Did anyone see a Renault Laguna estate blocking the roundabout today as it tried to go round the wrong way?

That's a busy roundabout when u go the RIGHT way around. The driver must've been hammered.....or blonde. ;)

be careful I was not hammered and I am not blonde

That must have been a sight to behold, the best I saw was a guy in a suit, salesman type although it was a merc. He stopped on a round about on the Mosbrough by pass to make a phone call, I kid you not.

A bloke in a white van, (could have been whitevanman ;>) dragged him out and gave him 'what for', the guys excuse as we picked him up was that he couldn't drive round corners and talk on the phone at the same time so he thought it best to stop.

Fantastic absolutely fantastic!!!

The very best Darwin award in my experience was when I was supervising some work on the central barrier of the M1 down south... 2am, pitch black, raining cats and dogs and he pulled up in lane 2 of the motorway rolled his window down and asked if he was going the right way to Nottingham...

Almost as bad as the old guy I met coming down the off slip at J35A - he waved at me as I flashed my lights trying to catch his attention ! :¬)

It's just natural selection !

jsut before new year I was confronted by a confused driver on the wrong side of the Parkway heading towards Matalan.

How he got there I will never know.

Years ago, my husband and I were travelling on the M1 and the RAF red arrows were doing a display. Loads of cars stopped, parked on the hard shoulder and watched! Maniacs!

No one seems to understand any of the old signals any more, you can flash your lights all you like, they just flash back at you as if its some sort of competition, no one takes time out and wonders why that car is flashing his lights.

There's a place called Susanville in California, I was giving the three fast signal going down the road and the driver on the other side were were just putting their beams on full. The cops pulled over at least a dozen cars in a line giving tickets out like confetti, idiots just idiots, oooooh that was why that guy was flashing his lights.:loopy:

In fairness, flashing headlights simply mean "I am here", nothing more.

In fairness, flashing headlights simply mean "I am here", nothing more.


You've never been on an advanced drivers course then.

Actually, I have. Can you tell me what you think it means?

Actually, I have. Can you tell me what you think it means?

He thinks it means watch out speed trap ahead. Tell me do they teach you that on a advanced driving course.
He probably went on a different course to you.

He missed out the bit about "Thumbs down" at the same time as flashing your headlights.
Of course you would expect some yank in California to understand exactly what you are doing what a lump

I'd have thought the Advanced Driving course had to still stick to the highway code, rather than make their own 'meanings' up contrary to the Highway code?

I've several times met someone coming the wrong way round the roundabout at Owler Bar ... scary really! :o

Of course you would expect some yank in California to understand exactly what you are doing what a lump


I see you have a new id to do your stalking, how long do you think this one will last.

Oh, and this 'yank' as your racist rant calls me, happened to have been born in Sheffield.

Actually, I have. Can you tell me what you think it means?


It means hazard ahead.

Oh, and this 'yank' as your racist rant calls me, happened to have been born in Sheffield.

How is yank a racist term? Do you mean xenophobic (which is pushing it)?

How is yank a racist term? Do you mean xenophobic (which is pushing it)?

Lets just agree its not nice eh, hatred however it raises its head needs to be condemned.

It means hazard ahead.
I thought that flashing your lights meant the same as sounding your horn - a signal to show that you are there (occupying the road).

Officially, flashing your lights/sounding your horn is nothing more than to alert other road users to your presence. In reality, they mean something very different.

Lets just agree its not nice eh, hatred however it raises its head needs to be condemned.

This post's serious isn't it??!!!!

LOL!!!!!

No one seems to understand any of the old signals any more

What are these 'old signals' then? I've never heard of them before.

Vince

It means hazard ahead.

I'm afraid not.

You may have heard the "Highway Code" (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Highwaycode/DG_070289) talked about when you were learning to drive. It may also have been touched on during the advanced driving course you imply you've undertaken, in which case you'll recognise the following:

Rule 110
Flashing headlights. Only flash your headlights to let other road users know that you are there. Do not flash your headlights to convey any other message or intimidate other road users.

Rule 111
Never assume that flashing headlights is a signal inviting you to proceed. Use your own judgement and proceed carefully.

Not really ambiguous is it?

Carm down, calm down! stop arguing, boys!

Now about this going the wrong way round the roundabout stuff ....

What's that got to do with the price of fish? ;)

I'm afraid not.


Not really ambiguous is it?

..........and you might want to read what I posted about "any of the old signals" just in case you're hard of hearing "ANY OF THE OLD SIGNALS"

Sorry, what are you saying? That the meaning has changed? Perhaps the Highway Code had a list of signals - one flash means "I'm letting you go", two flashes for "speed trap ahead", that kind of thing? I must have missed that...

Certainly on my driving course the only time you'd flash your headlights would be when overtaking to ensure the car in front knew you were coming past them.

Sorry, what are you saying? Certainly on my driving course the only time you'd flash your headlights would be when overtaking to ensure the car in front knew you were coming past them.

Where's that in the highway code?

You can use the code as support for one premise but you ignore it if it don't fit what you post.

Yes, I think you must be a very SPECIAL, LOL.

Where's that in the highway code?

You can use the code as support for one premise but you ignore it if it don't fit what you post.

Yes, I think you must be a very SPECIAL, LOL.

He is very special.

Oh, I'm sorry, don't you understand?

The objective of flashing your headlights when overtaking is to try to attract the attention of the driver you're passing, so that they know you'll be passing them. It's a safety thing - you're flashing your headlights to say "I am here and want you to know it" - the meaning intended by the Highway Code.

Does that make it clear for you?

My social worker says I'm special :)

Did anyone see a Renault Laguna estate blocking the roundabout today as it tried to go round the wrong way?

In fact it is legal to drive the wrong way round - as long as you are reversing.

A friend of mine hired a car in Italy and said that whereas flashing your lights over here generally means "you go first" when confronted with an unclear situation, in Italy it means, "I'm going first". He managed not to crash.

Oh, I'm sorry, don't you understand?

The objective of flashing your headlights when overtaking is to try to attract the attention of the driver you're passing, so that they know you'll be passing them. It's a safety thing - you're flashing your headlights to say "I am here and want you to know it" - the meaning intended by the Highway Code.

Does that make it clear for you?

My social worker says I'm special :)

I understand you perfectly well, but you on the other hand have either deliberately ignored what I posted about double standards or you are too thick to comprehend.

...........and yes I do believe you may well be in need of that social worker, personally I'd prefer the two guys in white coats, but we can't have everything in this life, it will have suffice that you admit to needing a social worker.

A friend of mine hired a car in Italy and said that whereas flashing your lights over here generally means "you go first" when confronted with an unclear situation, in Italy it means, "I'm going first". He managed not to crash.

Yes you will find its the same all over the world except, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

What about people who angrily flash their lights after you've overtaken them? Is it a signal to say thanks for waking me up or is it how dare you cause an affront to my driving ability because I refuse to drive faster than 35mph on a national speed limit road? This behaviour seems particularly prevalent on Snake's Pass (when it was open :( )

What about people who angrily flash their lights after you've overtaken them? Is it a signal to say thanks for waking me up or is it how dare you cause an affront to my driving ability because I refuse to drive faster than 35mph on a national speed limit road? This behaviour seems particularly prevalent on Snake's Pass (when it was open :( )

Its becoming the norm these days, i think they take it as an affront to their manhood that someone is faster than them.

I had one I overtook that then tailgated and was flashing his lights at me until a sharp bend, I said to the wife take a look in your mirror and watch what happens.

I went round at 55, bare in mind I drive a very precise line, have all wheel drive, uprated suspension and Kumo 235 60 19s VR racing tires on, the BMW behind sailed straight off the bend and into a field. It never ceases to amaze me that these idiots think that because I can do it they can as well, bazaar.

Then there's the type that come racing up and park in the blind spot, and the others that come up after you overtake then, they get past you and promptly slow down again, "ER well I want to be in front, but I don't want to go that fast" MUPPET'S.

parts of this thread just go to prove that some people shouldn't be on the road.

I understand you perfectly well, but you on the other hand have either deliberately ignored what I posted about double standards or you are too thick to comprehend.

...........and yes I do believe you may well be in need of that social worker, personally I'd prefer the two guys in white coats, but we can't have everything in this life, it will have suffice that you admit to needing a social worker.

Oh dear. That went well over your head didn't it? :roll:

Explain where you get this assertion of double standards from please?

You've never been on an advanced drivers course then.

oh i think dan has (given his IRL job)...

and the law and advanced driving texts will tell you that flashing headlights are simply an indication of the presence of a vehicle ...

oh i think dan has (given his IRL job)...

and the law and advanced driving texts will tell you that flashing headlights are simply an indication of the presence of a vehicle ...

Explain this then Zippy;

Sorry, what are you saying? That the meaning has changed? Perhaps the Highway Code had a list of signals - one flash means "I'm letting you go", two flashes for "speed trap ahead", that kind of thing? I must have missed that...

Certainly on my driving course the only time you'd flash your headlights would be when overtaking to ensure the car in front knew you were coming past them.