pet peeves while driving

• Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to change lanes
  
• Drivers who tail gate, even if you're going at 100kph in the middle lane
  
• Pedestrians who dash across the street, without looking if there's a car or not, especially at corners (this grandma carrying a child and bags did just that earlier today, stepped off the curb without looking!!)
  
• Drivers who don't indicate when changing lanes, or those who don't even acknowledge you've let them into the lane
  
• Motorbikes weaving in and out of the lanes (especially those JB ones on the BKE going to JB), or those who drive at 50 kph but insist on hogging the bloody middle lane!
  
• Drivers who hog parking spaces
  

patsy wrote:What drives you crazy when on the road??? For me... it's:

• Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to change lanes
  
• Drivers who tail gate, even if you're going at 100kph in the middle lane
  
• Pedestrians who dash across the street, without looking if there's a car or not, especially at corners (this grandma carrying a child and bags did just that earlier today, stepped off the curb without looking!!)
  
• Drivers who don't indicate when changing lanes, or those who don't even acknowledge you've let them into the lane
  
• Motorbikes weaving in and out of the lanes (especially those JB ones on the BKE going to JB), or those who drive at 50 kph but insist on hogging the bloody middle lane!
  
• Drivers who hog parking spaces
  

and no, am not really having a bad day

patsy wrote:What drives you crazy when on the road??? For me... it's:

• Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to change lanes
  
• Drivers who tail gate, even if you're going at 100kph in the middle lane
  
• Pedestrians who dash across the street, without looking if there's a car or not, especially at corners (this grandma carrying a child and bags did just that earlier today, stepped off the curb without looking!!)
  
• Drivers who don't indicate when changing lanes, or those who don't even acknowledge you've let them into the lane
  
• Motorbikes weaving in and out of the lanes (especially those JB ones on the BKE going to JB), or those who drive at 50 kph but insist on hogging the bloody middle lane!
  
• Drivers who hog parking spaces
  

and no, am not really having a bad day

• Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to change lanes
  
  i thought this is being taught in driving school as standard practice.......
  
• Drivers who tail gate, even if you're going at 100kph in the middle lane
  middle lane so free.... then first lane must be free.... maybe he just want to meet u and exchange particulars...
  
  
• Pedestrians who dash across the street, without looking if there's a car or not, especially at corners (this grandma carrying a child and bags did just that earlier today, stepped off the curb without looking!!)
  pedestrian is king/queen .... until u hit them and they die or get paralysed...
  
  
• Drivers who don't indicate when changing lanes, or those who don't even acknowledge you've let them into the lane
  
  see first problem. so if i can change lane , it is not because u let me, but because i am a better driver....
  
• Motorbikes weaving in and out of the lanes (especially those JB ones on the BKE going to JB), or those who drive at 50 kph but insist on hogging the bloody middle lane!
  
  weave in and out got problem.... stay and slow .... oso got problem. where to go?
  
  
• Drivers who hog parking spaces
  maybe they are parking......
  
  

• Drivers tailgating me in the middle lane! WTF. Go the right lane la. Siao
  
• Drivers who cannot keep still within the lane...shifting left and right within the lane. DUnno what you want la. Wake up!
  
• Drivers with signal left but change lane to right! Wah lau.
  
• Drivers who wash their windscreen when I am behind them and I just wash car!!!! SIAN!
  
• Crazy drivers who brake for fun. Small tiny turn also need to brake. KAOZ!
  

thinkforte wrote:Hey Patsy, I concur with your list, especially the one on motorcyclists weaving through traffic... Super hard to see (even when you break your neck to check your blind spot) and very dangerous, especially at night!

Add to your list people who don't turn on their headlights at night - and still have the cheek to high-beam you when you cut in front of their "invisible" car!

zhuzhumao wrote:i dun like cars with super bright front light machiam high beam like that always blind my eyes.. in SG road is it really necessary to install those super bright white light?

JuanST wrote:What drives you crazy when on the road??? For me... it's:

patsy's peeve and juanst's not so serious answers.....

• Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to change lanes
  
  i thought this is being taught in driving school as standard practice.......
  
• Drivers who tail gate, even if you're going at 100kph in the middle lane
  middle lane so free.... then first lane must be free.... maybe he just want to meet u and exchange particulars...
  
  
• Pedestrians who dash across the street, without looking if there's a car or not, especially at corners (this grandma carrying a child and bags did just that earlier today, stepped off the curb without looking!!)
  pedestrian is king/queen .... until u hit them and they die or get paralysed...
  
  
• Drivers who don't indicate when changing lanes, or those who don't even acknowledge you've let them into the lane
  
  see first problem. so if i can change lane , it is not because u let me, but because i am a better driver....
  
• Motorbikes weaving in and out of the lanes (especially those JB ones on the BKE going to JB), or those who drive at 50 kph but insist on hogging the bloody middle lane!
  
  weave in and out got problem.... stay and slow .... oso got problem. where to go?
  
  
• Drivers who hog parking spaces
  maybe they are parking......
  
  

and no, am not really having a bad day

patsy wrote:oh yeah, cars who don't queue say in a turning lane and insist on cutting the queue close to the start.. very common when you exit CTE in Cairnhill and want to turn towards Scott's Rd!

JuanST wrote:anywhere in sg, this happens.......

if u dun wan queue cutters to do their deed, ur car must be perfectly aligned and near the car in front of u. also ur car must be very near the right side line.... another frenly reminder from my bukit batok driving instructor ......

what? not part of the training u got from driving school?

Gabes wrote:One more to Add:

Whilst approaching a filter lane in heavy traffic. Some impatient drivers just speed up all the way nearing the filter lane and cut in front of you to avoid "queuing up". Causing drivers behind to hit their brakes hard. Potential cause for chain collisions. I've personally seen this happened.

JuanST wrote:anywhere in sg, this happens.......

if u dun wan queue cutters to do their deed, ur car must be perfectly aligned and near the car in front of u. also ur car must be very near the right side line.... another frenly reminder from my bukit batok driving instructor ......

what? not part of the training u got from driving school?

keigo wrote:- Drivers who speed up from behind you when you indicate you want to
change lanes

And when you do change lane before they can speed up fast enough to block you. They will just horn at you. A few time I just point my middle finger up and slow down my speed to make them brake even more...

patsy wrote:

JuanST wrote:anywhere in sg, this happens.......

if u dun wan queue cutters to do their deed, ur car must be perfectly aligned and near the car in front of u. also ur car must be very near the right side line.... another frenly reminder from my bukit batok driving instructor ......

what? not part of the training u got from driving school?

am just worried if i drive to close to the car in front and he suddenly stops, i might hit him and the q cutter gets off scot free!

pessimizt wrote:Due to my slow pickup (1500 - 2000rpm), usually there will have a gap (of about 1.5 car length) between myself and the car in front during queue.......and the others will take the chance to cut in......sigh.
If i pick up fast (rev 2500rpm and up), i heart-pain of the FC...... sigh....sigh.

pessimizt wrote:Kiasu as in dont want to let people cut queue ?

JuanST wrote:if nobody lets in, i go for the next turn.... as my bbdc instructor said, singapore so small that u just keep turning.... u will see ur destination eventually.....