Dangerous Numpty
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kevinday

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13,874 posts

311 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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Picture this: Urban main road, multi-lane. I was stopped at a light-controlled cross-roads, in the inside lane, about 4 or 5 cars back from the front. Lights change to green and off we all go. I get halfway across the crossroads and we all have to stop, why? The numpty in the first car has decided to stop immediately after the crossroads to let a passenger out! Despite it being a clearway with a layby less than 100m away Luckily we were all 'expecting the unexpected' and no collisions occurred.

plipton

1,302 posts

289 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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Corsa driver perchance?

granville

18,764 posts

292 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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You're joking, surely?

If not, kill the muppet, by death.

JMGS4

8,932 posts

301 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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Had something like this last Friday, left the firm and drove out of the village only to find a large tailback up the hill. Normally I just floor it and let a V8 and 400hp sort it but it was too long. Well we crawl 1.5km up the hill, I hope that it'll all disperse but Nooooo, numpty in front continues at 20kph on the road we're all taking. Nobody could overtake as there was oncoming traffic..... so we all wander sleepily down the hill at 20kph. First set of lights she manages to stall her VW Golf(White) as soon as they went green and on a short phase that also got some others annoyed = Italian style horn protests. Next lights only 150m later she'd managed to hold up everybody from the first X-road crossing, numpty turns right ON THE WRONG SIDE of the traffic island!!!FFS!!! almost crashing into the standing queue of traffic!!! TG I was not continuing on the same road then!!
These types should have their licenses removed permanently, as was their brain obviously at some time in the past!

kevinday

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13,874 posts

311 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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derestrictor said: You're joking, surely?

If not, kill the muppet, by death.



Unfortunately not! With the traffic as it was this morning I did not manage to get level with the culprit to give them a 'piece of my mind'. If I had been the one immediately behind I probably would not have stopped 'in time'. A Lada Niva with RSJ front bumper is useful at times

MilnerR

8,273 posts

289 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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A few weeks ago I was waiting and a set of traffic lights. I looked in my mirror to see a crazed numpty approaching at speed..... Just when i was convinced i was about to be tail ended she put her indicator on and went around me ; she then proceeded through the red lights and across the junction. Thank god everyone saw what was happening and stopped!

kevinday

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13,874 posts

311 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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MilnerR said: A few weeks ago I was waiting and a set of traffic lights. I looked in my mirror to see a crazed numpty approaching at speed..... Just when i was convinced i was about to be tail ended she put her indicator on and went around me ; she then proceeded through the red lights and across the junction. Thank god everyone saw what was happening and stopped!


Mum on school run maybe?

Hates_

778 posts

284 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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kevinday said:
Mum on school run maybe?



Only if it was an SUV...

MilnerR

8,273 posts

289 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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kevinday said:
Mum on school run maybe?



Probably. At least she used her indicators, otherwise it could have been dangerous

Tony Hall

23,636 posts

313 months

Monday 17th March 2003
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All completely safe manouvres as they were not speeding.........