Courteous drivers...

[hertsbiker]

eeeekk !
Numpty woman in front stops on a main road to let a car turn right from the other direction. Lost a bit of tyre rubber, and stopped very close.

Pulled her up, and shouted at her for a bit, asking why she stopped. She couldn't see that she had done wrong, "I was only letting them turn".

Good job I was going along at a sensible distance, and a reasonable speed eh?

If I'd been staring frantically at my speedo in gatso territory, I'd have hit the dozy bint.

Courteous drivers, who needs 'em?

C

[funkihamsta]

I suppose that the main thing here was that she stopped unexpectedly. You should always be sufficiently far back to stop comfortably regardless of WHY she stopped.

[badapple]

"I was only letting them turn".

At least you didn't hit her. They are the worst, the 1's who don't know they have done anything! I deal with them by counting up to 10 if I get attacked by a numpty, they have normally buggered of by the time I get to 10. Find myself doing it quite often.

[shadowninja]

what if they're still there cos you're in heavy traffic? (cue judicious use of smileys...)

[badapple]

If only you were allowed

[wedg1e]

I've often thought the TVR wedge cars lend themselves well to some subtle modifications a la Jimmy Bond, like panels that swing open to reveal missiles and similar. Some people would CACK themselves...

Ian

[SpoonMan]

Courteous drivers, who needs 'em?

C

Hope this doesn't apply when you're on the bike. So many riders these days don't bother to give a wave of thanks, even if you're driving in the gutter to let them through.

[hertsbiker]

The point was, I WAS AT A SENSIBLE DISTANCE, which is why I stopped. And I was on the bike too!

I always wave at drivers who budge over for me, or nod, or if I don't - Mrs Biker does! so thanks to all your drivers who do kind things, but death to people who stop on a main road !!!!!!!
eace:

C

[phillvr6]

Slight hijack, towards the end of last year a woman ran a red light across the front of me, I had to put the car on to a central resevation to avoid her and in doing so took out a front tyre. The woman in question stopped next to me, shook her head and drove off completely oblivious to runing the light! Anyway to cut a long story short I contacted the police who prosecuted her with the aid of CCTV. Oh and just to put the boot in I phoned her insurance company to let them know everything including the 3 points which she seemed to have forgotten to let them know about.

[Hates_]

phillvr6 said:Anyway to cut a long story short I contacted the police who prosecuted her with the aid of CCTV. Oh and just to put the boot in I phoned her insurance company to let them know everything including the 3 points which she seemed to have forgotten to let them know about.

[JMGS4]

phillvr6 said: Slight hijack, towards the end of last year a woman ran a red light across the front of me, I had to put the car on to a central resevation to avoid her and in doing so took out a front tyre. The woman in question stopped next to me, shook her head and drove off completely oblivious to runing the light! Anyway to cut a long story short I contacted the police who prosecuted her with the aid of CCTV. Oh and just to put the boot in I phoned her insurance company to let them know everything including the 3 points which she seemed to have forgotten to let them know about.

Did you get the tyre and re-alignment paid for by her insurance then?

[phillvr6]

Work in progress, sent them my invoices yesterday.