Am I a nutter magent? Road rage, idiots, speeding police.
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NUTTER MAGNET - Jeeez I can't type on tis tiny Asus EEE keyboard.
Well what can I say other than Jesus wept!
It all started yesterday at 7am driving from Leeds to Harrogate, there's a long queue of traffic on the left lane on the A61 going North, I'm happily queueing, I get to a set of lights and a Pug 106 1.4 pulls alongside, bobbing all the time thee lights are on red, no sooner to they change to amber "screeeech" she pulls off and cuts in front of me missing the large queue behind. This didn't bother me, however I spotted she was smoking not an issue, but then I spotted 2 small babies in the back. She proceeded to drive at 70mph+ down the country lanes over Burn Bridge into the back end of Harrogate as she left me for dust. I just hope those kids get live to their teens.
Then on the way home on the same road I pull into the right lane heading into leeds, on my left is a 58 plate Merc SL 500 or 550 I think, he opens his window, does a tilt of the head to hear my car then when the lights change he lights up the rears and heads off at what must have been 80mph+. I roll off, getting up to 40 the meet him at the next set of lights, he does it again, What a tramps cock.
I get to my mates house and when picking her up before our meal I get shot at ... by a rapid fire BB gun, think air softing weapon (as I have some), as soon as I hear the "ting ting ting ting" I stop the car and get out shouting, a window close by closes and the light goes off Little buggers, no damage though.
Then this morning I'm heading back up the A61 to Harrogate, stopped in the same queue of traffic as I always get caught up on, I spot a car closing from the left down a side street, now on the A61 there are no “keep clear” signs on the floor, so being considerate I reverse back a few feet to allow the car out in front of me, the woman behind goes spazo, flapping her arms, giving me the finger, beeping calling me a wanker.
There was lods of room behind me, plus I have sensors. I rolled back really slow too, no immediate sharp reverse.
I find that driving down the A1 on a Monday morning from Newcastle and doing the daily commute from Harrogate to Leeds all week then driving home on a Friday allows me to see the complete spectrum of fools on the road.
I've had a Toyota taxi driver sitting so close I could only see half his windscreen behind me, then being raced by 5 lads in a corsa, down to having to flash a copper who was sitting in the right lane doing 50mph on the A1.
I hate people who see "Highway Patrol" and thinkg POLICE and slow to 55-65 to pass them, grrrr.
I got pulled over by the traffic police last month as I was following one of them at 70-75mph on the A1, they asked me did I realise I was slight above the limit, I replied “did you know you are? I thought you had to have lights on to do that?” I was being a little difficult, however I was 3-4 car lengths and simply matching their speed.
Other than that quite an interesting week .....
The previous month I was asked by a guy in a ferrari whilst driving around leeds to “revv it up a little” he smiled, limited his V12 then drove of
Made the xmas shopper look.
Well what can I say other than Jesus wept!
It all started yesterday at 7am driving from Leeds to Harrogate, there's a long queue of traffic on the left lane on the A61 going North, I'm happily queueing, I get to a set of lights and a Pug 106 1.4 pulls alongside, bobbing all the time thee lights are on red, no sooner to they change to amber "screeeech" she pulls off and cuts in front of me missing the large queue behind. This didn't bother me, however I spotted she was smoking not an issue, but then I spotted 2 small babies in the back. She proceeded to drive at 70mph+ down the country lanes over Burn Bridge into the back end of Harrogate as she left me for dust. I just hope those kids get live to their teens.
Then on the way home on the same road I pull into the right lane heading into leeds, on my left is a 58 plate Merc SL 500 or 550 I think, he opens his window, does a tilt of the head to hear my car then when the lights change he lights up the rears and heads off at what must have been 80mph+. I roll off, getting up to 40 the meet him at the next set of lights, he does it again, What a tramps cock.
I get to my mates house and when picking her up before our meal I get shot at ... by a rapid fire BB gun, think air softing weapon (as I have some), as soon as I hear the "ting ting ting ting" I stop the car and get out shouting, a window close by closes and the light goes off Little buggers, no damage though.
Then this morning I'm heading back up the A61 to Harrogate, stopped in the same queue of traffic as I always get caught up on, I spot a car closing from the left down a side street, now on the A61 there are no “keep clear” signs on the floor, so being considerate I reverse back a few feet to allow the car out in front of me, the woman behind goes spazo, flapping her arms, giving me the finger, beeping calling me a wanker.
There was lods of room behind me, plus I have sensors. I rolled back really slow too, no immediate sharp reverse.
I find that driving down the A1 on a Monday morning from Newcastle and doing the daily commute from Harrogate to Leeds all week then driving home on a Friday allows me to see the complete spectrum of fools on the road.
I've had a Toyota taxi driver sitting so close I could only see half his windscreen behind me, then being raced by 5 lads in a corsa, down to having to flash a copper who was sitting in the right lane doing 50mph on the A1.
I hate people who see "Highway Patrol" and thinkg POLICE and slow to 55-65 to pass them, grrrr.
I got pulled over by the traffic police last month as I was following one of them at 70-75mph on the A1, they asked me did I realise I was slight above the limit, I replied “did you know you are? I thought you had to have lights on to do that?” I was being a little difficult, however I was 3-4 car lengths and simply matching their speed.
Other than that quite an interesting week .....
The previous month I was asked by a guy in a ferrari whilst driving around leeds to “revv it up a little” he smiled, limited his V12 then drove of
Made the xmas shopper look. Edited by s11lmx on Friday 9th January 12:18
Think we all get weeks like that. Around this way people seem to think its fine to cut in front of you even when there is simply no room, Ive only bitten once recently when a van did it, pulled into the inside lane went gently past him and then indicated and proceeded to force my way in front, he almost hit the side of me and the central barrier before backing off as I was not stopping (in the old Vectra BTW). He didnt retaliate after I gestured to pull over and discuss outside of the car but in hind sight it was very silly to do but sometimes it just gets to me! Dont normally get alot of hastle in the Monaro mind you....?
Ah mate they are everywhere.. in Oz you wouldn't dare do half the stuff, mainly because there are sooo many police around. Here, even the police are some of the worst drivers I have seen. No indication, pulling out without indication etc. Going to be putting a camera in the car soon I think, same as what Noose has got, just to record some of the idiots on the road.
Live and let live mate!!
Difficult I know sometimes, there are heck of a lot of tossers out there. My personal bugbear is why have people forgotten you can overtake? all queue up behind some slo mo, meaning you normally have to do 2/3 cars at a time because they're all so close! Q flashing of lights as if you've done something wrong
Anyway, try not to let it get to you otherwise it's stress city...
Difficult I know sometimes, there are heck of a lot of tossers out there. My personal bugbear is why have people forgotten you can overtake? all queue up behind some slo mo, meaning you normally have to do 2/3 cars at a time because they're all so close! Q flashing of lights as if you've done something wrong
Anyway, try not to let it get to you otherwise it's stress city...
Monnington said:
....My personal bugbear is why have people forgotten you can overtake? all queue up behind some slo mo, meaning you normally have to do 2/3 cars at a time because they're all so close! Q flashing of lights as if you've done something wrong
So it's not just Cambridgeshire then. I notice a lot of the drivers being overtaken then speed up to try to stop you pulling back over in front of them. Brainless.
t box and you couldnt keep up. Sell the car and get yourself something you are suited to like a bus pass
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