the least considerate drivers are...

[HLaB]

Melbourne's my old home town, and IMO it's one of the most cyclist unfriendly places on earth. As well as rude and aggressive drivers you've got compulsory (crap) cycle lanes, sadistic nazi cops (think Mad Max) and compulsory cycle helmets (please don't start). Wouldn't cycle there again for anything.

On my recent trip to Oz I remember standing one corner of Melbourne waiting for a tour bus and there must of been quite a few traffic violations. After a while a cyclist cruised down the hill with no helmet, then suddendly a couple of cops on bikes appeared, only for another one to appear one minute later and another. When I left 15 mins later they were still there all that manpower they must of been dealing with a very serious offence

 

[LLB]

Agreed, but we must also consider the type of person who chooses a paticular type of vehicle. So the traits of this type of person skew the balance.

This would depend on whether they chose it to massage an ego or for practical purposes

 

[LLB]

No, it depends on more than that.

For instance ?

 

[Bollo]

I would say the worst drivers are the majority of the ones on the school run.

FFS this morning one stopped right in the middle of a ped crossing to save her little one the inconveniance of walking an extra 20 foot and judging by the size of them the extra walk would have done them good.

Aye, testify. I'm back dropping Bolletta off at school before riding down to the station. I'd forgotten what an 'experience' it could be over the hols. Like a motorised version of '28 Days Later'.

 

[LLB]

What's the general profile of the driver of each of the following (gross generalisations permitted)?-

small Daihatsu

Old boy, bad hearing and eyesight - give wide berth

standard Volvo Estate

Thought they bought a Scorpion Tank with 4 wheels and think it is the safest car in the whole wide world

Superbike

Um dunno, I ride a supersports - much more of a riders machine which has to be worked hard for its performance

125 step-thru

Doing the knowledge - Taxi


Shiny, unmarked XC90

Works in NHS ?


Battered 1976 green landrover

Farmer - runs it on red diesel

Same landrover (lightweight), but largely cut away and with a 3.5l engine fitted

Farmers son, see above, answers to the name of Jethro

Hummer

Someone with a big ego and a wallet to match

Audi A4 RS

Someone who hankers after the performance, but can't ride a fast bike (quickly with any skill)

standard Audi A4

A company car driver innit, it wasn't their first choice

I could go on, but I can't be bothered. Both Audi A4s could have been bought for practical purposes, but the driver profile is different.

..

 

[LOGAN 5]

black London cabs
rural/town cabs
London buses
wvm and small lorries, dumper trucks, bin trucks
new SILVER cars in the suburbs (don't know why just there)
4x4 especially black with blacked out windows
women driving 4x4 or SUVs - any colour
school run drivers
old tatty cars

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

School run drivers. No argument. A wide range of cars, but all seemingly with the same small minded mentality.

I've lost count of the number of times that I've asked a driver "Which part of 'Keep Clear' don't you understand?".

Muppets.

 

[John the Monkey]

Like a motorised version of '28 Days Later'.

It'd probably freak you out far less if you didn't play the film soundtrack on the drive though...

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

Anyone who drives with their fist at 12 o'clock on the wheel.

Exponents of this have their other hand free for eating, smoking or more commonly using their mobile.

The idea is to:
a). Feel like they're flying like Superman;
. Give an air of intimidation to all other road users.

You'll normally see them howling up behind you at twice the speed limit, only to take up position 1.75 inches behind you.
Other places are obstructed roads, where the fist entitles them to right of way past parked cars, even though it means they're going head on to you and it's obvious you can't go anywhere.
Also useful at roundabouts, the elevated arm means they can't look right, and can ignore your approach and emergency stop with impunity.

 

[JohnRedcoRn]

gross but probably true generalisations ; land rover / range rover drivers, where i work and live (rural northumberland and south east northumberland respectively) :

1) rural / farm types in the battered old version. Generally VEY, VEY DRAANK. probably alcoholic to the extent theyre probably safer on the road when theyve got a skinfull. arrogant and think they live in a seperate universe where normal peoples laws dont apply.

2) town / city self-gratification artists in the shiny new range rover, personalised plate(theres one tosser in my town, hangs aroung the gym, steroid cowboy /possibly involved with nightclubs/drugs/porn etc, his plate actually says 'GYM')), blacked out windows. also arrogant but with added arseholeyness, and also think law doesnt apply, especially the ones about using mobile phones. also think they exist in a parallel universe.

3) the ones who live in the kind of shack you'd expect to find headless bodies hanging upside down. always wears military gear, vehivcle often actual ex military or authentic lookalike. always look extremely angry. bit of a loner. very likely has an arsenal of guns, explosives, traps, or at the very least has a shedload of volumes of 'guns tanks and extreme killing' weekly. very unlikely to have a driving license or insurance. again, lives in a parallel universe and best left alone. Will commit a massacre of nearby villagers if rejected in a relationship or receives threatening letters about debts, state of property etc.

its a jolly jamboree of nutters out there folks

 

[LLB]

gross but probably true generalisations ; land rover / range rover drivers, where i work and live (rural northumberland and south east northumberland respectively) :

1) rural / farm types in the battered old version. Generally VEY, VEY DRAANK. probably alcoholic to the extent theyre probably safer on the road when theyve got a skinfull. arrogant and think they live in a seperate universe where normal peoples laws dont apply.

2) town / city self-gratification artists in the shiny new range rover, personalised plate(theres one tosser in my town, hangs aroung the gym, steroid cowboy /possibly involved with nightclubs/drugs/porn etc, his plate actually says 'GYM')), blacked out windows. also arrogant but with added arseholeyness, and also think law doesnt apply, especially the ones about using mobile phones. also think they exist in a parallel universe.

3) the ones who live in the kind of shack you'd expect to find headless bodies hanging upside down. always wears military gear, vehivcle often actual ex military or authentic lookalike. always look extremely angry. bit of a loner. very likely has an arsenal of guns, explosives, traps, or at the very least has a shedload of volumes of 'guns tanks and extreme killing' weekly. very unlikely to have a driving license or insurance. again, lives in a parallel universe and best left alone. Will commit a massacre of nearby villagers if rejected in a relationship or receives threatening letters about debts, state of property etc.

its a jolly jamboree of nutters out there folks

Big chip there John

 

[spindrift]

town / city self-gratification artists in the shiny new range rover, personalised plate(theres one tosser in my town, hangs aroung the gym, steroid cowboy /possibly involved with nightclubs/drugs/porn etc, his plate actually says 'GYM')), blacked out windows. also arrogant but with added arseholeyness, and also think law doesnt apply, especially the ones about using mobile phones. also think they exist in a parallel universe.


An opinion backed up by evidence, these drivers are more likely to be caught driving on a mobile, ignoring ASLs etc etc.

I'd also nominate scaffolding lorries, often driven by neanderthals.

 

[Mr Creosote]

School run drivers. No argument. A wide range of cars, but all seemingly with the same small minded mentality.

I've lost count of the number of times that I've asked a driver "Which part of 'Keep Clear' don't you understand?".

Muppets.

Ain't that the truth. I remarked to my wife last night that the school run is basically women in cars that are to big for them all looking scared because of the number of similar oversized vehicles.

 

[yello]

I wish there were types I could look out for as it'd make live so much easier for me to be able to say "ah, volvo/school mum/4x4/whatever, expect twatish driving". Sadly, it's not that simple. Basically, anyone is capable of behaving like a twat. Even me sometimes.

 

[LLB]

I wish there were types I could look out for as it'd make live so much easier for me to be able to say "ah, volvo/school mum/4x4/whatever, expect twatish driving". Sadly, it's not that simple. Basically, anyone is capable of behaving like a twat. Even me sometimes.

But there is so much more sport in pigeon holing. Don't burst their bubble Yello