Morning.

 

This morning I was sat a few cars back in a queue behind 2 trucks, a van was directly behind the 2nd truck. (ok the scene is set...)

 

The queue pulled onto a straight, but there were cars coming the other way - despite this the van went for it :eek::eek:

 

Now here's the bit that really got me angry :mad: - the car coming towards him didn't slow down at all but simply turned his main beam on :confused: Like that'll help the situation - ok he made a mistake in overtaking - so you'll gonna kill him and yourself as punishment :confused: ??

 

Why do people do this?? Ok the van driver was a numptie but slow down and let him through!!! Swear at him afterwards etc...

 

In the end the lorries jammed their brakes on and the van *just* slipped through.

 

Rant over, feel free to join in with your own stories ;)

 

Pete

There wasn't a van driver was there?

 

It was you wasn't it?

 

You like a little death defying stunt on the way to work to brighten the journey don't you?

 

:eek:

 

:D

Originally posted by james300

You like a little death defying stunt on the way to .... brighton... don't you?

 

You calling me Southern? :mad: :D

Pete -

 

Perhaps the driver of the oncoming car was attempting to warn the van driver that he was there. That's what flashing your lights is for in the highway code, isn't it?

 

I'd have thought that it was a reasonable assumption by the "flasher" that the van driver hadn't spotted him - given that he'd begun overtaking already.

 

Don't get me wrong though - the guy shouldn't just keep speeding towards the van driver regardless (though he has right of way). Righteous indignation doesn't often get you too far, I agree. Still, imho the van driver is the scum-sucking butt-muncher in this saga. No?

 

 

Russ.

Oh yeah - the van driver was (and still is ;) ) a twat. But the oncoming car lowered himself to twat-status :D

 

Plus the flash went on a bit long ie until well after he'd past him... :rolleyes:

You should have pulled out to overtake the van, overtaking the truck!!:D That would have given them something to flash at!!

:D :D :D :D

What colour was the van? My money is on white :rolleyes:

Wrong! :D Red...ah ha - he obviously know it was the fastest colour so thats why he went for it :D

 

Pork - I was in the Mrs's Ka so no overtaking, ever :(

Yep - I agree that the lights are an onnoyance that people overtaking have to deal with.

 

In the past, I have come across people that have flashed their lights at me but that have been miles away, where I have gone for the enjoyable option of waving and smiling on the way past them. How this annoys them so, especially the older they are.

 

However, I dont tend to get much of that when in the Z. As most of you know, overtaking in a Z is no problem. :D :D :D

Cos - yeah that gets me too :mad: People who are half a mile away on a straight road when you are overtaking with ease - and they flash you :rolleyes: - WTF??

 

I think it must be some some of instant reaction ;) "Look at that nutter - overtaking someone!!! OMG!!! I'll flash him to let him know how absurdly dangerous he has been..."

I was overtaking someone once and had the mentioned "half a mile away" flash........so they got the finger as they came past.

Got around the corner and there was a Police speed trap - they were warning me.......I did feel bad!

 

I know it was about 5 years ago but if by any miracle you are reading this, I am sorry. :(

 

(feel a little better now)

Originally posted by pete shrimp

I was in the Mrs's Ka so no overtaking, ever :(

 

Have you considered a mid mounted vg30dett engine swap????

.....with nos.

Originally posted by james300

I was overtaking someone once and had the mentioned "half a mile away" flash........so they got the finger as they came past.

Got around the corner and there was a Police speed trap - they were warning me.......I did feel bad!

 

I know it was about 5 years ago but if by any miracle you are reading this, I am sorry. :(

 

(feel a little better now)

 

That was me that was :mad: But...apology accepted :)

 

Adam - LOL good idea, I'll start tonight, got a crowbar? ;) Did you see that Ka with the 2litre engine squeezed in at Santa Pod - I remember it got mid 13s :eek: - glad I didn't race it. It looked standard from the outside.

You could get DaveW to help - he's a good lad that Dave.......

Reminds me of a bloke I went past the other day..

 

There's a bit of 40 limit dual carriageway out of Maidenhead, with a speed camera (GATSO) on it - as I was coasting past this S14 200sx, the driver was flailing his arm at me, and making 'gun' gestures, and shouted "speed trap!"..

 

"I know," I shouted back, "It's a 40 limit!"

 

And proceeded to cruise past the camera at 40.. lol

 

How come people seem to be incapable of seeing the myriad of little '40mph' signs? So everyone just slows down to 30mph whenever they see a GATSO, no matter what the road or limit is?

he's a good lad that Dave.......

 

Good for nothin' :rolleyes:

What really p!sses me off is when people flash at you for overtaking them even when the road is perfectly straight and clear ahead.

They obviously can't stand the humiliation of being out done :rolleyes:

 

On a similar theme, has anyone noticed how it's more often than not women as opposed to men who floor it when you start to overtake? Probably the feminists;)

Yeah, probably lesbian and shaven headed, wearing old german armywear :D

 

I was a passenger of a male workmate the other day and he was overtaken and flashed the car unnecessarily. I felt embarrassed and duly let him know he was a dick ;)...

Originally posted by shaunmac

What really p!sses me off is when people flash at you for overtaking them even when the road is perfectly straight and clear ahead.

They obviously can't stand the humiliation of being out done :rolleyes:

 

On a similar theme, has anyone noticed how it's more often than not women as opposed to men who floor it when you start to overtake? Probably the feminists;)

 

Too right - ppl who accelerate when you try and overtake should be driven off the road and made to eat locusts for a month IMHO :D :D

The cops I went past on the M6 last night didn't seem to happy that I overtook them at 110mph - can't see why though. Fortunately they only vascar'd me once I was down to 75 so just got a warning. However, the point of the story is still the same - they flashed me for overtaking them :mad:

I keep a list of the 'loonies' I come across when I go to work - if I get the chance I show em what for.

 

I hate :-

People who gap hop from one car to the next - all the way down the road.

People who dodge in and out of the other lane trying to get past but never go for it.

People who expect others to get out of the way when they overtake onto the wrong side of the road.

People who drive up your backside to go faster (hello cruise control) steam past and then dawdle along.

People who drive up your backside in 30 or 40 zones and then chicken out in the de-restricted stuff.

People who make their car wide by going over the white lines to discourage you from overtaking (never works)

 

But it does make life amusing.

When I was living in Holland I was a passenger in my mate's Escort and a boy racer in an Astra SRi overtook us in a 40 limit doing about 60. My mate flashed his headlights. About a mile down the road there was a central reservation, with just one lane in each direction either side. He waited until we were into the single lane bit and then stopped in front of us and got out of his car. I'm not joking when I say he was the biggest mutha-f***ing bloke I have ever seen in my life complete with muscle vest. He was at least 6'8 and was obviously a professional bodybuilder. He walked back towards our car waving his arms and shouting obsenities.

 

What did we do? We laughed at him, and each time he walked nearer we reversed a bit, just enough to stop him crushing our car with his little finger and laughed some more. He must have been well pissed.

 

:D

Had an unbelievable experience when taking the Mrs down to the New Forest for our anniversary two weekends back

 

Travelling down a dual carriageway and sees a sign saying that the outside lane was closed 800 yards ahead due to roadworks. You know the score....titwads ananymous then immediately speed down the shortly ending lane in order to get further ahead in the queue. About 200 yards before the outside lane ended, I was sitting behind an old Pug 305. The traffic slowed to a halt and the old boy driving the Pug swerved out into the outside lane. "Idiot" thinks me, assuming he is going to try the outside lane dodge. Anyways, the traffic starts going again and he returned to the inside lane. This confused the pair of us to hell until the trafic slowed to a halt again and...yup...the PUG swings out into the outer lane directly in the path of a Beemer screaming down the outside. Mr Meemer manages to stop (somehow) and old boy in pug starts waving arms, fingers, etc. Mr Beemer was bout to get out of his car and lay one on the Pug driver just as the traffic started off again. Following this, the Pug drove in the middle of the two lanes just in order to stop Mr Beemer and his bretheren from getting any further ahead....for he next 180 yards!

 

I have never seen anything like this before......talk about an old boy with the courage of his convictions. If his actions weren`t quite so dangerous, I may almost be impressed.

Originally posted by Bilky

I keep a list of the 'loonies' I come across when I go to work - if I get the chance I show em what for.

 

I hate :-

People who gap hop from one car to the next - all the way down the road.

People who dodge in and out of the other lane trying to get past but never go for it.

People who expect others to get out of the way when they overtake onto the wrong side of the road.

People who drive up your backside to go faster (hello cruise control) steam past and then dawdle along.

People who drive up your backside in 30 or 40 zones and then chicken out in the de-restricted stuff.

People who make their car wide by going over the white lines to discourage you from overtaking (never works)

 

But it does make life amusing.

 

You missed one Bilky - Twats that pull out in from of you when you are doing a fair speed and then proceed through the gears as if they are going for the worlds slowest acceleration award.

........ don't forget the twat's that insist on driving in the middle or fast lane when the road is empty apart from me. Moooooooove :mad:

(even though my dear old mum does that!!)