Some people are mental!

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Just had easily one of the most bizarre experiences of my driving career, I'm still baffled even now...

Just dropped my fiancée off at Bristol airport, and was merrily trundling home on the A38 - two cars in front of me as I left the airport and they stayed with me (until turning off - more on that in a bit); about a mile from the airport I noticed a young lad had appeared behind - using my amazing motorcycle 6th sense I immediately tagged him as trouble.

Sure enough in no time at all he's right up my arse, now we're in a 40 zone, and I'm doing that - so there's no way I'm speeding up for this tool, and besides, I don't want to tailgate the car in front of me.

Cue a 50 zone and we all speed up - the lad and his girlfriend behind still mere feet from my boot, whilst I leave a suitable gap ahead - it's raining too at this point!

Anyway, the two cars in front of me indicate to turn off, there's no room to pass so I slow down - and although the lad behind had eventually moved back a little before this, he's suddenly faced with my car coming to a near halt, and he's still doing 50-60.

I watch in the rear view mirror as he wrestles the steering wheel, presumably after stamping on the peddle, and eventually has to put the car into a bit of a hedge row on the nearside - ending up alongside me. Rather than thank his lucky stars, he starts ranting and raving at me :confused:

Assuming he must be ok, I continue once the way ahead is clear - and have this tool sat on my arse again flashing and giving me abuse for the next few miles, until they eventually take a different road, whilst the passenger gives me more signs out the window.

I've experienced some stupid **** on the roads these past 11 years, but nothing as confusing as this - thankfully I'm pretty calm and not exactly up for fighting, so this didn't escalate into anything more than him (and her) giving me abuse.

Oh, and thank god I live the other side of Bristol!
 
People just can't seem to accept responsibility for what they are doing. It is somehow your fault that they drove in to the hedge and they can't see it any other way. Morons.
 
Oh i've seen some right odd driving behaviour.

Today for example, I was left wondering if there's some little-publicised competition going on around the UK to see who can join a 70mph road the slowest.

This time it was a new record - 28mph by a Fiat 500 with some airhead looking woman driving. :rolleyes:
 
Indicating at the last half-second if at all seems to be common around here. To the point where I'm trailing pretty far behind the usual suspects, old people in little cars.
 
Rear fog lamps ;).


Saw some muppet on the M4 today. Coming up the J19 East entry slip I'm at the back of a long queue of cars to join. This Isuzu pickup thing is trundling along the inside lane on the motorway (despite the other two lanes being clear) and then proceeds to angrily toot his horn at the cars ahead of me who have dared to join the motorway.
When the other lanes are free move out from the inside lane at a slip road to allow other cars to join! Tool.
 
Common sense, but not in the Highway Code.

The onus is on those joining the Motorway to do so safely. Traffic already on the Motorway has priority.
 
Oh i've seen some right odd driving behaviour.

Today for example, I was left wondering if there's some little-publicised competition going on around the UK to see who can join a 70mph road the slowest.

This time it was a new record - 28mph by a Fiat 500 with some airhead looking woman driving. :rolleyes:

I love watching idiots try and join roads that other idiots are already on.

When they drive along next to each other until they run out of slip road and one of them has to stand on the brakes. All that has to happen for there to be no incident is for one of the cars to either slow down, or speed up, just barely, but they can't manage it! It's even better when they run out of road and then they both brake. Classic :/

How people manage to get to middle age without sussing out slip roads just makes my mind boggle, and scares me a bit.
 
Oh i've seen some right odd driving behaviour.

Today for example, I was left wondering if there's some little-publicised competition going on around the UK to see who can join a 70mph road the slowest.

This time it was a new record - 28mph by a Fiat 500 with some airhead looking woman driving. :rolleyes:

Ah yes, I think that competition has spread north as we seem to have more of that here. Highly annoying!
 
It's just plain frightening when you're behind them and they try to join the motorway at that speed. Even the trucks are zipping past.

It should carry three points, IMO.
 
Really does take the biscuit when people assume they're in the right when it's obvious that they're not!

Regarding the 28 mph slip road speed.... I saw someone pull straight onto the motorway from the hard shoulder without speeding up! :eek::eek::eek:

Last week I had a learner driver pull out on me in a 30 zone without indicating or checking their mirrors!
 
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... Bristol...

There's your answer. I had a women in a people carrier deliberately try to ram myself and my family off the road during the summer. She had kids screaming in the back along with an adult who was obviously displeased she had done such a stupid thing deliberately.
 
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