Deliberately blocked overtake - worth reporting?

[phil y]

This morning on the way to work I made an attempt to overtake a car doing 40 in a 60 limit, only for the driver to speed up considerably to prevent me, turning to smirk at me as he did so. I backed off and dropped in behind, whereupon he braked back to around 40.

Attempt was made on a straight stretch of single carriageway, nothing coming the other way. Plenty of space to overtake when I started, but I backed off as there was a solid white line up ahead and he had a faster car.

I have dash cam footage, but I don’t want to turn into a Road Warrior.

Worth reporting? Or just move on with life?

[cuprabob]

Move on.

Karma will ensure that the same fate will occur to the culprit when he tries to overtake a faster car.

[MorganP104]

Yeah, move on.

He has to live with being a dick, whereas you have a choice.

[phil y]

Annoyed me at the time, guess the answer is a faster car.

[DaveH23]

phil y said:

Worth reporting? Or just move on with life? drive a more powerful car next time.

Fixed your options.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Same as above, move on. I used to get riled about this sort of thing years ago - now I let it wash over me. You never know where the next Kenny Noye is lurking....

When I encounter a dick on the roads like this, I just do whatever I can to put as much distance as possible between me and them. In your instance you've described, once I was behind him again I would have slowed down lots until he disappeared over the horizon in front of me. Whilst tuning into Classic FM for 10 minutes to assist with the reduction in blood pressure!

[caelite]

phil y said:

Annoyed me at the time, guess the answer is a faster car.

Yup, have this problem a lot with my MX5, those diesel rep mobiles really get up and go when they kickdown. My solution, overtake in a 'catapult' motion (start accelerating from 6-7 car lengths, signal and move to oncoming lane at last second), if you sit too close to them riding the centreline it seems to encourage tttery.

Also have great fun baiting them into corners WAY too fast when they decide to appear 3cm from your back bumper after passing them, delivery driver in a 1 ton 'sportscar' seems to be able to turn in considerably faster than an accountant driving 2 tons of health and safety gubbins. Watching them understeer, st themselves & slam on the anchors mid corner is hilarious.

Edited by caelite on Saturday 11th November 21:33

[phil y]

Only problem... I was in a diesel repmobile, he had a Cooper S

[cuprabob]

phil y said:

Only problem... I was in a diesel repmobile, he had a Cooper S

You were owned

[problemchild1976]

go on...... post it up on the bad driving thread

haha

JJ

[Douglas Quaid]

Buy a faster car then next time something like this happens after overtaking kick the guys face off

[Fastpedeller]

caelite said:

if you sit too close to them riding the centreline it seems to encourage tttery.

Also a poor way to overtake!

[problemchild1976]

Douglas Quaid said:

Buy a faster car then next time something like this happens after overtaking kick the guys face off

or buy a well powered total shed covered in dents and just start pulling in and see the 2 black skid marks




JJ

[phil y]

It’s not far off that state!

[Sebring440]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

Same as above, move on. I used to get riled about this sort of thing years ago - now I let it wash over me. You never know where the next Kenny Noye is lurking....

This is very good advice.

[Pica-Pica]

Sebring440 said:

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

Same as above, move on. I used to get riled about this sort of thing years ago - now I let it wash over me. You never know where the next Kenny Noye is lurking....

This is very good advice.

Indeed. Road rage takes two. You will get all wound up and be a danger to other innocent 'non-combatants' further down the road.

[xjay1337]

I'd be interested in seeing the footage if you can upload it.

[otolith]

I would report it. He might only get words of advice, or nothing may come of it at all, but it’s one of the most stupid, ignorant and dangerous bits of bad driving that drivers knowingly do.

Then forget about it and move on.

[DB77]

otolith said:

I would report it...

Really? You think that it is worth tying up police resources to look at this (or even just to file it)? It sounds like the guy drove like a prick, but reporting it feels like a complete waste of time. I would rather the police work on something useful.

[fouronthefloor]

caelite said:

phil y said:

Annoyed me at the time, guess the answer is a faster car.

Yup, have this problem a lot with my MX5, those diesel rep mobiles really get up and go when they kickdown. My solution, overtake in a 'catapult' motion (start accelerating from 6-7 car lengths, signal and move to oncoming lane at last second), if you sit too close to them riding the centreline it seems to encourage tttery.

Also have great fun baiting them into corners WAY too fast when they decide to appear 3cm from your back bumper after passing them, delivery driver in a 1 ton 'sportscar' seems to be able to turn in considerably faster than an accountant driving 2 tons of health and safety gubbins. Watching them understeer, st themselves & slam on the anchors mid corner is hilarious.

Edited by caelite on Saturday 11th November 21:33

Yes. Great. While you're playing wanabee racing drivers, a family driving in the opposite direction get totalled.
tt.