Keep your lights in good order

[7db]

Not because you can get a stop, a VDRS or FPN. Not because it might actually be dangerous.

But because there is some numpty Porsche driver who is prepared to - over the course of 10 miles on a very busy A1(M) - weave, dive in and out of traffic, repeatedly give long main beam flashes front and rear, drive with hazards on, tailgate, brake-test and generally be a complete knob should one of your rear running lights fail. I found out last night.

I bought a new bulb today. I can't help thinking that he's still driving like a tw@t.

[supermono]

(wasn't me BTW!)

So what was actually the problem? Are you saying you had a light out and some clown overreacted a bit?

What's a "running light"? Were you using those little candle light things in dusk/poor light/rain/etc and one was out?

Please expand.

SM

[7db]

Yes - that was the problem. Rear red (side/head)light.

[Flat in Fifth]

So, just to be clear, are you saying 7db that you had a single rear position light out and Mr R Head committed several dangerous manoeuvres over the distance of 10 miles, just on you? Or was this consistent behaviour to others one of which was your good self.

Sadly, given the state of driver awareness these days it is very unlikely that you were the only vehicle with one or more lamps out.

Just wondering on the degree of tw@ishness by R Head.

[sultanbrown]

Followed a car out of work today, and noticed a dark patch in the rear light.
Got a bit closer and noticed something was rolling around.
Got even closer and could make out that a bulb was rolling around behind the glass, despite both tail light and brake light functioning normally.

[7db]

Flat in Fifth said:

So, just to be clear, are you saying 7db that you had a single rear position light out and Mr R Head committed several dangerous manoeuvres over the distance of 10 miles, just on you? Or was this consistent behaviour to others one of which was your good self.

I think it was just me. I had passed him when the flashing started and then he tailgated me and swerved round the inside, acting like a flashing beacon, with all sorts of lights going on and off. I can only wonder what the car in front of him thought.

I dropped off and kept him in front of me, as my initial reaction was that he was looking to race or crash, and I didn't want to be the other half of that equation.

When traffic lightened up I passed him and saw him in my rear view mirror making one last ditch attempt to take out two other cars by blasting up the inside and flash his hazards at me. I was very very happy to see him take the slip road.

[7db]

The funny thing is, I can understand people driving like tw@ts -- it's driving like a tw@t just to tell someone they've a light out that makes me wonder...

[miniman]

What I have seen a lot of recently, and it is really ing dangerous, is people whose brake lights are stuck on. Not their fault really - I mean, how many of us check brake lights every journey - but I reckon it is even worse than no brake lights at all.