Got the wxxxxxs sign for overtaking on slip road
22 March 2006, 01:06 PM
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Got the wxxxxxs sign for overtaking on slip road
Laughing alot now, roundabout to join the dual carriage way by my house. Follow some merc mini people carrier thing round it, accelerate to pass on the 1/4 mile two lane slip road. I can see him doing the same, there can only be one winner and its me by about 10 car lengths, join dual carriageway look in mirror and matey is sat behind gesticulating and pointing towards the hard shoulder ....... Ok fair enough, I pull into layby 300yards up the road, have a few words with eachother, none of them repeatable on here, he gets back in his car shaking physically and drives off .......
Normally I wouldnt have stopped but that revved me up as I had done nothing wrong ..... The world is full of dipsticks .....
gary
Normally I wouldnt have stopped but that revved me up as I had done nothing wrong ..... The world is full of dipsticks .....
gary
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22 March 2006, 01:18 PM
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Not uncommon.
I too have had the flashy lights thing after overtaking quite safely on a two lane slip road. Then repeated on the motorway. Thought there must be something wrong with my car as otherwise the behaviour seemed completely illogical. Exited at the next junction but couldn't see anything 
22 March 2006, 01:22 PM
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If he'd have beaten the crap out of you with a lead pipe and prevented you from delivering my tea bags to me next week I'd have beaten the crap out of you with a lead pipe 
Stopping and getting out was stupid 
Stopping and getting out was stupid
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22 March 2006, 01:31 PM
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Yes it has two lanes davyboy, top of my road joining the A303, you know the one .... about where the flat tyre which cost you £500 became apparent 
No logical explanation just a load of abuse about overtaking on a slip road ....
Karl sometimes the foo foo valves goes and there is no stopping it. Much the same as you with Fritz the ice cream seller.
No logical explanation just a load of abuse about overtaking on a slip road ....
Karl sometimes the foo foo valves goes and there is no stopping it. Much the same as you with Fritz the ice cream seller.
22 March 2006, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Laughing alot now, roundabout to join the dual carriage way by my house. Follow some merc mini people carrier thing round it, accelerate to pass on the 1/4 mile two lane slip road. I can see him doing the same, there can only be one winner and its me by about 10 car lengths, join dual carriageway look in mirror and matey is sat behind gesticulating and pointing towards the hard shoulder ....... Ok fair enough, I pull into layby 300yards up the road, have a few words with eachother, none of them repeatable on here, he gets back in his car shaking physically and drives off .......
Normally I wouldnt have stopped but that revved me up as I had done nothing wrong ..... The world is full of dipsticks .....
gary
Normally I wouldnt have stopped but that revved me up as I had done nothing wrong ..... The world is full of dipsticks .....
gary
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I mean, overtaking a Merc, what were you thinking!!
Don't you know, drivers of humble cars must NEVER have the audacity and bare-faced cheek to try and get in front of a Merc!! Honestly, what's the world coming to!?!? 
I'd like to tell you what the owner of an A Class shouted at me during a perfetly safe overtaking move on an A road the other day but 1) I was gone too quickly 2) Hard to hear abuse over a H&S exhaust!
Still, all is well that ends well: he concluded his outburst by offering me a cocktail when we chanced upon each other at a set of lights later in the day........at least, I think that's what he was gesticulating!
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22 March 2006, 01:42 PM
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Why did you get out? That's pretty daft. The best thing to do would have been to pull in, let him get out, march over to your window and drive off waving to him!
22 March 2006, 01:47 PM
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I will over take in either lane on slip road (joining motorway), if I judge the other persons speed innsufficient to join motorway safely.
If they flash I mostly ignore it.
Would not bother getting out and try to explain there lack of ability to drive. I'm not taking the risk (Police force is for that), And not wasting the fuel on them !
Richard
If they flash I mostly ignore it.
Would not bother getting out and try to explain there lack of ability to drive. I'm not taking the risk (Police force is for that), And not wasting the fuel on them !
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22 March 2006, 01:52 PM
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Sometimes your body overtakes your brain im afraid ...... 100 people could tell me not to do it again but on the wrong day in the wrong situation and its gonna happen.......You dont walk away from every arguement you get into do you?
Besides if he whacked me I would be in for a few quid as it would be assault
Besides if he whacked me I would be in for a few quid as it would be assault
22 March 2006, 01:57 PM
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agree with the waiting til he came to your window, then leg it, waving your own cocktail shaker at him.
but just make sure you dont
a)run out of fuel 1/2 mile down the road
b)get caught out lights further down the road
as he might be in better mood.
some ppl are just plain ***-holes..no better explanation
but just make sure you dont
a)run out of fuel 1/2 mile down the road
b)get caught out lights further down the road
as he might be in better mood.
some ppl are just plain ***-holes..no better explanation
22 March 2006, 02:00 PM
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Dont worry, if he looked like an ape when he got out of his car I would have been on my way again. Im stupid but not suicidal....
same as yours but a better one DW
same as yours but a better one DW
22 March 2006, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
I mean, overtaking a Merc, what were you thinking!! Don't you know, drivers of humble cars must NEVER have the audacity and bare-faced cheek to try and get in front of a Merc!! Honestly, what's the world coming to!?!?
Don't you know, drivers of humble cars must NEVER have the audacity and bare-faced cheek to try and get in front of a Merc!! Honestly, what's the world coming to!?!?
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
LOL you should come over here to Merc central!! I rip em all the time and there is **** all any of em can do about it
Careful you don't run into an AMG or Brabus tuned V12 bi-turbo though!!
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22 March 2006, 05:24 PM
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that sort of thing happens to me on the motorway, i'm flying in the outside, have to slow down sharply as some numpty generally isnt using the rear view mirror, without me flashing them or anything they pull in and swear at me as i fly past. my point is WHY?!!
If they are going to get upset about being overtaken, the answer is simple. BUY A FASTER CAR!!!
If they are going to get upset about being overtaken, the answer is simple. BUY A FASTER CAR!!!
24 March 2006, 11:01 PM
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Why did you get out? That's pretty daft. The best thing to do would have been to pull in, let him get out, march over to your window and drive off
waving to him!
waving to him!
25 March 2006, 10:11 AM
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why overtake if you then have time to prat about on the hardshoulder?
cant belive a) you gave his flashing a secoonds thought and B) you got out....what possible good come of that?
cant belive a) you gave his flashing a secoonds thought and B) you got out....what possible good come of that?
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