Stealth car spotted on M6 north of Penrith!

[hidetheelephants]

No, sorry; it was a tt in a Meriva or similar midsize bratwagon, with his/her lights off. In twilight. Everyone else has their lights on. 1, 2, 3 HGVs he/she passed flashed him/her, I flashed, the guy in the BMW 130 flashed, and finally it dawns and the lights go on. Did they not wonder why they couldn't see fk all? And breathe.

[lordlee]

Not enough aggression, more length and some embellishment required. 6 out of 10 for me.

[TheStoat]

No mention of your height, weight or penchant for goatees either (see PH rules on posting). Keep practising though, this rant shows promise

[hidetheelephants]

Does it help if I was driving a Subaru Forester Turbonutterarmedbarstard and travelling at approximately 0.85 leptons(best guess as the speedo appears to wildly overread)?

[billzeebub]

I've had an idea for the PH shop.. a road rage starter kit complete with stick on goatees of various growth depending on the incident/how enraged you are, and a lapel badge bearing the legend 'I'm 18 stone so watch it' supplied in the colour of your choice so long as it's claret..

I await the merchandising departments reply

[hidetheelephants]

So I just need to eat more pies; easy done. How do I grow another 6 inches though?(stop sniggering at the back!)

[Mr Sparkle]

hidetheelephants said:

Did they not wonder why they couldn't see fk all? And breathe.

If they were having a hard time breathing then its no wonder they were not concerned with their lights.

[MarkRSi]

Well... given that everyone was flashing Mervia then they could see it, and given that the Mervia didn't drive of the road/crash into anything they could see fine as well... so what's the problem?

OMFG ITS SLIGHTLY DARK MUST TURN THE LIGHTS ON OR ELSE THE HOB GOBLIN WILL GET ME!!!!11oneoneone

[zakelwe]

MarkRSi said:

Well... given that everyone was flashing Mervia then they could see it, and given that the Mervia didn't drive of the road/crash into anything they could see fine as well... so what's the problem?

OMFG ITS SLIGHTLY DARK MUST TURN THE LIGHTS ON OR ELSE THE HOB GOBLIN WILL GET ME!!!!11oneoneone

Lets hope everyone who sees someone near dusk or dawn without lights on posts on PH.

Don't forget to take light meters chaps for some stats!

Andy

[mnkiboy]

Almost pulled out in front of a Mondeo this morning just before 7am. Grey Mondeo, coming out of the fog, in the dark, with one sidelight working. Ruddy idiots.

[Jasandjules]

Seems to be more common these days as well, people have no idea about lights, when they should be on or off, fog or sides or headlights, and of course full beams......

[Killer2005]

Alternatively, I saw a 6 series BMW making progress on the A64 heading towards Leeds a few weeks ago with every light available on, including hazards

[greygoose]

billzeebub said:

I've had an idea for the PH shop.. a road rage starter kit complete with stick on goatees of various growth depending on the incident/how enraged you are, and a lapel badge bearing the legend 'I'm 18 stone so watch it' supplied in the colour of your choice so long as it's claret..

I await the merchandising departments reply

Plus a six pack of Red Bull.

[mrtwisty]

My freind's missus drove from Leicester to Derby a couple of weeks ago at 8pm with just her sidelights on. 'I wondered why everyone kept flashing at me...'

[Six Fiend]

greygoose said:

billzeebub said:

I've had an idea for the PH shop.. a road rage starter kit complete with stick on goatees of various growth depending on the incident/how enraged you are, and a lapel badge bearing the legend 'I'm 18 stone so watch it' supplied in the colour of your choice so long as it's claret..

I await the merchandising departments reply

Plus a six pack of Red Bull.

Not forgetting a number of company directorships.

[RSGulp]

greygoose said:

billzeebub said:

I've had an idea for the PH shop.. a road rage starter kit complete with stick on goatees of various growth depending on the incident/how enraged you are, and a lapel badge bearing the legend 'I'm 18 stone so watch it' supplied in the colour of your choice so long as it's claret..

I await the merchandising departments reply

Plus a six pack of Red Bull.

It needs to include a Piss Thermometer too.

[Goa'uld]

RSGulp said:

greygoose said:

billzeebub said:

I've had an idea for the PH shop.. a road rage starter kit complete with stick on goatees of various growth depending on the incident/how enraged you are, and a lapel badge bearing the legend 'I'm 18 stone so watch it' supplied in the colour of your choice so long as it's claret..

I await the merchandising departments reply

Plus a six pack of Red Bull.

It needs to include a Piss Thermometer too.

And the Thermometer scale should only have one marking - 'sufficiently'

[Pigeon]

I saw a stealth bicycle yesterday...

Oh, he had lights, and retro-reflective coloured strips on his jacket, yes, he probably thought he was being very conspicuous. But there was a truck ahead of him, also with lights and retro-reflective strips on the back, which due to perspective looked the same sort of size as the cyclist's. And the dopey tt was riding right out in the middle of the lane so his markings were symmetrically placed in the middle of the truck's markings and looked like they were on the truck. Chance and dumb road positioning had turned his conspicuity into perfect camouflage. So I didn't spot him until the last moment and I nearly hit the bugger.