What is your pet peeve as a motorist?
People who don't use turn signals as if I'm a psychic and know they're going to make a left and now I am trapped behind them when I could have gone around had they given advance notice.
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approachingmyexpirationdate · 70-79, M
not turning on lights when it's dark
not signalling their turn and stopping short
weaving in traffic
tailgating when you're in the slow lane
trying to make a left hand turn across a busy street and expecting people to stop for them
oh and pulling out in front of you and not speeding up
not signalling their turn and stopping short
weaving in traffic
tailgating when you're in the slow lane
trying to make a left hand turn across a busy street and expecting people to stop for them
oh and pulling out in front of you and not speeding up
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@approachingmyexpirationdate Cyclists are the worst for Point 1, I have found. Far too many either wilfully and illegally use no lights at all, not even a rear reflector, or they fit extremely intense spot-lamps so as to dazzle anyone coming the other way.
I've seen cars being driven light-less even when the night itself is fully dark, but in areas with bright street-lighting where the headlamps don't really illuminate the way ahead. This is rare though, and I think more likely by the driver's forgetfulness rather than will.
I know it's colloquially called the "slow lane" but officially there is no such thing on British motorways and dual-carriageways: especially on a motorway, the outside lane is for over-taking. I think this is not mere word-play by the Department of Transport but an attempt not to encourage exceeding the speed-limits.
I've seen cars being driven light-less even when the night itself is fully dark, but in areas with bright street-lighting where the headlamps don't really illuminate the way ahead. This is rare though, and I think more likely by the driver's forgetfulness rather than will.
I know it's colloquially called the "slow lane" but officially there is no such thing on British motorways and dual-carriageways: especially on a motorway, the outside lane is for over-taking. I think this is not mere word-play by the Department of Transport but an attempt not to encourage exceeding the speed-limits.