Never happy to have a fight at all, definitely not something I want to be involved in, however if someone has marched over ripped my door open and is screaming in my face then that is one of those situations where I just see red.
what would you do ? ROADRAGE
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Never happy to have a fight at all, definitely not something I want to be involved in, however if someone has marched over ripped my door open and is screaming in my face then that is one of those situations where I just see red.
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Stand and bang.
I experienced a hilarious moment back in the summer. I'm driving on the inside lane, and approaching the exit slip-road (probably 300 yards), next second this young lad swerves across into my lane at which point i flashed my lights, he then swerves onto the exit ramp, wound down his window and was leaning so far out of his car giving me the middle finger i thought he might actually fall out.
I just couldn't help laughing at that.
I can't for the life of me, understand why bad drivers take offence to someone calling them out on their bad driving. If i've accidentally cut someone up and they've flashed or beeped at me, i normally flash the hazards once as if to say sorry.
I just couldn't help laughing at that.
I can't for the life of me, understand why bad drivers take offence to someone calling them out on their bad driving. If i've accidentally cut someone up and they've flashed or beeped at me, i normally flash the hazards once as if to say sorry.
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I one threw a hot cup of coffee out of my window and through the window of some gob****es Range Rover when he took offence to me merging in turn.
Crawling along beside him a gap opened up where he stopped to look at his phone, car in front crept away leaving a huge gap as he was still stationary on the phone.
Further along the road, we get to a round about and he pulls along side beeping and gesturing to put my window down.
I was happy to ignore his constant barrage of abuse and threats for the 2 mins we were stuck in the Que it was only when he pointed out his watch was worth more than I earn in a year I thought he needed an attitude adjustment.
It worked brilliantly.
Crawling along beside him a gap opened up where he stopped to look at his phone, car in front crept away leaving a huge gap as he was still stationary on the phone.
Further along the road, we get to a round about and he pulls along side beeping and gesturing to put my window down.
I was happy to ignore his constant barrage of abuse and threats for the 2 mins we were stuck in the Que it was only when he pointed out his watch was worth more than I earn in a year I thought he needed an attitude adjustment.
It worked brilliantly.
If you think throwing a hot cup of coffee over someone for being a gobby little **** is appropriate or reasonable, then you also have issues.
Whilst undoubtedly he sounded like a ****, you went one step further than him and became the bigger ****.
It's really up to you.
I was expecting to come into the thread and find that you had shouted at each other through the window and given each other a couple of V signs etc etc - in which case I was going to say "move on with your day".
But stopping in the middle of a roundabout, getting out of a car and threatening you whilst opening your car door also - that deserves a call to the police providing you have a reg number and/or dashcam?! There's a well made out S4/S4a POA offence there - as long as you have the evidence to back it up.
Dashcams in this case are invaluable, because all he'll say is that you were threatening him and challenging him to fight so he responded. One word against the other = NFA.
Totally over the top.
TBH in that situation I'd either get out of the car myself or lock the doors. Sitting in the car with the doors unlocked and seat belt on makes you a target for a cheap smack to the face.
I've only had one road rage incident of note which was my fault initially and escalated by a donkey. Managed to get myself in the wrong lane and held someone up for 10 seconds while I waited for someone to let me in. They lent on the horn, I flipped the bird he then followed right up my chuff for the next few miles. It was getting silly as he was taking risks with other traffic to keep the pressure on me (through the middle of Norwich) so I just pulled over and jumped out of the car to basically say "I was out of order, I apologise, lets not turn it into an RTA where people might get hurt" and... he just sped off not to be seen again. I'm not an aggressive guy but I'm not exactly of small build so I guess that helps people to consider their actions.
I've only had one road rage incident of note which was my fault initially and escalated by a donkey. Managed to get myself in the wrong lane and held someone up for 10 seconds while I waited for someone to let me in. They lent on the horn, I flipped the bird he then followed right up my chuff for the next few miles. It was getting silly as he was taking risks with other traffic to keep the pressure on me (through the middle of Norwich) so I just pulled over and jumped out of the car to basically say "I was out of order, I apologise, lets not turn it into an RTA where people might get hurt" and... he just sped off not to be seen again. I'm not an aggressive guy but I'm not exactly of small build so I guess that helps people to consider their actions.
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I totally agree, fortunately for society im not an angry 23 year old anymore.
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I like this quote from a person on another forum...
he was smaller than me which made me chuckle when he exclaimed how big he was.
I'm 6 ft 1 and just over 16 and a half stone.
maybe that's why he didn't actually go in for the punch
Came here to post this unironically.
he was smaller than me which made me chuckle when he exclaimed how big he was.
I'm 6 ft 1 and just over 16 and a half stone.
maybe that's why he didn't actually go in for the punch
No, he didn't hit you because you had stopped provoking him, he sounds like he would have destroyed you had he wanted to.
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I laughed right in his face. that would provoke me more.
Decided to check his car for TAX and its saying it cant find any details.
He will be scum. Scum is always loud, indignant, feel they are something they never will be and go around thinking the world is against them and everyone should get out of their way. It is what scum does and why revenge is best served by a 3rd party with bats and iron bars.....I mean cold.
My advice for what it's worth, is as you feel yourself getting wound up at others, have a word with yourself. It's both wasted and ageing emotion and frankly you are better off if you can banish it from your day. If you can laugh at it even better and just ignore the anger of others for such trivial stuff.