Common disregard for rules and regulations

mrochester · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:15

I see this mostly with driving, people cutting over multiple lanes, not stopping at lights as they are changing etc, but why do people flagrantly disregard rules and regulations that are in place? Another place I see it is with fire alarms at work where people seem to have enough time to wander back to their desks to get bags/coats etc, whereas I am up and out of there and I’m nearly always the first one out.

what is it with some/many people?

Feek · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:16

They don't care.

mrochester · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:17

Feek said:
They don't care.

I wonder why?

Dis86 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:19

mrochester said:
I wonder why?

Largely arrogance and an inflated sense of self importance.

sideways14a · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:20

Driving standards are horrendous, most dont care because a car is just a means to move about for them. Proper drivers though will want to improve there skill and should be doing much better.

mrochester · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:22

Dis86 said:
Largely arrogance and an inflated sense of self importance.

do you think we’ll ever solve it and have everyone obeying the rules and regulations?

PapaLazaru · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:23

More police.

Dis86 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:29

mrochester said:
do you think we’ll ever solve it and have everyone obeying the rules and regulations?

Probably when the Chinese take over.

mrochester · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:32

Dis86 said:
Probably when the Chinese take over.

no need to have the Chinese take over. We could all live so much happier alongside each other if everyone simply respected and obeyed the rules.

sideways14a · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:32

Compulsory retest every 5 years for all drivers.
Anyone over 70 its every 3 years
Anyone at fault in an accident (however serious) and immediate retest.

... the retests will also be far harder than the standard driving test - after all you should be a much better driver after ~years of driving than a fresh newbie.

Of course a government will never do that, folk will not vote for a party wanting to take away there cars.

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:34

Yeah
In the very far future
When we have all become androids
And assimovs
3 rules of robotics apply

mrochester · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:37

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Yeah
In the very far future
When we have all become androids
And assimovs
3 rules of robotics apply

It makes you weary when you stick by the rules and see so many people just not bothering. It makes you realise just how little respect people have for others.

dowie · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:39

Automated cars should help solve a lot of this.... could also just have built in cameras, GPS monitoring for new cars - if someone was driving dangerously and caused a crash then you have a better audit of it etc...

chroniclard · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:40

Immigrants coming here stealing our road standards. Back in the day everyone was excemplory.

That or the UK is just full of English scroats.

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:42

mrochester said:
It makes you weary when you stick by the rules and see so many people just not bothering. It makes you realise just how little respect people have for others.

Yep
Afraid that's just the way some people are
Personally I go by treat others as you would like them to treat you

Uther · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:42

People don't care about anyone else. A distinct lack of a visible police presence on the roads doesn't help matters.

Doobedoo · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:43

Rules are made to be broken. As long as you are not harming anyone else it not really a big deal.

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:45

chroniclard said:
Immigrants coming here stealing our road standards. Back in the day everyone was excemplory.

That or the UK is just full of English scroats.

Oh we have plenty home grown ones lol
But that should be full of British ones lol not just English

Orionaut · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:47

Does it not occur that just sometimes, the people who make seemingly random lane changers are actually people who have never driven though this particular junction before??

They are a bit lost an end up having to make last minute moves to get into the correct lane.

And of course, the other lanes are full of people who will not allow people to change lanes on the approach to a junction because "IT IS MY LANE, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

:mad:

Mcnumpty2323 · 1 Feb 2020 at 21:52

Orionaut said:
Does it not occur that just sometimes, the people who make seemingly random lane changers are actually people who have never driven though this particular junction before??

They are a bit lost an end up having to make last minute moves to get into the correct lane.

And of course, the other lanes are full of people who will not allow people to change lanes on the approach to a junction because "IT IS MY LANE, YOU SHALL NOT PASS!"

I can't multi quote on my phone
So if mod merges my replies for me
Thanks
Yes in some cases you are probably correct the person is lost
Or doesn't know the road layout
But if every other bugger obeyed
The 2 second gap rule

The lost ones would have enough
Time lol