Body Language of Aggressive Drivers
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Had a guy yesterday still wearing his works hi-viz vest in the car - some barge sized Audi doodie TDI quattro thing. he got right up my arris and was poking out in my drivers side mirror as if he wanted to either get past or push me up the road. we were in traffic so...........where are you going to go pal?
it was the way he was sitting that made me post. it was one long extended arm barely with the tip of one finger on his left hand atop the steering wheel seat raked right back and a sort of lean right over up against his drivers door.
what bonkers body language have you seen lately? oh and this bell jar didnt like it when traffic lifted and I lept off from where he had attached to my rear bumper by about 5 or 6 car lengths, he was up and out of his seat then like some meerkat swaying side to side as he eventually overcame his turbo lag to catch up.
theres also the leaner to the centre of the car, head tilted to the left with right arm fully extended and all 4 fingers spread out wide on top of the instrument binncle/dash top like its going to stop it falling off or something or excitedly tapping away in rythym to some beat maybe. That might be more for your powerfully built director types though wearing no tie but harry hill type huge collared shirts LOL.
it was the way he was sitting that made me post. it was one long extended arm barely with the tip of one finger on his left hand atop the steering wheel seat raked right back and a sort of lean right over up against his drivers door.
what bonkers body language have you seen lately? oh and this bell jar didnt like it when traffic lifted and I lept off from where he had attached to my rear bumper by about 5 or 6 car lengths, he was up and out of his seat then like some meerkat swaying side to side as he eventually overcame his turbo lag to catch up.
theres also the leaner to the centre of the car, head tilted to the left with right arm fully extended and all 4 fingers spread out wide on top of the instrument binncle/dash top like its going to stop it falling off or something or excitedly tapping away in rythym to some beat maybe. That might be more for your powerfully built director types though wearing no tie but harry hill type huge collared shirts LOL.
Edited by ToothbrushMan on Saturday 27th July 06:14
Love the driving style descriptions lol, they're spot on for many a bellend. Your former one is saying he's a hard geezer who drives hard and he's 'the man'. Confront this type of pr1ck though and you'll find the arm rapidly disappears inside, the windows will go up, doors will lock and he won't make eye contact, total asrehole weak type who finds protection inside his tin box..
Mike335i said:
I've always wondered why some have their drivers seat low and very reclined whilst driving about, surely it must give really bad back ache?
Sitting upright might give your enemies an easier opportunity to see you and assassinate you. Or worse, lead people to think you aren't in danger of gangland assassination and are therefore not a person of consequence.Dr Jekyll said:
Sitting upright might give your enemies an easier opportunity to see you and assassinate you. Or worse, lead people to think you aren't in danger of gangland assassination and are therefore not a person of consequence.
Ah of course, that completely makes sense. Innit bruv might get shot in da ghetto by bloods or the crisps or whatever nonsense doesn't actually happen in most places.
Mike_Mac said:
ToothbrushMan said:
Had a guy yesterday still wearing his works hi-viz vest in the car...
I'm increasingly finding that this is all that's needed to set off the 'probable f*ckwit' alert in my head and to pay a bit more attention to what they're doing.rougerogue said:
Right hand at the 9 o’clock position on the wheel, right shoulder pushed up in the air always makes me laugh. How they steer left to any great degree I’ve no idea?
Paired with an ‘I’m a hard man’ scowl naturally.
Oh come on. They sit like that but steer with their penis.Paired with an ‘I’m a hard man’ scowl naturally.
Tyre Smoke said:
Mike335i said:
I've always wondered why some have their drivers seat low and very reclined whilst driving about, surely it must give really bad back ache?
Sometimes you have to suffer a bit of discomfort to look hard. 
There's a look of a very flushed face, and can be very keen to shout something as they pass whilst blasting the horn. I had one in a Citroen DS something-or-other on my tail when I was out in my work van. I had made the mistake of doing 30 in a 30 and it wound him up
It's the way they sit as well - even the new Tory Cabinet doesn't lean so far to the right
I don't know if this posture is so they can see a little more for a possible overtake or it's about looking hard, bruv? 
LeMansNut said:
The position I've noticed over the last few years is the window down with the drivers arm draped down the outside of the door? I'm not sure if they're looking to become a drummer for a Def Leppard tribute band?
I do this 
Can confirm that I cannot drum but like to bang along as it makes the drive less boring.
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