🚦 Derby — Driving Safety Gauge

This i think is a common problem on slip roads onto a motorway and a very annoying one as I will describe. I was driving in the middle lane of the M1 motorway heading south to take my exit to the M42 slip road at J24. A red fiesta indicating to pull on to the motorway from the slip road at this point, did so behind a large goods vechicle and a line of slowing traffic. The Female driver in the above fiat ( in my opinon )made the approach to the motorway far to quickly and was on top of the fiestas back bumper indicating right and braking hard on to the motorway. With this swooping manoeuvre made, the female driver still not happy with her lane choice indicated right and swiftly pulled into the middle lane causing me to brake suddenly. My responce was to Sound my horn and Flash my lights repeatedly, she casually adjusted her mirror so my full beam could not be seen and sped off now in the third lane. --- Context --- Type: Cut Me Up Location: Derbyshire Vehicle: Fiat Registration: RC03 GFO Date reported: 2025-07-03 --- Safety takeaway --- Keep a buffer around lane merges and avoid reacting aggressively.

Have you ever wondered why drivers wish to commit suicide, especially with buses. I am a part time bus driver and surprised at the beat the bus syndrome amongst many drivers, ie I am going to beat that bus even if it kills me. All I ask is that when irresponsible drivers with this syndrome wish to kill themselves, perhaps they would discover, prior to their suicide, if the driver is nearing their break time, or completing their shift. If soemone kills themselves, then it is approx 4 hours forme to complete the relevant paperwork. So please suicidal drivers have a thought for my break time.

Well. I ve heard of people not wanting their car scratched, but this is rediculous. Not only was he parked rediculously, but his steering was left on full left lock. Which is fine, until some poor unspecting car pulls a bit too close, and rips his right wheel off, or at least damages the steeting gear. I guess that s the penalty of having wheels which stick out further than your wing mirrors ;) --- Context --- Type: Crap Parking Location: Derbyshire Vehicle: Porsche Registration: SP20 YJD Date reported: 2025-07-03 --- Safety takeaway --- Stay defensive, leave space, and avoid escalating risky behaviour.

On Monday 24th June at around 4.30pm I was driving along the A624 heading towards Glossop from Chapel en-le-Frith when I noticed a silver van was driving very closely behind me. He remained behind me for a couple of miles and, as we approached Little Hayfield he overtook me, then as a car was approaching he had to brake very sharply and pull in directly in front of me causing me to have to brake suddenly. The van then proceeded to tailgate the car in front for several miles before over taking him as we entered the 30mph zone at Little Hayfield. Leaving Little Hayfield he then tailgated another car, before overtaking that on an uphill bend and causing an oncoming car to have to brake to avoid this pointless and stupid manoeuvre. I was especially shaken up by what I considered to be dangerous driving as just a few miles earlier on the A515 near Pilsbury I had passed what appeared to be the aftermath of a fatal collision. The Van was all liveried up with the logo of a forklift form called "DAC-HANDLING" (www.dac-handling.co.uk) I emailed them to complain about their driver, but as of yet they ve not bothered to reply. -------------------------------------------------- UPDATE. I recieved the following email on the 28th June. Dear Sir Thank for your e-mail, re the driving of one of our employees on Monday 24th Junearound 4.30 along the A624. We take a serious view of such a complaint, and were on Wednesday 26th having two separate staff training sessions, your e- mail was used in these meetings to demonstrate how not to drive, and advise that such disregard for other road users would not be tolerated by DAC. Our engineers are service based and therefore heavy users of the road, we pride ourselves in employing competent people with a good driving record. The gentleman driving this vehicle has been disciplined, and has apologised for any offence he has caused. He is aware of the seriousness of this complaint. I hope you are satisfied with the way we have responded to your complaint, and would ourselves like to apologise on behalf of DAC and thank you for the time taken to bring this to our attention. --- Context --- Type: Crap Parking Location: Derbyshire Vehicle: Volkswagen Golf Registration: HO08 NMX Date reported: 2025-07-03 --- Safety takeaway --- Stay defensive, leave space, and avoid escalating risky behaviour.