A brush with the law......

Originally Posted by arc123

If you had time to sound the horn, and bounce it off the rev limiter, didn't you have time to either accelerate or brake to get out of his way??

Well I did say.....

Originally Posted by Jelster

The guy just came into my lane. I could of braked and just got out of the way, but I hoped once he realised I was there he'd sort himself out.

[arc123]

Well I did say.....

fair enough. healthy sense of self-preservation you have there then.

[Biker Biggles]

I think the copper did the right thing.Dealt with the situation first,made sure it didn't end in tears and went on to have a word with muppet later.
We have all had a bit of a red mist moment I am sure,and looked back on it and thought it less of a good idea later,I know I have.
As for the "total t****r" comment,I think that was quite uncalled for and perhaps a mod might have a look at that?

Originally Posted by arc123

fair enough. healthy sense of self-preservation you have there then.

Yes yes yes... Please read in context..

I also said (in the same post)

Originally Posted by Jelster

I did have enough time (we were only doing 35'ish) to hit the brakes and get out of it if I really needed too. The reason that my leg was brushing the car was because I was holding some space to my left, just in case....

I'm confident that I had time to escape if he had kept coming... I can see your point of view, but if you continually move out of the way for people like that they'll just keep doing it.

Maybe he'll think about it in the future, especially if he gets some points for his antics...

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

IAs for the "total t***r" comment,I think that was quite uncalled for and perhaps a mod might have a look at that?

Ignore him and he may crawl back to where he came from.

[arc123]

by which time I'm getting rather close the the 4 inch kerb...

not been critical, just what I read. Anyways, I'm fully aware that decisions are made in a split second, and may well be different every time such an event happens.

i've saw many a normal person become a raving lunatic when the've been involved in a road rage type incident

I guess thats because you are in a life threatening situation so your fight or flight response is at its peak. Not many things in your life put you in the same danger category! Ok possibly crossing Tottenham Court Road at 5pm!!

[the_lone_wolf]

poor obs

should have braked and left it...




then you could have overtaken him and bagged his offside mirror

Originally Posted by Jelster

I may well have given him a Glasgow kiss with my lid on

Um, Kirkby kiss surely?

Originally Posted by Jelster

And no, he wasn't old. But he was in a battered old Nissan and from Hounslow...

Steady lad. I'm sure neio79 knows what you're getting at there but I hope you don't think it's relevant at all.

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

Steady lad. I'm sure neio79 knows what you're getting at there but I hope you don't think it's relevant at all.

Not at all, just representative of the local population, and a typical means of transport of that area.

However, I wouldn't be surprised if it was an unlicensed minicab, we suffer with that a great deal in the Heathrow, and the car is stereotypical of those that are used for that purpose.