Road Rage - is it Getting Worse in the UK?

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why

Bod

On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why

Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).

On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why


Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

On 11/08/2016 12:17, Bod wrote:
On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why



Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

I have recently been driving an elderly couple to many hospital
appointments, he gets so wound up at other people which have had zero
effect on me, his wife used to (recently deceased) remark on how nothing
fazes me when driving, I just look on it all as a constant test of my
skills, where one mistake could have very serious consequences, too many
people seem to ride around relying on everyone else to keep them out of
trouble.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:17:07 +0100, Bod wrote:

On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why


Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

We get angry because there are so many ****ing slow drivers. Train everybody to drive at a decent speed (at least 10mph over the limit), then there will be no problems.

--
"You, you, and you ... panic. The rest of you, come with me." - U.S. Marine Corp Gunnery Sgt.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:16:32 +0100, MrCheerful wrote:

On 11/08/2016 12:17, Bod wrote:
On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why



Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

I have recently been driving an elderly couple to many hospital
appointments, he gets so wound up at other people which have had zero
effect on me, his wife used to (recently deceased) remark on how nothing
fazes me when driving, I just look on it all as a constant test of my
skills, where one mistake could have very serious consequences, too many
people seem to ride around relying on everyone else to keep them out of
trouble.

I have a friend who behaves rather like Simon Mason. He sticks precisely to every road rule. Last time I was in the car with him driving, it was a constant stream of complaints from him about 1 in 5 other drivers misbehaving. He's going too fast, he didn't indicate at the right time, why is he in the wrong lane, he's too close to me, etc, etc.

--
The average HB pencil can draw a line 4 miles long.

On Thursday, 11 August 2016 17:08:53 UTC+1, James Wilkinson wrote:
I have a friend who behaves rather like Simon Mason. He sticks precisely to every road rule. Last time I was in the car with him driving, it was a constant stream of complaints from him about 1 in 5 other drivers misbehaving. He's going too fast, he didn't indicate at the right time, why is he in the wrong lane, he's too close to me, etc, etc.

I tend to stick behind HGVs at 56mph and let the idiots zoom off into the distance burning money. I've got all day, so I don't care what any other idiots do, although this idiot got my goat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbH0gd7Bk2Y

On 11/08/2016 16:16, MrCheerful wrote:
On 11/08/2016 12:17, Bod wrote:
On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why




Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

I have recently been driving an elderly couple to many hospital
appointments, he gets so wound up at other people which have had zero
effect on me, his wife used to (recently deceased) remark on how nothing
fazes me when driving, I just look on it all as a constant test of my
skills, where one mistake could have very serious consequences, too many
people seem to ride around relying on everyone else to keep them out of
trouble.

Aye.

On 11/08/2016 17:08, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:16:32 +0100, MrCheerful
wrote:

On 11/08/2016 12:17, Bod wrote:
On 11/08/2016 12:11, JNugent wrote:
On 11/08/2016 11:00, Bod wrote:

"Final verdict: what we can do to save the nation from angry drivers"

http://www.windmillleasing.com/news/...-and-if-so-why




Reduce rip-off transport taxation and/or start spending at least
some of
it on badly-needed new roads and improvements to junctions?

Proper free-flow slips at the M40/A34 junction north of Oxford would go
a long way towards curing those long queues, for instance.

And Salisbury *badly* needs an A36 bypass.

The government has already got the message in respect of the situation
at the M6/M1/A14 (which had similar problems to that M40 interchange).


I have never understood why anyone gets so worked up whilst driving or
cycling. I never get angry when doing either.
People who do need to address their anger management. Road rage quite
often leads to tears.

I have recently been driving an elderly couple to many hospital
appointments, he gets so wound up at other people which have had zero
effect on me, his wife used to (recently deceased) remark on how nothing
fazes me when driving, I just look on it all as a constant test of my
skills, where one mistake could have very serious consequences, too many
people seem to ride around relying on everyone else to keep them out of
trouble.

I have a friend who behaves rather like Simon Mason. He sticks
precisely to every road rule.

Simon Mason doesn't do that.

At least, not whilst he is on his bike.

He has posted several videos of himself misbehaving.

Last time I was in the car with him
driving, it was a constant stream of complaints from him about 1 in 5
other drivers misbehaving. He's going too fast, he didn't indicate at
the right time, why is he in the wrong lane, he's too close to me, etc,
etc.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 17:18:09 +0100, Alycidon wrote:

On Thursday, 11 August 2016 17:08:53 UTC+1, James Wilkinson wrote:
I have a friend who behaves rather like Simon Mason. He sticks precisely to every road rule. Last time I was in the car with him driving, it was a constant stream of complaints from him about 1 in 5 other drivers misbehaving. He's going too fast, he didn't indicate at the right time, why is he in the wrong lane, he's too close to me, etc, etc.

I tend to stick behind HGVs at 56mph and let the idiots zoom off into the distance burning money. I've got all day, so I don't care what any other idiots do, although this idiot got my goat.

Thanks for clogging up the roads. My car will sit at a tonne without much pressure on the gas pedal at all. And I don't need to change lanes, I just sit in the fast lane all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbH0gd7Bk2Y

As I said last time you posted this, there was enough room for another car between you, so no cause for alarm.

--
Mrs. Morse: "Sam, stop tapping your fingers on the table, it's driving me crazy!"