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Wideboy
08-08-07, 07:42 PM
was meant to post this on Sunday but slipped my mind](*,)
was on my way back from Portsmouth after purchasing some shiny new boots:cool: and was in hedge end industrial estate on the big rounder bout by the new Audi garage (for the benefit of people living in my area) when a Audi convertible (A4 or some new sporty one) pulled out and then right up behind me about 2 foot from the back of me sv as i was going round. i immediately saw him in my mirror and gave him a quick evil stare of my left shoulder (tail gaiters really p!55 me off), then as we left the rounder bout he did it again, by now im really hacked off, over my shoulder again and shouted some abuse, he still continues so again over my should and he is shouting "what! what!" at me so up went the two finger salute and some more abuse, he then pulled up along side me on the wrong side of the road about a foot from the side of me, i jumped on the brakes as my head was about to explode with rage:smt092, the then sped off up the road and cut up 3 people bye now i was livid and was going to give chase and pull him out the car at the traffic lights, surprised me as im never normally this hot headed
ok sorry about the long post and also if it don't make sense, rant over, but was i right?
was meant to post this on Sunday but slipped my mind](*,)
was on my way back from Portsmouth after purchasing some shiny new boots:cool: and was in hedge end industrial estate on the big rounder bout by the new Audi garage (for the benefit of people living in my area) when a Audi convertible (A4 or some new sporty one) pulled out and then right up behind me about 2 foot from the back of me sv as i was going round. i immediately saw him in my mirror and gave him a quick evil stare of my left shoulder (tail gaiters really p!55 me off), then as we left the rounder bout he did it again, by now im really hacked off, over my shoulder again and shouted some abuse, he still continues so again over my should and he is shouting "what! what!" at me so up went the two finger salute and some more abuse, he then pulled up along side me on the wrong side of the road about a foot from the side of me, i jumped on the brakes as my head was about to explode with rage:smt092, the then sped off up the road and cut up 3 people bye now i was livid and was going to give chase and pull him out the car at the traffic lights, surprised me as im never normally this hot headed
ok sorry about the long post and also if it don't make sense, rant over, but was i right?
You were definitely wrong - it is a VW garage (Peter Cooper), not Audi ;) unless you mean the one on the other side of the roundabout, which is Lexus/Toyota ;) :D
Wideboy
08-08-07, 07:51 PM
You were definitely wrong - it is a VW garage (Peter Cooper), not Audi ;) unless you mean the one on the other side of the roundabout, which is Lexus/Toyota ;) :D
is it oh sorry:smt090
fizzwheel
08-08-07, 07:52 PM
You should have just ignored him, would have saved getting all wound up about it.
I dont bother gesturing or retailiating anymore, it just encourages / gives people the excuse to do stupid things. One tap from a car driver could have you rolling around on the floor or worse.
Its just not worth it...
I can understand why you got so mad, but you are never, ever going to win against a car. A really good friend of ours is still recovering from a smashed shoulder blade and six broken ribs he got when he was deliberately run off the road and into an armco barrier by a car driver he had remonstrated with for cutting him up on a roundabout.
yes and no.
imo once you let a driver get under your skin you are wrong...it's "our" job to be better on the road than those in cars in my opinion as we have more to lose...or a higher chance of losing anyway! That also includes sometimes being thicker skinned that we would be normally. If you get a w4nker behind you then either rip away from him or let him past...either way get him the fekk away from you as leaving him to p1ss you off only clouds your judgement, ruins your nice mood and then could potentially spoil your day when it all ends in tears.
Just my opinion though...
Wideboy
08-08-07, 07:55 PM
yeah thought i was wrong will take this advise will save me life
have put it into practice, was at some road work traffic lights outside of botley tonight, was sat there for about 5 mins when the car behind me shot past nearly running my foot over and straight thought the red light but i kept calm and said "WTF?""
therealvw
08-08-07, 08:07 PM
Totally agree though that it would pi$$ you and some people off. I hate being Tailgated. On the whole the traffic over here (NZ) is quieter than in back in England, but Auckland, where I live it is very busy. They undertake too! Bloomin nightmare sometimes! BUT, tailgating is one thing that really hacks me off. Normally a PADDINGTON BEAR STARE , in my mirrors at the car behind makes them back off a little. If not I just slowly slow down and put a bigger gap between me and the car in front, then speed up again then stare at the car behind couple of times of doing that and they ease back. If they are that bothered though they usually get passed and I let them. What would get me peed off though was if they reacted like that 'ham shanker' in the Audi/VW shouting WHAT WHAT?? , what a complete CHAV!.
But as most people have said on here don't let them get at you. Let em pass and enjoy the rest of your ride.
Warthog
08-08-07, 08:56 PM
I can understand why you got so mad, but you are never, ever going to win against a car. A really good friend of ours is still recovering from a smashed shoulder blade and six broken ribs he got when he was deliberately run off the road and into an armco barrier by a car driver he had remonstrated with for cutting him up on a roundabout.
That is tragic and disgraceful, I hope they somehow caught the driver.
Wideboy
08-08-07, 08:57 PM
same here, they're still looking for him, absolutely disgusting
That is tragic and disgraceful, I hope they somehow caught the driver.
Unfortunately, not yet, despite two appeals by the police in the local paper. Al is still recovering, even though this happened nearly two months ago. He is still unable to work and missed the Austria trip he was going to be doing with us.
was meant to post this on Sunday but slipped my mind](*,)
was on my way back from Portsmouth after purchasing some shiny new boots:cool: and was in hedge end industrial estate on the big rounder bout by the new Audi garage (for the benefit of people living in my area) when a Audi convertible (A4 or some new sporty one) pulled out and then right up behind me about 2 foot from the back of me sv as i was going round. i immediately saw him in my mirror and gave him a quick evil stare of my left shoulder (tail gaiters really p!55 me off), then as we left the rounder bout he did it again, by now im really hacked off, over my shoulder again and shouted some abuse, he still continues so again over my should and he is shouting "what! what!" at me so up went the two finger salute and some more abuse, he then pulled up along side me on the wrong side of the road about a foot from the side of me, i jumped on the brakes as my head was about to explode with rage:smt092, the then sped off up the road and cut up 3 people bye now i was livid and was going to give chase and pull him out the car at the traffic lights, surprised me as im never normally this hot headed
ok sorry about the long post and also if it don't make sense, rant over, but was i right?
that was just about the longest post i have ever read, normally any longer i dont bother, anyway, you did the right thing apologising for the long post
Steve_God
09-08-07, 10:14 AM
If you get a w4nker behind you then either rip away from him or let him past...
I personally find the I.A.M. approach works well here... the smaller the gap they leave behind you, the slower I go... all the way down to 5mph! And then if they try to go around me, there is no longer a small gap behind me, and I speed up again! ;)
(Evil... yes, highly annoying to them, yes, but it will teach them a lesson to not sit on my **** without me getting wound up - it's amazing how relaxing 5mph is! :D)
Thanks to all those who have PM'd enquiring about the incident involving our friend. For their benefit, here is the story.
http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_method=full%26objectid=19428492%26siteid=50003-name_page.html
Sorry for the derail, Wideboy:D
RhythmJunkie
09-08-07, 07:29 PM
Have you lot ever thought that the t*t that cuts you up may well be up on pills or crack or even GHB and a confrontation might end up a bit...well...horrible?
People hooked on GHB have been known to extract their own teeth with a pair of pliars cos it seemed like a good idea!!!!! Do you really want a show down with someone like that?? :(
Let them go kill themsleves. If I'm in your way let me move for you and survive! ;)
I personally find the I.A.M. approach works well here... the smaller the gap they leave behind you, the slower I go... all the way down to 5mph! And then if they try to go around me, there is no longer a small gap behind me, and I speed up again! ;)
(Evil... yes, highly annoying to them, yes, but it will teach them a lesson to not sit on my **** without me getting wound up - it's amazing how relaxing 5mph is! :D)
I've done that. Once. Boy is that boring. I was most definitely more bored than he was annoyed. :lol:
SVeeedy Gonzales
10-08-07, 09:29 PM
You did right in leaving him to it, though much better to have not excited him in the first place. When I see people driving like that I tend to get out of their way asap - may feel like you're letting them win, but if it means you get to your destination slightly miffed instead of enraged/knocked off/worse then it's well worth it. Once something like that happens it wrecks your ride and you'll be thinking about it instead of the road and so more likely to have another accident. Let him win the race to the graveyard...
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