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Dec 18, 2007 22:19:22 GMT
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Ok ! I am going to start something .... Earlier on today, I was driving about and around over to my folks house to pick something up, when I heard a roar behind me - an newish golf R32. Now, we were in heavy traffic and doing about 4- 5.5 mph, but this fellow still tailgated me for about a mile, and at the first sign of another lane he charged past , waving his hand at me. Now, I wasn't messing about, I was just moving with the other traffic. So, what on earth was this fellow on ? I was driving a semi - washed mk2 golf - yes I have a robinson crusoe beard and generally wear baggy combats and surfer hoods ( its a comfort thing ) . I just don't understand - would he have done it if I'd been in an RS4 !?!?!?!?
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Dec 18, 2007 22:25:35 GMT
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Just a bad attitude thing I think, some people believe they own the road unfortuantly. If you'd been in a brand new Roller I think his reaction would have been the same tbh.
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Davenger
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It's only metal
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Dec 18, 2007 22:29:23 GMT
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Another case of people thinking new is best and old should be in a scrap yard. I get it all the time with my Golf, had some guy back into my car and try to drive off the other day, he reckoned it didn't matter cos it's an old car. I swiftly informed him that age was irrelevant. It may be old, but it's mine and I like it!
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ezzysi
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Dec 18, 2007 22:33:10 GMT
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Next time you see him. KILL MURDER DIE. ((only joking, play safe kids))
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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2007 22:34:26 GMT by ezzysi
1991 Mk2 Golf Gti 8v 2005 Passat tdi (daily) 1971 Mk1 Escort 2004 Touran (her's)
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Dec 18, 2007 22:36:16 GMT
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What a knob, Sadly its just part of the moving road furnature out there. sad but true. damnded if you do or don't situation. prob saved you a crash or a fight anyway if that helps
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Dec 18, 2007 22:43:21 GMT
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I hd exactly this last night - was plodding down to my mate's garge for a bit of tea and Bullplop, when up comes a something - couldn't tell as high beams and fogs on - lands about 2 foot off the back of the hunter estate, so I drop right down to 30 (from 35 - 30 limit), plod along, waiting to get to the roundabout 1/4 mile ahead so I can do my usual boot it round the rounabout sideways gag. didn't get a chance cos as we drove past the last exit before the roundabout a copper pulls out behind him and it's all blues and twos - nearly crashed the hunter laughing!!!! twunts! - kev
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Dec 18, 2007 22:54:11 GMT
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I get this when sitting in heavy traffic because I like to leave maybe 2 or 3 car lengths between me and the car in front. This allows me to trundle along in 1st gear without having to constantly be on the clutch and brake as I would if I were following the car infront closely. Its just common sense really, and I read somewhere that if everyone did this, the jam wouldnt be as bad due to people not having a knock-on effect on traffic behind them. Anyway, for some reason, this generally instills insane levels of rage in whoever is behind me as they seem to think I am holding them up, never mind te 3 miles of gridlock infront. Even had a few people force into the next lane and pass me, so they can sit in the space I have left.
Anyone else have trouble overtaking on open roads? Seems to be that UK drivers just don't have a clue how to overtake anymore. A perfectly safe passing maneuver very often gets me flashed lights and fool signs from the dawdler. Why? Also, just because others don't want to, or cant, overtake a slow vehicle, they sit bumper-to-bumper in a line behind it rather than leaving gaps to allow those of us who know how to drive to pass a few cars at a time. I even see people speeding up as I try to pass or pulling out of the lane slightly, purely to prevent me getting infront of them.
TBH, I find UK driving to be pretty unpleasant these days.
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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2007 23:00:41 GMT by dave21478
1986 Panda 4x4. 1990 Metro Sport. 1999 Ford Escort estate.
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Dec 18, 2007 23:00:47 GMT
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Meh. I'm alright just pootling through traffic (people just get a bit paranoid when i'm in the capri) but as soon as i overtake anyone in a retro they have to storm past - it's tha law!
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1964 Rover P5 i6 1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak 1992 Micra K10 2001 BMW E46 316i 2002 BMW E46 330Ci 2013 BMW F31 320d 2018 BMW G31 530d
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Dec 18, 2007 23:05:49 GMT
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Imagine when my Lada goes whizzing by! Semi-normal people turn into boyracers just to get back ahead of me. I say, a small dick complex. I can drive a wibblepoo car with pride coz I'm comfortable with my penis size and sexuality.
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Dec 18, 2007 23:06:10 GMT
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sharing all your grief dave. i sit back a bit and crawl too, partly because it does aid de-congestion, its better for the car and keeps you calmer i find, and also because i can squirt along for a second if it starts to heat up a bit (the engine that is) i had some retarded 18y.o.'s in a 318 e30 with //M badges pull out in front of me on a mini roundabout this evening almost causing an accident. could see them laughing as i leaned on the horn. didn't rise to the shooting off up the narrow congested road challenge, and no doubt they'll reduce their lifespans enough by themselves later on. oh how i hate driving near anyone anymore. if its not xenons and foglights up yer its 40mph drivers you cant get past, hesitant people at junctions or the good old 90mph past you on the foggy motorway in a silver audi with no lights on. its like collectively, driving a modern cocoon urges you to terminate your life, or maybe it just saps your will to live intraveneously. who knows?
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Dec 18, 2007 23:22:51 GMT
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Overtaking seems to be a hugely personal thing for some people.
My stance is that if someone wants to go faster than me, I'm happy to let them overtake. I don't care if they will be breaking the speed limit, what car they drive, etc. If I can detect they really would like to overtake me (e.g. if they sit on my bumper like morons), I even move over to let them know I'm anticipating them overtaking, have no problems with them doing so and even help them by giving them a better view. Even if I think they are absolute scum, I would rather they get in front of me as soon as possible so they can disappear off into the distance and get the rear view mirror to myself again. No stress! Lovely.
However, if I want to overtake a slower car, why do they frequently make it so difficult? I'm not out to prove anything, I just want to do 60 in a 60 limit and the car in front is doing 50. It's not like I do it in an obnoxious way, I indicate out and back in, leave them lots of room throughout, etc. But people just take it so personally.
Some manners would be nice too, if traffic is queuing and someone is wanting to get out of a junction, let them. One car length isn't going to make much difference and you'll usually get a cheery wave or nod. Plus if it's an attractive young woman you can wink at them and point your finger like a gun. Though having a weird car helps considerably in this respect.
Also, if you are going to be an absolute prick and block a box junction, at least have the balls to turn round and face those who you are blocking, not just stare ahead like nothing happened. Yeah, I'm talking to you, Arriva bus driver with white hair. I'm sure you saw the "double deuce" in the corner of your eye. Wuss!
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Dec 18, 2007 23:26:34 GMT
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sharing all your grief dave. I sit back a bit and crawl too, partly because it does aid de-congestion, its better for the car and keeps you calmer I find, and also because I can squirt along for a second if it starts to heat up a bit (the engine that is) I had some retarded 18y.o.'s in a 318 e30 with //M badges pull out in front of me on a mini roundabout this evening almost causing an accident. could see them laughing as I leaned on the horn. didn't rise to the shooting off up the narrow congested road challenge, and no doubt they'll reduce their lifespans enough by themselves later on. oh how I hate driving near anyone anymore. if its not xenons and foglights up yer its 40mph drivers you cant get past, hesitant people at junctions or the good old 90mph past you on the foggy motorway in a silver audi with no lights on. its like collectively, driving a modern cocoon urges you to terminate your life, or maybe it just saps your will to live intraveneously. who knows? I'm going to be the devils advocate here You can't have it both ways, annoyance at peeps hesitating at junctions but you doing the same in a queue of traffic which, by the way, doesn't make any difference to the traffic flow as has been proven by the totally useless variable speed limits installed on the M25. Think about it, you have 5 miles of nose to tail traffic on the motorway and then if everyone was to leave a 3 car gap between them and the car in front you're not going any faster but the queue is now 15 miles long instead of 5. I'm not having a personal dig it's just my point of view as a 90000 mile a year professional driver and some of the cr*p driving I see day in, day out. Drive relaxed just as you did with the noobs in the Beemer and we'll all survive a lot longer. Ps why don't people use lane 1 at weekends?
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Aircooled is cool.......
But V8 is great!!!!!!
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Dec 18, 2007 23:48:08 GMT
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fair enough, i do a mere 12k p/a so i'll take your wisdom on.
although, if you bear with me:
hesitating at a junction = unsure drivers, not confident about moving out, often seen stalling, also often caught changing their mind halfway across a lane...
leaving big gaps in queues = relaxed drivers in no rush, leaving room for aggressive drivers, not blocking yellow boxes and not on anyones bumper. not overly likely to stall. it may not make any long term difference but i prefer that gap...
but it could well be that little bit different. in N.I. the longest queue i've ever been in was 1/3 of a mile for 20-30 minutes. everyone tripling their length wouldnt have seen it back to the previous junction lol!
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topi
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It's a race car officer, I swear!
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Heh, I used to get LOOOOADS of stick when I drove my slammed Sierra.
To be fair, it looked proper dodgy, and I didn't take any curse word from idiot drivers - so I knew when it was coming. A few times, I resorted to angry burn-outs with offensively heavy metal on play. Showed em good haha. The police were my worst enemy at the time though. I was 100% guarenteed to get pulled over if the police had any oppotunity. Each time, they found I was all legal, as was the car - and told me to be on my way. Cheers eh.
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this morning on my way to work i had a pis$ant little splitar$e in a 57 reg polo (pink accessories and babe on board sticker et al)follow me for 2 miles right on my bumper. as the road widened for the mouth of a roundabout she toe'd it to move along side me, overtake me on the roundabout and then cut me up to exit in the same direction as me, all without indicating. that got me swearing under my breath. but to make matters worse at the mini roundabout 50 metres on she did a full circle to return the way we had just come!!!. obviously she had taken the wrong turning.
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rtlkyuubi
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Low and Slow
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When I'm riding on my scooter it really pisses me off when you get a car practically ramming my numberplate. They then insanely speed past thinking they're really good and fast (my engine is 20 times smaller than a 1.4) and I'm happy to tootle along at about 50mph The worst bit when they do it on a blind corner with cars parked on the opposite side (guess what, that was an audi driver!) or when they don't even go in the opposite lane to overtake me, they're normally half and half and push you off into the gutters Ryan.
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Ok ! I am going to start something .... Earlier on today, I was driving about and around over to my folks house to pick something up, when I heard a roar behind me - an newish golf R32. Now, we were in heavy traffic and doing about 4- 5.5 mph, but this fellow still tailgated me for about a mile, and at the first sign of another lane he charged past , waving his hand at me. Now, I wasn't messing about, I was just moving with the other traffic. So, what on earth was this fellow on ? I was driving a semi - washed mk2 golf - yes I have a robinson crusoe beard and generally wear baggy combats and surfer hoods ( its a comfort thing ) . I just don't understand - would he have done it if I'd been in an RS4 !?!?!?!? sounds like he was saying hello. maybe he knew you?
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Ok ! I am going to start something .... Earlier on today, I was driving about and around over to my folks house to pick something up, when I heard a roar behind me - an newish golf R32. Now, we were in heavy traffic and doing about 4- 5.5 mph, but this fellow still tailgated me for about a mile, and at the first sign of another lane he charged past , waving his hand at me. Now, I wasn't messing about, I was just moving with the other traffic. So, what on earth was this fellow on ? I was driving a semi - washed mk2 golf - yes I have a robinson crusoe beard and generally wear baggy combats and surfer hoods ( its a comfort thing ) . I just don't understand - would he have done it if I'd been in an RS4 !?!?!?!? sounds like he was saying hello. maybe he knew you? Hah, wasn't you on the ring road was it ?!!??! grr....etc... and NO, I do not know anyone with an R32 golf...hahaha
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2007 0:24:05 GMT by Thrasher
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I didn't take any curse word from idiot drivers - so I knew when it was coming. A few times, I resorted to angry burn-outs with offensively heavy metal on play. Showed em good haha. Showed them what exactly? That you are a nob? Someone thinks "look at that idiot in that clearly unroadworthy old Sierra" so you you 'resort to angry burnouts' and they think, "yup, the sort of mong who aught to be banned if he's not been already." I find a big smile and a cheery wave does the trick.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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don't get angry get sarcastic!!! its great ,half the time they havent got a clue what to do,they are expecting you to rise to the bait and inbibe in some sort of arguement,and you just sit there pulling silly faces and waving your specs at them.i must admit it almost caused a crash once.i was stuck behind some old biddy who seemed to be allergic to pulling onto a roundabout,big gap after big gap came and went and eventually she ended up with a totally empty roundabout and still sat there,so i yells at her " what are you waiting for luv? a written invite to pull out? " so she did -in front of four cars almost causing a multiple pile up .oh well you cant win them all
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