Dumb attitude

**Bob** · 6th July 2007, 20:57

My ride to work involves - quite early on - going from a VERY large roundabout onto the main road into London. To do so is normally a case of manage to squeeze onto the slip road, then match speeds and wait for the traffic to sort themselves out.

So I do the usual, get in place, match speeds and give myself the standard 2 second gap.

And hear a car horn.

So ignore it, as I'm at the same speed as the rest of the traffic (right on the legal limit, btw... not that that is something I worry about!), with my perfectly reasonable, as suggested by the Highway Code, space between myself and the vehicle in front.

And hear a car horn.

This time, I realise it is the stupid bint in the car behind me. She is hooting me as I'm not right up the chuff of the vehicle in front.

So I do the only thing open to me - carry on at exactly the right speed, but due to the need to adjust and stretch my legs... I lift my backside out of the saddle. If she wished to interpret that as sticking my backside up at her, that is her business.

Silly bint slings the wheel, screeches into the next lane and screeches back over again... having to brake HARD to stop herself from hitting the vehicle in front - the vehicle I had spaced myself back from.

Having watched this, I cheerily move over to the inside lane... and find myself gently rolling past stupid bint as the inside lane is moving faster.

Not letting it worry me - if she thinks "good" driving is sitting right up the back of other traffic, she's not long for this world. But it does make me wonder how people pass their tests - and do they even teach the "2 second rule"?

**James Deuce** · 6th July 2007, 20:59

Normal behaviour in NZ. 98% of drivers think nothing of driving so close you can't see their headlights in your mirrors.

**canarlee** · 6th July 2007, 21:01

Originally Posted by Bob

Not letting it worry me - if she thinks "good" driving is sitting right up the back of other traffic, she's not long for this world. But it does make me wonder how people pass their tests - and do they even teach the "2 second rule"?

the problem is, is that they are taught to pass a test, NOT how to drive in the real world!!!

**Mully** · 6th July 2007, 21:07

Originally Posted by Jim2

Normal behaviour in NZ. 98% of drivers think nothing of driving so close you can't see their headlights in your mirrors.

Bingo. And they have the theory that if you leave a gap, some bastard will push into it.

God forbid an SUV driving soccer mum is 2 minutes late for her latte with the girls. What's a couple of squashed bikers in the process.

**kro** · 6th July 2007, 21:09

Cage drivers are above reproach, as they are the "majority". To summarise, a lot of them are wankers.

**rwh** · 6th July 2007, 23:39

Originally Posted by Jim2

Normal behaviour in NZ. 98% of drivers think nothing of driving so close you can't see their headlights in your mirrors.

I had one of those many years ago - headlights were below my rear window; red/blues were above it. The driver was probably annoyed that I wasn't pulling over ...

Didn't help that I was driving a station wagon with sagging springs, I guess.

Richard

**Sanx** · 7th July 2007, 01:45

Should have slammed on the picks. Did that to a cop car once in the UK. he would have got me for doing 50mph in a 30 zone, but it's hard to claim the moral high ground when you've just run into the back of someone because you were driving too close.

**swbarnett** · 7th July 2007, 04:21

Impatience is pretty common world-wide it seems. I was overtaking on a 2 lane motorway in Italy doing 170km/h when a Merc came up behind me with what seemed like up to 100km/h separation speed. They were not amused (lights flashing, horn blearing). Finished passing at the same speed, pulled in and let the bastard go. Best not to tempt fate but I'm not about to drive faster than I want to just to free the road for some prick.

Now, if the cops concentrated on impatience instead of speed maybe they would actually make a difference.

**Sniper** · 7th July 2007, 08:05

Originally Posted by Jim2

Normal behaviour in NZ. 98% of drivers think nothing of driving so close you can't see their headlights in your mirrors.

Yup. Really scary. And then they get all aggro when you slam on the brakes and they rear end you

**Grahameeboy** · 7th July 2007, 08:27

Trick is to use handbrake so no brakelights.

When I was young...okay much younger there was this geezer up my chuff. Accelerated forward and each time he got close. After a few times, I just slowed to a halt, got out of my car, opened the boot, beckoned him out and showed him what was inside my boot....guy gets out of mini, huge black guy looking completey stunned.....

**Babelfish** · 7th July 2007, 08:33

I had a bint up my arse once....never trust a woman with a strap on.

On a less jocular note, some knobber in a 4 wheel drive (what else) was riding right off my back wheel a couple of nights ago. I turned around to get a closer look, and then gestured (nicely for a change...I must have been having a peacefull moment) for them to back off a bit...which they did. Nice to see some are just ignorant wankers rather than just wankers.

**Grahameeboy** · 7th July 2007, 08:34

Originally Posted by TempBJ

I had a bint up my arse once....never trust a woman with a strap on.

On a less jocular note, some knobber in a 4 wheel drive (what else) was riding right off my back wheel a couple of nights ago. I turned around to get a closer look, and then gestured (nicely for a change...I must have been having a peacefull moment) for them to back off a bit...which they did. Nice to see some are just ignorant wankers rather than just wankers.

Yep, works...I honestly think that they do not realise they are too close at times...............

**007XX** · 7th July 2007, 08:45

Originally Posted by TempBJ

I had a bint up my arse once....never trust a woman with a strap on.

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Anyhooo...I think we all have an horror story of being followed too close.

I once saw this biker getting into a punch up with a car driver after the car driver slammed into him AND told him he was the one at fault

Where the biker went wrong in that fight: took his gloves and helmet off....

**janno** · 7th July 2007, 08:56

Originally Posted by 007XX

Anyhooo...I think we all have an horror story of being followed too close.

I once saw this biker getting into a punch up with a car driver after the car driver slammed into him AND told him he was the one at fault

Where the biker went wrong in that fight: took his gloves and helmet off....

Gotta take your helmet off chickie, otherwise the other person can just grap hold of your chin area and have complete control of where you go.

My husband taught me this one . . .

Remember the Red Squad and the anti-tour protesters?

The polices LOOOOVED it when the protesters wore full face helmets in one stoush.

Next one the protesters wore open face helmets so couldn't be dragged about like sheep.

**007XX** · 7th July 2007, 08:59

Originally Posted by janno

Gotta take your helmet off chickie, otherwise the other person can just grap hold of your chin area and have complete control of where you go.

My husband taught me this one . . .

Remember the Red Squad and the anti-tour protesters?

The polices LOOOOVED it when the protesters wore full face helmets in one stoush.

Next one the protesters wore open face helmets so couldn't be dragged about like sheep.

Very good point...never thought of it that way! Thanks mate!

I guess the moron I got into a scrap with some years ago didn't have enough brain cells to think of a smart way to stop me from smashing his nose, eh???

That just means I got lucky, and that ain't good enough!

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