Tossers like this really piss me off. I also love the ones who think that because you are about 300m in front of them, it's okay for them to drive with their lights on full.
I had a guy in Blenheim do this to me along one of the country roads. His lights were lighting up the inside of my car like a spotlight so after about five minutes of being pissed off, I pulled over, did a u-turn and drove back towards him with MY lights on full. He quickly dipped his then, but I drove all the way until I passed him, did another u-turn and sat behind him with my lights on full all the way into town. Hope he learned his lesson!
As for reporting them, don't bother. We were heading to Wellington from Levin one day and at about 4.30pm this tosser in an old Merc decided to overtake everything in his path. Peak hour traffic flows and he was going out on double yellow lines then forcing his way back in where there was no gap to start with. He overtook us, then slowed to 90km so we overtook him in passing lanes at Te Horo. He wasn't impressed and on the next blind corner, he pulled out and overtook us again. I rang *555 and was still on hold when we got to Paraparaumu. In this time he had pulled out on double yellow lines in the face on traffic in oncoming passing lanes - all of them were flashing their lights but in the end they had to pull back into the inside lane to avoid hitting him head-on. His behaviour was some of the worst I had ever witnessed, so I stayed on the line to report him. Despite all his overtaking, we were three cars behind him at the lights in Paraparaumu and when he turned off towards the beach, I told my husband to drive around to the police station and we could report it in person. My *555 call had still not been answered. The cop on duty took the details and went away to check on the car. He came back to say that the car was registered to an address in Hamilton and the driver, who lived in Paraparaumu (how he knew this I have no idea!) was wanted in connection with an outstanding warrant - but he said he couldn't tell me what for. I said I was fully prepared to go to court if the case went that far, and so was my husband. Weeks later I got a letter saying the driver had been spoken to, slapped on the wrist with a wet bus ticket and had promised never to misbehave again. Yeah right, complete waste of my time. If the cop who was sitting at the end of the passing lanes at Waikanae had witnessed his behaviour, he would have been done for dangerous driving, but because a member of the public complained, nothing gets done. I realise they have to balance the word of someone who may or may not have an agenda for complaining to the police about someone else's driving behaviour, but if someone is prepared to stand up in court, I think a letter to the offender is way too lenient. Apparently I wasn't the only one to complain either, so surely this is enough to act?
Yes, I am pedantic about spelling and grammar so get used to it!
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Originally Posted by John
- see you on 16 if its fine.. and if you decide to go.
, he might save you guys trouble.
I like this fella !!
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