White Van Man/Woman
Discussion
Thought better put Man/woman as not to be sexist!! Is it me or do the drivers of white vans go to a different school of motoring than the rest of us?? One where the following applies: :shoot:
1.Indicators don't have to be used
2.Any lane goes, "go on pick a lane any lane!!"
3.Tail gating a must, esp on motorway
4.Total lack of respect for any other road user
5.Reading The Sun, whilst driving, eating a Ginsters slice, drinking a can of coke and talking on your phone is one of the most importmant parts of the Highway Code.
6.Must write in dirt on back of van, "Also available in white"
Ahhhhh Rant over,feel better now!!
1.Indicators don't have to be used
2.Any lane goes, "go on pick a lane any lane!!"
3.Tail gating a must, esp on motorway
4.Total lack of respect for any other road user
5.Reading The Sun, whilst driving, eating a Ginsters slice, drinking a can of coke and talking on your phone is one of the most importmant parts of the Highway Code.
6.Must write in dirt on back of van, "Also available in white"
Ahhhhh Rant over,feel better now!!
I wonder if I might be able to shed a little light on the 'white van man' theory.
I also run a small removals / haulage business in my 'spare' time. I like to think of myself as a reasonable driver with consideration for other road users at 'most' times
. However, there is nothing more annoying than people tootling around without a care in the world whilst you are trying to go about your business.
This does not cover the other points of Sun reading, ginster weilding, non indicating, tail gating (I should be so lucky, tractors get annoyed at my lack of motorway progress).
I also run a small removals / haulage business in my 'spare' time. I like to think of myself as a reasonable driver with consideration for other road users at 'most' times
. However, there is nothing more annoying than people tootling around without a care in the world whilst you are trying to go about your business. This does not cover the other points of Sun reading, ginster weilding, non indicating, tail gating (I should be so lucky, tractors get annoyed at my lack of motorway progress
). 
popov123 said:
I wonder if I might be able to shed a little light on the 'white van man' theory.
I also run a small removals / haulage business in my 'spare' time. I like to think of myself as a reasonable driver with consideration for other road users at 'most' times
This does not cover the other points of Sun reading, ginster weilding, non indicating, tail gating (I should be so lucky, tractors get annoyed at my lack of motorway progress
I don't tootle, never have and never will, and can't understand (present company excused
) why they have to almost ram you off the road to go about their business or pay no attention to other road users Mrs BOOST EM said:
I don't tootle, never have and never will, and can't understand (present company excused
I totally agree Mrs B, Im afraid I get the same treatment myself despite being one of the 'White Van Clan'
Best bet - read the '(car)body language' and steer well clear!!!
cosmoschick said:
And they're prone to leer and/or beep, sometimes resorting to making sexual comments as they half lean out of the window. Well, white van men that is, I can't say I've ever seen a white van woman!
On the way to work this morning one seriously cut me up (hence the rant) and no kidding was literally millimeters off the end of my bonet, I beeped to show my annoyance as you do, only to find that the three blokes in the van all wound down their windows stuck up the 'v' then took pictures of my car with their camera phones (why I don't know!!) Perhaps to intimidate me??
I was being tailgated the other day, down some pitch black, narrow, country lanes by a van.
Soon as we hit a decent bit of road, "come on lets see what youve got". Is that a spec of dust in my rear view mirror, oh no its the van.
Unless you have one of these, dont even think about it
Soon as we hit a decent bit of road, "come on lets see what youve got". Is that a spec of dust in my rear view mirror, oh no its the van.
Unless you have one of these, dont even think about it
cosmoschick said:
And they're prone to leer and/or beep, sometimes resorting to making sexual comments as they half lean out of the window.
Morning you They do that to me as well
As an aside, my mates first car(?) was a transit. Used to do some great powerslides in it. And it used to turn us into idiots.
Not that I would ever dream of doing anthing similar to the above
PS Welcome to PH Mrs BOOST EM-You'll never leave
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