How to handle morons

Ram him off the road then take the wallet/drivers license from his body so you have his addy to kill of his seed good & proper.


Or...
Turn your tunes up & light a fag & ignore the **** like I do. :p
 
I had someone do that today on me, on a motorway they were plodding along at 45 on the left hand lane, went to overtake (in a 60mph limited vehicle) as I got level with them they accelerated to match my speed.

I eventually got past them and they then overtook me, pulled back front of me and slowed down considerably by slamming on the anchors. Thankfully I was on the ball and avoided hitting them, they promptly got several major sign language gestures and I continued on.

Had dash cam on though so if anything did happen I'm sure they would have had the book thrown at them for being idiots on a motorway.
 
When I go to overtake I make sure I'm on the torque band (drop down a gear), unless the driver you are overtaking decides they want to purposefully shift down to speed up you are normally safe.

Plenty of people do a good 10-20mph below the speed limit and I make sure I get past them as quickly (and safely) as possible.

Not got the fastest car in the world but it's generally enough to overtake the 'typical' slow driver.
 
I had the opposite yesterday, I was doing 30 in a 30, then 40 in a 40, I know a lot of people will consider it slow since everyone seems to go over, but the woman behind tailgated me the entire way. Eventually I got sick of it and just slowed the car safely to a stop so they could overtake.
 
Bromhead said:
I had the opposite yesterday, I was doing 30 in a 30, then 40 in a 40, I know a lot of people will consider it slow since everyone seems to go over, but the woman behind tailgated me the entire way. Eventually I got sick of it and just slowed the car safely to a stop so they could overtake.
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If someone obviously wants to pass me (Normally someone in an Evo/Impreza) I just click on the left indicator a couple of times, they get the idea that I'll let them pass.
 
I remember when I used to drive my old man's cars and it was never an issue. Press the long pedal on the right and you made pretty much every motorist look like they'd lost something. It's a lot more difficult in the cars I've owned. :D
 
These people are a waste of air, on par with the people who overtake you and then slow down! Personally I would overtake as quickly as possible in any circumstance, much safer than toddling past.

Hawker
 
Minstadave said:
Full beans for all overtakes
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Agreed - they need to understand that they have lost the "race" even before they start it. I've only had a few people try it on, and they were easy to beat. The Jag was a bit more persistent than the others, but still gave up pretty quickly. It seems to be the mid-level performance vehicles that try it on: the slow ones know it's a waste of time, and fast ones are too laid back. But a V6 Vectra driver thinks he stands a chance.
 
I often get people driving close to the rear of my Baja. Its not a quick car. That or they're trying to get a look. They get a bit of a shock when it puffs out a flame and usually back off a bit. :)

The worst thing is when cars drive up to my rear quarter, then slow down to look. It's usually just as I'm building speed to pull out and overtake.
 
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Meridian said:
Agreed - they need to understand that they have lost the "race" even before they start it. I've only had a few people try it on, and they were easy to beat. The Jag was a bit more persistent than the others, but still gave up pretty quickly. It seems to be the mid-level performance vehicles that try it on: the slow ones know it's a waste of time, and fast ones are too laid back. But a V6 Vectra driver thinks he stands a chance.
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Diesels are the most amusing doing this, as you can see the puff of black smoke when the driver floors it.
 
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