Road Rage

[Skyryder]

The lesson learned here is the question you asked. You know the answer the next time something like this happens.

Skyryder

[slimjim]

sound's more of a tosser than worth the hassel, pity you didn't get the chance to piss on his windscreen, or ask him if that's his daughter beside him, ............ o well right it off as one of those things......

[Pex Adams]

Darkman: Make Love, not war...

Next time blow them a kiss

[Macktheknife]

*555 is your friend at these times, just call the cops and report his driving behaviour, then follow him until they arrive. It works a treat, no point in putting yourself in danger.

[Darkman]

Next time blow them a kiss

hell yeah..that would have really scared him.And if he had gotten out after that..well that would have scared me.

Yeah..should have just called the cops or ignored the bugger. I sometimes just get so mad i don't think. The poor guy was most probably paying by the hour thats why he was getting anoid!

[Colapop]

Must be something about that stretch of road! I just got back from my mates place in Maungaraki. On the way out there some fucking Indian idiot in a Holden was tailgating a little Polo or something. I pulled into the left lane to avoid him and the car in front of me just sat there. He was laughing and giving the (Indian) women in the front car the fingers. So what if he knew them? He was swerving all over the lane and making other vehicles take evasive action. Coming into Petone (heading north past Bowland) instead of following the line of the road he decided that driving straight would be easier and nearly drove into the side of me! The Korokoro lights were red so I wound down my window and yelled "What the fuck is your issue retard?" So he gives me the fingers. I take my belt off and start to open my door (not seeing the lights turn green) and he takes off. As we take off I see him weaving in and out of traffic ahead of us. I thought I'm not playing that fucking retard game. I don't give a fuck whether he has friends or whatever the fuck his fucking issue was but in heavy traffic being a fucking retard is not on. Given the opportunity I would taken his keys off him and let him sort out explaining to the cops why someone did that to him. Gaaaahhhhh!!! FUCK!

[RantyDave]

Unbelievable, there must be something in the air. Coming back over the Takas this arvo, in the cage, with my daughter in the back, I met a man who didn't know how to use a passing lane. He was under the impression that you only had to get alongside the car you were attempting to pass and not fully in front of it before pulling back in. There was much pounding of horns and giving of fingers before I realised that being in the cage, phoning the pigs was now a realistic option.

Didn't see him pulled over by the side of the road, unfortunately. Also unfortunately I actually felt guilty for grassing his sorry arse to the filth. Still do, actually. The police may need to work on their PR. Or I may need to work on my lousy attitude ... one of the two.

Dave

[McJim]

I agree with Nigel.... I wouldnt get out of the car. It could have turned pretty nasty had the guy had balls or he could have had a weapon of some sort, you hear about it all the time. He was prob showing off to his mail order bride... what a dork.

Trick is to make sure you are always the one with the weapon - make sure you have a good excuse for the aftermath though.

"I was coming home from baseball practice...didn't realise one of the japesters at the club had put a 9" nail through my bat officer"

"I always carry my tyre iron in the car....didn't realise it had been worn to a such sharp edge, must've been dragged along the road without my knowledge."

I must confess that when I'm overtaking and someone is fast approaching from behind I tend to speed up to 125kph max and finish my maneouvre ASAP to avoid confrontation at all. I personally take exception to people in the left hand lane not actualy overtaking or overtaking gradually - perhaps because not overtaking but being in the left lane is illegal in the UK. I usually feel naughty for overtaking on someone's right - again because it's illegal in the UK.

I'm consitently fascinated by the Kiwi motorway phenomenon of the rolling road block. 3 drivers previously unknown to each other all traveling at 95kph side by side along SH1 for kilometers on end....on a nearly empty motorway.....why?

[NordieBoy]

I personally take exception to people in the left hand lane not actualy overtaking or overtaking gradually - perhaps because not overtaking but being in the left lane is illegal in the UK. I usually feel naughty for overtaking on someone's right - again because it's illegal in the UK.

Left lane?

[Edbear]

Given the opportunity I would taken his keys off him

Now, you probably could! Me, on the other hand...

[BarBender]

I'm consitently fascinated by the Kiwi motorway phenomenon of the rolling road block. 3 drivers previously unknown to each other all traveling at 95kph side by side along SH1 for kilometers on end....on a nearly empty motorway.....why?

We're sheep. Baaaaaaaaa

[Clivoris]

Sounds well judged Darkman. He didn't hang around and you made your point.

[BarBender]

Now this could have turned real nasty. I don’t really think when get mad and if he had gotten out it would have been all on. Now that I am home and calmed down I am trying to think of what I could have, should have done.
Should I have just shut up and let the guy bully me on the road or do you think it was fair of me to tell him off?

Bummer - Puts a damper on the night when that sort of stuff happens. Main thing is that you are your partner are OK.

One particular personal situation comes to mind when my wife and I were returning home after a night at the pics and I was just getting out of the car to bench press some poor sods head off his shoulders...when my wife turns to me and quietly but firmly says " Dont give in to the dark force Luke...Put your light saber away and get back into the farken spaceship...NOW!! I did.

My brother is big unit. He's 6'3" and weighs 155kgs. He's also world ranked powerlifter and looks farken ridiculous on his Z750.
He's been involved in several potential road rage situations in his life. I say potential because he has always just ignored them and just kept driving or riding. I asked him one time why it doesnt bother him...and he said "Aint no point having this strong body on the outside if it aint strong in the inside as well."

[Edbear]

...when my wife turns to me and quietly but firmly says " Dont give in to the dark force Luke...Put your light saber away and get back into the farken spaceship...NOW!! I did.

My brother is big unit. He's 6'3" and weighs 155kgs. He's also world ranked powerlifter and looks farken ridiculous on his Z750.
He's been involved in several potential road rage situations in his life. I say potential because he has always just ignored them and just kept driving or riding. I asked him one time why it doesnt bother him...and he said "Aint no point having this strong body on the outside if it aint strong in the inside as well."

Now, Yer wife and yer brother are obviously sane and sensible people! I like their thinking! Can I quote your brother?

Had an incident about 30 years ago, my wife, then my gf, leaned across and honked the horn at a Valiant that had almost stopped in the middle of the road. The rather large PI chap driving it took offence and chased us in our Hillman Super Minx auto - not a good gettaway car by the way... Eventually I knew I'd have to stop as I couldn't lose him. As I got out to face him and his equally large mate, my wife handed me the baby. Of course he wasn't going to bash me while I was holding the baby and I talked him down. We parted friends, sort of.

Ever since then, it's been a standing joke whenever we encounter a slow driver. Though "baby's" 31 now and a bit big to pick up. Mind you, he's built, too, so I can just hide behind him...

[scumdog]

I have the Badge of Death - it makes strong men tremble.
No need for thrown spark plugs, flailing chains etc.

All they need to see is the skull-mask getting pulled off and a NZP i.d. badge on front of them.

I have the resources behind me to cost lot of money for the offending driver, and if I'm having a good day their licence has gone the way of the kokako!!

Fuck with me and you will pay, and pay and pay....

And yes, I HAVE been drinking waipiro.