed you didn't catch a few more here. Masterful, underrated work. |  |
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| ...and you can't tell if they're boys or girls now. on 00:13 - Jun 20 with 2065 views | BlueBadger |
| They appear to indicate.... on 22:09 - Jun 19 by Bloots |
....as they approach the roundabout, but then don't as they leave it. Or they just have the original signal still going.
I doubt I'll sleep tonight now I've started thinking about this.
I may write a letter to the paper. |
Or hear the words. | |
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| Moving on from The Scots on 00:58 - Jun 20 with 2035 views | Ryorry |
| Moving on from The Scots on 23:26 - Jun 19 by VanSaParody |
People turning right at a t junction & you're behind them wanting to turn left
Usually, it's wide enough for 2 cars til the d!ck turning right positions their car precisely where you can't turn left
What's that all about?
All cars, not just modern ones, are factory fitted with two of the best inventions ever...
a steering wheel
& glass/windows
Most of the time, these morons take an unnecessary length of time to turn right while they wait for enough room from both directions, while I could have turned left ages ago
But, no, I've got to wait for them cos they can't see through the window where to turn the steering wheel to position their car properly at a t junction
What if I'm an emergency vehicle with my blues & two's on? Well, I hope one day they're blocking an emergency responder on way to a call to their wife
...you can tell I'm wound up about this, can't you?!! |
One back at 4x4 haters - a couple of months ago I was waiting, first in line, at red lights, when an ambulance with blues n twos going came right up behind me - being in a 4WD, was able to let it through by mounting the kerb & going up onto the grassy bank on my left.
Illy - sorry to say that the worst drivers are Americans around USA bases in the UK - some of them either have seriously defective sight, or don’t even bother looking to see if anyone’s coming before pulling out.
Over the white line - don’t get me started - large van on narrow country lane yesterday about a foot over when cutting a bend resulted in me pruning someone’s hedge for them on my near side - good job it wasn’t a stone wall. |  |
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| I only got one…. on 01:02 - Jun 20 with 2009 views | Bloots |
| Vaccines. Makes you think doesn't it? (n/t) on 00:06 - Jun 20 by BlueBadger |
I'm slightly disappointed you didn't catch a few more here. Masterful, underrated work. |
…but he’s pretending to have me on ignore, so I get extra points for that. | |
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