Was gonna call it the “Cunts on the road thread” but opted not to in case the mods didn’t approve. This is inspired by Benson’s recent post on driving, which made me realise there is a market for a bunch of middle aged blokes to whinge about the thickets we all have to deal with on the roads.

A few initial points to get the discussion started:

My view is that the general shiteness on the roads with middle-lane hoggers, tail-gaters etc is because in general, people are too selfish and ignorant and because they realise they can get away with it since there is so little police presence on the roads. Plus, most people are way too absorbed in getting somewhere as quickly as possible and just don’t give a toss.

I notice it driving around in my local area that other will readily pull out in front of you, because why not, right? I increasingly see pedestrians who just step out in front of me and give me a look like “what you gonna do about it? Run me over?”.

If you have ever seen Ashley Neal’s YT vids, he is a driving instructor who talks a lot about the number of motorists that like to “tell other road users off” by flashing lights, tailgating if you pull out in front. He also talks about “space closers” who actually make a situation worse by blocking people or speeding up to close a gap. Worth checking out as I think he brings some good perspectives.

Let’s have it lads…