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11-04-06, 09:27 AM

If like me, you are constantly having to take evasive action and give way when it's your right of way (both in the car and on the bike) to avoid accidents with idiots who think they're good/fast drivers when they're actually just reckless and you constantly wonder how they avoid accidents, this might make you chuckle:

I was on the M4 yesterday, eastbound between the 2 Bristol junctions. I spot the traffic "panic braking" almost a km away and make a mental note there's probably a speed trap/something there. As I get to about 500m away, I see there's something on the road on the inside 2 lanes, but can't work out what it is. I move into the outside lane and as I get to about 250m, I realise that they're breeze blocks and slow down a fair bit (anticipating that there may well be some in the outside lane that I haven't yet seen, as well as cars on the inside lane swerving violently for the outside lane, people in front braking hard etc.) I check my mirrors and an idiot in a black 206 is coming up behind me way too fast, he nearly rear ends me then proceeds to tailgate me. I slow down even more, thinking the last thing I want is for the car in front to brake hard and then for me to get rear ended by this clown when I brake. At this stage, we're about 150m away.

The idiot then (cannot believe he hadn't yet seen the breeze blocks, or thought he could undertake and get back into the outside lane in time) proceeded to undertake me about 20mph faster than I was going. He couldn't have seen the breezeblocks till he was about 50m away as he suddenly threw on and locked up his brakes (clouds of smoke) and proceeded to hit several breeze blocks against the front of his car from the looks of it. He pulled over into the hard shoulder and as I drove by I glance across and could see he was okay, no serious damage to the car even. I nearly wet myself laughing and hopefully he has learnt his lesson without hurting himself (other than his wallet) or other people.

I'm the first to admit I'll undertake when the opportunity presents itself, but I make damn sure it's safe to do so. I know I shouldn't derive so much pleasure from another's misfortune, you just knew he was the sort of knobber who constantly drives aggressively and takes stupid risks that other people have to give way to/stop for and it was nice to see him get what he was due.

11-04-06, 09:27 AM	#1
Ceri JC Guest Posts: n/a	Bad driver gets his comeuppance If like me, you are constantly having to take evasive action and give way when it's your right of way (both in the car and on the bike) to avoid accidents with idiots who think they're good/fast drivers when they're actually just reckless and you constantly wonder how they avoid accidents, this might make you chuckle: I was on the M4 yesterday, eastbound between the 2 Bristol junctions. I spot the traffic "panic braking" almost a km away and make a mental note there's probably a speed trap/something there. As I get to about 500m away, I see there's something on the road on the inside 2 lanes, but can't work out what it is. I move into the outside lane and as I get to about 250m, I realise that they're breeze blocks and slow down a fair bit (anticipating that there may well be some in the outside lane that I haven't yet seen, as well as cars on the inside lane swerving violently for the outside lane, people in front braking hard etc.) I check my mirrors and an idiot in a black 206 is coming up behind me way too fast, he nearly rear ends me then proceeds to tailgate me. I slow down even more, thinking the last thing I want is for the car in front to brake hard and then for me to get rear ended by this clown when I brake. At this stage, we're about 150m away. The idiot then (cannot believe he hadn't yet seen the breeze blocks, or thought he could undertake and get back into the outside lane in time) proceeded to undertake me about 20mph faster than I was going. He couldn't have seen the breezeblocks till he was about 50m away as he suddenly threw on and locked up his brakes (clouds of smoke) and proceeded to hit several breeze blocks against the front of his car from the looks of it. He pulled over into the hard shoulder and as I drove by I glance across and could see he was okay, no serious damage to the car even. I nearly wet myself laughing and hopefully he has learnt his lesson without hurting himself (other than his wallet) or other people. I'm the first to admit I'll undertake when the opportunity presents itself, but I make damn sure it's safe to do so. I know I shouldn't derive so much pleasure from another's misfortune, you just knew he was the sort of knobber who constantly drives aggressively and takes stupid risks that other people have to give way to/stop for and it was nice to see him get what he was due.