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What really grinds your gears?

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Red Squirrel Sep 2015 9:23pm, 9 Sep 2015 18,846 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Mobile phone going shortways when I've turned it longways. Then I switch around to get it back and it does the opposite. This goes on for a matter of seconds before I start swearing.
ChrisHB Sep 2015 8:49am, 10 Sep 2015 11,592 posts	Quote Pin ChrisHB When a supposedly well-educated elite, such as OFSTED, seem not to understand that in the nature of things, not everything can have top priority: theguardian.com
z1000jeff Sep 2015 8:39am, 11 Sep 2015 2,301 posts	Quote Pin z1000jeff When I was learning to drive, and even as far back as doing my cycling proficiency, I was taught that when you're turning right you take the crown of the road i.e. you position yourself right up to the centre white line. I guess that's no longer a part of the curriculum. It's incredible the number of people I encounter who are turning right and just plonk themselves right in the middle of the carriageway thereby precluding anyone behind from passing them on the left to drive straight on.
Fleece and Dust Sep 2015 8:47am, 11 Sep 2015 23,160 posts	Quote Pin Fleece and Dust A few months ago I had a young woman plonk herself on the left at a junction and then promptly turn right across my car, as I was about to turn left. No indication, and she seemed cross that I had to slam on my brakes to not hit her. She hadn't even looked behind her to check I was there. That really fucking ground my gears, along with her headphones. A contender for the Darwin awards.
Cheg Sep 2015 8:57am, 11 Sep 2015 479 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Not indicating, or indicating as they turn by any person in any type of vehicle. How hard is it?
Fleece and Dust Sep 2015 8:59am, 11 Sep 2015 23,166 posts	Quote Pin Fleece and Dust Cars are much worse really, you don't need to lose balance by sticking your arm out, you don't need to make sure nothing is going to whip your arm off, you just flick a little lever. My sons and I nearly got mown down by some fucker at a roundabout last week, he just couldn't be bothered to indicate and came tearing round the junction and nearly hit us. Total fucking wanker.
Cheg Sep 2015 9:08am, 11 Sep 2015 480 posts	Quote Pin Cheg Exactly just a little flick of the wrist, keeps the traffic flowing, stops people dying. Is it laziness? Are they dense?
Duchess Sep 2015 12:12pm, 11 Sep 2015 6,112 posts	Quote Pin Duchess Cyclists in the rush hour on a main road with no helmet but full noise-blocking headphones. It's your wellbeing and life, for gods sake try to have some awareness of what's going on around you. (I feel the same about car drivers with max volume "music" as well but the consequences to them are lower).
Red Squirrel Sep 2015 1:18pm, 11 Sep 2015 18,850 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Fleecy - I'm sure there was a discussion on this thread about that left at a junction thing. I'm taking about cycling here. I maintained that I always put myself right when going right (and will always do), but some people posted that it's OK to be on the left of the lane. I've seen people positioning themselves that way a lot. Sometimes I get a cyclist on the left going right nearly across me when I'm on the bike in the RHS of the lane. I have to assert my position or they end up undertaking me. What's that all about?
Red Squirrel Sep 2015 1:19pm, 11 Sep 2015 18,851 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Back to gear grinding. On accessing a website for the first time - "Do you want to take a survey?".