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Title: How do they do it?
Post by: Del Boy on 23 November 2010, 15:36:49
People just amaze me, earlier on whilst out in the van driving along a road. Scenario is I'm driving up a road, there's a lidl to my left, now coming out of lidl the view couldn't be clearer anyway driving up here at about 30 MPH as you have to come round a corner to get to the lidl anyway, driving along as you do, lights on the van are on, now call me stupid but I didn't think you could miss 6000k Xenons, I get right onto the lidl junction when an 08 plate Vectra decides to just pull out as if I wasn't coming, how I never hit the bloke I honestly don't know I was inches from his bumper. So of course there was an ultimate fit of road rage.

Anyway back to the point how do people do this, I mean literally can you be that blind to miss a silver Astra Van with headlights switched on? It's totally beyond me, what winds me up even more is they don't even have the courtesy to apologise, I mean if I were ever that thick just to pull out on someone, I'd have to put my hand up at least, but this bloke, no he just carried on looking in his mirror. God it boils me up, anyway rant over  >:(
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: mantahatch on 23 November 2010, 15:40:35
They live and breathe and most frightenly breed amongst us.  :(
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Andy B on 23 November 2010, 16:23:49
Try drving a Smart Roadster for a few days. While I appreciate that it's not the biggest car in the world, the number of people who do the same as you've just had happen to you is just unbelievable. People just don't look!
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: millwall on 23 November 2010, 16:45:43
theres plenty of these idiots on the road  just gotta allow for them    they do wind me up though >:(
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Richie London on 23 November 2010, 17:07:57
its getting worse round here now and to be honest i really cant work out how some of them have passed there tests. it is nothing more than pure ignorance and incompetence. i road rage when someone does it to me, my temper boils when they give the finger up as a lot do  >:(
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 November 2010, 17:29:27
I pull out in front of people all the time. I just wave in my mirror to say sorry and go on my way.
Saves waiting.
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: the alarming man on 23 November 2010, 17:32:31
well lets hope we never meet as you might find you have a massive insurance claim on your hands  :y
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 November 2010, 17:36:56
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well lets hope we never meet as you might find you have a massive insurance claim on your hands  :y


Not if you hit me from behind and I say you threatened me with violence and that you should be locked up for frightening an innocent old man after speeding into my rear ;D
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Del Boy on 23 November 2010, 17:50:39
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I pull out in front of people all the time. I just wave in my mirror to say sorry and go on my way.
Saves waiting.

In all seriousness though, I think that's why a lot of people do it, ok it may save them waiting until someone ploughs them in the side, which'll cause them a whole load of waiting.
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: bluey on 23 November 2010, 17:54:37
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Try drving a Smart Roadster for a few days. While I appreciate that it's not the biggest car in the world, the number of people who do the same as you've just had happen to you is just unbelievable. People just don't look!

It's much, much worse on a bike.  Dipped beam on, open cans (boy they were loud buggers) and STILL people did not see me.  Twice in one journey I had to perform emergency stops because of a driver not paying attention.  The first time the person stopped and apologised, fair enough.  Second time the twonk just waved me away.  He got a volley of abuse that would've made a Dutch Navvie blush I turned round and caught up with him.  One of the handful of times I have ever reacted badly on the road in over 26 years, and I am not in the least bit sorry for it either.
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: the alarming man on 23 November 2010, 18:06:57
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I pull out in front of people all the time. I just wave in my mirror to say sorry and go on my way.
Saves waiting.

In all seriousness though, I think that's why a lot of people do it, ok it may save them waiting until someone ploughs them in the side, which'll cause them a whole load of waiting.

london bus drivers do deffo   :y
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: tidla on 23 November 2010, 19:59:31
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its getting worse round here now and to be honest i really cant work out how some of them have passed there tests. it is nothing more than pure ignorance and incompetence. i road rage when someone does it to me, my temper boils when they give the finger up as a lot do  >:(

thats easy.

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b460/tapper888/MuslimLicence.jpg)

share one.
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 November 2010, 20:00:50
I wish my wife would wear one of those. :(
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Del Boy on 23 November 2010, 20:03:26
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I wish my wife would wear one of those. :(

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: millwall on 23 November 2010, 20:06:33
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well lets hope we never meet as you might find you have a massive insurance claim on your hands  :y


Not if you hit me from behind and I say you threatened me with violence and that you should be locked up for frightening an innocent old man after speeding into my rear ;D
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/adam5172/34.gif) ;D ;D
Title: Re: How do they do it?
Post by: Mysteryman on 23 November 2010, 20:09:28
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well lets hope we never meet as you might find you have a massive insurance claim on your hands  :y


Not if you hit me from behind and I say you threatened me with violence and that you should be locked up for frightening an innocent old man after speeding into my rear ;D
(http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/adam5172/34.gif) ;D ;D


I like a good double-entendre. ;D