Monday 2nd June 2003

Grannies get 120dB

"Get orrff my car" - new panic alarm from Honda will calm road rage nerves - yeah right!

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[swilly]

I didn't realise hand signals and swearing was road rage.

Does that mean screaming obscenities at the TV when Big Brother, Popstars drivel etc etc or any lame brain politician comes on is considered as Sofa-rage???

[mybrainhurts]

I didn't realise hand signals and swearing was road rage.

Does that mean screaming obscenities at the TV when Big Brother, Popstars drivel etc etc or any lame brain politician comes on is considered as Sofa-rage???

No, that's a normal response to a horrible experience.

If you want a chuckle about road rage, see "Road Rage, Delhi style"

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=41976&f=23&h=0

Nobody seemed to be interested, but there are some gems tucked away within.

[swilly]

mybrainhurts said:

I didn't realise hand signals and swearing was road rage.

Does that mean screaming obscenities at the TV when Big Brother, Popstars drivel etc etc or any lame brain politician comes on is considered as Sofa-rage???

No, that's a normal response to a horrible experience.

If you want a chuckle about road rage, see "Road Rage, Delhi style"

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=41976&f=23&h=0

Nobody seemed to be interested, but there are some gems tucked away within.

I did read that. Having been to Delhi in 1997 i didn't experience any road rage. My experiences were limited to travelling in a motor rickshaw at about what seemed 40 mph towards a cross-roads with about 100 other rickshaws in the same direction and an equal number in each of the three other directions.
So, about 400 rickshaws madly racing into a cross-roads large enough for about 50, absolutely cacking myself but getting out the other side unscathed. I truly believe the Delhi rickshaw drivers have discovered the secrets of 4 dimensional travel, ie fitting a large object into a smaller space.

[mybrainhurts]

A bit like cars in Rome, last time I was there!

[Spyderman]

Those attack alarms were regularly fitted to some buses.
It was quite common for the driver to activate them by accident(button not labelled or in a prone position. It was very unlikely to get a response from the public or Police, other than "shut up that damn noise". The deactive button was usually hidden and hard to find.

How many people pay attention to car alarms these day?
Fat lot of good they will do!