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| Which annoys you the most? |
| Tailgating |
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60% |
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| Fog lights on in good viz |
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5% |
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| Deliberate cutting in |
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11% |
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| No indicators on roundabout |
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8% |
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| Other - please specify |
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14% |
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martine
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 Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: Which annoys you the most? |
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Just out of interest...
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OILY PAWS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| can you add "All of the Above" as a category..................and failing to use mini-roundabouts as a roundabout! |
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ScoobyChris
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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Out of all of them it's tailgating, but even then, I've realised that pulling over/taking a different route/allowing them to overtake is a much better option than getting worked up by it 
Chris |
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Iggy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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Other - please specify...
Hand held mobile phones...  |
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martine
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Iggy wrote: | Other - please specify...
Hand held mobile phones... |
Yes good one...I can't believe with all the publicity and the recent jail sentence, people still do it...not just on a quiet motorway but while negotiating a busy roundabout! 
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stv
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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Drivers who have no intention of overtaking but do not leave a sufficient gap for those of us looking to make safe progress, and those who speed up when being overtaken.
Possibly even worse are those who want to overtake but drive too close to the car in front so they miss clear overtaking opportunities. |
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James
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Almost chose deliberate cutting in, but tailgating has to be it in hindsight  |
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nuster100
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing more annoying than following someone through a NSL at 45mph to find they don't lift for the 30 zone.
Jay
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ScoobyChris
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| nuster100 wrote: | | Nothing more annoying than following someone through a NSL at 45mph to find they don't lift for the 30 zone. |
Although to put a positive spin on it, it does mean that by the time you reach the next NSL, you have plenty of clear road to enjoy 
Chris |
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Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Tailgating - pull over and let the twonks past
Fog lights on in good viz - annoying
Deliberate cutting in - doesn't usually happen unless you've annoyed them previously - if you mean swerving across 3 lanes to get to an exit - hell, just drop back a little and make the gap bigger
No indicators on roundabout - chassis language usually gives it away
Other - please specify  -
the headlamp flasher when you overtake them or as you complete a perfectly safe overtake towards them the eejits who just stop in front of you without signalling to let a passenger out or similar the ones who box you in on the motorway when you're just trying to observe good lane discipline people who pull out in front of you on roundabouts looking straight at you so you know they just don't care you have to slam the anchors on the ones who go through red lights at least 10 seconds after they've changed
On balance, voted for cutting in.
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fungus
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Tailgating.
One speed fits all circumstances.
Not indicating to leave a roundabout.
Incorrect signaling.
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gordonb
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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Being overtaken just before you exit a 30 limit - Usually follows being tailgated....
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Why_Aye
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| gordonb wrote: | Being overtaken just before you exit a 30 limit - Usually follows being tailgated....
Gordon |
Of course. This happens frequently (to me, not least because I am in a "slow" landrover). However, when I have chance to tailgate them back (because they rarely can go faster due to the curvy road) I keep my distance - perhaps quite a bit more so than if I didn't know they had just tailgated me. However, at the next roundabout, I am usually stopping directly behind them.
Out of the given list, I voted 'fog lights on in good vis', as I generally have more control of situations where others apply:
Tailgating - lose them (either my usual remedy of making eye contact, or "give" them the chance to overtake)
Deliberately cutting in - you have to ask why they did it in the first place and reduce the possibilities or allow (preempt) it.
No indicators on roundabout - often no problem, the aforementioned chassis-language will usually tell you what their actions will be.
However, you ask what annoys us the most. Fog lights on with good visibility don't annoy me much, but probably annoys me "most" out of most things.
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WS
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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| nuster100 wrote: | Nothing more annoying than following someone through a NSL at 45mph to find they don't lift for the 30 zone.
Jay |
I agree 
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jasonh
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Other: got to be handheld mobiles. I saw one of the local doctors driving down a school road with one, dopey cow! |
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