Driving Pet Peeves

[Jim44]

The tosser’s lane on the M90 northwards towards the Queensferry Crossing. It’s clearly a rat run for impatient drivers approaching the bridge at busy periods. The lane is ostensibly for traffic going west before the Forth or going into Queensferry itself. It’s irritating watching them while you’re sitting in the mainstream lanes, but worse than that are the frequent and dangerous antics of the more ‘erratic’ idiots. The lane seems to be fairly empty during normal times.

[RyeSloan]

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The tosser’s lane on the M90 northwards towards the Queensferry Crossing. It’s clearly a rat run for impatient drivers approaching the bridge at busy periods. The lane is ostensibly for traffic going west before the Forth or going into Queensferry itself. It’s irritating watching them while you’re sitting in the mainstream lanes, but worse than that are the frequent and dangerous antics of the more ‘erratic’ idiots. The lane seems to be fairly empty during normal times.

Which is aligned to one of my driving peeves. The mystery reason you wait for ages to get on the bridge in busy periods but by the time you are not even half way over you are back to near normal and go a couple of miles up the road and it’s damn near empty!

It’s a bit like the phantom reason for the queue on the bypass near the Straiton junction…always slows down to a crawl, even in quieter days, then a couple of miles later hey presto you are off again!

[O'Rourke3]

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Which is aligned to one of my driving peeves. The mystery reason you wait for ages to get on the bridge in busy periods but by the time you are not even half way over you are back to near normal and go a couple of miles up the road and it’s damn near empty!

It’s a bit like the phantom reason for the queue on the bypass near the Straiton junction…always slows down to a crawl, even in quieter days, then a couple of miles later hey presto you are off again!

Like joining in the other direction at Calder. It's Lorry drivers just trying to P*ss everyone else off by overtaking 50 mph lorries at 50 mph on the steep hill to Fairmilehead from either direction.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

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The tosser’s lane on the M90 northwards towards the Queensferry Crossing. It’s clearly a rat run for impatient drivers approaching the bridge at busy periods. The lane is ostensibly for traffic going west before the Forth or going into Queensferry itself. It’s irritating watching them while you’re sitting in the mainstream lanes, but worse than that are the frequent and dangerous antics of the more ‘erratic’ idiots. The lane seems to be fairly empty during normal times.

Yep, I suffer this every day. And I keep tabs on who has peeled off to go that way only to try and rejoin. Safe to say I don’t let them back in when they’re trying to weasel their way back in. Pricks.

[overdrive]

Roundabout lane discipline (or the lack of). The amount of times recently, I’ve approached a roundabout where there’s two lanes and I’ve been in the right hand lane and another car in the left hand lane on approach but as soon as you both enter the roundabout, the car in the left lane veers into the right lane.

Bonus peeve, cars that use the right hand indicator instead of the left hand indicator to indicate they are about to exit the roundabout. I don’t mean those that have been going right at the roundabout and have just forgotten to turn the indicator off. I mean people who purposely put on their right hand indicator as they are coming off the roundabout. WTF? I even encountered somebody the other day in front of me in one of the lanes that bypasses a roundabout (but where you have to give way to vehicles exiting the roundabout) indicate right. I was thinking - WTF is he going to try cut across to get back on the roundabout the other way - no he was intending to turn left.

[Pretty Boy]

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Roundabout lane discipline (or the lack of). The amount of times recently, I’ve approached a roundabout where there’s two lanes and I’ve been in the right hand lane and another car in the left hand lane on approach but as soon as you both enter the roundabout, the car in the left lane veers into the right lane.

Bonus peeve, cars that use the right hand indicator instead of the left hand indicator to indicate they are about to exit the roundabout. I don’t mean those that have been going right at the roundabout and have just forgotten to turn the indicator off. I mean people who purposely put on their right hand indicator as they are coming off the roundabout. WTF? I even encountered somebody the other day in front of me in one of the lanes that bypasses a roundabout (but where you have to give way to vehicles exiting the roundabout) indicate right. I was thinking - WTF is he going to try cut across to get back on the roundabout the other way - no he was intending to turn left.

When there are two lanes to go straight over at a roundabout and people just veer across lanes when exiting always gets me. I had a proper rammy with a guy at Fort Kinnaird about it, heading towards Newcraighall. I was in the left lane and maintained that all the way. He entered at the same spot as me in the right lane then almost ran into the side of me as he tried to get across so he could join the slip for the A1. Was ranting and raving that the left lane was only for the exits to where Starbucks or McDonalds are. The road signage is perfectly clear and frankly it's just common sense.

[McD]

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Roundabout lane discipline (or the lack of). The amount of times recently, I’ve approached a roundabout where there’s two lanes and I’ve been in the right hand lane and another car in the left hand lane on approach but as soon as you both enter the roundabout, the car in the left lane veers into the right lane.

Bonus peeve, cars that use the right hand indicator instead of the left hand indicator to indicate they are about to exit the roundabout. I don’t mean those that have been going right at the roundabout and have just forgotten to turn the indicator off. I mean people who purposely put on their right hand indicator as they are coming off the roundabout. WTF? I even encountered somebody the other day in front of me in one of the lanes that bypasses a roundabout (but where you have to give way to vehicles exiting the roundabout) indicate right. I was thinking - WTF is he going to try cut across to get back on the roundabout the other way - no he was intending to turn left.

There’s a 2 lane roundabout near our house. It’s quite small, and when 2 cars are there at the same time they both need to keep to their lanes. However, people going straight over (left lane) have a habit of just taking a straight line across it through sheer laziness. It’s caused no ends of near misses and bumps.

We have to turn right on it to head home, and you end up watching the car to your left more than watching for traffic coming from the right. When you have to hit the horn to warn them they’re about to hit you by veering across your lane, you get the hand gestures and dogs abuse as if you’re in the wrong! Some folk are just idiots

[overdrive]

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There’s a 2 lane roundabout near our house. It’s quite small, and when 2 cars are there at the same time they both need to keep to their lanes. However, people going straight over (left lane) have a habit of just taking a straight line across it through sheer laziness. It’s caused no ends of near misses and bumps.

We have to turn right on it to head home, and you end up watching the car to your left more than watching for traffic coming from the right. When you have to hit the horn to warn them they’re about to hit you by veering across your lane, you get the hand gestures and dogs abuse as if you’re in the wrong! Some folk are just idiots

Exactly this!

[Pete70]

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Roundabout lane discipline (or the lack of). The amount of times recently, I’ve approached a roundabout where there’s two lanes and I’ve been in the right hand lane and another car in the left hand lane on approach but as soon as you both enter the roundabout, the car in the left lane veers into the right lane.

Bonus peeve, cars that use the right hand indicator instead of the left hand indicator to indicate they are about to exit the roundabout. I don’t mean those that have been going right at the roundabout and have just forgotten to turn the indicator off. I mean people who purposely put on their right hand indicator as they are coming off the roundabout. WTF? I even encountered somebody the other day in front of me in one of the lanes that bypasses a roundabout (but where you have to give way to vehicles exiting the roundabout) indicate right. I was thinking - WTF is he going to try cut across to get back on the roundabout the other way - no he was intending to turn left.

Wait a minute. You’ve seen drivers use their indicators? I don’t believe this for a second. 😀

[hibee_girl]

People who don’t know how to use roundabouts are my biggest bugbear when driving.

Just now at the marionville roundabout a guy decided at the last second that he didn’t want to go straight over, he wanted to turn left onto Lochend Road south but instead of just going right round the roundabout he decided to swerve right so everyone had to slam their brakes on. Twat 🤬

[Alfiembra]

The roundabout over the by-pass on the Calder Road is a nightmare when it’s busy. The number of people when heading into town that think they can be in the outside lane approaching the roundabout and cross into the middle lane going through the roundabout is ridiculous. Had several drivers cut across the front of me doing this and all seem to think they are in the right. Naw pal check the lines on the road!

[McD]

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The roundabout over the by-pass on the Calder Road is a nightmare when it’s busy. The number of people when heading into town that think they can be in the outside lane approaching the roundabout and cross into the middle lane going through the roundabout is ridiculous. Had several drivers cut across the front of me doing this and all seem to think they are in the right. Naw pal check the lines on the road!

From memory it’s also well signposted as you approach the roundabout as well

[McD]

Continuing the roundabout theme, had someone come to a complete halt on a small roundabout this afternoon, stopped all the traffic on 3 sides of a 4 way roundabout whilst they decided which way they wanted to go. Utter clown

[speedy_gonzales]

Buckin' roundabouts and lane discipline.
It really shouldn't be that difficult!
Driving West along Calder Rd this morning heading towards the M8, come to the traffic light controlled Calder r-a-b, I'm in lane 2 of 3 because although I'm going right, I know I have to peel left and I'm in a small van that struggles to accelerate past much.
Driver to the right of me, in lane 3 decides he's gonna straight line and come off for Hermiston. We're side by side for a bit, I feel the van get nudged so I cede to lane 1 then follow them off towards Heriot Watt uni.
They slow down, indicate left, but carry on. They then swing a right to go down Gogar Station Rd. I'm following, not chasing but they don't stop.
When we get to the A8 I pull over, take pictures and report it through my companies control centre.
Only paint was traded with a small dent, but bùgger me, how could someone not know they've hit someone and obliviously drive off?

[matty_f]

Roundabout discipline is probably my second biggest driving peeve, behind aggressive tailgating.
I’m car sharing to work at the moment and the driver I share with is erratic as anything with roundabouts, sometimes gets them perfectly right, other times he’s as bad as some of the descriptions above, to the point where reading them, I wondered if it might have been us.
I think it’s a lack of concentration, he’s usually blethering, that’s the issue.

[Jones28]

This isn’t so much a peeve but aggressive driving. Coming down the M6 last night and a van came roaring up behind me, flashing lights. I couldn’t move over because of a lorry moving up in the outside lane. Inside lane completely clear so when he did pull out he then cut back in and there must have been inches between me and him.

It was pissing rain, really wet and could’ve been an accident, I would be dead because he’d have shunted me in to the lorry on the inside. Senseless.

[The_Exile]

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This isn’t so much a peeve but aggressive driving. Coming down the M6 last night and a van came roaring up behind me, flashing lights. I couldn’t move over because of a lorry moving up in the outside lane. Inside lane completely clear so when he did pull out he then cut back in and there must have been inches between me and him.

It was pissing rain, really wet and could’ve been an accident, I would be dead because he’d have shunted me in to the lorry on the inside. Senseless.

I feel people are getting much, much worse, it's mainly men to be fair. The aggression out there is off the charts. I'm often at 2 or 3 mph above the speed limit myself, but literally every single time I'm out on the road I've got some mad ******* right on my bumper or making overhwhelmingly risky moves, doesn't matter what road, what time of day or night, or what the speed limit is. I feel like it's now the overwhelming majority of folk out there on the road that are just permanently angry and looking for an excuse to go scrapping. And like you said yourself, there's sometimes not much you can do. If there's not an opportunity to pull over and let them past you're kind of stuck with this low IQ, feral monster putting everybody in the immediate vicinitys life in danger.

I shelled out for a front and rear dash cam recently as I feel it's only a matter of time until something happens. I'm getting much more introverted and reclusive these days!

[Alfiembra]

Was tailgated down to the speed camera at Newbridge underpass lunchtime today by a dog walking service van. Adventure Paws, I’m sure the dog owners would be pleased to know their pooches are in the hands of a maniac. As mentioned above I had nowhere to go due to traffic beside me and this clown was inches off my butt. So close in fact all I could see behind me was his windscreen. Once up onto the M9 he sped away at 80 plus.

[Hiber-nation]

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Was tailgated down to the speed camera at Newbridge underpass lunchtime today by a dog walking service van. Adventure Paws, I’m sure the dog owners would be pleased to know their pooches are in the hands of a maniac. As mentioned above I had nowhere to go due to traffic beside me and this clown was inches off my butt. So close in fact all I could see behind me was his windscreen. Once up onto the M9 he sped away at 80 plus.

I've seen a van with that name in Musselburgh, it was a lassie who was driving. Maybe there's another one on the west side.

[BILLYHIBS]

Baby on Board sign works a treat for tailgaters

You actually see them backing off through your rear view mirror when they spot the sign

[Northernhibee]

People who don’t understand how filtering down to one lane works on a dual carriageway.

Headed into Edinburgh earlier on - signs well in advance saying “use both lanes when queuing”. The zipper style of filtering works a treat.

Yet we still have bellends on the inner lane getting as close to the car in front to not let people in. Just creates further unnecessary queues and is unbelievably petty.

[Hibrandenburg]

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People who don’t understand how filtering down to one lane works on a dual carriageway.

Headed into Edinburgh earlier on - signs well in advance saying “use both lanes when queuing”. The zipper style of filtering works a treat.

Yet we still have bellends on the inner lane getting as close to the car in front to not let people in. Just creates further unnecessary queues and is unbelievably petty.

Same with people blocking junctions at traffic lights. Idiots making traffic jams even worse by not following simple driving codes.

[LaMotta]

The new road layout on Morrison Street, making it two way from Malones bar back up towards the EICC. This must be one of the stupidest changes to ever be implemented on Edinburgh's roads.

Cars rarely ever use the new lane coming up the street, which is just as well as plenty of cars think it is still one way and drive on the now wrong side of the road down the street. And it makes it really difficult to get out of Grove St onto Morrison street. Madness.

[J-C]

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The new road layout on Morrison Street, making it two way from Malones bar back up towards the EICC. This must be one of the stupidest changes to ever be implemented on Edinburgh's roads.

Cars rarely ever use the new lane coming up the street, which is just as well as plenty of cars think it is still one way and drive on the now wrong side of the road down the street. And it makes it really difficult to get out of Grove St onto Morrison street. Madness.

It's really more for cars turning right coming from the Morrison Link/West approach.

[LaMotta]

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It's really more for cars turning right coming from the Morrison Link/West approach.

That makes at least some sense, I hadn't thought of that, but I go the route from Grove St. to Morrison St. at least twice a week every week, and I've yet to see a car do that!

Van this morning going down the road the wrong way, caused absolute chaos when that and the van next to it both tried to turn right at Malones. Think they need to do something to sort it out.

[Pretty Boy]

Cyclists creeping about in the mornings now with no lights and/or reflective clothing on.

I was on the canal path this morning just before 7 and whilst not pitch black it was gloomy and visibility was not great. I had on a reflective jacket and front and back lights. Guy coming the other way had no lights and a forest green jacket on (which was really smart tbf). Against the murky canal water on one side and green trees on the other side he couldn't really be seen until he was right on me. On a busier road he would have been all but invisible and that becomes infinitely more dangerous for both him and other road users than it is on the canal path.

[Hibrandenburg]

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Cyclists creeping about in the mornings now with no lights and/or reflective clothing on.

I was on the canal path this morning just before 7 and whilst not pitch black it was gloomy and visibility was not great. I had on a reflective jacket and front and back lights. Guy coming the other way had no lights and a forest green jacket on (which was really smart tbf). Against the murky canal water on one side and green trees on the other side he couldn't really be seen until he was right on me. On a busier road he would have been all but invisible and that becomes infinitely more dangerous for both him and other road users than it is on the canal path.

Think I mentioned this last year. It's mostly kids dressed like ninjas with no lights on. With the dark mornings approaching it'll be the same as always, I hear them before I see them, I'm on a bike as well so I can only imagine that car drivers will only see them at the last minute. I guess these parents have so many kids that they're not bothered about losing one or two.

[Scouse Hibee]

Drivers when waiting to turn right out of a side road into a main road who sit in the middle of the road rather than getting as far right as possible meaning that if the road is wide enough you can get past on the inside and turn left.

[J-C]

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That makes at least some sense, I hadn't thought of that, but I go the route from Grove St. to Morrison St. at least twice a week every week, and I've yet to see a car do that!

Van this morning going down the road the wrong way, caused absolute chaos when that and the van next to it both tried to turn right at Malones. Think they need to do something to sort it out.

The lane is open as I said for cars from Morrison Link, makes sense to allow cars to turn left from Torphichen Pl also, most folk go straight up Torphichen St and round Dewar PL.

As for the car in the wrong lane, well eejits are just eejits and it happens all over Edinburgh and no one stops them. Today after going to Broxburn to collect our grandson, we had a council truck parked at Roseburn Ter at the cafe there causing chaos and then a van parked just after the lights at W Maitland ST just beyond Palmerston PL also causing chaos, this was around 8.50am right in the middle of rush hour, no traffic wardens or police.

[LaMotta]

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The lane is open as I said for cars from Morrison Link, makes sense to allow cars to turn left from Torphichen Pl also, most folk go straight up Torphichen St and round Dewar PL.

As for the car in the wrong lane, well eejits are just eejits and it happens all over Edinburgh and no one stops them. Today after going to Broxburn to collect our grandson, we had a council truck parked at Roseburn Ter at the cafe there causing chaos and then a van parked just after the lights at W Maitland ST just beyond Palmerston PL also causing chaos, this was around 8.50am right in the middle of rush hour, no traffic wardens or police.

But barely anyone is using it? Not really seeing how that is sensible TBH, particularly given volumes of traffic coming in the opposite direction. And there is no real benefit to to heading up Morrison St from Morrison link or Torphicen Place, as you end up at Lothian Road both ways on existing routes.

The van wasn't just in the wrong lane BTW , it was actually on the wrong side of the road going in the wrong direction. It's the third time I've seen that happen in a matter of weeks so it def needs rectified. They had those road dividers in place for a while which stopped it after initial problems, but took them away about a month ago maybe - now its started happening again.