Really annoying...
- Thread starter FrannoBaz
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I have never been flashed when overtaking people, why would they? As said, the OPs manouvers are either inconsiderate or dangerous, probably both.
If people are forced to pull over to check they are still in one piece after you have gone passed you are doing it wrong.
To echo previous advice, calm down else you will crash, and trust me it hurts. Cant imagine you will be able to afford the insurance with a crash undery our belt, seen as it was ~5000 already! is your induction kit declared btw?
If people are forced to pull over to check they are still in one piece after you have gone passed you are doing it wrong.
To echo previous advice, calm down else you will crash, and trust me it hurts. Cant imagine you will be able to afford the insurance with a crash undery our belt, seen as it was ~5000 already! is your induction kit declared btw?
Only ever been flashed when over taking for two reasons:
1) Someone driving like miss daisy (30mph in a 60) and eventually get fed up after a few miles, so come onto a straight (Safe) stretch and overtake. Nothing wrong there I just accelerate past quickly as fed up.
2) Me driving like tit making a risky overtake.
Sounds like if pretty much everyone is flashing/waving etc, then you driving style needs some serious changes.
I will say that a n/a revvy car attract more attention as my 1.8 16v valve did when I owned it.
1) Someone driving like miss daisy (30mph in a 60) and eventually get fed up after a few miles, so come onto a straight (Safe) stretch and overtake. Nothing wrong there I just accelerate past quickly as fed up.
2) Me driving like tit making a risky overtake.
Sounds like if pretty much everyone is flashing/waving etc, then you driving style needs some serious changes.
I will say that a n/a revvy car attract more attention as my 1.8 16v valve did when I owned it.
your always going to get flashed sometimes. Some people just dont like it and get the hump, and co-incidentally, its usually the ones that think 30 in a 60 is fine because anything more than that is dangerous.
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Chortle chortle....
i love b road thrashes, so its pretty common to have to overtake etc. ill always indicate etc and sometimes you ever notice people pull slightly to the right for you. if they do ill flash my hazard lights "to say thanks"
a fair few people get upset about being overtaken like its some insult to their masculinity or something. i dont understand that mentality, but then its not often i have someone catch up with me on a b road in the dead of night *need a devil horns smilie*
a fair few people get upset about being overtaken like its some insult to their masculinity or something. i dont understand that mentality, but then its not often i have someone catch up with me on a b road in the dead of night *need a devil horns smilie*
I get folk flashing at me a fair bit, as Dup has said a lot of the time oncoming traffic warning me of OMG corners coming up. Also, on my route to work there is a nice long NSL straight and if i choose to overtake and there is an oncoming car 1/2mile down the road they feel the need to flash, regardless of the fact im past and back in well before them.
The thing ive had twice, which is far worse than flashers is the morons in X5 BMWs that dont think i should be allowed to pass in my noisy little CTR, ive had them accelerate and drift across over the white line to prevent me passing. Ive been pushed off the road once and that resulted in an emergency stop followed by some heated exchanges... Slight road rage moment, but the guy tried to kill me so i felt it necessary.
The thing ive had twice, which is far worse than flashers is the morons in X5 BMWs that dont think i should be allowed to pass in my noisy little CTR, ive had them accelerate and drift across over the white line to prevent me passing. Ive been pushed off the road once and that resulted in an emergency stop followed by some heated exchanges... Slight road rage moment, but the guy tried to kill me so i felt it necessary.
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Nah, it's 'cause you drive a little focus.
Seriously though, in answer to your question, I just ignore it, everything is fine apart from their view of whatever it is I'm doing. When I was a lot younger I'd flash back, now I just don't see the point.*
*By 'now', I mean when I was last driving (ie a year ago)
I just have to say I flashed my first BMW driver today! He was going 60 on an empty a127 this morning (rare sight) in the 'BMW' lane (an early E39 523i (badge was in the wrong place though)), the punk wouldnt move over, so flashed him AND HE STILL DIDNT MOVE!!!!!
Still, I didnt undertake him, he moved out of the way to turn off after a bit.
(please note I'm proud of that last sentence, I dont drive as slow as a granny but I don't undertake either, unless he was doing say 40-50, then I could do it fast enough)
Still, I didnt undertake him, he moved out of the way to turn off after a bit.
(please note I'm proud of that last sentence, I dont drive as slow as a granny but I don't undertake either, unless he was doing say 40-50, then I could do it fast enough)
Nah, it's 'cause you drive a little focus.
Meh beats the 1.1? saxos and 1.3 Kas my mates got as their first cars
. My Mate has a type R and he also gets flashed and moaned at. He overtook a guy in a saxo and then when they were side by side at some lights the guy had a go at him claiming he overtook pointlessly, which is true i suppose. He then went on to claim he was driving his wifes car and if he had been in his car he would have "smoked him" lol. He also said he will make a mental note of his reg and if he sees him again he will give him a run for his money. This guy was in his late 50s btw.
That's brilliant.just reminds me of all the vtec lol pics
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OP sounds like a plonker.
When people say getting flashed, is the persons flashing, the person who has been overtaken, or oncoming traffic?
When people say getting flashed, is the persons flashing, the person who has been overtaken, or oncoming traffic?
To all those saying "stupid morons coming the other way, flashing me and waving their arms cos they think I'm driving like a loony"....
Did you ever pause to think that they might be trying to warn you of a hazard round the next blind corner.
One incredibly windy day in the autumn of 2006, there was a tree down near where I lived at the time. A big, massive, 3 foot wide trunk tree. It was totally across the road, and the local farmer had chainsawed it in half and opened the gap, leaving *just* enough room to edge a car through, at walking pace.
This tree was on a fast NSL B-road. 2 miles of more almost straight. Foot to the floor, fast as you like. With a kink in the middle. It lay just before the fast, flat out, but unsighted kink going my way. Just *after* the fast, flat out, but unsighted kink if you were going the other way.
After making my way through the tree, I moved off, and about 1/4 of a mile later, came across a young lad, like myself, hooning at about 90+ going the other way - down the straight.
I flashed him once or twice, and made a "warning, slow down" motion with my hands as he shot past, and got a flash, and a middle finger in return. Never did find out if he smashed his Integra up on the tree or not.
Did you ever pause to think that they might be trying to warn you of a hazard round the next blind corner.
One incredibly windy day in the autumn of 2006, there was a tree down near where I lived at the time. A big, massive, 3 foot wide trunk tree. It was totally across the road, and the local farmer had chainsawed it in half and opened the gap, leaving *just* enough room to edge a car through, at walking pace.
This tree was on a fast NSL B-road. 2 miles of more almost straight. Foot to the floor, fast as you like. With a kink in the middle. It lay just before the fast, flat out, but unsighted kink going my way. Just *after* the fast, flat out, but unsighted kink if you were going the other way.
After making my way through the tree, I moved off, and about 1/4 of a mile later, came across a young lad, like myself, hooning at about 90+ going the other way - down the straight.
I flashed him once or twice, and made a "warning, slow down" motion with my hands as he shot past, and got a flash, and a middle finger in return. Never did find out if he smashed his Integra up on the tree or not.