27-04-12, 07:13 AM
I think its avery valid point - you just do not know who is that other driver. Twice in the last 2 yrs I have experienced 2 incidents where the other driver totally exploded into road rage. Its funny now, but hey, who knows if either had a gun or machete...could have been tricky ! each time I was in my trannie, so was quite easy to see...
One was a taxi driver who cut straight in front of me( I pipped my horn , as much a reflex as deliberate),who then followd me for a half mile sounding his horn shaking his fist , even driving on the path to try to cut into me- incredible reaction in a quiet daytime street...I just laughed at the asian tosser, especially as he had a fare in the back ( poor sod! ), not very professional was he ! :rolleyes ...... and the other was a car driver overtaking me while I was stationary at traffic lights at well over the limit , passing so close its untrue.I was quite shocked cos he only just squeezed through the gap ...This utter loon then slowed right down after about 400 yards, drove at normal speed for bit,slowed right down, then let me overtake, then overtook back and cut straight in front and emergency stopped trying to make me run into him.Then he drove off, indicated left then turned right , trying to again get me to run into him... All this at 10am..this ( caribbean) mans face was absolutely boiling. He must have been on drugs( fair assumption) cos his reaction was just so OTT for the incident.I turned off cos he just looked so mad a chat at the roadside was only ever gonna end up with one of us getting a thump or worse.I had no real axe to grind, and so I simply turned off and I let the twat go, but he could easily have caused a quite bad accident for his lunacy. And yet people say its white van men who are bad drivers ! :lol
But on a serious note, I was unarmed, not in any sort of a rage, but the other drivers were so mad, if armed , would easily have used them.I try to avoid such conflicts cos whatever the outcome its serious waste of time if the cops get called, or a possible jail if I ended up injuring or killing the feckers with their own weapons, or hospital/ worse if they got me ! :\ ... all for simple daft incidents on a local road on the way to a job ! Maybe I have more sense these days ?? A few years ago I would have jumped out the van and got stuck into both the idiots...
One was a taxi driver who cut straight in front of me( I pipped my horn , as much a reflex as deliberate),who then followd me for a half mile sounding his horn shaking his fist , even driving on the path to try to cut into me- incredible reaction in a quiet daytime street...I just laughed at the asian tosser, especially as he had a fare in the back ( poor sod! ), not very professional was he ! :rolleyes ...... and the other was a car driver overtaking me while I was stationary at traffic lights at well over the limit , passing so close its untrue.I was quite shocked cos he only just squeezed through the gap ...This utter loon then slowed right down after about 400 yards, drove at normal speed for bit,slowed right down, then let me overtake, then overtook back and cut straight in front and emergency stopped trying to make me run into him.Then he drove off, indicated left then turned right , trying to again get me to run into him... All this at 10am..this ( caribbean) mans face was absolutely boiling. He must have been on drugs( fair assumption) cos his reaction was just so OTT for the incident.I turned off cos he just looked so mad a chat at the roadside was only ever gonna end up with one of us getting a thump or worse.I had no real axe to grind, and so I simply turned off and I let the twat go, but he could easily have caused a quite bad accident for his lunacy. And yet people say its white van men who are bad drivers ! :lol
But on a serious note, I was unarmed, not in any sort of a rage, but the other drivers were so mad, if armed , would easily have used them.I try to avoid such conflicts cos whatever the outcome its serious waste of time if the cops get called, or a possible jail if I ended up injuring or killing the feckers with their own weapons, or hospital/ worse if they got me ! :\ ... all for simple daft incidents on a local road on the way to a job ! Maybe I have more sense these days ?? A few years ago I would have jumped out the van and got stuck into both the idiots...