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Evening all  Have the traffic light colour meanings changed? Lately I've noticed that people are acting slightly differently with them. I think they've changed to: Green: Go, as usual. Amber: Think about stopping. Red: Carry on thinking about stopping. and when the next set changes to Amber, floor it! I've seen so many people just blantently running red light all round here. Two days ago I nearly got taken out by a New Range Rover. The woman driving even breaked when the amber came on, so I started moving off to turn right and she puts her foot down straight through a red light! It was that late when she floored it that the lights had gone onto green on the other side. And I nearly got taken out about an hour ago by another 4x4 (Not sure what it was). Exactly the same as the other day, except there was more traffic and the curse word driving the 4x4 nearly took out another two cars as well. Sorry for the rant. Random Pic ;D  |
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It,s not just lights. How about. Not indicating Not giving way to the right at roundabouts Sitting in middle lane of motorways Etc Etc. Driving standards have gone downhill so badly..  |
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Hirst
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Hirst Guide To Mastering Box JunctionsBox Junction (stopping in here not permitted):  Car Park (stopping in here encouraged):  One of the most important modifications to the Mira was a much louder horn, I find I'm using it a lot more with the night coming in. It seems like people just drive stupid when it's dark or raining and suddenly have no awareness of other cars. I always grit my teeth when I go around a busy roundabout because all it takes is one idiot to cause a smash!
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the one that really gets me........ stuck behind some old twonk doin 40.....get to a little village and the'll carry on doing 40, out the village ill put my foot down catch up and there still doing 40  |
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your allowed to stop in a box junction if your turning right.
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this is why horns were put in cars. normally i hate people that honk the horn at any given oportunity but it does have its practical uses! I'm usually too slow to hit it though...
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slater
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Half the problem is every intersection has to have 10+ sets of lights nowerdays! ive run straight through reds before cous i was simply looking at the wrong set!
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the one that really gets me........ stuck behind some old twonk doin 40.....get to a little village and the'll carry on doing 40, out the village ill put my foot down catch up and there still doing 40 That is the thing that annoys me most about living and driving in North Yorkshire. I'm not sure why it happens, maybe its just because they want to get where they're going quickly, which makes them even more infuriating to 'normal' road users. At the end of the day, if you hit a kid at 40 mph, its not going to stand much of a chance. If you have an accident at 60 mph, chances are you'll hurt yourself. So is it that hard just to set off 10 minutes earlier and drive within the limits? |
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Dec 10, 2006 10:05:56 GMT
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your allowed to stop in a box junction if your turning right. As long as the only thing stopping you is oncoming traffic  I remember having a discussion about that with my future father in law who used to be a driving instructor. He didnt believe me when I said that was the case and he was adamant that you were not allowed to do that in any circumstance. |
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Dec 10, 2006 10:11:35 GMT
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your allowed to stop in a box junction if your turning right. As long as the only thing stopping you is oncoming traffic I remember having a discussion about that with my future father in law who used to be a driving instructor. He didnt believe me when I said that was the case and he was adamant that you were not allowed to do that in any circumstance. it was one of the questions i got asked on my driving test many moons ago, luckily I'm such a stupendous driver it didnt matter i got that one wrong.  |
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Dec 10, 2006 10:26:12 GMT
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Aaaah no. The rules that apply round here are:
You are allowed to stop in a box junction as long as it prevents other traffic from entering from the side turning and potentially getting in front of you, which would mean seconds added to your journey time.
You can also enter them when you were following the car in front too close, whilst on your mobile, so you didn't even notice the pretty yellow stuff on the road.
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Who names himself Trevor.
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Dec 10, 2006 10:29:18 GMT
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Mini roundabouts are another good one. Obviously if you are an idiot in a Pug minibus/taxi thing, you can pull out in front of anyone, especially if they are driving a red/white 2CV. When the horn is sounded (letting the idiot know I was there) just stare at him in a menacing manner before continuing the journey. It's a while since I've felt the Rage de la Road but I nearly didn't stop in this instance. Wish I had a scruffy car, I wouldn't have minded hitting him then!
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Dec 10, 2006 11:19:27 GMT
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ive noticed people having no idea what to do at mini round abouts, either not giving way, or giving way to the wrong person or just not moving at all. and when i slow down and wave people out they just sit there staring at me?  ? wtf?? |
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Dec 10, 2006 11:27:49 GMT
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ive noticed people having no idea what to do at mini round abouts, either not giving way, or giving way to the wrong person or just not moving at all. and when I slow down and wave people out they just sit there staring at me? ? wtf??[/quot] thats because waving, flashing and 'the finger' are not reconised on the rules of the road. oneday I'm going to flash someone out of a junction when theres a car coming, and watch them smack into each other! you know, just for sh1ts n giggles n all that. you realy should never take any notice of people flashing you, unless its to say thank you, which is getting pretty rare these days in the 'get outta my way I'm coming through' state of mind most drives seem to be in. |
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Dec 10, 2006 11:29:54 GMT
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Ok, iv not been driving for that long. Just over two years and id like to think i was quite a careful driver. Even i have noticed that driving has really gone downhill. People, don't stop at lights, the don't bloody indicate on roundabouts! They push out infront of you. Have more road rage!
I was coming off a slip road one day and there was a passat behind me. I couldn't get onto the motorway as a lorry wasn't letting me on(hate lorry drivers) so i slowed down to let the lorry go past so i could go out and the guy in the passat started beeping at me. He then drove past, stuck his fingers up at me and started shouting. He got quite a shock when i shouted back so he just drove off. There was no need to do all that.
Also i was overtaking someone who was doing 50ish so i was out in the fastlane doing 70 and an audi tt drove up behind me and started flashing me out the way so i stayed as i was till i was past the car i was passing and pulled in. The audi driver had the cheek to give me a gesture aswel when he went past! Grr.
don't even get me started on people not idicating! So many people just don't bother. Its not blooming hard is it.
Also iv noticed people cant hack it when you overtake them in a mini so they go to long lenghts to drive up your ar$e!
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Dec 10, 2006 14:48:26 GMT
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Driving standards on motorways and in towns has declined so sharply over the last few years you`ve just got to accept that every time you go anywhere you might not be coming back, or you might be coming back without your car. Theres absolutely nothing that can be done, no official body is remotely interested in forcing people to switch their brains on when getting into a car and incredibly dangerous, unnecessary manouveres are just accepted as the norm - you`ve only got to look at the amount of people who fly past you at 100mph on a motorway during a monsoon-like rainstorm that you darent go above 40 in.
On a lighter note the "old roads" to places these days seem to see so little use that they are actually almost a pleasure to drive on - for me going to leeds on the A62 instead of the M621 or Sheffield on the A629 instead of the M1 is far more relaxing and interesting, lots of nice curves without the rolling blockade of lorries that seem to want to crush your car like a piece of tinfoil.
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Dec 10, 2006 14:49:43 GMT
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Also I was overtaking someone who was doing 50ish so I was out in the fastlane doing 70 and an audi tt drove up behind me and started flashing me out the way so I stayed as I was till I was past the car I was passing and pulled in. The audi driver had the cheek to give me a gesture aswel when he went past! Grr. Also iv noticed people cant hack it when you overtake them in a mini so they go to long lenghts to drive up your ar$e! well mate, try this, i do it every time now... stick to 70 on the nose, pull past the other motor inside, then start to move in, but very, very gradually. once your nearside wheels are over the lane line the car behind will start accelerating past. go no further in and watch as they try to squeeze their rangerover/merc/poshbus through without enough space and you still giving them a push for their money because their car isnt that much faster lmao also, if you think people cant hack it in a mini, try it in a dirty skoda estate! good fun, narrowly beaten by the looks, failing tries and generally fun-ness that i got out of blatting past people in a rusted faded red favorAt hatch with black steels and spotlights... |
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Dec 10, 2006 15:05:15 GMT
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your allowed to stop in a box junction if your turning right. As long as the only thing stopping you is oncoming traffic I remember having a discussion about that with my future father in law who used to be a driving instructor. He didnt believe me when I said that was the case and he was adamant that you were not allowed to do that in any circumstance. yeah, how could you ever turn right if this wasnt the case, if you never entered the box on green then youd never get across unless there wasnt any traffic ;D ;D |
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Hirst
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Dec 10, 2006 15:47:33 GMT
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Something that always makes me laugh on motorways is how people react depending on what car you're driving.
For example if I overtake someone on the motorway at 80mph in my dad's barge of a 407SW, they just sit there. If I do it in the Mira their eyes light up and it becomes a challenge! Likewise, no one enjoys being overtaken by an A-reg beige grandadmobile, they take it personally.
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Dec 10, 2006 15:47:42 GMT
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Traffic lights? What are they? I'm getting the impression I should be stopping at them.
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? wtf??
