Head on confrontation with an Audi R8

[Munter]

Rawwr said:

StuartGGray said:

So, all you self-righteous pretentious tits are moaning about the OP's actions? Just because the other car is your aspirant R-8? Feckwits the lot of ye. I'd be pretty excitable if the same happened to me, except I'd be out the car.

Nope, doesn't matter if it's a Mondeo or a Veyron. It's nothing to do with self-righteousness or being pretentious, it's a simple question of right and wrong.

And 2 wrongs not making a right.

Driver of the R8 did something that marks them as a penis of the highest order, and the op similarly identified himself.

Neither exactly comes out of this smelling of roses as far as I can see.

[poo at Paul's]

plasticpig said:

It's not often I feel the need to vent my spleen about other drivers. I very rarely get angry with another driver but the tt in a white Audi R8 I met this morning deserves a special mention.

7 am'ish on a nice sunny day; the top is down; hooning along a twisty A road. I come out of a sharp bend on to a long straight and see a line of oncoming traffic headed by a tractor. A BMW pulls out and overtakes the tractor. Not a problem as there is plenty of room and it's perfectly safe. 300 yards to the tractor and I see a white apparition suddenly appear on my side of the road from the middle of the queue Brake pedal to the floor time. So what does Mr R8 do? He dosen't brake and pull back in. He doesn't put pedal to the metal and try and make it. He brakes to halt on my side of the road

If you see a white R8 Cheshire today with a dent on the bonnet surrounded by a reddish orangey stain. You will know the driver is a tt. You see I was a bit angry to say the least and I vented my anger by launching an open can of Red Bull at his car. It was handy and it wasn't a long distance throw. A bit of an instinctive reaction and it would have been far better aimed at the drivers head rather than the car.

I'm not sure I beleive this. So you launched said can at his car whilst it was still head to head with you...And then what..? R8 guy just pulled back into his queue and ignored it?

Or were you chicken and waited till he pulled back into his queue then launch the red bull, and floor it to make your escape?

I call BS on this.

[Sk93]

Dave200 said:

Sk93 said:

I think you'd have done much better here if you'd hit HIM with the can.. or a fist.. or a brick for that matter, rather than his car.

Yes. That's right. Commit GBH, rather than damaging something easily repairable...

PH: Perspective matters, UNTIL IT COMES TO OUR CARS!!!!!!!

PH: Where sarcasm goes unnoticed.
Also, where threads go unread correctly.

I said, "much better HERE" - meaning here on this thread, on PH.
If I was the OP, I'd have no idea what I'd have done... I'd probably have been out of the car giving the guy an earful through his drivers window.
Not exactly great behaviour, but it would beat sitting down in the soggy brown mess now occupying the rear of my trousers.

Accidents and close-calls are a major event and you get pumped with adrenalin - no-one can completely control their emotions all of the time and you're a liar if you say you've never EVER done something at the spur of the moment that you regret later on.

The OP (as far as I can tell) hasn't once said he thinks his actions were just or even acceptable, but it does show how quickly some people here will judge another without first being tested themselves in a similar situation.

I'm sure some of you have, and your opinions carry weight, but still... we have to agree that the R8 driver was a total wker, regardless of your thoughts on the OP.

Edited by Sk93 on Monday 21st June 13:42

[ManOpener]

okgo said:

ManOpener said:

Rawwr said:

okgo said:

Are you on fking drugs?

The wker in the R8 almost killed him!!!!

But didn't. In fact, no damage at all of any kind to either party, until the drinks started flying.

Exactly. Even if they HAD hit each others, red mist is not an excuse for criminal damage.

I think you're thinking like it was an honest mistake. It sounds like the dhead in the R8 was driving beyond his capability, or vision. Not an accidental situation, just a berk in an expensive motor who thinks his right foot will get him out of any trouble. He desrved to be told he was a tt.

I DO NOT AGREE THAT THE CAN WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO! But I can understand why he did. You guys are skimming right past the important bit and just concentrating on some tiny detail, when it could all have been much much worse, because of the berk in the audi.

That's not the issue though. Whether it was an honest mistake, someone driving stupidly or even a vindictive attempt to scare another road user just for sts and giggles, the outcome was exactly the same. Trousers may have been browned but no-one was injured and nothing damaged in the initial incident, so all is fair essentially. By all means stop and ask the guy what the hell he though he was playing at, but trying to remedy a mild scare by causing criminal damage is just fking ludicrous.

The "important bit" is whatever motivation the R8 driver had for driving like a cock, it's cockishness is far, far outweighed by the fact that the OP caused criminal damage to his car and that's why he's, quite rightly, getting a slating.

If someone walks into you on a busy high street when they're not looking where they're going and doesn't apologize, you don't punch them in the face- you mutter that they're a under your breath and walk away. Why should it be any different with cars?

[nogsk]

One of my ex's bashed my pride and joy with a brick once, and I hadn't even been driving it at her,( well, not that time ) so R8 got off lightly far as I can see.

Coat being got.............

[UncleRic]

So were you driving with an open can of drink in your hand, or did you 'instinctively' pick it up, open it and then throw it?

(Sorry if this has already been asked somewhere in the last 5 pages..)

[plasticpig]

mcdjl said:

plasticpig said:

Ayez beera said:

Just out of interest what happened after you threw the Red bull?

Surely both head. with traffic you didn't just part ways?

Sorry I'm gonna call bullst on the throwing of the can.

I threw the can. We looked at other for maybe 30 seconds. He then drove off. The rest of queue had passed by then. There were maybe 8 to 10 cars behind the tractor with him being fairly far back.

Clearly either the damage wasn't that bad, or he decided he didn't want to face you and was reading your number plate....it'd be interesting to hear his version of events if he does go to the insurers/police though.

To be fair I didn't see a dent on his bonnet. Not exactly sure how full the can was. There was clearly enough to give some weight behind it and splash some red sticky substance on his bonnet. If were a steel car I doubt it would cause any damage other than perhaps paint scratch. Aluminium is softer though.

[Mr Trophy]

If you threw a can of redbull at my car, I would hunt you down and probably kill you.

[ZesPak]

Mr Trophy said:

If you threw a can of redbull at my car, I would hunt you down and probably kill you.

could that be considered "escalating"?

[TonyRPH]

Isn't there a law against eating / drinking whilst driving?

I presume the OP pulled over and stopped each time he took a swig of his red bull.

In any case, he gave the can wings

[Hitch78]

Mr Trophy said:

If you threw a can of redbull at my car, I would hunt you down and probably kill you.

Thereby closing the loop and continuing the circle of life.

[Mr Trophy]

Hitch78 said:

Mr Trophy said:

If you threw a can of redbull at my car, I would hunt you down and probably kill you.

Thereby closing the loop and continuing the circle of life.

[Sk93]

TonyRPH said:

Isn't there a law against eating / drinking whilst driving?

I presume the OP pulled over and stopped each time he took a swig of his red bull.

In any case, he gave the can wings

If you read the thread, you will note his car was stopped when he reached for his drink :P

[Colin 1985]

TonyRPH said:

Isn't there a law against eating / drinking whilst driving?

I presume the OP pulled over and stopped each time he took a swig of his red bull.

In any case, he gave the can wings

The can throwing was possibly as a result redbull's advertising campaign causing a subconscious wish to make it airborne.

[funkyrobot]

The op at the scene this morning:

[iggletiggle]

OP's new motor

[nogsk]

Mr Trophy said:

If you threw a can of redbull at my car, I would hunt you down and probably kill you.

More of a diet Coke man then?

I'll try and be sensible - I've had this happen to me, mostly when riding a motorbike, which appear to be mostly invisible.

There are days when all manner of normally friendly humans seem out to kill you at every possible opportunity, this happens.

Yes, it makes you very angry, and if proper close, quite frightened.

I've only in 36 years of being on the road had to resort to criminal damage, but that was a long time ago - nowadays I am more philosophical.

I'm reminded of an altercation that was had with a Black cab driver, after much remonstration his reply was ' haven't you ever made a mistake mate? '

Normally, the transgressor knows he has done wrong, and that should be enough - the problem to resorting to any violence or damage is that you then lower yourself to a level that may well be worse than the transgressors?

Anyway, who'd buy an R8 Spyder???

[8400rpm]

ManOpener said:

If someone walks into you on a busy high street when they're not looking where they're going and doesn't apologize, you don't punch them in the face- you mutter that they're a under your breath and walk away. Why should it be any different with cars?

Regardless of any of the facts or circumstances in this thread, of which I haven't wanted to get involved, walking into someone on a high street, and having a high speed head-on car accident, are of slightly differing magnitudes of seriousness.

[BOR]

MSTRBKR said:

ETA: Aftermath explained above and I think you are probably in trouble with the police now judging by the way he drove off.

The police ? They won't even write it down. No witnesses, no evidence (unless the can spiralled majestically in through a window, no bruising etc just a few scratches on the bonnet that could have come from anywhere. Trivial.

I was "the OP" in a similar incident, where the other not only had his wing mirror smashed off, but allegedly also received a couple of playfull smacks. The guy did call the police later, but I got the impression they were more sympathetic to me than the cock-end.

I back the OP.

[Laurel Green]

funkyrobot said:

Although I don't condone the throwing of the can of Red Bull (which, incidentally, should have just flown to the R8) I can see why the OP would do it. If the incident was that serious and it really scared him, then a split second decision in the heat of the moment could result in this.

I suppose we can all take a step back and analyse the OP's actions because we are reading it on a forum. We aren't in the car at the scene with the fool facing us in his Audi, and we haven't just had to slam on the brakes and clench our bum cheeks. I don't know how anyone can comment on this situation via reflection and steady reading of a topic. Think of the mindset of the OP at the time.

What I do find interesting is the fact that some people have commented on how stupid the OP was for losing his rag, and throwing the can. But then go on to say that if he threw the can at them they would smash his face in (in so many words).

I can sort of see why the OP did what he did, and maybe there may come a time when I would possibly do the same. However, I have nearly been collected by idiot drivers in the past (I think we all have), and it hasn't resulted in anything being thrown. But who is to say it might not happen in the future?

I'm sorry Funk, but your post is far too sensible to be in this thread. Mind, totally agree with what you are saying.