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Traffic, trains, parking, queues and fellow travellers who make getting from A to B far more dramatic than necessary. Read what is winding people up, then decide whether the outrage is justified.

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Rant #12

Train announcements only become clear when it is too late

The important platform change is whispered through a speaker last serviced in 1987, while the reminder not to leave luggage unattended arrives with perfect concert-hall clarity. By the time everyone works out that platform four has become platform nine, the footbridge resembles a competitive obstacle course.

Rant #11

Indicators are not confidential information

Nobody is asking you to reveal state secrets. Just move the little lever before turning so the rest of us know whether you are leaving the roundabout, changing lanes or simply drifting through life without a plan. One tiny orange flash could prevent an entire queue of furious amateur mind readers.