How I kept calm I'm not sure...

geekyEd · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:44

Shimmy said:
Had this happen once to me too and coincidentally it was also when driving an MX5

I feel the North East has received a lot of bashing due to ross26, most of the roads around where I live are rural and unlit and I use high beams as much as possible.

What is it with MX5's and this! I was overtaking an old saab in my (now gone) 1996 1.6 that had been doing 40 in a 60 for a consistant 10 minutes I finally get to an area where i can overtake I pull out get alongside and he accelerates up as I'm passing, luckily I wasn't floundering with the overtake anyway so still got past. It did cause me to be pulling back over far much closer to the oncoming car than initially anticipated.

I probably should have eased off and got in behind once I noticed him accelerating, I was only 21 and a little unsure of the best thing to do at the time.

hurfdurf · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:49

SFFNoob said:
Have you ever been full beamed mate? On a town road? You'd understand then perhaps as you'd probably go into something.

Driving round at night I often don't have any lights on for obvious reasons so people with full beams blind me completely for a good while but it's not hard to speed up and get it over with and keep a steering wheel straight to get it over with safely and quickly.

Lopéz · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:55

SFFNoob said:
Have you ever been full beamed mate? On a town road? You'd understand then perhaps as you'd probably go into something.

Do a bit of travelling around the A14, at night the carriageway is pitch black, so see a lot of people using the full beam (normal is fine to me but I don't know), however, I always see others on the opposite side of the road, usually the HGV flash his lights for that reasn I guess?

and NO, there isn't anyone in front or behind the HGV for a good distance!

We are discussing using full beam when there is no oncoming traffic. Are you saying you shouldn't do this? I don't quite understand the point you are making.

Conscript · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:55

cm1179 said:
and anyway, OP was speeding so it's all null and void. him and the civic owner should go for a milkshake together.

How do you know? You cant see his speedometer.

cm1179 · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:59

Conscript said:
How do you know? You cant see his speedometer.

oh i just know these things

DRZ · 26 Dec 2011 at 11:59

Conscript said:
How do you know? You cant see his speedometer.

It isn't even relevant. The CTR sped up, I accelerated to as fast as was safe for the conditions and then aborted the overtake. I wouldn't have had to do that had he not sped up. The guy who posted that clearly doesn't overtake many people

DRZ · 26 Dec 2011 at 12:01

Lopéz said:
We are discussing using full beam when there is no oncoming traffic. Are you saying you shouldn't do this? I don't quite understand the point you are making.

I think he drives along all the time with main beams on regardless of oncoming traffic and is confused as to why he's getting flashed.

Very odd.

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2011 at 12:05

SFFNoob said:
Have you ever been full beamed mate? On a town road? You'd understand then perhaps as you'd probably go into something.

What are you talking about?

Do a bit of travelling around the A14, at night the carriageway is pitch black, so see a lot of people using the full beam (normal is fine to me but I don't know), however, I always see others on the opposite side of the road, usually the HGV flash his lights for that reasn I guess?

If there is oncoming traffic on the otherside of the dual carriageway then obviously the road isnt clear enough for full beams is it, duh.

cm1179 · 26 Dec 2011 at 12:27

DRZ said:
The guy who posted that clearly doesn't overtake many people

i drive a 1.0 lupo and a td van, of course i don't.

Scania · 26 Dec 2011 at 12:46

SFFNoob said:
Have you ever been full beamed mate? On a town road? You'd understand then perhaps as you'd probably go into something.

Do a bit of travelling around the A14, at night the carriageway is pitch black, so see a lot of people using the full beam (normal is fine to me but I don't know), however, I always see others on the opposite side of the road, usually the HGV flash his lights for that reasn I guess?

and NO, there isn't anyone in front or behind the HGV for a good distance!

I've noticed a lot of car drivers seem to leave full beam on when an HGV is coming the other way, I wonder if they think because we are sitting high up, the beam does not affect us or something? Well, it does and I flash back (my lights

)

So it was possibly me.....

SFFNoob · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:09

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I've noticed a lot of car drivers seem to leave full beam on when an HGV is coming the other way, I wonder if they think because we are sitting high up, the beam does not affect us or something? Well, it does and I flash back (my lights )

So it was possibly me.....

This is what I mean, the full beam is just too strong in my opinion, it dazzles you when coming towards you!

I know the OP wasn't using them in town but I've come across people using them in town roads at night, say after 7pm, its blinding, driving in tight roads becomes really dangerous!

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:11

SFFNoob said:
This is what I mean, the full beam is just too strong in my opinion, it dazzles you when coming towards you!

Thats why you turn it off when there is oncoming traffic?

Fuzz · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:14

Anyone using high beam when there is oncoming traffic is just as cretinous as those who don't use high beam when there is none!

DRZ · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:19

Scubascorpion said:
Anyone using high beam when there is oncoming traffic is just as cretinous as those who don't use high beam when there is none!

Couldn't agree more!

I am astounded that there are people that avoid using main beams whenever it is safe to do so. It is almost impossible to safely drive an unlit lane at night without them!

PMKeates · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:20

cm1179 said:
and anyway, OP was speeding so it's all null and void. him and the civic owner should go for a milkshake together.

Do you equate (unproven) speeding with attempting to prevent an overtake? The traffic in the other direction could be closing on the person overtaking at a speed in excess of 100 MPH; intentionally preventing the overtaker from completing the maneuver is madness.

[TW]Fox · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:20

cm1179 said:
and anyway, OP was speeding so it's all null and void. him and the civic owner should go for a milkshake together.

Yes, because 51 in a 50 is just the same as deliberately blocking somebody when they are performing an overtake.

Mucky_Pup · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:29

I'll admit I hardly ever use the high beam at night, I think after reading this thread I'll probabley start using mine now, lol.

mrk · 26 Dec 2011 at 14:31

Mucky_Pup said:
I'll admit I hardly ever use the high beam at night, I think after reading this thread I'll probabley start using mine now, lol.

If you actually used it on open input roads or winding country stretches you'd realise just how useful it is.

Lashout_UK · 26 Dec 2011 at 15:01

Strange people are strange.

cm1179 · 26 Dec 2011 at 15:19

PMKeates said:
Do you equate (unproven) speeding with attempting to prevent an overtake?

do i equate it with it? well, speeding is breaking the law, is preventing to overtake breaking the law? no, i don't think it is but i agree, it is stupid. point is, haring it down a B road is exactly the kind of action that attracts such civic drivers. all op did, was fall into his trap.

How I kept calm I'm not sure...

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