Road Rage

I would have just sincerely apologised for my actions.

Originally Posted by howell811

I would have just sincerely apologised for my actions.

Yeh and hope that the idiot doesn't attack you or your car.

Originally Posted by Degu

Yeh and hope that the idiot doesn't attack you or your car.

I'm a lover not a fighter !!

Originally Posted by howell811

I'm a lover not a fighter !!

So the guy punches you in the face and then you give him a hug and go on your way...

Glad to hear you got the cops at the right time this fella seems like a loon.

Glad it was ok in the end.

Last thing you need is a fist fight

Problem is, I drive that way every night and the guy was really steaming. The car stands out like a sore thumb, not easily missed.

Originally Posted by Degu

So the guy punches you in the face and then you give him a hug and go on your way...

Invite him home, meet the wife and kids. Offer to buy a drink.

Glad that the plod squad were in the right place for once.

I still believe a fair amount of accidents are caused by people driving to slow for the road conditions and other drivers attempting to overtake.

Originally Posted by tony44

Problem is, I drive that way every night and the guy was really steaming. The car stands out like a sore thumb, not easily missed.

Drive a different way home for a while. Then, if you do see him just ignore him, regardless of any antics on the road. He'll soon get fed up.

I've had about three road rage incidents aimed at me and every single time I have opened my door and they have all seen sense and got back in their cars. I suppose i've just been lucky there but at the end of the day if they wanted to fight they'd get one. Most of the time it's just bravado or attempted intimidation. Whatever they are always proper c**ts. Sorry I couldn't think of another word. One thing I really hate is seeing blokes intimidating women. My mate did it once and got a clip round the ear by me. He never did it again (when I was with him anyhow)...and he's not a mate anymore anyhow

Oh and they are usually always in really s**t cars. Has anyone else noticed this? Green eyed monster by any chance?

Originally Posted by Graham P

I've had about three road rage incidents aimed at me

Must be something to do with your driving then !!!!

Originally Posted by howell811

Must be something to do with your driving then !!!!

Ha ha you'd think so but one was I was trying to overtake someone and he moved over purposely for some bizarre reason. When I beeped him he stopped and got out. Daft t**t!!! Another was a bloke indicating the wrong way then turning the other. Same thing again after beeping him. The final one was a truck driver who reckoned I pulled out on him. Which granted I did but then put my foot down and was well out of his way in a flash. I really wanted to smash his face in to be honest. He just had one of those faces

I love driving my works van, nobody messes with a van driver !!

Blimey - reading your tale made me feel ill Tony. This has happened to me before, and it took me a week to get over it! Some psycho did exactly the same thing - going really slowly, not moving over despite an empty lane, so I undertook him. He similarly chased me, for about 15 miles (!) until we then headed into heavy traffic. He started indicating to me in no uncertain terms that he was "going to batter me" when the traffic stopped. Whether he actually would have done is debatable, but I could only imagine being pummelled to death on the motorway. I'm convinced some people are just looking for a fight so now just avoid any confrontation (especially when I'm in the GT as it's distinctive!).

I can't understand why they drive so slowly, when they then display that they are actually capable of driving faster ???

Wow Tony - a potentially dodgy situation!
Pleased it worked out ok and the traffic lads sorted him out.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes out right. Glad you got a good result Tony.

Once had a similar incident on M1 in Yorkshire - clown in a baby Volvo with personal reg (we know who you are Colin!), tailgated me for 10 miles whilst waving and indicating to me I should join him up slip road for a fight (As if!) I hadn't even cut him up - he just got held back by some cars in heavy traffic and felt he should barge through to his former position in the queue.
I was also bricking it and the traffic was so quiet he could easily have shot off in the distance, but he remained glued to the bumper. I checked how much fuel I'd got left, and decided the best course was to phone Police. They took it very seriously and asked me to drive at about 50 because there was a "unit" a few miles behind me which would come to my assistance and stop him.
So I sat at 50 on an almost deserted M1 with a smug grin on my face and on a long downhill section had the joy of seeing a V70 T5 with all its blues and twos on, closing at about 130 and stopping my friend who was about 18 inches off my back bumper. They gave me a wave to send me on my way and proceeded to lecture the driver on the rules of law enforcement.

Very encouraging result.

If Colin now has an Alfa, I'm sorry mate lol - but we mustn't let our bad days in the office spill out onto the roads.

Scary people you have over there in the UK!
Here it's common to see the few people (myself included) who have somewhere to go and who want to get there this week, swapping lanes in an effort to maintain {speed limit + 10}kph. The rest of the drivers are either the ditherers (30%) or sitting behind them too asleep to care (60%), and it doesn't occur to anyone that they're being untertaken and should attempt to kill the.. um.. undertaker.

The other day I was being held up by a Subaru with an old couple inside who have probably only ever driven bicycles before moving to NZ. I shifted down to 1st gear to overtake (that's how fast we were going), floored it, and as I pulled around their car my Alfa surprised me by spinning up a wheel, with the revs and the rubber and the madness. If the Subaru drivers even noticed (doubtful), they probably thought I was madder than I was.

Originally Posted by Ben_NZ

Scary people you have over there in the UK!

It's an angry place mate. I always find on my travels abroad how much calmer the rest of the world is. Saying that I've not been to Iraq, Zimbabwe or Afghanistan etc...yet

Originally Posted by TheDuke224

iM SUPRISED the plod didn't arrest you for driving whilst on the phone!!! LOL........

Safely on my fitted handsfree kit I might add!!!!