These are five things that are sure to ruin your weekend, especially if you’re looking to get out there and do some last minute Christmas shopping (something I’ve done myself this afternoon and still not managed to complete).
Blocking the street
I live on quite a narrow road, so there’s nothing worse than when one car parks aside the other. It literally blocks the entire road and results in me having to get out of the car and berate you for being so stupid. Yes, it’s a Clarkson moment but perhaps you shouldn’t have been such an inconsiderate idiot? As you’re reading this blog, you’re probably more likely to suffer this than make someone else suffer the problem, but still, worth a watch out.
Parking in the middle of a large space
I’m not sure why people do this one, but my girlfriend lives on quite a long road. Fine. However, rather than people parking in a reasonable manner, they’ll park just close enough so a car can’t fit in the gap, but with enough space to mean that the room behind is also ruined. Idiots.
Not letting you in/out
I don’t know if it is particular to this time of year, but this is by far and away getting worse. I’m talking about people just generally having poor roadcraft/manners so they’ll tear out of side roads and generally be a menace to other road users.
Driving too slowly
Well, this one is a menace at least when the weather is ok enough for you to use any speed at all. A speed bump will make you slow down, of course, but not to approximately 1mph, so you barely drive over it at all. Or my other favourite, when you get onto the dual carriageway you use frequently and discover a driver pottering along at 45mph. No hazards on, nothing in front of them. What’s going on?
Poor parking
Touch parking sometimes has to be done, though of course slowly and with extremely high awareness of what your vehicle is doing. Doing it so that you end up swapping paint (and dents) with another car is just asking for trouble. Similarly, just because you drive a Q7 I’d really rather you didn’t use up two spaces at the Asda car park. It makes you look even more of idiot than you already do, along with increasing that all important ‘I can’t drive well so I drive something massive to make up for it’ factor.
Add to that lane discipline! Here in Ireland people don’t much go for being the correct lane at roundabouts for example!
Great blog btw Mr B. Keep up the good work 🙂
I would like to add – those people who insist on only using the petrol pump that is on the side of their fuel filler cap. The pumps stretch! by using both sides we’ll avoid the pointless queue jam and all be on our way quicker, thankyou
Cool Bananas
martin
Thanks for the comment John.
I think I’d personally like to add ‘driving too fast in a car park’. I’ve seen some very odd, erratic driving when I’ve been to Asda – not quite sure why everyone is to manic!