Every day you take a step closer to a serious road rage incident. I do anyway, so many idiots on the roads at the moment. It's not like I live in a city with a lot of traffic, there are plenty cars but it's not too bad except at certain times, generally when I'm not on the road. But there's still a lot of people I'd quite like to talk to. At length.
Earlier today I nearly crashed, was at a crossroads stopped at the lights, they went green car in front went right, car at opposite side of lights decided to cut right across me as I was about to go through straight on and also turned right. I think I missed hitting it by a couple of feet. There wasn't anyone coming through behind me, they'd have been able to turn 2 seconds later, but no, they had to go through IMMEDIATELY, sod waiting for you with the right of way, I'll risk killing you to gain a second which I'll lose again waiting at the roundabout down the road. Would love to know what you're thinking.
The other thing with this is the might is right argument. The car I nearly hit was a 4x4, would probably have smashed my Nissan and mildly dented their beast. This is common though, people with big cars decide they have the right of way. Attitude seems to be if you have to go on a pavement or in a ditch that's fine, I'm coming through, you step aside. Around where I live it's not narrow streets as much as a lot of residential parking on them, so only one car can get past. And if they have a 4x4 or something very large, it's going to be them. Pavements are for you to go up on to to avoid being smashed, or possibly killed the speed some of them go at. They're generally arrogant, and you can see them looking as if to say move peasant, I've paid big money for this car, get out of my way, I will drive through or over you if I have to. Just annoying beyond belief.
That and the people coming out of turnings, or especially car parks, who edge out just far enough if you're on that side you have to swerve round them into another lane, if there's no oncoming traffic. Or wait if there is, at which point they edge out further, as they're usually turning right and make sure you're stuck until someone coming the other way lets them out. If I want to let you out I'll make sure you know, with a flash of lights or waving to you. If you edge out you can stay there until hell freezes over, I'll never let you out unless I have to, and the gesture won't be a friendly wave.
Last thing is when did they make indicating illegal? I'm still sure you have to let people know which way you're turning, makes things easier. Especially at roundabouts here for some reason, people not showing the way they're going. I no longer trust anyone indicating because of this, I'm never sure what they're actually doing, mostly apparently going straight according to the car, until they nearly turn into you as they go to the last junction. If someone is indicating they're usually not going that way, or if they are it's too rare, and I don't trust it. So I get stuck, until there's a big enough gap in the traffic, because I don't trust anyone else who drives on the roads round here.
Obviously I am the perfect driver, talking about this. Honest. I think I am better than most, although probably everybody does (except my mother, who accepts she's fairly dangerous, although she's never actually crashed badly). That may be ego, but I'm not as bad as a lot I see allowed loose on the roads.
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