People that block overtakes.
Discussion
Yesterday I was driving down a road that is so wide could easily take 3 cars side by side.
It's a NSL, and over a mile straight.
But for some reason, yesterday, a numpty decided he wanted to drive down it at 40, no problem, I'll just overtake him.
Oh no I wont, as I indicated, and pulled out to overtake, he decided to move over and block me, he did this twice more, before I decided my blood pressure was climbing, and decided to stay behind him until a layby, where I pulled in for ten minutes to let the muppet get out of the area.
Why do people like this do it?
Would you have reported this to the police, it must be some sort of offense?
It's a NSL, and over a mile straight.
But for some reason, yesterday, a numpty decided he wanted to drive down it at 40, no problem, I'll just overtake him.
Oh no I wont, as I indicated, and pulled out to overtake, he decided to move over and block me, he did this twice more, before I decided my blood pressure was climbing, and decided to stay behind him until a layby, where I pulled in for ten minutes to let the muppet get out of the area.
Why do people like this do it?
Would you have reported this to the police, it must be some sort of offense?
Dog Star said:
Most blatant example I've had was on a pretty empty M62 on a four lane section. I had a bloke weaving across all 4 lanes in an effort to stop me passing - this wasn't some speed jockey either, he was doing about 60 when I came up behind him and me about 70. Weirdo.
I though yesterday was bad enough, but that sounds insane.300bhp/ton said:
And while such actions are indeed stupid, I tend to find there is usually more than one side to each story. If the road was indeed as wide was you say, then why did you not use the other side of the road for the overtake? Or was it not really clear enough to do so and you were trying to create your own personal middle lane just to get past?
Fair question, the guy was fully moving onto the wrong side of the road, I could have probably got by him if I had been more aggressive, but it's not worth it.swisstoni said:
I have never been blatantly blocked but I do sometimes notice an increase in speed by the car being overtaken. Pathetic and dangerous.
When this happens, I wonder if they are trying to block the overtake, or they were not paying attention, and realize how slow they are going, and speed up without thinking.Matt UK said:
I blocked an overtake not too long ago. I was in a hired van doing about 50mph on a quiet single lane road when a Caterham rushed up behind me, obviously keen to get past and keep hooning.
We rounded a bend on a road I know quite well and it opens up into a longish straight but with a rather severe dip in the road about half way along. From my higher vantage point I just saw a biker coming the other way 'disappear' into it, just as the Caterham dropped a cog and indicated to pull out and pass. It was an instinctive decision but I also indicated right and put the offside wheels of the van across the dividing line, in effect forcing the Cateraham to think again before he got level with the back of the van. There was no cars behind him so his options were open. He chose wisely and aborted the move.
He tucked back in (no doubt effing and jeffing about this prick in the van in front) and I moved back to the left but kept the right hand indicator on. About two seconds later the biker 'emerged' and flashed past us from the opposite direction at quite a speed. If the Caterham had gone for that move I am 100% confident there was no way of that working out cleanly without either of them having to take some drastically evasive actions - with potentially very negative outcomes for one of them, both of them or all three of us.
With a clear view of the empty road ahead I then indicated left and gave him as much space as I could. He pulled out for a look and passed. As he got level he waved and when he tucked in he again gave me a thumbs up before heading for the horizon. I took his gestures as gratitued for intervening in a situation he could have misjudged.
I did think at the time 'do I have the right to do this? am I some sort of knight of the road?' but then made the instinctive decision to intervene anyway. Being the driver of a low car I appreciate not only how vunerable you would be in an accident but also how crap your sightlines can be. Same with bikes - I have an understanding as to how vunerable bikers are when things even go slightly wrong. I figured that my intentions were good - in effect to stop two unknown people smashing their lumps of metal into each other at a closing speed in excess of 120mph due to what I saw as an error of someone elses' judgement - and I'd rather risk momentarily pissing someone off or even pulling over to have a converastion and jusitfy what I did, than being part of a horrific police investigation where not all of the participants got to go home that afternoon.
I'll probably get flamed for posting this, but in the same situation I'd do it again.
If you did that to me, I would make you stop...We rounded a bend on a road I know quite well and it opens up into a longish straight but with a rather severe dip in the road about half way along. From my higher vantage point I just saw a biker coming the other way 'disappear' into it, just as the Caterham dropped a cog and indicated to pull out and pass. It was an instinctive decision but I also indicated right and put the offside wheels of the van across the dividing line, in effect forcing the Cateraham to think again before he got level with the back of the van. There was no cars behind him so his options were open. He chose wisely and aborted the move.
He tucked back in (no doubt effing and jeffing about this prick in the van in front) and I moved back to the left but kept the right hand indicator on. About two seconds later the biker 'emerged' and flashed past us from the opposite direction at quite a speed. If the Caterham had gone for that move I am 100% confident there was no way of that working out cleanly without either of them having to take some drastically evasive actions - with potentially very negative outcomes for one of them, both of them or all three of us.
With a clear view of the empty road ahead I then indicated left and gave him as much space as I could. He pulled out for a look and passed. As he got level he waved and when he tucked in he again gave me a thumbs up before heading for the horizon. I took his gestures as gratitued for intervening in a situation he could have misjudged.
I did think at the time 'do I have the right to do this? am I some sort of knight of the road?' but then made the instinctive decision to intervene anyway. Being the driver of a low car I appreciate not only how vunerable you would be in an accident but also how crap your sightlines can be. Same with bikes - I have an understanding as to how vunerable bikers are when things even go slightly wrong. I figured that my intentions were good - in effect to stop two unknown people smashing their lumps of metal into each other at a closing speed in excess of 120mph due to what I saw as an error of someone elses' judgement - and I'd rather risk momentarily pissing someone off or even pulling over to have a converastion and jusitfy what I did, than being part of a horrific police investigation where not all of the participants got to go home that afternoon.
I'll probably get flamed for posting this, but in the same situation I'd do it again.
To shake your hand.
Great thinking.
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