Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
Has the standard of driving dropped even further these last couple of weeks?
Out in the car recently I have seen:
Horrendously aggressive tailgating by drivers that don't even want to over take when they can. When I can't even see the front edge of their bonnet in my mirror at 70mph then it is really too close.
Drivers who indicate and change lanes without caring that there is a car next to them.
Over taking on 40mph single carriageway at close to 70mph passing on the wrong side of traffic islands and with solid white lines in the centre of the road.
Two cars racing at 100+mph in traffic on single carriageway roads.
Under taking slow traffic by using the pavement.
Using all three lanes on a roundabout for going straight on even when there is other traffic using the other lanes.
Blatent illegal right turns where the drivers forced their way though.
Not stopping at the white line at traffic lights but stopping with their bonnets as far into the junction as they can.
U turns into oncoming traffic without indicators or waiting for a gap.
I know this happens anyway but most of this, the first lot, I saw on one drive from Manchester to Burnley around 10am Friday morning. I almost decided to give up going to work for my own safety.
On the plus side I was driving up a narrow road today and saw some road work cones on my side of the road and a couple of youths on bikes cycling towards me in that aimless drifting about style they sometimes have. I could have got around the cones if I was quick but stopped to wait for them to pass. They waved and mouthed a thank you. So they are not all bad.
Out in the car recently I have seen:
Horrendously aggressive tailgating by drivers that don't even want to over take when they can. When I can't even see the front edge of their bonnet in my mirror at 70mph then it is really too close.
Drivers who indicate and change lanes without caring that there is a car next to them.
Over taking on 40mph single carriageway at close to 70mph passing on the wrong side of traffic islands and with solid white lines in the centre of the road.
Two cars racing at 100+mph in traffic on single carriageway roads.
Under taking slow traffic by using the pavement.
Using all three lanes on a roundabout for going straight on even when there is other traffic using the other lanes.
Blatent illegal right turns where the drivers forced their way though.
Not stopping at the white line at traffic lights but stopping with their bonnets as far into the junction as they can.
U turns into oncoming traffic without indicators or waiting for a gap.
I know this happens anyway but most of this, the first lot, I saw on one drive from Manchester to Burnley around 10am Friday morning. I almost decided to give up going to work for my own safety.
On the plus side I was driving up a narrow road today and saw some road work cones on my side of the road and a couple of youths on bikes cycling towards me in that aimless drifting about style they sometimes have. I could have got around the cones if I was quick but stopped to wait for them to pass. They waved and mouthed a thank you. So they are not all bad.
Which pissed me off alot, and caused a reaction that wasnt too good, and hurt slightly
One was a white Vauxhall van, Corsa sized, and the other was a black VW Golf. The racers were a Silver Vectra and blue Citroen C5(?).
