Pet Hates about other drivers
Soton Drivers Stink driving a Zastava says
Just moved to Southampton from the north and the drivers down here don't seem to understand round-a-bouts!
Even on round-a-bouts with arrows they us the left hand lane when turning right! Crazy! It's not that difficult - left lane= turning left and straight on - right lane = straight on and turning right!
It seems such a common deficit in drivers' understanding down here that maybe the council should consider further signage.
Remrule driving a BMW Every model says
Every BMW driver thinks they own the road, they will overtake at any opportunity, cut you up, speed, hit 100mph + on a dual carriage way
Real People Magazine driving a Alfa Romeo xxx says
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Matt driving a Fiat Punto says
Young drivers in their brand new cars that mummy and daddy brought them swearing and thinking they own the road! GROW UP!!!
Mysteryman driving a Volkswagen Passat says
I hate aggressive tailgaters who come up on you at 80mph+ when I am overtaking and immediately start flashing their headlights as to say get out of my way especially when there is a row of cars ahead of me, even if they overtook me they would only have to start the process again.
Inky driving a Volvo v70 says
People who play follow the leader at 40 in a 60 and won't overtake but then don't leave space for those that do want to pass. Overtaking is not illeagal!
Johnny Cabs driving a Ford Mondeo says
Idiots who completely ignore lane markings and traffic lights. Best place I've found so far to see this kind of behaviour on the roads so far is the Hardwick Roundabout in King's Lynn... I take great pleasure in NOT moving over for the idiots who think that road markings and signs are there purely to decorate the otherwise bland scenery.
Cyclist driving a Aro says
My pet hate is drivers not leaving cyclists with enough space and speeding them them. I don't drive a car.
PC Mark Watkins driving a Vauxhall Unmarked Omega says
People who tailgate and bully other road users, and then wonder why its dangerous when i pull them over!
A simple message from Slough police, dont do it!
Exsaperator driving a White Van Man Sprinter says
People who think they should impose their own driving principles and beliefs on other road users. Dont play games with people. Drive how YOU feel comfortable and leave other road users to drive in the manner they believe best. If someone is driving faster than you try to allow them past, if someones slower, try to have some patience. Theres too many muppets on the road who think they know best and will try to cause a near fatal acccident to "prove" theyre right. Dont speed up when being overtaken to "prove" a gap is too small, slow down, let them by, put your ego aside and realise their time constraints are different fom yours
Quietone driving a Ford Focus says
People driving too close
Bomb'ead driving a Vauxhall Vectra says
Front fog lights on when it is not foggy. It does not make the driver look cool or improve road safety, just makes them a c#ck
Eddieace driving a Vauxhall vectra says
middle lane hoggers.
45ers (45 mph in NSL and 30 zones)
people who drive with badly aligned headlights, it doesn't take a genius to work out your headlight is pointing in the sky!!!
Betterthanyou driving a Bentley Arnage says
Young drivers in SXIs who CANNOT USE BLOODY PUNCTUATION.
Jim driving a Citroen says
people that don't realise that overtaking is legal? I mean the fools that flash their lights etc? Get a grip, seriously
Dave driving a Fiat Sierra says
We buy any car, we buy any car
Fast Girl driving a BMW says
Nissan Micras
Johnnytheboy driving a Ssangyong Rodius says
People who brake when someone comes towards them on a road wide enough for two.
Why?
On Thursday, followed a woman that looked like a librarian down a minor road that was wide enough for two.
She drove her poverty-spec Clio down the middle of the road when anyone came the other way, she braked almost to a standstill, still in the middle of the road. Once the car coming the other way had come to a complete halt at the side of the road, she's pull to the left and go round them.
LEARN THE WIDTH OF YOUR CAR!
Slip De Garcon driving a FSO Polonez says
Pulling out in fronty of me on a fairly quiet road then driving slowly.
You could see I was driving quite quickly and pulled out when there was miles of space behind me...why?
I love being able to just pull out and pass people that do this straight away, which seems to really annoy them, almost like they meant to hold me up... surely not!
John driving a Ford fiesta says
people who sit right up behind you on an incline, and i havent passed my test long and only have a 1 litre petrol. wish they would stop doing this as often my car rolls back, even on 3/4 throttle as its a petrol
Double D driving a Citroen Saxo Diesel says
I really hate people who drive right up my a**! My usual way of getting rid of these tossers, is to try making the car look 'stolen' by weaving around and driving it like a 'boyracer'
Ive also driven at 8MPH in a 30 zone before now, and the taxi driver in a Mondeo behind still didnt get the message! Simple! Back off and ill speed up!
Most of the time though, i just slam my brakes on, and then floor the throttle to get there attention.
AussieBob driving a Seat Arosa says
Audi drivers seem to be prevalent my estimation of poor driving habits. Too much power I suspect and they have to use it and God help anyone in their way! Tailgating, speeding and bulldozing tactics seem to be their preserve.
Where are the police when these idiots are around.
Alex driving a Alfa Romeo 147 says
Massive overractions to the tiniest error.
The roads in the UK are busy, not always very well signed, and congested. People are bound to make mistakes...be in the wrong lane sometimes, not realise a lane is going to dissapear, just midjudge timing pulling out and have to wait for a gap in traffic...so often there seems to be absoutely no tolerance of others mistakes and all too often the aggression comes from those drivers who are themselves the worst offendors. Usually 'White Van Man' and his office equivalent 'Vauxhall Astra Man'.
The Government seem to have a limitless budget for advertising at the moment, they're always on the radio of TV going on about speed, alcohol, not paying your car tax. What about a good manners and consideration on the road ad for a change?
PokeSlow driving a Vauxhall Corsa says
People who firmly believe the speed limit in the New Forest is 50mph. It's the national speed limit. It's 60. Stop making me late.
Dont Care driving a White Van Man Panel Van says
I saw so many cases of bad driving today, amazed no one died. Please stop doing this thing of "driving on my side of the road" while going round bends and passing parked cars, when there is enough room for me, you and the parked car to pass each other, why force me to stop. The parked car is on tour side of the road so legally you should stop - To the guy that did it to me today "next time i will not stop, if you think you will win against a 5.5 ton van with your escort - try it" (reported you for the hand gester and abuse as well)
Beaniecountwamon driving a Audi A6 says
To all the people reporting that their pet hate is being tailgated: SPEED UP. To do this you need to locate the pedal to the right, not the middle, the one to the far right. There you go. Now, press it down, look what happened, the car went faster and the nasty man driving too close has backed off. No need to thank me for this advice.
INKY driving a Volvo V70 says
People who drive at 45 in a 60 limit with no regard for the queue behind them
Big Mac driving a Honda Civic says
Drivers who use a mobile or text when driving, particularly if they've got children in the car.
Grom driving a Vauxhall Corsa says
People driving in the middle or outside lanes of motorways/dual carriageways when they are not overtaking.
I don't care that your doing 75mph and so legally I shouldn't be going faster than you I want to travel at 80mph+ and thats my choice so get out the way!!!
JCee driving a Volkswagen Vento says
I hate people who sit in the right hand lane on a dual carriageway or motorway.
Brad driving a Unknown vehicle Van says
People who use bus lanes in rush hour traffic to beat the queues then bully push their way into the front. From my observations, women drivers are as bad as men for it.
Bodgeroger driving a Fiat multipla says
I realy do hate drivers who come up behind you when you are comming to a roundabout to turn right, try to push you beyond the speed limit then undertake then pull back into the same lane you are in
GreenTSNer driving a Toyota Prius says
Other drivers honking and flashing there lights at me while i poodle around trying to keep my MPG at the revered platinum jubilee level.
WINTER driving a Volvo V40 says
I live in Liverpool, however I suspect the same thing infects all of our towns and cities. What? Going through red lights. It used to be the exception , but now I witness cars jumping red lights at any junction, at every change of lights. I wish this was an exaggeration, but sadly it is not.It is not confined to any particular group either, I have witnessed people young and old ,and of many backgrounds committing this selfish and dangerous offence. If the government wants to make money from motorists and actually save lives, put cameras at every set and see what difference it makes.
Nofun driving a Honda Accord says
The aggression and lack of patience on the roads today is getting really bad, it seems that everyone is in such a hurry that everyone is in everyone else's way! Speed limits are ignored unless there is a camera or a policecar in sight, if I do 30mph in a 30 zone I get tailgated for not doing 40 to 50mph, if I do 70mph on a motorway I get tailgated for not doing 80 to 90mph! Driving is no longer a pleasure it is a chore!
Batman driving a Ford Focus says
My No1 pet hate is tailgaters, whether at speed or in slow traffic it is just sheer dangerous madness, I think this is a problem that has become worse since brakes and ABS etc have become better on newer cars it allows these idiots to be aggressive yet not get into the trouble of skidding into the back of you!
Sunnyboy driving a Lexus ls600 says
people who drive to slow in the snow forcing others to overtake
Angry_volvo driving a Volvo C70 T5 says
I hate the way other drivers hold you in contempt because you drive an older vehicle, they deliberately cut you up, ride your tail and go out of their way to deliberately annoy you, and when you take them on and beat them then the real child in them comes out to play, tantrums aren't in it!!
Laura driving a Fiat Panda says
Not indicating!
PNCD driving a Ford Focus 1.6 LX says
My current pet bad driving hate is....I have recently put in my back window "mum to be on board". Due to the fact of the amount of drivers on the way home from work that think of nothing when getting as close as they can behind you in the vain hope of speeding you up to their new road rule laws of 40mph in a 30mph, etc. The sign isn't making a blind bit of difference!
Sue driving a Land Rover range rover says
smoking while driving
Celicagt driving a Toyota celica says
people who sit, mind in neutral in the wrong lane.
when not phsyicaly overtaking, move into the left hand lane!
its the law.
Ar driving a Alfa Romeo ar says
Reporting here is not enough to make you feel better. I now dread driving because a significant % of drivers ARE selfish and why should they be allowed to get away with it? That is why I "retaliate". Rather than using hand gestures, laughing and waving really makes them angry.
Mick driving a Ford focus says
old people driving at 20mph and braking for no reason.
people at night sitting at traffic lights with foot on brake, blinding you.
people who put fog lights on when its not foggy.
tailgaiters-bain of every motorist!
people who never indicate.
middle lane hoggers.
bin lorries-think they own the road, i know you have a job to do-so do we!
taxi drivers doing emergency stops to pick up fares.
lorry drivers using size of vehcile to bully and intimidate other road users.
:-) driving a Volkswagen Golf says
Drivers who overtake, then slow down and repeat...again and again. Usually Audis or BMWs - they are compulsed to be ahead of 'inferior' makes. Drivers who cut in front at motorway exits at last miunte when there's miles of free road behind. Tailgaters. Lane-dodgers. Non-indicators. 'Fog-lighters' i.e. either chavs in saxos or the BMW/Audi brigade. White vans and Audis/BMWs racing. Oh, the sheer joy of driving :-)
Normal Driver driving a Unknown vehicle says
4x4 drivers - they always think they can intimidate other road users. They deserve to pay the highest road tax what is the point of those ugly great vehicles anyway, people only drive them as a status thing and cant handle them anyway!
Biggles111 driving a BMW 318i says
People failing to indicate especialy on roundabouts.
People who needlessly press the pedestrian crossing light be it poorly controlled children, or morons at 5.30 am when there is no traffic to hinder them crossing or people who press then look and see they have plenty of time to cross before any traffic aproaches.
I would like a mathematician to work out the cost in time and money that is wasted whilst these fools clog up britains roads making thousands of vehicles sit idling their engines away waiting for non existant pedestrians.
Lusso driving a Alfa Romeo GTV says
Dangerous and aggressive driving in any form especially tailgaters and blind overtakers, the lazy sales rep who has forgotten about indicators, the old person who doesn't adjust their speed when they move from a 30mph zone to a 50mph zone, the chav boy racer in his saxo/corsa/clio who thinks his noisy exhaust turns his shed into a supercar!
Angrybloke driving a Ssangyong Shagnasty 1.1 says
My new pet hate is Steve, who says he drives a Bugatti Veyron (probably the MOST POINTLESS CAR IN THE UNIVERSE) who says his pet hate is all other drivers. sad muppet probably has a Vauxhall Chevette
Greyone driving a Jaguar xj8 says
My main pet hate is the people who constantly drive around with their foglights switched on, rain or shine night or day fog or not!