road raged a bit going home - worth reporting?

[CB-Dave]

alright, some numpty in a volvo decided he would be the exception to the filtering rule and decided to try to block me out of the filter at the northbound entrance to the tyne tunnel about 20 mins ago, I couldn't go anywhere (as it was his lane that filters into mine and I certainly wasn't going to argue with concrete) so I ended up getting in front.

he didn't like this and proceeded to tailgate me through the tunnel, he got out of the toll booths before me and ended up heading up the a19 infront of a lorry, he deliberately slowed down forcing the lorry to overtake, which I did too - at which point he swung out behind me beeping and generally being a tit.

I wanted to get rid sharpish so I took my turn (cutting up the lorry a bit... oops) and he followed (cutting up the lorry even more), I was sick by this point and anchored on, to have him miss me by about a foot if that, and swing straight past me - he got to a roundabout and went straight over (but you could tell he was waiting for me to make a move) so I made it appear I was going to go straight but ended up curving off left and into a housing estate. That was the last I saw of him...

cos he was willing to chase me makes me think I should report it, the thing is I only have a brief description of the car (maroon volvo estate with the reg HJ03 and that's all I got) - is it worth doing so? If it was my car I'd not be so bothered but because it's mum's I am a bit concerned...

over to you lot

[PetrolTed]

In this day and age the police are unlikely to 'prioritise' it. Put it down to experience and go for a beer.

[gRsf12]

Let it go, he's probably forgotten you already and has about as much chance of remembering your reg as you have his.

[Dwight VanDriver]

The point is CB Dave once you accept the challenge he just might report you?????

Then what?

DVD

[towman]

03 Volvo - not your standard northern chav then?

[CB-Dave]

Dwight - what challenge???

I didn't 'accept' any challenge from him - I was going home after being at work, he decided to be a tosser, I defensively drove enough to 'lose' him and continued on my way - if he sees that as a challenge then he's thicker than I thought.

What's he going to say to the coppers? "I tried to shut the door on a car, but couldn't - so I chased him and he lost me so I want to report him"

If anything the truck driver will be reporting us both for dangerous driving - I haven't said anything to the local bib yet - I'll probably go down tomorrow and file it, just to be on the safe side.

[malman]

You'd be surprised what the chavs are stealing these days!

Dave - tunnel is just a nightmare, I generally just let the ****wits through as they are only going to get 12 feet further through and its not worth the hassle. Just hope they hurry up with tunnel No2 then we can have twice as much fun

Anyway surely you could have left him on the A19 don't volvos only do 50

Keep an eye out for him though as most tunnel users are regulars

[JonRB]

CB-Dave said:

I [...] anchored on, to have him miss me by about a foot if that, and swing straight past me

Sorry, can I just clarify? You braked very hard expecting him to drive into the back of you and were mildly disappointed when he avoided the accident by about a foot?

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[CB-Dave]

no, I braked very hard to avoid coming to a sticky end by driving up a very short slip road at about 85mph... (remembering I was trying to get OUT of this prick's way)

[CB-Dave]

more to the point - where do you get mildly dissapointed from??? I am NOT the type of idiot who would do that - what would I gain from having him crash into me? I'd be able to go nowhere then, he'd be suitably enraged and I'd probably be dead shortly after...

next time - use your head before making remarks like that...

[safetyfirst]

teach him some good old fashioned discipline then, you remember right from wrong etc?
quite a few scrotes could do with this lesson actually!, I believe a smack round the head often works wonders!, it makes the ("I'm alright Jack, I am shallow and Live in a bubble" type take notice!), the only thing is in Tony's Britain it is considered no go!, so make sure that after the assault you get the scrote off your property! at all costs and with no connection to you!

[streaky]

I'm with DVD and JonRB on this one:

CD-Dave said:

he deliberately slowed down forcing the lorry to overtake, which I did too

CD-Dave said:

I took my turn (cutting up the lorry a bit... oops)

CD-Dave said:

I was sick by this point and anchored on, to have him miss me by about a foot

(ou subsequently mention in another post that you were trying to slow from 85mph on a slip road.

Those look to me like three admissions of (at least) Driving Without Reasonable Consideration for Other Persons Using the Road (or Pavement) - at least two involving an innocent (ie. uninvolved) third party, and one of Speeding.

Streaky



>> Edited by streaky on Thursday 3rd June 06:35

[JonRB]

CB-Dave said:

next time - use your head before making remarks like that...

On the contrary. My comments were intended to point out how what you wrote could be read. I wasn't implying you deliberately tried to cause an accident, just that your comments could have been read that way.

As an aside "anchored on" says "brake test" to me. What does it mean to you?

[CB-Dave]

CB-Dave said:

he deliberately slowed down forcing the lorry to overtake, which I did too

Yeah, I overtook him cos he was going slowly, I knew what was going on and thus I wanted to get out of his way - "which I did too" was a reference to me overtaking him - there's nothing wrong with this. What am I meant to do, stay behind someone who's obviously pissed off with me? I was trying to get *away* from a confrontation.

CB-Dave said:

I took my turn (cutting up the lorry a bit... oops)

Again, trying to avoid confrontation I deliberately made a late turn - not late enough it would appear as he was able to follow... what would you have done in that situation? carry on to a set of traffic lights whereby he could have gotten out the car when I was stopped and by doing so beaten seven shades of shit out of me?

CB-Dave said:

I was sick by this point and anchored on, to have him miss me by about a foot

(ou subsequently mention in another post that you were trying to slow from 85mph on a slip road.

Yes, because I was trying to get away from a bloody confrontation - do I need to spell it out that badly? Had he not have been chasing me I wouldn't have needed to drive like that, I certainly don't in everyday driving.

What's the problem? I really can't see where I've gone wrong... he's been the cause of this by chasing me yet I'm the criminal (so it would seem) for trying to get away from him? I'd prefer to avoid a fight on the side of the road, I like breathing in and out - what's to say he wasn't carrying a weapon? - if it comes down to it and someone is chasing me I will use every trick in the book to get away from them, I don't know anyone who wouldn't.

Streaky said:

Those look to me like three admissions of (at least) Driving Without Reasonable Consideration for Other Persons Using the Road (or Pavement) - at least two involving an innocent (ie. uninvolved) third party, and one of Speeding.

So what would he get; oh bastion of english motoring law? Chasing me, forcing other drivers to swerve, excessive use of speed, excessive maneuvering, antagonising behaviour?

Sorry, but I don't know a court in the land who, when presented with that kind of evidence would try and convict me for getting away... get off your bloody high horse...

>> Edited by CB-Dave on Thursday 3rd June 10:48

[CB-Dave]

JonRB said:

CB-Dave said: next time - use your head before making remarks like that... On the contrary. My comments were intended to point out how what you wrote could be read. I wasn't implying you deliberately tried to cause an accident, just that your comments could have been read that way. As an aside "anchored on" says "brake test" to me. What does it mean to you?

sorry, brake test means brake test to me... anchored on means braked heavily... dunno what school of english you studied at...

maybe you did read it like so but why not think before you post and imagine the consequences of someone who is obviously pissed off at you chasing you, and ending up crashing into you - disabling both vehicles. You wouldn't be able to get away would you, in which case you've just made things exponentially worse...

[JonRB]

Dave - I hope your style of driving isn't as aggressive as the tone of your posts.

CB-Dave said:

get off your bloody high horse...

I suspect streaky's high horse is marginally lower than your own.

>> Edited by JonRB on Thursday 3rd June 11:09

[streaky]

JonRB said:

Dave - I hope your style of driving isn't as aggressive as the tone of your posts. CB-Dave said: get off your bloody high horse... I suspect streaky's high horse is marginally lower than your own.

'Nuf said! - Streaky

[Mad Dave]

No use calling the Police about road rage - a couple of months ago an enraged trucker tried to drag me out of my car, and when he failed, he decided to just use my face as a punchbag as i sat in the car. I went to the Police and gave a description and even a registration number - and what did they do? Sweet F.A.

[CB-Dave]

JonRB said:

Dave - I hope your style of driving isn't as aggressive as the tone of your posts. CB-Dave said: get off your bloody high horse... I suspect streaky's high horse is marginally lower than your own. >> Edited by JonRB on Thursday 3rd June 11:09

I am not on a high horse at all, I just don't like being made out to be the agressor in this kind of crap - I was being chased therefore made it my number 1 priority to get away.

Now please, crawl back under your respective rocks...

[CB-Dave]

oh and I like it how both jonrb and streaky have avoided the point of my replies...

baa, baa mean anything to you?