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sexkillz: [color=#000030]11. Speeding up if I try overtaking them.

12. Overtaking me, braking, and turning off the next street. [/color]

So true. I can identify with number 11 and it seem more common among guys especially when a lady overtakes them. Some people want to compete with every vehicle they come across on the road.

Top 10 Most Annoying Things Other Drivers Do


It's a known fact that everyone reading this is an above-average driver — and that each of us always displays deep and abiding civility toward our fellow travelers. So we're sure you won't recognize yourself in any of the items listed below.

But what about all those other jerks on the road?

What things do other drivers do that annoy you most? Here's our list

1. Talking on a cell phone

When you're talking on your cell phone, you're as likely to cause an accident as when you're legally drunk. Now, what's your excuse? What's more annoying than a driver who's willing to risk your life so he can pick up his General Tso's chicken without waiting? Even when distracted drivers don't cause a wreck, they weave from lane to lane, create confusion in intersections and generally drive slower than other drivers around them while they're trying to do two things at once, leaving a gang of irate drivers in their wake.

Don't Be a Jerk: Put the phone down while you drive. You know about voice mail, right?

2. Driving too fast for road conditions

Just because a speed limit is 65 mph doesn't mean that's always the right speed. Snow, ice or rain can dramatically reduce your car's braking and handling abilities, as well as limit visibility. The right top speed for those conditions is that at which you feel safe and in control and able to react in time to anything that happens up ahead. That could be 40 mph. Or zero mph.

Drivers who fly past you at 50 mph when conditions call for 15 mph are not just risking their own lives — they might take you with them. If they lose control, they could easily spin into you, knocking you off the road and down an embankment. Or, at the very least, they could cover your windshield with a thick film of slush or rain, leaving you temporarily blinded. Annoying? We'd say so.

Don't Be a Jerk: There's always someone driving like a jerk in bad weather. And if you notice you're passing everybody, you're the jerk.

3. Excessive horn and honking( i personally dislike this)

How would you feel if someone kept honking at you? Not too swell i guess. This is so common especially in Nigeria. Yes i said it!

Don't Be a Jerk: Abeg that thing can be irritating especially while stuck in traffic congestions and horns are blaring left right and center.

4. Not signaling when turning or changing lanes, or leaving a signal on

Signaling your intentions is one of the most basic acts of courtesy one can engage in. If we can't predict what other drivers are going to do, we can't make informed decisions about what we should do, and the result is mayhem. And insurance claims.

But besides being dangerous, not signaling is also downright obnoxious. It says, "Your safety doesn't matter to me, and I'm more important than you are." It's rather telling that signaling one's intentions is pretty much universal in the animal kingdom. And if hyenas can manage it, can't you?

By the way, leaving a turn signal on, while an act of omission, can be just as dangerous.

Don't Be a Jerk: Use your turn signals, Bub.

5. Leaving high beams on

Driving at night introduces a variety of risks, all related to the fact that our vision becomes limited. The less well you can see, the less well you drive. So when someone oncoming cruises past you and shines the equivalent of a 100,000-candlepower lighthouse directly into your retinas, he's definitely being more than a little annoying — he's compromising your ability to drive safely.

If that's not reason enough for you to remember to switch off your high beams when there's traffic headed your way, here are two more reasons: 1) If you blind an oncoming driver with your high beams, he might not be able to judge where your car is and might crash into you. Wouldn't that suck? 2) The driver coming toward you might have been interrogated by the CIA under bright lights, and you might trigger a flashback. Do you want that responsibility? Didn't think so.

By the way, poorly aimed headlights can also be dangerous. If oncoming drivers are flashing their lights at you and you don't know why, first make sure your headlights are on, and then check that the high beams are off. If those two items check out OK, have your mechanic check the alignment of your headlights. It takes five minutes, and it's a thoughtful gesture to future oncoming drivers.

Don't Be a Jerk: Understand that your high beams are a dangerous weapon when aimed at oncoming traffic. Remember when you've turned them on, and always be prepared to turn them right off.

6. Faulty equipment

Saving money by putting off repairs is a noble act of cheapskate-dom, but when deferring maintenance means that you're starting to compromise your own safety, or others around you, that's when we get annoyed.

It's not uncommon for us to see customers' cars at our garage with bald tires, bad shocks, a turn signal or headlight that's burned out, or poor wiper blades. Blowing off those repairs isn't just dangerous — it might also cost you more money in the end. Look at it this way: Which bill would you rather pay? Four new tires or having to replace 50 of the botanical garden's prized Asian thorn bushes and doubled insurance premiums for the next five years? We rest our case.

While it's less immediately dangerous, driving a car that's burning oil to beat the band is also obnoxious. Ask my brother how many otherwise sweet old ladies give him the finger when he pulls up next to them at a light and surrounds them in a thick cloud of smelly, blue smoke.

Don't Be a Jerk: Maintenance is not just for you. You'll improve your own safety and that of your fellow drivers by keeping up on necessary repairs.

7. Taking two spaces in a parking lot

Is there anything more obnoxious than announcing to the world, "My BMW paint job is more important than your ability to park?" Of course, if the car is a '66 Plymouth Valiant and the driver is currently wearing adult diapers, the issue may be driving ability rather than obnoxiousness. So consider the circumstances.

Don't Be a Jerk: When my brother comes across an expensive car that's taking up two premium spaces, he likes to squeeze his 20-year-old heap right in next to the car. Not only does he get a space, but also he knows the owner of the offending trophy car is going to stroke out when he sees it. Of course, my brother has also had his nose broken a few times. So consider parking elsewhere, and think about leaving a note on the offending vehicle instead, suggesting that the driver kindly not hog two spots in a busy lot the next time they run errands.

Also, if you have a car that's so precious that it can't be parked close to anyone else's, park it at the far end of the parking lot. That way, you inconvenience yourself rather than everybody else.

8. Staying in the far left lane
We all need to work together if we're going to get home in time to watch "Jeopardy!" That includes pulling back over to the right after you've passed a slower-moving vehicle. Staying in the left lane forces everyone to go at exactly your speed, or pass you unsafely on the right. It also raises the blood pressure of those who want to go even a little bit faster. You're going the speed limit? Fine. Let the police enforce the law. And remember, some drivers might have very good reasons for driving faster than you on any given day. They might be trying to make sure their mother-in-law catches her plane home.

Don't Be a Jerk: Use the passing lane for passing. And when you're in it, always keep an eye on your rearview mirror and be aware if someone is coming up faster behind you so you can get out of the way in time.

9. Not acknowledging making a mistake or overreacting to an honest mistake
Driver A makes a stupid mistake, causing Driver B to swerve. Driver B, having just planted his beak directly into his Starbucks Frappuccino, delivers Driver A the one-finger salute. Driver B is offended, and responds in kind.

We all make mistakes. Remember that when someone pulls out without seeing you. Sure, honk if you need to for safety. But do you really have to follow it up with an Al Swearengen-like diatribe? If the person is decent enough to hold up a palm and indicate "Sorry!" can't you say, "That's OK"?

And similarly, when you make a boneheaded move, don't slink off as if you didn't notice that you almost caused a five-car pileup. Acknowledge that you screwed up. Mouth "Sorry." Look a little sheepish. Hold up a palm asking for forgiveness.

If more people apologized for their lunkheadedness and more people accepted their apologies, the roads would be a lot more humane.

Don't Be a Jerk: Remember the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you when you pull out of your parking space without looking.

10. Dangerous loads improperly secured

The laws of physics are immutable. So, unfortunately, are the laws of stupidity. If you're driving at 75 mph, twine, a bungee cord and your left hand will not keep a Sealy Posturepedic from setting sail above the interstate. Trust us on this.

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of people who — through impatience, laziness or lack of schooling — don't understand the basics of force, leverage and wind loading. As a result, those of us who follow them have to drive with our hearts in our throats until we can get around them and hope the load doesn't let out at that moment. And what about the guy behind you?

Oblivious as they may be, these drivers can leave a trail of chaos behind them. And if their load comes unhinged, they're going to have a bad case of survivor's guilt.

Don't Be a Jerk: If you're carrying something that doesn't fit inside your car, get professional help or advice in securing it before driving. And have all mattresses and 4x8 sheets of plywood delivered.



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tinuolababy: wishing him and the Donor a successful surgical operation and speedy recovery in advance .

Amen. And he should remember to use the change to save someone's life too, am sure there are 100 's of patients presently undergoing dialysis with him in Luth. He should pick a random person and assist him also.

Good question. For me i believe the black book does not exist in the real sense ,it only exists in our subconscious memory. When i tag someone in my black book, i keep him in mind pending when i unleash a punishment on him. However you said in an administrative setting and i believe you mean a school or an organization by that so yes they may have a secret file to keep copies of queries dished out to you and if a disciplinary measure is to be taken those files can be used as reference hence the 'black book'

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looks like I need the tutorials also

nenergy: don't ask, don't tell!

Maybe

Anything is possible in this era where human beings are undergoing facial surgeries just to look like dogs. Atleast with this development if someone wants to look like a chimpanzee he wouldnt need a plastic surgery since the head can actually be cut off from the animal and transplanted on his body.

onuwaje: Sometyms u type like a retard!.... What has ALUU gat 2 do with this

Sometimes you type like a fool, what happened to your sense of humour? Next time read and pass instead of quoting my post.

stevo4shiz: YES. YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

Were you their tutor?

Is he among the Dangote graduate trainee drivers?

The cause of the accident according to this story was not the driver"s fault however he became guilty after trying to escape.lucky him he wasn"t apprehended in ALUU.

Awwwww the first time I am reading do"s and don't"s of a relationship on Nairaland and it actually makes so much sense to me. Nice work D-explorer

Though i am happily in love at the moment, but i"ll bookmark this page just incase the low moments set in someday and..........

Too many redundant commissions, too many dull polithievsians acting as DG"s of the redundant soon to be defunct commissions.Good move I must say but One question though what will be the fate of the civil and public servants working in these organizations?

Yes it does to a certain extent. some petty traders are of the opinion that only rich people speak " proper" english probably because of their exposure and all that while the average people speak pidgin or broken english. Either way i never waste my time speaking big grammer in the market when all i need is 100 naira pepper however i can speak grammer in a mall.

django1: Shut up there!!! Ozuo!

Arrant display Of your usual razzness and babarism. Wawa! Going by Seun"s rules of no insults on nairaland you should be banned for most of your posts because all you do is insult people yet you have never contributed to any meaningful discussions since you joined Nairaland in january.

omobadan: Some people are just idiots. Calling people ugly and razz because you can get away with it, is in itself a coward way of doing things. I agree it's your opinion but a little self control is needed sometimes when you wanna comment.

And how about calling people idiots? Does it make you any better? In my opinion you are worse than the person who said razz or ugly.*smh

brotherlyn: Please, pay your tithe to a Bible Believing Church and contribute whatever you have power to contribute. Don't make the mistake of substituting your tithe for OJB's contribution.

God does not need your money to heal him. All He's asking for from you is simple obedience as regards Tithing and in so doing, He'll protect you against any form of devourer including terminal disease.

Alright thanks. Now that I can't give out my tithe to his fund raising I guess I'd just have to budget another money for charity.

Kidney failure is not Cancer so I wonder why he said he has 8 weeks to live. With dialysis and proper medication one can live for 10 years or more.
Its month end, can I donate 10% of my salary to his fund raising instead of paying tithe? I want to know if its acceptable from a Religious point of view because my salary is well budgeted for this month and the only extra cash available is the tithe.

Hahahahaaha I enjoy watching auditions of project fame, west african idols and x factor especially to see those untalented R-kelly wanna be"s singing the song I believe I can fly .

There was a particular episode I watched where a contestant was busy singing and demostrating I believe I can fly in a very horrible voice and one of the judges looked up and told the guy he should turn to the door and fly out with his hands spread out like that. Lmao @ some funny auditions.

An innocent life wasted by an evil motherf.ker

I totally disagree with you op.

Do you know the complications that most times arise as a result of prolonged dialysis? First the bones degenerate after a kidney failure therefore unless the patients gets a transplant done, he/she may have to suffer continued weakness especially in the limbs and joints and most times low blood count since the red blood cells stop multiplying themselves when a kidney failure occurs.

2ndly Dialysis in Abuja costs 25,000 in private hospitals minus heipharin and epo injections which costs around 8,000 both except in government hospitals. So averagely some dialysis patient spend roughly 65000 naira per week while for those who dialyse 3 times a week they can spend upto 90000 naira weekly. Bearing in mind that once you start dialysis you can't miss your session so please do the math. The renal failure patient I am presently taking care of budgets 300,000 for dialysis everymonth and in a year that's 3,600,000 naira. Too expensive if you ask me as compared to getting a successful transplant done for about 7,000,000 and the patient would not need dialysis again in most cases.

Thirdly dialysis greatly reduces the quality of life of the patient. For instance you are stuck with the machine access either central line or fistula for as long as you need to dialyse. The issue of infection is another thing because once water or any form of bacteria infects the access, complications are bound to arise. To fix each of those access costs nothing less than 100,000 naira and they sometimes get blocked meaning you have to get another one done.

Have you also put into consideration the hours they spend on the dailysis machine every week? Each session is four hours so imagine someone missing out on four hours on a workday. Time he should have put to other productive use and its not like the patient feels strong after dialysis so most times they are generally weak and can't concentrate on any serious work till after proper rest.

I agree with you on the need to have more dialysis centers with an emphasis on providing cheaper treatment however that should be done by the government and other well to do Nigerians who want to save lives. As for OJB he should use the money donated to get a proper type compatibility test done for the donor and if the result is good then he should proceed with the transplant. Averagely the transplant should cost between 6_7 million naira with complete anti rejection/immune supression drugs for a year.

I am not a medical practitioner but like I said in previous posts someone very dear to me is presently undergoing dialysis so I understand the pains and risks involved.

rottenegg: LMAO! Very correct! I sabi oroboh but how dem go call dis one?

MOMMMMMMY *in thick igbo accent*

With her Nigerian boyfriend....

16 million naira for a kidney transplant! Haba that"s over exaggerated. As someone who has spent the last four years taking care of a kidney failure patient I can authoritatively tell you that a kidney transplant cannot be more than 6-7 million naira.
I guess they had to say 16million so that at the end of the day people would donate atleast half of that which can conveniently cover the bill for his transplant.
OJB our prayers are with you, its never eazy being a renal failure patient.

[quote author=Dracula27%]Terrorism is outside the jurisdiction of the magistrate court that is why the prosecutor asked that that particular charge be withdrawn. They would still be charged in a competent court.[/quote]You interpreted the report very well however the title of the post is misleading. One would think the lebanease people won the case according to the heading.

obyrich: You will get your own husband soon. My prayer for you is that eligible bachelors should see the inner beauty in you which I have just sensed. I pray that God should weed out fake and deceitful people from your life. ADVICE: The man for you may not necessarily be tall, rich and handsome. May not be a superstar or celebrity. But surely he will be a man who will stop at nothing to ensure your happiness and respect your person. SURELY THE MAN WHO FINDS YOU IS BLESSED!

Thank you so much for your kind words. Your advice is priceless.

Lovely! A match made in heaven. Stories like this remind me to pray to God to make me marry my own husband that he has destined for me and not someone else's.

Irritating and disgusting. I hope a crazy Nigerian would not order for a mass production of this to import to Nigeria.

[quote author=big-t]Im sorry this wont make the fp, but thats good for the islam extremists - Like father, like son!! Smfh!! [/quote]I'm sorry you are wrong, it made fp.

k2039: It's not compulsory, though it allows both couple to have sex like never before and it also gives them enough room to fine tune their family goals since they will be in seclusion.

Hmmmmn i like this

I had no idea atm machine's still print out receipt hence when i get the prompt " do you want a receipt for this transaction" on impulse i select NO. What do you need it for anyway when you get an sms alert almost immediately notifying you of the transaction details and your account balance.