One single thing that makes you think "knob" Vol 3

[WD39]

OpulentBob said:

WD39 said:

OpulentBob said:

Blown2CV said:

You can give it the moral high ground all you want, but the law will not agree with you. Run someone into the cones and the police will likely fk you more than the other guy.

Maybe not more, but as much.

As a guy who has stood in the cones when exactly that has happened, and given a statement to the Police (including the details of the vehicle "holding" the other car out in L3 approaching, and in to, the taper), I would agree. The driver who wiped out the cones was definitely prosecuted, but the Police were very interested indeed in the other guy. Not many people notice the CCTV on many road works vehicles. Couple the make and model of the car with the ANPR used in the average speed cameras/traffic monitoring, and the person thinking they're teaching the overtaker a lesson becomes VERY easy to identify. The Police take a very dim view indeed of people playing silly buggers on high speed roads around road works.

Oh, and as mentioned a billion times before, this APIS ste is 100% wrong. I don't know what you do for a living, WD39, but it's nothing to do with traffic. Well, I do work with traffic, I know the reasons for the rules, and you could not be more wrong. I don't like getting all "I know better than you" and arrogant, but in this case, I really do know a LOT better than you. Your reasons for not liking "pushing in" as you call it cause more dangers than you realise. I hope you get caught out for it one day, either by the Police - in which case you'll get a bking - or by someone who is on the way to something important, like seeing a dying relative - in which case you'll hopefully get a punch in the sanctimonious mouth. The taper nlyis where it is for a reason. Don't start second guessing people with years of experience, the Police etc just because your feelings are hurt. Now, pull up your pissy knickers and go and learn to drive properly. Knob.

Edited by OpulentBob on Thursday 13th August 05:44

Returning from a short break today I was pleasantly surprised and, well, humbled to read the replies and posts that awaited me.

So intelligent, positive and supportive. Robust and yet so charming. It gave a boost to my jet-lagged body.

So a big thank you to Opulent Bob, All seeing pie, Parsnip and Ord et al, you made my day.

Fair play, good reply.

Thank you Opulent Bob. I do believe that a cold beer followed by a very hot curry at the Sheraton in Mumbai is called for.

[WD39]

As regards APIS (anti pushing in society), a little joke on my behalf. Lots of huffing and puffing though.

(Just add 'take' on the end)

[anonymous-user]

don't give up your day job.

[ORD]

The Spruce goose said:

don't give up your day job.

Harsh.

WD39 had me spitting blood with indignation a couple of times, but he also cracked me up. It's been obvious for a while that he was trolling us, and it was done well enough to deserve a grudging nod of recognition. A game well played.

Still a knob for even being able to say that stuff without punching himself.

[ORD]

People who overtake in 30mph speed limits. Let's assume, for argument's sake that my speedo over-reads by more than theirs so they that when my speedo says 30, there's says 29. Is it really sensible to drop 2 cogs and overtake just to go 1mph faster for the hundred yards before the next set of lights or junction?

Knob this morning in a white van tried to do this through a junction by taking the right hand lane of 2, which is for right turns only. He then had a fit when he had to slot in behind me as the road goes back to 1 lane after the junction. As always with these kind of people, they wave their arms around and flash their lights but avoid eye contact at the next junction when you get alongside.

If you're going to be a hardman and a , at least look at me so I can tell you that you're a moron.

[anonymous-user]

ORD said:

The Spruce goose said:

don't give up your day job.

Harsh.

WD39 had me spitting blood with indignation a couple of times, but he also cracked me up. It's been obvious for a while that he was trolling us, and it was done well enough to deserve a grudging nod of recognition. A game well played.

Still a knob for even being able to say that stuff without punching himself.

Agreed. I couldn't write my replies to him without laughing as I was doing it. I like a bit of rage release from time to time.

[Liquid Knight]

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit, no blue lights so he was just driving like a local (Peterborough the whiplash claim capital of the Eastern Counties) and I could see in my mirrors he was using a hand held phone.
The next roundabout divided into three lanes, left for people turning left, middle lane for people like me who wanted to go straight on and right for anyone who wanted to take the third or forth exit. The Ambulance tailgated me all the way there and I was relieved when he took the left lane. As I entered the roundabout so did he and I guess he had deliberately gone into the wrong lane to try and T-bone me as I exited because there was no hesitation, no braking, no turning signal whatsoever and I only just made it. If I wasn't driving such a rare car I would have stopped and let the alleged "professional driver" hit my passenger side.

I looked and felt deliberate but I guess he could have taken the wrong lane and not seen me as he was distracted by his phone conversation.

Details of this incident have been past on to the to the local NHS Trust as this alleged "professional driver" seriously needs retaining.

[Hol]

WD39 said:

TheAllSeeingPie said:

WD39 said:

Many thanks for the mention.
Possible positive reaction to my, so far, solo crusade.
From: WD39, founder member, life president and all round good egg of APIS.

Just for clarity: you're a .

To call a fellow PHer the C word for holding an opinion,no matter how far out or left field just because it does not fit in with your own narrow band of opinions and thoughts is totally beyond the pale and beyond.

You should take a long hard look at youself and be ashamed.

Not cool at all.

[All that jazz]

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

[Liquid Knight]

All that jazz said:

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

What would make a better headline?

"Pistonhead admits to sticking to the speed limit shocker"

or

"Speeding Ambulance, tailgates driver whilst on the phone and deliberately tries to ram them off the road"

Yep I was the knob 100%

[MarkRSi]

All that jazz said:

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

If its what I think it is i.e. then appearing to 'pull out' in front someone on a roundabout but booting it up to the speed limit so that the vehicle behind doesn't have to alter their speed then I can't see the problem, happens to me (and even if I have to lift off, hardly a big deal) and sometimes I do it myself.

It's only an issue if the person you've 'pulled out' on makes an issue of it.

[All that jazz]

MarkRSi said:

All that jazz said:

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

If its what I think it is i.e. then appearing to 'pull out' in front someone on a roundabout but booting it up to the speed limit so that the vehicle behind doesn't have to alter their speed then I can't see the problem, happens to me (and even if I have to lift off, hardly a big deal) and sometimes I do it myself.

It's only an issue if the person you've 'pulled out' on makes an issue of it.

No. It's a case of Mr. Self-Appointed Road Police not liking the fact that another vehicle wants to go faster than the speed limit so overtakes them on at a junction and then proceeds to do exactly the speed limit to 'teach them a lesson' knowing that the other party cannot overtake them. If you don't want to go fast then don't fking overtake and hold up those that do.

[carlove]

Mazda 6 driver who hit a parked Focus and didn't leave a note, just drove off, didn't check for damage. I memorized the plate but had to park a little way away as wasn't safe, when I parked I forgot the bloody numberplate, still can't remember it now.

Drove around the local area to see if it was parked nearby but wasn't. In the end had to just leave it as I couldn't really leave a note to tell him I couldn't remember the plate of who did it. Absolutely kicking myself now.

Left a large mark on the back of the Focus, was an old one but looked immaculate otherwise, did look like it would buff out though.

Was there anything else I could have done? Would a note saying it was a 53 plate silver mazda 6 have been much good? The bloody Mazda driver knew he did it as he cursed when he hit it, tosser, how could you hit a car and not even see if it's damaged never mind buggering off.

I didn't have my dashcam on as I was only popping to the shop 5 minutes away, annoyed with myself as much as the Mazda.

[Blown2CV]

All that jazz said:

MarkRSi said:

All that jazz said:

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

If its what I think it is i.e. then appearing to 'pull out' in front someone on a roundabout but booting it up to the speed limit so that the vehicle behind doesn't have to alter their speed then I can't see the problem, happens to me (and even if I have to lift off, hardly a big deal) and sometimes I do it myself.

It's only an issue if the person you've 'pulled out' on makes an issue of it.

No. It's a case of Mr. Self-Appointed Road Police not liking the fact that another vehicle wants to go faster than the speed limit so overtakes them on at a junction and then proceeds to do exactly the speed limit to 'teach them a lesson' knowing that the other party cannot overtake them. If you don't want to go fast then don't fking overtake and hold up those that do.

holding someone up is a dangerous activity, as it causes frustration and can encourage poor decisions. There are signs warning against it, in certain parts of the UK. Knobbish behaviour.

[IntriguedUser]

carlove said:

Mazda 6 driver who hit a parked Focus and didn't leave a note, just drove off, didn't check for damage. I memorized the plate but had to park a little way away as wasn't safe, when I parked I forgot the bloody numberplate, still can't remember it now.

Drove around the local area to see if it was parked nearby but wasn't. In the end had to just leave it as I couldn't really leave a note to tell him I couldn't remember the plate of who did it. Absolutely kicking myself now.

Left a large mark on the back of the Focus, was an old one but looked immaculate otherwise, did look like it would buff out though.

Was there anything else I could have done? Would a note saying it was a 53 plate silver mazda 6 have been much good? The bloody Mazda driver knew he did it as he cursed when he hit it, tosser, how could you hit a car and not even see if it's damaged never mind buggering off.

I didn't have my dashcam on as I was only popping to the shop 5 minutes away, annoyed with myself as much as the Mazda.

Such a shame, don't kick yoursef though, your intentions were good and pure.

[Liquid Knight]

Blown2CV said:

All that jazz said:

MarkRSi said:

All that jazz said:

Liquid Knight said:

An Ambulance minibus in Peterborough today was a little upset I managed to get out in front of him at the first roundabout into the city centre. I had plenty of time, he didn't need to do anything to avoid me, he caught me up quickly as I was sticking to the forty limit

^ That right there makes me think "knob".

If its what I think it is i.e. then appearing to 'pull out' in front someone on a roundabout but booting it up to the speed limit so that the vehicle behind doesn't have to alter their speed then I can't see the problem, happens to me (and even if I have to lift off, hardly a big deal) and sometimes I do it myself.

It's only an issue if the person you've 'pulled out' on makes an issue of it.

No. It's a case of Mr. Self-Appointed Road Police not liking the fact that another vehicle wants to go faster than the speed limit so overtakes them on at a junction and then proceeds to do exactly the speed limit to 'teach them a lesson' knowing that the other party cannot overtake them. If you don't want to go fast then don't fking overtake and hold up those that do.

holding someone up is a dangerous activity, as it causes frustration and can encourage poor decisions. There are signs warning against it, in certain parts of the UK. Knobbish behaviour.

Valid points all round guys.

Pulling out in front of someone and booting it up to the speed limit to minimize delay is something I have had to do before but I wouldn't contemplate it in my Fiat Panda 1000.

I had plenty of time. It wasn't until I was off the roundabout and on Boongate the Ambulance caught me up.

I didn't slow down or put myself in someone else's way deliberately or purposefully as soon as I noticed it was an Ambulance I consciously checked to make sure it wasn't a blue light run. It went from being the other side of a pretty big roundabout to on my back bumper so quick my first thought was it could been on a call. Even though Boongate is two lanes going into the city (one lane after a bridge) the Ambulance didn't try to overtake. Even after the bridge the road was clear the other way and he could have passed easily if he was in such a hurry.

No idea what the other driver was thinking. Maybe he thought I cut him up on the roundabout and tried to exact some revenge or he was just distracted by his phone either way driving an Ambulance doesn't give you carte blanche to drive like a tool.

[WD39]

ORD said:

The Spruce goose said:

don't give up your day job.

Harsh.

WD39 had me spitting blood with indignation a couple of times, but he also cracked me up. It's been obvious for a while that he was trolling us, and it was done well enough to deserve a grudging nod of recognition. A game well played.

Still a knob for even being able to say that stuff without punching himself.

I'm Black and Blue.

[WD39]

Flibble said:

WD39 said:

Having now had two speed camera convictions, It's just not worth the hassle of another.
I always slow down. (along with everyone else on that stretch of road.)

They're always set at the limit or a few mph above though, what does slowing down to 10 mph below the limit get you, other than tailgated?

As I said, the majority of drivers slow down when approaching a camera. I think it is a conditioned reflex for most motorists. There is no tailgating, but a smooth and reasurring passage past the speed trap and no letters dropping on the mat.

[WD39]

Hol said:

WD39 said:

TheAllSeeingPie said:

WD39 said:

Many thanks for the mention.
Possible positive reaction to my, so far, solo crusade.
From: WD39, founder member, life president and all round good egg of APIS.

Just for clarity: you're a .

To call a fellow PHer the C word for holding an opinion,no matter how far out or left field just because it does not fit in with your own narrow band of opinions and thoughts is totally beyond the pale and beyond.

You should take a long hard look at youself and be ashamed.

Not cool at all.

Me or him? If me then right on. I've always fallen just short of coolness, hence my sign-in name.

Edited by WD39 on Sunday 23 August 20:20

[WD39]

The Spruce goose said:

don't give up your day job.

As a personage of advancing years, I have no day job. Or night or in-between job. Just endless hours that need to be filled by daytime telly, walking the dogs, a spot of gardening and my hobby of collecting cinema tickets.