So I was coming back from work, minding my own business, when I come to a cross-roads of sorts near my town centre. I stopped at the red light, and I waited for the people to cross and for the lights to turn green. An idyllic little scene, which looked like the picture below:
So after a while, the lights turn yellow, in preparation for green. I put in 1st gear, and with the clutch dipped, did my 6 point check. It was all clear, clutch up to biting point, whilst simultaneously releasing footbrake and starting to apply the accelerator a bit. However, as usual, somebody had to take their chances and the following situation developed:
Yes, as I was moving away, some silly fool ran across the crossing, which was red. As I was starting to rapidly pick up speed, I saw him, got scared, slammed brakes and clutch on, and as the car stopped, I gave him a honk, 3 to 5 seconds long. I had almost killed him!
So what do you expect people in that situation to do? Hands on heart, I have done the same once, jump in front of a car moving off - I ran away embarrassed. I can see how someone would get annoyed, and give me an angry look, or swear a bit at me.
Did any of that happen?
Nope.
This guy, he turned around, screamed on top of his lungs "You ******* ******", gave me a middle finger with his left arm, he was going bright red as if his head was going to explode, and kept on screaming, kept showing the finger, and started approaching my car rapidly
Then he raised his right arm, as if he wanted to hit the car, or tear the door open. I totally panicked, and just floored the accelerator, trying to get away from him. I almost ran him over as I was driving away (irony, hey?
) and I was staring through the side window at him, watching him narrowly miss hitting the car (or opening the door, not sure which!) - either way, I was bricking it, and I was not paying attention to the road, so as I was speeding away, my right front wheel mounted the kerb that you can see extending on the right, which is quite tall, about half-way of a 15" wheel? I mounted that, and stayed on it for a bit before coming down again after realising what had happened.
The car now feels weird, I think the tracking is knocked off, dunno what it is exactly, but its definitely gone weird. It can still steer properly, but it feels like there's extra force on the wheel.
Bloody scary that was, has anyone ever encountered anything similarly crazy? I was completely bricking it, still shaking half an hour later. Why are some of these people even allowed outside
I guess the cops won't be bothered to look him up on CCTV and stuff, will they?

So after a while, the lights turn yellow, in preparation for green. I put in 1st gear, and with the clutch dipped, did my 6 point check. It was all clear, clutch up to biting point, whilst simultaneously releasing footbrake and starting to apply the accelerator a bit. However, as usual, somebody had to take their chances and the following situation developed:

Yes, as I was moving away, some silly fool ran across the crossing, which was red. As I was starting to rapidly pick up speed, I saw him, got scared, slammed brakes and clutch on, and as the car stopped, I gave him a honk, 3 to 5 seconds long. I had almost killed him!
So what do you expect people in that situation to do? Hands on heart, I have done the same once, jump in front of a car moving off - I ran away embarrassed. I can see how someone would get annoyed, and give me an angry look, or swear a bit at me.
Did any of that happen?
Nope.
This guy, he turned around, screamed on top of his lungs "You ******* ******", gave me a middle finger with his left arm, he was going bright red as if his head was going to explode, and kept on screaming, kept showing the finger, and started approaching my car rapidly


The car now feels weird, I think the tracking is knocked off, dunno what it is exactly, but its definitely gone weird. It can still steer properly, but it feels like there's extra force on the wheel.
Bloody scary that was, has anyone ever encountered anything similarly crazy? I was completely bricking it, still shaking half an hour later. Why are some of these people even allowed outside
