Motorists agree on the one obvious sign someone is a bad driver

Plenty of us think we’re an absolute pro out on the roads, offering to drive our mates for day trips at the weekend or whipping round to a Maccies drive-thru seamlessly.

But really, it’s just that we think we’re a better driver than everyone else. And that’s something that shows in our road rage. Because let’s be honest, there’s nothing more annoying than getting stuck behind a bad driver.

Many of us are still learning what features in our cars actually are and others are being given an expensive warning for hogging the middle lane on a motorway.

Yet there’s something else that motorists agree is the one obvious sign of someone being a bad driver. And to be honest, just reading this might have you beeping an imaginary horn.

On a Reddit thread, one user asked: “What is the most obvious sign someone is a bad driver?”

Don't be annoying your fellow drivers. (Getty stock photo)

And many agreed it has to be ‘constantly accelerating and decelerating’.

You know the scene; you’re driving along a straight, quiet road and for whatever reason, the person in front of you seems to be consistently speeding up and then suddenly pressing their brake and slowing back down again.

It can be completely annoying having to guess what speed they’re going to drive at as you see those red brake lights suddenly flash up just when you thought you were safe again.

Plenty of users pointed out: “Those who tap the gas pedal to go faster. Just keep your foot on the pedal and press to go faster, not keep tapping.”

As others said: “Nothing makes me angrier than people who repeatedly tap the brakes every 50 feet instead of simply letting off the gas. Or simply knowing how to maintain a constant speed.”

Unleash the road rage. (Getty stock photo)

Well, let that be a lesson if you’re treating your car pedals like you’re playing the drums – everyone thinks you’re a bad driver.

Motorists are also convinced '99 percent of drivers’ don’t actually know what a common road sign means.

And the sign in question is the very common circular one with a white backdrop and a single black stripe through the middle at a 45-degree angle.

Reddit users recalled worrying anecdotes like: “One of the girls at my old hairdressers genuinely thought it meant 'go whatever speed you want'."

But of course, it’s instructing that the national speed limit applies on the upcoming stretch of road.

Topics: Driving, Reddit, Cars

Jess Battison

Jess is an Entertainment Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include keeping up with the Twitter girlies, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021 and has previously worked at MyLondon.

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