Bigger the car, bigger the ego......
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lyonspride said:
^^ Why skim reading is a bad idea
I wish I had 'skim read' it.It just seems a little unlikely that once he overtook you, he stopes his car on a single lane road, and got out of the car to fight you?
Adding that you were going to teach him some manners, but decided not to due to his puny stature simply makes you come across as being a bit of a knob really.
Of course, you were going to teach him some manners with your trusty torch-no doubt carried in the car for every similar circumstance- but were too busy laughing at his build.
By the power of Greyskull.
Or numbskull, whichever fits best
MagicalTrevor said:
Maybe it should be 'drivers of Japanese pickups are t
ts' 
No. ts' I 'overtook' a parked up Dodge Ram 3500 on my bicycle
At the very moment I was level with his cab he accelerated out from the kerb forcing me onto the wrong side of the road.
I obviously wound him up by shouting 'hey' and swerving out of harms way as he then decided to point his pistol at me at tell me to 'f
k off you bike riding pussy'.Now he had a point, I am a pussy and I was riding a bike but he confirmed the fact that there are a lot of men with small penises and impotence problems driving outsize trucks...........
Maybe the names of the vehicles attract a certain individual? I don't mean to generalise (as I know not all people who drive them are fools) but there does seem to be an above average level of knuckle-dragging owners.
I mean honestly just on names alone, I'd be embarrassed to drive around in a "Warrior" or "Barbarian".. they're almost comically bad names. And the advertising campaign for them a few years back used to imply that with these on the roads, all other motorists / cars would run away and hide because they were so intimidating.
It has to make you laugh really.
I mean honestly just on names alone, I'd be embarrassed to drive around in a "Warrior" or "Barbarian".. they're almost comically bad names. And the advertising campaign for them a few years back used to imply that with these on the roads, all other motorists / cars would run away and hide because they were so intimidating.
It has to make you laugh really.
Chicane-UK said:
I'd be embarrassed to drive around in a "Warrior" or "Barbarian".. they're almost comically bad names.
Also rather gay, no?I was stuck behind a Jap wagon the other day and it was called "Knobber". No kidding, is this is a real model? It seems like a joke except it was a proper badge and dead straight. It was amusing as it is exactly what the world already thinks of their owners.
Somnophore said:
Some people are just mental, to varying degrees.
Quite. Some poeple try to make it impossible for you to overtake them on B roads, drive at silly slow speeds everywhere until there is a straight section of road, then they speed up and move towards the centre of the road. Mental. i'm sure there are drivers who buy bigger cars out of insecurity... but I would assume most of us do because we
A. Love the room, ride comfort and practicality a large vehicle offers
B. Love the freedom in this country that allows us to buy whatever we want.
I'm not wealthy, far from in fact... but that does not stop me from enjoying comfy barges or big trucks as they are quite economically viable with a little creativity in your budget.
Anyone who would like to meet me would probably find me most courteous and affable.
EDIT: that said, I think a name badge delete would be appropriate if I ever found myself driving a "barbarian"
A. Love the room, ride comfort and practicality a large vehicle offers
B. Love the freedom in this country that allows us to buy whatever we want.
I'm not wealthy, far from in fact... but that does not stop me from enjoying comfy barges or big trucks as they are quite economically viable with a little creativity in your budget.
Anyone who would like to meet me would probably find me most courteous and affable.
EDIT: that said, I think a name badge delete would be appropriate if I ever found myself driving a "barbarian"
Not had many problems with the local rural users of such vehicles, including a Dodge Ram, and various Japanese pickups.
However, I did once nearly get run over by someone driving a Mitsubishi Compensator. I was walking on the pavement alongside a narrow road; narrow enough to not have room for two cars. Rather than wait for an oncoming car to reach a gap, or wait at the previous gap himself, Mr Pickup decided to drive on the pavement without so much as slowing down, because he could. Unfortunately this was the pavement I was walking on, fortunately I saw him not slowing and moved in time.
Having also had one of these things purposefully accelerate at me and beep madly for having the temerity to join a busy roundabout (I reached the give way line first, he was to my right, but not yet on the roundabout), I think that more and more people are driving angry.
However, I did once nearly get run over by someone driving a Mitsubishi Compensator. I was walking on the pavement alongside a narrow road; narrow enough to not have room for two cars. Rather than wait for an oncoming car to reach a gap, or wait at the previous gap himself, Mr Pickup decided to drive on the pavement without so much as slowing down, because he could. Unfortunately this was the pavement I was walking on, fortunately I saw him not slowing and moved in time.
Having also had one of these things purposefully accelerate at me and beep madly for having the temerity to join a busy roundabout (I reached the give way line first, he was to my right, but not yet on the roundabout), I think that more and more people are driving angry.
Frustrated barbarians!
A quick tip for those of you that keep a maglite or other sort of weapon in the car. Don't use it unless he actually attacks you with a weapon and you have absolutely no way of safely retreating.
1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
For the record, I do keep a large maglite under the passenger seat. It is there as an absolute last resort: I am besieged and people really want to hurt me. Even if someone carjacks me in my toy, I'll simply let them have the car and walk away. It has a tracker and is insured.
1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
For the record, I do keep a large maglite under the passenger seat. It is there as an absolute last resort: I am besieged and people really want to hurt me. Even if someone carjacks me in my toy, I'll simply let them have the car and walk away. It has a tracker and is insured.
SSBB said:
I'm sorry, but there has to be more to this. You are saying that the guy stopped and got out of his car in the middle of a major road, to have some fisticuffs with you, because you passed him on a dual carriageway?
Doesn't have to be more to it than that, unfortunately.I had a similar thing happen to me, involving a driver of the same type of car. Merging lane, he had absolutely no idea I was there - or was conveniently ignoring the fact. I used the horn to alert him to my presence. He virtually skidded to a stop, got out and started remonstrating with me at my window, rude gestures, the lot.
I felt quite clever, knowing a mere toot of my little Clio horn had that impact.
Harry Flashman said:
A quick tip for those of you that keep a maglite or other sort of weapon in the car. Don't use it unless he actually attacks you with a weapon and you have absolutely no way of safely retreating.
1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
Question...... Not just for you, but for anyone/all.1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
If said aggressive individual is displaying threatening behaviour and your only exit it to drive through them, is this considered "reasonable force"?
Because when I drove off I think he might have shat himself (lol) when he realised he wasn't quite so tough and invincible outside his big tonka toy. There wasn't much gap between me and his car when I passed.
To back this up, there have been incidents locally (on the rough side of town) were small groups of youths have blocked roads and badly assaulted innocent drivers.
The general consensus at that time, was that you should just drive through them.
lyonspride said:
Harry Flashman said:
A quick tip for those of you that keep a maglite or other sort of weapon in the car. Don't use it unless he actually attacks you with a weapon and you have absolutely no way of safely retreating.
1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
Question...... Not just for you, but for anyone/all.1) The reasonable force in self-defence argument won't work if you beat an unarmed man with what is, effectively, a nightstick.
2) if he disarms you and uses it on you, you will be in real trouble.
OP's action of driving away has to be the answer.
If said aggressive individual is displaying threatening behaviour and your only exit it to drive through them, is this considered "reasonable force"?
Because when I drove off I think he might have shat himself (lol) when he realised he wasn't quite so tough and invincible outside his big tonka toy. There wasn't much gap between me and his car when I passed.
To back this up, there have been incidents locally (on the rough side of town) were small groups of youths have blocked roads and badly assaulted innocent drivers.
The general consensus at that time, was that you should just drive through them.
As for the use of a torch as a weapon. The only way you can do this legally is if the assailant is armed. The fact you have a potential weapon on your person is justification enough for someone to use the "I was only going to talk to him but I saw he had a weapon and defended myself" line of defense. Maglights are more trouble than they are worth, get one of those Million candle power ones and shine it in their eyes instead. They will be disorientated for long enough for you to legally restrain them until the Police arrive.
My torches (Fenix TK ones) have a strobe effect. If I actually have the presence of mind and am attacked, I plan to strobe the assailant and hope they are epileptic.
You never know.
Seriously though, IMO it's best NOT to carry any weapon. If one is pulled on you, run very quickly. Unless it's something useless like a baseball bat.
You never know.
Seriously though, IMO it's best NOT to carry any weapon. If one is pulled on you, run very quickly. Unless it's something useless like a baseball bat.
Tosh.
A maglite is not a weapon of offence.
If you are in genuine fear you can 'instant arm' and defend yourself.
It is the genuine fear part that matters. Exactly the same legislation that applies to police using batons. There is no legislation that allows officers to use a baton. There is legislation to allow carrying this made offensive weapon by officers. You would have to give justification of using the maglite, that would be down to a court to test if it came to it.
As long as you do not have your maglite 'just in case' then you are perfectly entitled to have one in your car.
Just like a wheel brace.
A maglite is not a weapon of offence.
If you are in genuine fear you can 'instant arm' and defend yourself.
It is the genuine fear part that matters. Exactly the same legislation that applies to police using batons. There is no legislation that allows officers to use a baton. There is legislation to allow carrying this made offensive weapon by officers. You would have to give justification of using the maglite, that would be down to a court to test if it came to it.
As long as you do not have your maglite 'just in case' then you are perfectly entitled to have one in your car.
Just like a wheel brace.
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