Have you ever given another driver a good verbal thrashing?
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Something which made me chuckle in a topic of mine the other week regarding LHD cars, was a comment by someone that if another road user offends you on the road you are in perhaps a better posistion to give them a verbal thrashing. Most probably effective if you pull up next to them at the lights on their drivers side. Or if it's a pedestrian on your side of the road.
Anyway I was just wondering if anyone here had any good stories of verbal thrashings, both given and taken.
I'm afraid I haven't any, apart from the odd shouting at people from time to time.
Anyway I was just wondering if anyone here had any good stories of verbal thrashings, both given and taken.
I'm afraid I haven't any, apart from the odd shouting at people from time to time.
Curiously enough, I had a guy get out of his car at the lights only this Saturday and yell at me for what have been a much shorter time than it seemed.
Made himself look like a right idiot. I think he was yelling "go on, get out of your f-ing car then!" and complaining about my driving (I'd beeped him after he pulled out in front of me).
I think "giving someone a good verbal thrashing" as delineated by the OP is very likely indeed to make you look like a bit of an idiot.
Made himself look like a right idiot. I think he was yelling "go on, get out of your f-ing car then!" and complaining about my driving (I'd beeped him after he pulled out in front of me).
I think "giving someone a good verbal thrashing" as delineated by the OP is very likely indeed to make you look like a bit of an idiot.
Pulled up at the pumps a while back, a lady at the first pump and me behind at the second. Got out and started filling up, it's going to take a while as the Monaro has a big tank, the lady has already filled up, paid and gone.
While I'm stood there, I suddenly became aware of a Picasshole behind me, middle aged man seemingly staring at me from the driver's seat. Another few minutes go by and he pulls round my car, into the vacant spot in front, all the while swearing and gesticulating at me because it's taking a fair while to fill up. There wasn't much I could do, but when he still carried on tutting, swearing and generally being a horrible t
t as he got out his car, I just snapped and thought the best action would be to ask him what his problem was.
Anyway, I can't remember exactly what I said but it went along the lines of 'who the fk do you think you're talking to?' and, 'does driving that piece of st make you an angry little man?'
Not proud of my actions, but I'm glad I confronted him because he could have went on to intimidate a young girl or maybe a pensioner taking their time. Hopefully he'll think twice now.
Christ, I can still see his scowling, angry face now, the prick.
While I'm stood there, I suddenly became aware of a Picasshole behind me, middle aged man seemingly staring at me from the driver's seat. Another few minutes go by and he pulls round my car, into the vacant spot in front, all the while swearing and gesticulating at me because it's taking a fair while to fill up. There wasn't much I could do, but when he still carried on tutting, swearing and generally being a horrible t
t as he got out his car, I just snapped and thought the best action would be to ask him what his problem was. Anyway, I can't remember exactly what I said but it went along the lines of 'who the f
k do you think you're talking to?' and, 'does driving that piece of st make you an angry little man?'Not proud of my actions, but I'm glad I confronted him because he could have went on to intimidate a young girl or maybe a pensioner taking their time. Hopefully he'll think twice now.
Christ, I can still see his scowling, angry face now, the prick.
I have given A driver a verbal thrashing, whilst I was out on my pushbike. *dons flame suit* Me and a friend were going along, and encountered a lot of traffic, around 20 cars, so to avoid this we jumped up onto the deserted footpath to the side of us, the traffic was down to some tt with a pickup truck and trailer had decided to park right outside the butchers he was inside, due to us being on the footpath, we slowed down, but as we passed the offending vehicle, and butchers, the owner stormed out, and I had no time to react, so I hit the angry man, then follows a torrent of abuse, and spit from said fellow. To which I calmly responded "well, you are illegally parked on a double yellow, so, do one."
He wasn't happy.
If only I had have had a can of redbull handy.
t with a pickup truck and trailer had decided to park right outside the butchers he was inside, due to us being on the footpath, we slowed down, but as we passed the offending vehicle, and butchers, the owner stormed out, and I had no time to react, so I hit the angry man, then follows a torrent of abuse, and spit from said fellow. To which I calmly responded "well, you are illegally parked on a double yellow, so, do one."He wasn't happy.
If only I had have had a can of redbull handy.
Edited by TomN94 on Tuesday 15th May 00:28
A couple of months back while driving through a 30 limit, I spied a Volvo coming the other way, but some way off. Volvo turned into a street to my right, but then turned back towards the road to turn around did he stop? Did he fk! Straight out in front of me at point blank range, then bounced up the kerb the other side. Meanwhile I've anchored up, and got on the horn. Volvo man, who turns out to be a hat driver then proceeds to do walikng pace. I pass, and then get the main-beams in my mirror. I saw red, stopped, and confronted him. I forget my exact words, but along the lines of he's the one in the wrong accept it, and to turn his fking main-beams off. I may have tipped his hat off too.
Not proud really.
k! Straight out in front of me at point blank range, then bounced up the kerb the other side. Meanwhile I've anchored up, and got on the horn. Volvo man, who turns out to be a hat driver then proceeds to do walikng pace. I pass, and then get the main-beams in my mirror. I saw red, stopped, and confronted him. I forget my exact words, but along the lines of he's the one in the wrong accept it, and to turn his fking main-beams off. I may have tipped his hat off too. Not proud really.
I once let rip at a guy who pulled out on me at a mini roundabout whilst I was on my bike. I had right of way and was on the roundabout and he just didn't stop. I hauled on the anchors and pretty much clattered into the side of the car, half off the bike.
Informed him loudly and clearly that he ought to go home and revise his highway code, as the next cyclist might not get so lucky when he didn't bother to look and flattened them. It was school kicking out time, and he had kids in the back, and there were other parents all around. He seemed pretty shocked about it so I hope/think that it might of got the message through. Still didn't apologise though. Git.
Informed him loudly and clearly that he ought to go home and revise his highway code, as the next cyclist might not get so lucky when he didn't bother to look and flattened them. It was school kicking out time, and he had kids in the back, and there were other parents all around. He seemed pretty shocked about it so I hope/think that it might of got the message through. Still didn't apologise though. Git.
lost it at a guy in a transit connect one night after he swerved into my side of the road as he came round the corner, he promptly turned round and followed me. seeing red i slammed on the anchors and jumped out to be confronted by a guy now out of the van storming my way with a claw hammer in his hand, continued to shout my point across till he was 10 feet away, at which point i told him i had a kid in the car, he promptly apologised said he'd dropped his phone and f'd off.
i got in the car, drove 40 feet then started to shake, the guy was MASSIVE!
eta one word!
i got in the car, drove 40 feet then started to shake, the guy was MASSIVE!
eta one word!
Matt Harper said:
Probably worth bearing in mind that, however hard you think you are, eventually you are going to encounter someone who is tougher/more psychotic than you. Mouthing off in the heat of the moment is a sure-fire way to get filled-in, sooner or later.
This.I have many tales to tell based purely on the fact that I always seemed to encounter people who were in the wrong, but would slag me off even if I didn't complain! Either that, or I met the typical "what's wrong with doing a handbrake turn on all this gravel and shooting stones all over your cars?" type.I just couldn't let things like that go.One of the last encounters involved punches and me eventually seeing stars (real stars aswell, as I worked nights and was on my way in)
I tend to avoid anything like this now though when I can, mostly due to the fact that It no longer seems so important and obviously you mellow as you get older.I will stick up for myself if it's something serious, or if I see someone else being abused for no reason though.But then I have also done this in shops and nightclubs etc.I once helped out and old lady working in an off-licence for example, because several drunk teenagers wera abusing her for refusing them any more drink.
Another classic example of me still "having to have a word" would be the guy who sped up to try and dive in front of my truck a while ago because he was in the wrong lane.I didn't change my speed at all because it was obvious he had no chance to make it and that it was a stupid and dangerous move.To my suprise, he attempted it anyway and almost smashed in to me and the car in front of him.Once he had got in to the correct lane (after numerous other vehicles had passed him and let him in), he then caught me up, overtook and started to brake on and off directly in front of me.I gestured that we should pull over several times, but of course, in typical w
ker fashion, he never did.Matt Harper said:
Probably worth bearing in mind that, however hard you think you are, eventually you are going to encounter someone who is tougher/more psychotic than you. Mouthing off in the heat of the moment is a sure-fire way to get filled-in, sooner or later.
Also beware of idiots driving vans, any kind of commercial vehicle, or battered cars. Chances are they don't give a fk about a dent, and wouldn't think twice about damaging your car.Whilst I do fit the powerfully built mantra, I'm not bald, have no goatee and also have a friendly face, so.therefore I have never confronted anyone. Have horned a few times, but must stop that as you never know what loony is going to get out really!
I've been party to two 'road rage' incidents over the years, where myself and the other party have actually got out of cars.
Ridiculous, Ill - advised and immensely stupid and childish - but at the time, for some reason, the situation was emotive enough for two grown men to get out of their cars to remonstrate.
On both occasions, I've been lucky that it wasn't another Kenneth Noye, but just another average Joe like me who had maybe had a bad day...
But on both occasions, after a bit of steam letting - once it calmed down, I've said 'look mate, whatever I did, and whatever you did, both you and I have probably done the same thing to other people in the past - so we're both being tts, aren't we really? No wonder women think we're all nuts - look at us, this is a bit ridiculous isn't it really?!'
On both occasions we've both ended up looking at the floor for a bit, grinning, realising that we've been idiots, mumbling things like 'ah, mate, I am sorry - I've had a really bad day and I just snapped!'
And ended up laughing about it, shaking hands, and getting back in our cars.
I've felt very small, childish and sheepish after those occasions - so now, no matter what, (providing the incident hasn't caused damage to my car of course) - I just let it go. We're all human and all gonna make mistakes on the road - no matter how good we think we are. It's never gonna stop happening, so you gotta just count to ten, focus your gaze away from the aggrivating vehicle, turn up the stereo and concentrate on the remainder of your journey in a relaxed fashion!
Peace, and all that
Ridiculous, Ill - advised and immensely stupid and childish - but at the time, for some reason, the situation was emotive enough for two grown men to get out of their cars to remonstrate.
On both occasions, I've been lucky that it wasn't another Kenneth Noye, but just another average Joe like me who had maybe had a bad day...
But on both occasions, after a bit of steam letting - once it calmed down, I've said 'look mate, whatever I did, and whatever you did, both you and I have probably done the same thing to other people in the past - so we're both being t
ts, aren't we really? No wonder women think we're all nuts - look at us, this is a bit ridiculous isn't it really?!'On both occasions we've both ended up looking at the floor for a bit, grinning, realising that we've been idiots, mumbling things like 'ah, mate, I am sorry - I've had a really bad day and I just snapped!'
And ended up laughing about it, shaking hands, and getting back in our cars.
I've felt very small, childish and sheepish after those occasions - so now, no matter what, (providing the incident hasn't caused damage to my car of course) - I just let it go. We're all human and all gonna make mistakes on the road - no matter how good we think we are. It's never gonna stop happening, so you gotta just count to ten, focus your gaze away from the aggrivating vehicle, turn up the stereo and concentrate on the remainder of your journey in a relaxed fashion!
Peace, and all that
Matt Harper said:
Probably worth bearing in mind that, however hard you think you are, eventually you are going to encounter someone who is tougher/more psychotic than you. Mouthing off in the heat of the moment is a sure-fire way to get filled-in, sooner or later.
This x ten.Last time I beeped at somebody for nearly running me off the road he got out of the car with a baseball bat and started coming at me.
f
king mental. Then again this is Bradford.No, but I have offered stern words of advice before. In terms of driver/rider types being offered words of advice, I find that cyclists are more apt than any other (bar taxi drivers) to be given suitable advice in light of the error of their ways, mainly because the standard of cycling in the UK is so poor.
Jimmy No Hands said:
Matt Harper said:
Probably worth bearing in mind that, however hard you think you are, eventually you are going to encounter someone who is tougher/more psychotic than you. Mouthing off in the heat of the moment is a sure-fire way to get filled-in, sooner or later.
This x ten.Last time I beeped at somebody for nearly running me off the road he got out of the car with a baseball bat and started coming at me.
f
king mental. Then again this is Bradford.Matt Harper said:
Probably worth bearing in mind that, however hard you think you are, eventually you are going to encounter someone who is tougher/more psychotic than you. Mouthing off in the heat of the moment is a sure-fire way to get filled-in, sooner or later.
I fully agree.The Picasso driver was lucky I didn't get all Jackie Chan on his ass
Waiting at a roundabout in gridlocked traffic, I had a shield so I went, wasn't even blocking the roundabout as there was so enough space. Guy in the golf who could go as of the shield decide to block the whole roundabout and beep and swear at me so I just ignored him. Road clears he pulls up along sides me ad starts to scream how he was going to fu@@ing kill me and If did it again he was going to stab me.
He was 40-50 years old acting like he was 16. I just sat there and laughed at him, got his number plate and reported him to the police.
I had been driving only a week whn this happened, knocked my road confidence as I know I did nothing wrong.
He was 40-50 years old acting like he was 16. I just sat there and laughed at him, got his number plate and reported him to the police.
I had been driving only a week whn this happened, knocked my road confidence as I know I did nothing wrong.
Had a go at a guy who was mouthing off at my missus, she was just 10 feet away from picking me up, when he tried to force his way past her car even though there were 15 cars on his side of the road and she was half way past them, I told him in no uncertain terms he was in the wrong and to back up or I'd do it for him.
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