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Impatient Tailgaters
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I wonder why, when you are travelling at the proper speed limit, have given a perfectly good, long signal, having carefully checked the road behind, that these impatient, self important, arrogant nobs come flying up behind you, flashing and generally trying to intimidate you out of the way?
Does it not occur to these thick people that the REASON they are behind a 'slower' driver, is because THEY are breaking the speed limit, and have put themselves into that position by SPEEDING.
Does anyone know how their brains work, or indeed, if they even have any?
Does it not occur to these thick people that the REASON they are behind a 'slower' driver, is because THEY are breaking the speed limit, and have put themselves into that position by SPEEDING.
Does anyone know how their brains work, or indeed, if they even have any?
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I drive a Beemer, a 320, I also drive a Octavia VRS estate which is quicker, what amuses me is the number of drivers in ordinary family saloons who must overtake you at all costs because of what you're driving then slow down to their cars comfort zone speed again!
10:40 Mon 02nd Jun 2014
It's not a 'toy' - nor is it a prat nav.
It's just a (cheap but accurate) way of ensuring that I am staying within the law. It goes 'ping' in an irritating (but effective) way if I inadvertently exceed any speed limits.
I am merely pointing out the inadequacies of your equipment and the foolishness of making decisions based upon it.
I'm not in any way seeking to say I'm a better driver, just a better informed one.
It's just a (cheap but accurate) way of ensuring that I am staying within the law. It goes 'ping' in an irritating (but effective) way if I inadvertently exceed any speed limits.
I am merely pointing out the inadequacies of your equipment and the foolishness of making decisions based upon it.
I'm not in any way seeking to say I'm a better driver, just a better informed one.
What is it about metal boxes on wheels that turns some people into complete idiots?
I take the view that if I am tailgated (and I tend not to hang around), I get out of the way, but in my own time, in my own way and only when it is safe to do so. I don’t want some idiot so close that he needs a condom (good reason for this is the accident I narrowly avoided last week - if I were being tailgated it would have been really nasty); nor do I want to impede someone going about their business.
Clearly I only drive like this in the Alfa (which I find an incredibly amusing car to drive - when it goes!). On the days I drive the BMW it is, of course, completely different. ;)
I take the view that if I am tailgated (and I tend not to hang around), I get out of the way, but in my own time, in my own way and only when it is safe to do so. I don’t want some idiot so close that he needs a condom (good reason for this is the accident I narrowly avoided last week - if I were being tailgated it would have been really nasty); nor do I want to impede someone going about their business.
Clearly I only drive like this in the Alfa (which I find an incredibly amusing car to drive - when it goes!). On the days I drive the BMW it is, of course, completely different. ;)
We're going to take a tip from a guy who runs a haulage business near here. All his trucks are fitted with front and rear cameras that record onto SD cards. Mostly for fraudulent insurance claims, but he he had one of his lorry drivers who almost lost control of his 28 ton load when a car driver cut across the front of him, and then braked hard for a sliproad
right on the exit, causing the lorry to jackknife. Very fortunatelynobody was hurt or killed. The police prosecuted the
car driver based on the footage, and he lost his licence.
Just been looking on EBay......I'm going to order a pair for our own safety.
right on the exit, causing the lorry to jackknife. Very fortunatelynobody was hurt or killed. The police prosecuted the
car driver based on the footage, and he lost his licence.
Just been looking on EBay......I'm going to order a pair for our own safety.
They are brainless, i used to have to use motorway to travel to work and boy oh boy yhtere were some impatient arrogant drivers. I dont need to use motorway now luckily, but what annoys me is the fact that idiots in Chelsea tractors think they haver right of way all the time, even if there are cars parked on the side of the road they are on. I had a sort of stand off with one bloke last week in bmw PR1 ck mobile . i had right of way but he kept waving his hand obviously expecting me to reverse. I sat there and didnt move , he did get the message and reversed his monster mobile !!! he gave me a lovely hand gesture as i passed him. I just smile and blew him a kiss !!!!!
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