Dangerous Audi TT driver stopped

[PauloBellende]

Went for a leisurely drive with the wife today. We were crusing at around 70mph behind traffic, A1 northbound near ferrybridge when a black audi tt, we have the number of it, undercut us and proceeded to tailgate and bully all traffic undercutting and driving dangerously.

Imagine our suprise when he was stopped by the police. Our guess well in excess of 100 mph as he was driving off in the distance. Without doubt karma. My wife wanted to give the "loser" sign to him but I advised against it. He must feel like a real chump now he is banned for 6 months.

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[PauloBellende]

He would easily get a ban, well in excess of 100mph surely?

[PauloBellende]

My calculated guess would be between 120mph and 130mph.

Agree what can be proved is more to the point.
Regs

[PauloBellende]

All good points, 4rephill particular.

Yes, I believe it not to be clear. He undertook me whilst I was travelling circa 70mph around30ft behind another car I was waiting to overtake.

I saw the black audi shooting up the inside lane and subsequent to me, travelling significantly faster than the 70mph I was. He pulled direct in front of me in a gap that was not there without me having to break hard in order to avoid a collision. I watched as he tailgated 3 cars at 90mph before accelerating off at the speed I quote. I can be fairly accurate on his speed as I know how fast I was travelling at the time. I could have followed him and indeed overtook him had I wished but his erratic nature was disturbing.

Still I am pleased that at least the driver may get some advice on safe driving. (Having done an advanced motorist course myself it is helpful).

Incidentally I also agree that yes people do sit in the outside lane and potter along. However patience is a virtue and I always feel while not ideal, standing back and giving a flash is far safer than tailgating with your indicator on is far more dangerous a procedure.

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[PauloBellende]

Yes the course covered plenty. Mainly safety aspects, distance control especially as you say for braking, wet/dry etc. Incidentally my point was had I have not braked then an accident would have happened and its better to avoid dangerous drivers when you can.

[PauloBellende]

Bellende for reference is German for "barking"

[PauloBellende]

You could say barking yes!.. not sure I was getting my ass kicked by an Audi driver though. I just did not wish to race him. I think I am a little older and wiser. Twenty years ago I may have succumbed to the temptation.

:-)

[PauloBellende]

Not quite herebemonsters, I can appreciate your point were this to be the case. I was actually driving a car that was suitable enough to follow at speed should I have decided.

It was the topic of actually driving dangerous/ rather than just speed that needed the expletive and hence my original post.

A number of posters do agree with me that tailgating at high speed and undercutting to force other drivers to brake is as rightly mentioned "an accident waiting to happen".

Thankfully I have not been in this predicament maybe some have?
Regs

[PauloBellende]

DWS said:

"oh dear what"?

I think what Vipers refers to "oh dear" is that as the original poster I was highlighting speed and dangerous driving as a topic (afterall this is pistonheads is it not?). I got bombasted by a number of people who prefer to go into personal slating and seem to be more concerned about peoples names and whether thay have a car suitable enough to keep up with an Audi TT or not. All totally irrelevant. The relevance here is assessing safe driving as what could be described as "dangerous" driving:

According to current legislation, a driver is guilty of dangerous driving in one of two ways.

Firstly, the way he or she drives falls far below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver, and secondly it would be obvious to a competent and careful driver that driving in that way would be dangerous.

There are two forms of the careless and inconsiderate driving offences:


• Driving without due care and attention, ie the motorist did not show the proper care and attention of a reasonable, competent and prudent driver;


• And driving without reasonable consideration for other road users. The evidence must show that other road users were inconvenienced by the inconsiderate driving of the defendant.
Speeding, using a mobile phone, reading a map, eating, drink-driving, plus many others incidents, could all be considered as dangerous and/or careless driving.

Vipers was, merely like me disappointed that there is a minority that are not using this forum for constructive comment. Maybe those in that category should read the above bullet points as they are probably more pertinent to them.

(No doubt I await a barrage