scottsdad Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I was at school with a boy who was a tailgater. He passed his test and it was a white knuckle ride sitting in the car when he was behind the wheel, inches from the bumper in front. No clue how he ever passed his test. Years later he crashed his hand glider into the Ochil hills and smashed his leg to pieces, as well as loads of other horrific injuries. Tailgating a hill, ffs. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Only once sat passenger to someone who wasn't a tailgater per se, but overtook at the last last last fucking moment despite having miles of room. I don't understand that at all, just do it at a decent distance because why risk it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Stellaboz said: Only once sat passenger to someone who wasn't a tailgater per se, but overtook at the last last last fucking moment despite having miles of room. I don't understand that at all, just do it at a decent distance because why risk it? I honestly think some people don't understand the consequences if the other driver even taps the brakes in those situation. As for tailgaters, the few I knew at a job I did where driving was an integral component, stopped being tailgaters after their first accident. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Expensive car turning on to the M73 from a slip road- instead of slowing and letting the two lorries go past and then joining the main road he nips in the gap between them causing the rear lorry to break. I just don't get the mentality really. Also folk that drive with their fog light on when it's not foggy. Do most cars not have a light on the dashboard showing the fog lights on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, tamthebam said: Expensive car turning on to the M73 from a slip road- instead of slowing and letting the two lorries go past and then joining the main road he nips in the gap between them causing the rear lorry to break. I just don't get the mentality really. Also folk that drive with their fog light on when it's not foggy. Do most cars not have a light on the dashboard showing the fog lights on? They paid for that fog light, they want it on, damn it! Personally, I’d have preferred the second truck plowed the moron over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loonytoons Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, tamthebam said: Expensive car turning on to the M73 from a slip road- instead of slowing and letting the two lorries go past and then joining the main road he nips in the gap between them causing the rear lorry to break. I just don't get the mentality really. Also folk that drive with their fog light on when it's not foggy. Do most cars not have a light on the dashboard showing the fog lights on? Fog lights! You drive behind a car for 10 miles, there's a wee bit of fog so they put their fog lights on. I know you're there, I've been driving behind you for 10 miles. Don't get me started on the fuckers that think that they are actually rain lights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 7 hours ago, tamthebam said: Expensive car turning on to the M73 from a slip road- instead of slowing and letting the two lorries go past and then joining the main road he nips in the gap between them causing the rear lorry to break. I just don't get the mentality really. The lorries should also be paying attention to what's on the slip and allowing people to merge, the amount of times I've seen people stopped at the end of slips because convoys of these ignorant c***s refuse to allow people to get in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Empty It said: The lorries should also be paying attention to what's on the slip and allowing people to merge, the amount of times I've seen people stopped at the end of slips because convoys of these ignorant c***s refuse to allow people to get in. I’m not a lorry driver but I’ll bite at this. A slip road is not a merge, it’s a give way - traffic on the main carriageway has right of way. You’ll know the HGVs will be doing 56mph, it’s up to you to either get the boot down to get in front of them or ease up early and slide in behind. They are under no obligation to let you in. Spoiler Let the pile on commence… 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackdaybob Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 It's one of the very common errors these days. Slip roads are for accelerating to merge into the flow of traffic or to decelerate once leaving the carriageway. People seem to think they can toddle down them at 30mph and everyone else should move to accommodate their entry. People on the carriageway are under no obligation whatsoever to alter their position to let you merge. Of course many do/will and this makes life a lot easier. However if you find yourself at the end of the slip road having to stop and give way then you've only yourself to blame. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, alta-pete said: I’m not a lorry driver Reveal hidden contents Let the pile on commence… Is murdering prostitutes just a hobby then? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty It Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, alta-pete said: I’m not a lorry driver but I’ll bite at this. A slip road is not a merge, it’s a give way - traffic on the main carriageway has right of way. You’ll know the HGVs will be doing 56mph, it’s up to you to either get the boot down to get in front of them or ease up early and slide in behind. They are under no obligation to let you in. Hide contents Let the pile on commence… Nah agree with everything you say, people that come down the sliproads at 30 then struggle to get in are idiots, if you can't merge at higher speeds you shouldn't be driving. Its when there is a convoy of the p***ks nose to tail with no gap between 2/3 HGVs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Doesn't everyone actually do this in their lessons? Merging first time is bit scary but you realise quickly that getting up to speed makes it easy AF. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 29 minutes ago, Stellaboz said: Doesn't everyone actually do this in their lessons? Merging first time is bit scary but you realise quickly that getting up to speed makes it easy AF. The basic problem here is that obvious apparently isn’t to the majority of our fellow travelers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Trackdaybob said: However if you find yourself at the end of the slip road having to stop and give way Many people escaping or entering the kingdom do this at the start of the slip road causing my heads gone. Edited November 30, 2022 by 101 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Foggy here today and yesterday. And plenty of folk relying on sidelights or no lights at all. Me? Full fog lights all day and night. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Stellaboz said: Doesn't everyone actually do this in their lessons? Merging first time is bit scary but you realise quickly that getting up to speed makes it easy AF. Don't think I had any motorway driving in my lessons but I've never had a problem getting on them, it's obvious that you use the sliproad to match the speed of the traffic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, welshbairn said: Don't think I had any motorway driving in my lessons Nobody has, seeing as learners aren't allowed on the motorway. Most driving schools offer motorway-specific lessons once the pupil has passed, though im not sure how many new drivers bother. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 1 hour ago, 101 said: Many people escaping or entering the kingdom do this at the start of the slip road causing my heads gone. Used to happen at Hillington junction of the M8, even after they lengthened the slip lane to help merge. They ended up painting solid white lines to force people to go a good way down. On slip roads, I ended up with some muppet raging at me a few months ago for not changing lanes to let them onto the motorway. I slowed slightly and let the car in front of them coming up the sliproad in, but couldn't change lanes because of traffic. There was nothing much behind me so no idea why they sped up rather than just joining behind me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 5 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Nobody has, seeing as learners aren't allowed on the motorway. Most driving schools offer motorway-specific lessons once the pupil has passed, though im not sure how many new drivers bother. I did but that's because I learned to drive in Germany. You'll be driving a Golf, for example, in urban areas but once you go out on the autobahn, it's the big dog......... in my case it was an E-class Merc. 300. Wunderbar ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MP_MFC Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Nobody has, seeing as learners aren't allowed on the motorway. Most driving schools offer motorway-specific lessons once the pupil has passed, though im not sure how many new drivers bother. I think they are now, sure that changed last year or earlier this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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