Potentially caused a road rage incident
Discussion
92203 said:
Hello,
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When we pulled off from the lights, he was driving quite aggressively, undertaking people and changing lanes without indicating etc. However, I have a lingering feeling of self-doubt and that is that generally speaking, most people don't tend to behave like that without provocation (I haven't ever enacted a so-called punishment manoeuvre).
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I)?
From many years of observation, that bit in bold is incorrect.(Snip)
When we pulled off from the lights, he was driving quite aggressively, undertaking people and changing lanes without indicating etc. However, I have a lingering feeling of self-doubt and that is that generally speaking, most people don't tend to behave like that without provocation (I haven't ever enacted a so-called punishment manoeuvre).
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People who drive like a
, will drive like a no matter what. He probably never registered you or any other driver.For your premise to be remotely true, he would have hung around an punished you for daring to point out he was a coward with a small dick hiding inside the safe environment of his car.
Edited by Hol on Monday 20th March 09:36
Percy Cushion said:
You have three options:
1. Hand yourself into the local police, explain what happened and beg for forgiveness
2. Report the Audi driver before he reports you.
3. Forget it and move on with you life and stop worrying so much.
I recommend number 3.
4. Hammer frozen lawns up their sausage.1. Hand yourself into the local police, explain what happened and beg for forgiveness
2. Report the Audi driver before he reports you.
3. Forget it and move on with you life and stop worrying so much.
I recommend number 3.
Go in hard!
All you did wrong there was hit your horn.
Hardly ever will it result in someone realising their error and raising an apologetic hand. Almost always it will escalate a situation, and very often that's a situation the other driver has created.
Some are just practiced aholes and drive with no consideration. Some are fking nutters and will go out of their way to provoke confrontation. Don't rise to the bait.
Don't hit your horn unless someone genuinely hasn't seen you and you genuinely can't take steps to avoid them (e.g. being parked and they're reversing into you).
One other thing - quite often someone looking to turn right, who's travelling more slowly than a decent portion of the surrounding traffic, will look to move to the right lane a lot earlier than those faster drivers might. That creates tension because they're now being held up by someone nonnying along.
Make sure you're not doing that either, as it's a simple trigger to road ragers and one you can easily avoid by reading the road behind you better, waiting longer to let faster traffic pass, and move to the right lane closer to the point you actually need to be in it.
It's a good idea to consider the cars around you even if they're not considering you, if you want to avoid escalation. Not saying that escalation is right or justified, but it's partly in your hands to minimise it.
Hardly ever will it result in someone realising their error and raising an apologetic hand. Almost always it will escalate a situation, and very often that's a situation the other driver has created.
Some are just practiced a
holes and drive with no consideration. Some are fking nutters and will go out of their way to provoke confrontation. Don't rise to the bait.Don't hit your horn unless someone genuinely hasn't seen you and you genuinely can't take steps to avoid them (e.g. being parked and they're reversing into you).
One other thing - quite often someone looking to turn right, who's travelling more slowly than a decent portion of the surrounding traffic, will look to move to the right lane a lot earlier than those faster drivers might. That creates tension because they're now being held up by someone nonnying along.
Make sure you're not doing that either, as it's a simple trigger to road ragers and one you can easily avoid by reading the road behind you better, waiting longer to let faster traffic pass, and move to the right lane closer to the point you actually need to be in it.
It's a good idea to consider the cars around you even if they're not considering you, if you want to avoid escalation. Not saying that escalation is right or justified, but it's partly in your hands to minimise it.
E-bmw said:
davek_964 said:
92203 said:
Based on what he'd just done and the fact that he was driving around in a battle worn 09 plate Audi A3, I was a bit concerned that he might do something to my car.
I drive around in a 10 plate Audi, and sometimes a 53 plate car. I was unaware that meant other road users thought I was likely to damage their car.School holidays never end do they?
I still don't see the relevance.
davek_964 said:
E-bmw said:
davek_964 said:
92203 said:
Based on what he'd just done and the fact that he was driving around in a battle worn 09 plate Audi A3, I was a bit concerned that he might do something to my car.
I drive around in a 10 plate Audi, and sometimes a 53 plate car. I was unaware that meant other road users thought I was likely to damage their car.School holidays never end do they?
I still don't see the relevance.
If you've really had 19 years driving experience and not been involved in a non-incident like this from either making a mistake (we all do) or being too cautious that's pretty impressive.
When you think Jeremy Vine manages at least one incident like this a week, your doing pretty well.
When you think Jeremy Vine manages at least one incident like this a week, your doing pretty well.
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