English drivers

This entry was posted on February 27, 2008

I was originally planning to write about how I use my ipod for web development, but after the journey I had this morning, I have more pressing matter to discuss.

English drivers suck.

Well, not all of them. We have some great English drivers! I myself (as does everyone) consider myself to be “above average”. I know I’m not the best driver in the world, but I’m a lot better than some of the idiots out there. Yes, idiots.

Idiotic things that I’ve encountered on the roads in the past week

Being cut up at a roundabout
Lorry pulling out in front of me at a junction
Random pedestrians jumping out in the street
Teenage boys on bicycles
People not using their indicators
People going the wrong way down a one-way street

The craziest thing, however, happened this morning. The picture over on the left demonstrates a junction in my town. I wanted to turn right into this junction. Let’s say for the sake of argument that I’m currently driving along the road (which I was). In order to turn right, I need to be in the right lane (it’s a single carriageway). I check my mirrors, indicate, and start to pull out. Then all of a sudden the car behind me decides he wants to overtake me. He’s driving some pimped-up Astra, with a custom exhaust pipe and all the other paraphernalia that suggests he’s compensating for having small tackle.

Why he couldn’t wait the few seconds it’d take for me to change lanes so he could speed up in his current lane, I have no idea. He was clearly in a rush. I hope wherever he was heading was important, given he could have easily destroyed his car and mine in the process. Had I not been looking in my mirror and checking my blind spot (a habit I picked up whilst getting my motorcycle license), I would have had an Astra buried in the side of my car. Not the best way to start the morning.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve experienced on a road recently?

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