Why is it that some deivers turn into absolute morons when it rains?!

[TVR6 0]

F*CK F*CK F*CK!!!

Pootling along in a 50 observing the speed limit and warming her up nicely (the car) and some pr*ck pulls right in front of me at the last moment, I brake hard and thank God for ABS. The moron shoots me a dirty look when I beep and flash him!

I'm now on the A4 heading to London when some arse swings from the left lane in front of me to over take a bus, narrowly missing me. Again I hit the brakes and the ABS does it's job. I flash and beep and he extends me the middle finger!

300/400 yards down the road, 3 lanes merge into 2, this is where everyone battles to get in front but oh my God, I don't beleive it, less than 20 yards to go and this Daewo Leganza (?!) swings out from behind me, floors it and actually tries to take the front of my car off but thinks better of it when he realises that he'll end up wedged between me and the central barrier. Pr*ck actually accelerates along side me afterwards and begins to give me verbal! This time it's my middle finger that goes up followed by a stream of expletives.

Finally, a clear road ahead and hardly any cars, EXCEPT, this bloody TT Quattro that comes shooting out of the petrol stations trying to jump the lights and realising he's not going to make it drops the anchors right in front of me! If ever ABS justified itself, it was today. The guy actually half gets out of the car and holds his hands up in a gesture of apology and I simply nod through gitted teeth and let is pass.

Unbeleivable? I can barely believe it happened myself!

Sorry, rant over ~

[antera309 3]

The raft of accidents that we always get on the motorways whenever it goes from dry to wet speaks for itself.

Wet, greasy roads cause us responsible drivers to slow down, but all this does to the dickheads is frustrate them and make them drive even more irresponsibly.

These people think they're immune to accidents. Thousands every year find out they're not.

[Matt W 4]

Yeah and have you ever wondered why people will leave it till the last minute to pull our in front of you. Then when you check your rear view mirror there's nothing behind you so it would have been far more safer and less agro for all it they waited an extra 10secs....

[Pittuf 0]

There are plenty of muppets on the road.

I had a moan at someone this morning.....It amazes me how uncourteous and just plain unaware some people are.

In my little village there are many roads where you have to wait sometimes because the roads are too thin.

I pulled round a corner this morning and see a van reversing into a drive covering most of the road. I can see a post office van ahead waiting already to come towards me, the road was down to one lane due to parked cars and it was my right of way, but he was waiting first so I let him through when it was clear.

In the mean time another car turns up coming towards me....the P/O van was just getting out my way so I think, right its my right of way I can go. I beging to pull forward but the old woman has decieded to come through anyway.

Now I know we have all sneaked through a gap behind someone else before, but not when the other person is virtually through the gap already.....I should have just gone forward and made her reverse back out to emphasis it was my right of way.

[Buzzark 0]

The answer is: They were morons before it rained, the rain just highlights the level of stupidity more than normal.

[TVR6 0]

What's even more annoying, is that whilst the more responsible of us ure doing are best not to smash into the back of these morons, we're also having to check our rear view mirrors and all around us to make sure that any action we do take i.e. sudden braking, doesn't end up causing someone else to pile into the back of us. And all while the inconsiderate pr*ck who started it all continues about his or her journey. It particularly gets to me when I have my little daughter in the car with me. Perish the thought but God help anyone that causes an accident whilst I have my little girl with me. I would happily be locked up for my actions ~

[fritzenberg 3]

yes but the triffic cops won`t go after these clowns they`d rather go after us otherwise sensible drivers when we give it a bit of boot on a clear dry road!!

[Craig 0]

I live in Hayes, Middlesex. Near misses are almost a daily occurrence for me.

All I can say is if poor driving, terrible awareness and arrogant inconsideration annoy you, whatever you do, steer well clear of Southall and its vicinity!

[jezmoz 0]

the real problem that needs addressing is the amount of illegal drivers on the road. those with no license, no tax, no insurance! If one of these scrubbers whacks into the back of you, you're doomed. Also old people need to be retested, they can't drive for shit, white van men should be shot at birth (apologies to any that don't drive like wankers). Boy racers and BMW owners should be extracted from their cars and beaten with big sticks for driving like cunts. Finally people with massive 4 x 4 TANKS, should be given penis implants or should be told that their car will not fit in the space next to me in the car park . Seems to me the worst drivers are

scrubbers (imigrants, chavs etc they drive unroad worthy cars , badly)

teenage girls (shit their pants at anything that moves, always on mobiles, singing instead of looking at road, talking to mate in passenger seat)

women (more concerned with the clothes that are reduced in shop windows, rather than the car infront)

old people (can't see, hear, drive???)

(boy) racers (don't care at all)

taxi drivers, bus drivers, white van men (not their insurance , who cares if i smash a lovely VR6 to bits)

and breath , thanks for listening

[richievr 1]

the real problem that needs addressing is the amount of illegal drivers on the road. those with no license' date=' no tax, no insurance! If one of these scrubbers whacks into the back of you, you're doomed. Also old people need to be retested, they can't drive for shit, white van men should be shot at birth (apologies to any that don't drive like wankers). Boy racers and BMW owners should be extracted from their cars and beaten with big sticks for driving like cunts. Finally people with massive 4 x 4 TANKS, should be given penis implants or should be told that their car will not fit in the space next to me in the car park . Seems to me the worst drivers are

scrubbers (imigrants, chavs etc they drive unroad worthy cars , badly)

teenage girls (shit their pants at anything that moves, always on mobiles, singing instead of looking at road, talking to mate in passenger seat)

women (more concerned with the clothes that are reduced in shop windows, rather than the car infront)

old people (can't see, hear, drive???)

(boy) racers (don't care at all)

taxi drivers, bus drivers, white van men (not their insurance , who cares if i smash a lovely VR6 to bits)

and breath , thanks for listening

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ho ho ho

is ther anyone who CAN drive then . . . .

laughs. . .

[VR6Lee 1]

Couldn't put it better Jez 8)

1 point thou should be noted by Insurance companies.

I do have a young lad in my office 18, wot ya would call a 'Scrubber' Jez he has been banned for driving for 3 years, in that time he has been caught 4 times driving illegal by the cops and fined by the Courts every time and his ban has been extended. But he keeps doing it as it works out cheaper for him than paying Insurance %-6

He is still driving NOW its parked next to my VR !dodge

[antera309 3]

yes but the triffic cops won`t go after these clowns they`d rather go after us otherwise sensible drivers when we give it a bit of boot on a clear dry road!!

Yep. No amount of grey boxes and civilian-operated camera vans will catch irresponsible & reckless drivers, yet the Government STILL think they're the one and only answer to road safety. Blinded by greed? I think so.

[jezmoz 0]

filthy scrubber! (human pigeon)

people like me and you pay out of our nose to own a roadworthy, legal car and scutters like him do things like that!!

[The1andonlygav 0]

I gotta hold my hands up lads. I'm a white van man, well a connect and i do have a tendency to drive a little bit erratically during the day, but that is because they put so much pressure on us to get lots of work done. (not a good excuse i know)

But i soon as i get in my motor, the world seems a much nicer place. And speed limit signs get looked at, pepole get let out of junctions, i stop at traffic lights when they turn to orange, and i don't continuosly change lanes just to make 3 places in the que.

[vr6matt 0]

It annoys me so much when people do not take the weather into consideration.The wet is so dangerous and I drive like a right granny if I do not know the roads, then i get people sitting up my arse and flashing me - when they are blantontly not in control of thier car in these conditions! I swear some people speed up in the wet too! lol

[VR6Lee 1]

filthy scrubber! (human pigeon)

people like me and you pay out of our nose to own a roadworthy' date=' legal car and scutters like him do things like that!!

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Yeah I agree Jez.

Wots the solution

Should the Insurance compaines drop the premium's and let the goverment take responsibility and push up the petrol even more to compansate I mean keep the balance of keeping irresponsible idiots that can't afford it off the road, as its easy to dodge Insurance but not petrol as ya need the fuel to burn.

[jezmoz 0]

i'd say the solution is to enforce a mandatory prison sentence for people who drive whilst disqualified, without insurance etc , that'd teach em

[antera309 3]

i'd say the solution is to enforce a mandatory prison sentence for people who drive whilst disqualified' date=' without insurance etc , that'd teach em

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Putting all those people up "at her Majesty's pleasure" would cost the taxpayer more than just paying for their insurance cover.

In South Africa, everyone's third-party cover is taken care of by the State and paid for by a levy on fuel, exactly like VR6Lee describes. But then, they don't have an NHS there...

As a guideline, when it comes to our Government's road safety policy, if something can't be enforced with a camera, it isn't enforceable. Until better information sharing is set up between the insurance companies and the Police, this unfortunately includes uninsured drivers.

[VR6Lee 1]

i'd say the solution is to enforce a mandatory prison sentence for people who drive whilst disqualified' date=' without insurance etc , that'd teach em

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Disagree with that as Our prisons are full.

Unless ya bring back radical changes to our ideas inplanted by socilist teachers in our schools.

Then people would ask to bring back capital punishment to our land to help empty the prisons then ya could fill em up with insurance dogders.

[jezmoz 0]

furry muff! I agree but they need to be given bigger fines so it really hits them where it hurts, even though they'll pay a pound a week until they die or have another kid and get more benefits

[silverline 0]

filthy scrubber! (human pigeon)

people like me and you pay out of our nose to own a roadworthy' date=' legal car and scutters like him do things like that!!

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Yeah I agree Jez.

Wots the solution

Should the Insurance compaines drop the premium's and let the goverment take responsibility and push up the petrol even more to compansate I mean keep the balance of keeping irresponsible idiots that can't afford it off the road, as its easy to dodge Insurance but not petrol as ya need the fuel to burn.

if only they would bring back execution, people would behave a little better then.

what i ve noticed about wet roads is that rather than extend the distance between 2 cars, like you should in wet conditions, drivers seem to pull up even closer to your rear bumper!!! whats with that?!

[fritzenberg 3]

they should make the driving test hard as fu*k,kinda like the advanced driving test where u have to give a running commentary on EVERYTHING that`s going on all around u,that would instantly clear out the old dittery coffin dodgers,thiko chavs and ignorrant BMW/4X4 drivers,as for the drunk drivers,immigrants and gypo pikie chave scum in their uninsured bangers or joyrider scum in stolen cars-the traffic cops should DO THIER F**KING JOB PROPERLY and concentrate on these c**ts instead of screwing SOBER OWNERS(not thiefs) of TAXED,MOT`d,INSURED,SAFE,ROAD LEAGL performance cars that go over the limit by a few mph

[jezmoz 0]

they should make the driving test hard as fu*k' date='kinda like the advanced driving test where u have to give a running commentary on EVERYTHING that`s going on all around u,that would instantly clear out the old dittery coffin dodgers,thiko chavs and ignorrant BMW/4X4 drivers,as for the drunk drivers,immigrants and gypo pikie chave scum in their uninsured bangers or joyrider scum in stolen cars-the traffic cops should DO THIER F**KING JOB PROPERLY and concentrate on these c**ts instead of screwing SOBER OWNERS(not thiefs) of TAXED,MOT`d,INSURED,SAFE,ROAD LEAGL performance cars that go over the limit by a few mph

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here fucking here

[antera309 3]

Or maybe have it so that the standard driving test licences you for something 1100cc or less, with an advanced test (including motorway driving) for anything bigger.

Even if this didn't cut down on accidents by new drivers, it would incentivise most people to take the IAM course and hence reduce accidents by improving general driving standards.

Of course, there's no easy revenue for the Government in this approach, or indeed the many other life-saving ideas proposed by various UK motoring groups, so they're just not interested.

Those interested in debating road safety should come and join me over at the Safespeed.co.uk forum. It's just about the best place on the UK Internet for discussing this sort of thing. Signup is free. : http://www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/index.php

Anyway, the week after the clocks go back is always one of the worst times of year for accidents, as people adjust to driving home in the dark. Be careful out there!

[Joenose 0]

Toughening the test is fine in principle, but if people drive without insurance, what makes you think driving without passing a test will be a problem for them?

I work for an insurer, we see it all the time :/ Arbitarily destroying their cars isn't a solution, but it at least provides a satisfying measure of revenge