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  • Ok I  was a bit hasty yesterday.  So I  need to un-curmudge, or is is de-curmudge. :#  Now it's fully dry the colour of the shed and fence treatment is much better than it looked yesterday , in fact management has declared it "alright/ok"  so if it ever stops raining I can continue. 
    AB Still learning

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Driving home this evening we were stopped in a long line of traffic.  I watched in disbelief as a car pulled out from a property on the other side of the road. The driver saw the queue, and then drove along the far footpath and grass verge before trying to force their way across traffic travelling in the opposite direction to jump the queue.  A bus driver travelling in the opposite direction clearly wasn't minded to allow that to happen.  The car was still stuck across the opposing lanes as I drove past.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I feel sorry for chauffeurs sometimes.  Am I alone in not allowing them to slot in whereas, I'd be more than happy to allow a driver of an ordinary car in?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I'll generally let someone in in front of me if they're waiting in the right place and not trying it on. I always let buses in - they're trying to keep to a timetable - and usually taxis, also trying to earn a living. I don't see (or at least, don't notice) chauffeurs around here.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    @B3 I don't take much notice of who is driving the vehicle, more how the vehicle is being driven.  If somebody is filtering in, or waiting to be allowed into a queue of traffic from a side road, I'll let them in.  Somebody trying to force/bully their way in is a very different matter.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I've been driving my wife's Audi recently and everyone treats me like I'm an idiot. My driving is always really courteous and I stick to the principle that you should always create the best flow for all road users but I still get treated like I'm some tailgating moron. It's strange to see how differently people behave when you drive different cars.
    Coming up to some road works on the weekend, traffic was very slow and had to merge into one lane. I'd moved over early because there was a gap but I'm a believer in using both lanes and doing a merge in turn because this is the given advice by all motoring bodies. At the merge point I left a gap in front for the car moving in but the car behind me decided to stick an inch off my bumper to stop the next car merging. I just extended the gap in front and waved him in but I've no idea why people get so defensive about allowing people to merge. :/  You see lorries blocking the open lane sometimes to prevent people passing. They think they're helping but just cause longer queues behind them.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    @Wild edges
    I'm not certain I agree with that. If everyone moved over as gaps emerged, that would be fine - as the people at the final merge point would have been trying but failed to get in the right land. But in my experience that isn't what happens and you get the queue jumpers who don't even try to merge before they're forced to. A bit like any queue - I totally object to people 'pushing in' and in some way saying 'my time is more important than yours'.
    UK - South Coast Retirement Campus (East)
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    You should try driving a car in the UK with French registration plates, nobody will let you in!!
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    steveTu said:
    But in my experience that isn't what happens and you get the queue jumpers who don't even try to merge before they're forced to. A bit like any queue
    You're supposed to have two lanes of traffic moving at the same speed and merging like a zip. I've always thought it's a problem with the way they lay out the roads. If they started off with a bottle neck in the middle of the two lanes you'd get less territorial behaviour of the 'it's my lane I have to allow you to merge' type. It's not queue jumping because the queue is supposed to be spread over two lanes. Sadly it's become a queue jumping situation because hardly anyone actually does it correctly. There's often road signage now that says 'use both lanes and merge in turn' to try and correct this behaviour.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Odd, we have an Audi, and haven’t noticed any negative behaviour from other drivers. I thought it was BMW that had the worst reputation. We both drive very courteously, and always within the speed limit.
    I found my visit to family in a city was quite alarming, everything a lot more aggressive, and given the congestion, a lot quicker than made sense. No one was getting anywhere any sooner than they would have at a smoother pace.
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