The latest thing to get on my tits is driving.
Well it is a constant irritation.
Why do people not indicate at all at islands, then you have those who indicate right and then left when going straight on confusing the hell out of every one.
You also have those who decide that it does not matter which lane you approach the island in, then turn right from the left lane or vice versa.
The next are those who fail to move lanes as they go around the island, a serious issue when turning right. As you progress around the island you are supposed to move over from the right lane to the middle and then end up in the left lane for your exit but some will just stay in the right lane all the way round until thye swerve across all the lanes and shoot off down their chosen exit.
We also have the going straight brigade. They take a straight line from entry lane to exit when the island is round thus cutting across all other lanes. they seam oblivious to what they do.
We also have problems with multi lane islands where people fail to read the road markings in advance of the island. Many multi lane islands allow two lanes to go the same way entering an exiting alongside eachother. One island I have frequent problems with has two lanes that go right with the inside lane also allowing you to go straight on. Often thoses in the right lane will cut you up if you go right from the left lane which is clearly signed on this particular island.
I have more reason than ususal to be pissed about this as last Sunday I was hit by a driver struggeling with the island.
It is a 3 lane island. I went straight on from lane 2.
As I enterend the island a car entered from the road to the left in the left lane we passed another road to the left side by side, I indicated to come off the island in the outer of the two lanes of the road I wanted and assumed the car to my left, which was not indicating, was going to take the left lane of the same road.
Sadley no, as i exit the island there is a crunch and a bang as they drive into the rear passenger door of my car pushing the back end over.
It turns out the driver was making a right turn from the left lane without indicating at all.
She was Polish in a hire car picked up in somerset the day before and was lost in Birmingham.
It makes the driving understandable at least. That does not help my cause as I am now faced with getting it fixed and getting the money off the hire company's insurance.
An hour earlier on the same island I turned right from the right lane and had a near miss as I exited the island with a red golf who was doing a U turn from the middle lane.
This is a daily occurance on all the large islands in Birmingham.
Another cause of twitchy bum syndrome is the Pump Engine island which has part time traffic lights.
People do not know what to do when the lights are off. many times I have to break and swerve to avoid those who blindly follow the car infront on to the island without looking.
I have also had to screech to a halt behind those who stop at the stop line on the island when the lights are off clearly not noticing the words "Part Time SIgnals" on the traffic lights and stopping while they try to engage their brain.
I want a tank then I would not care what they do as I will just crush those who are too dumb to know the rules of the road.
