Just experienced an amusing road rage incident. A relatively minor altercation over road etiquette with a Merc driven by a maniac. After the usual exchange of hand signals the driver pulled up in front of me at the lights and all 6' 6" of him jumped out of his car with steam coming from his ears threatening to tear me apart. I wound down the window rather than have it smashed in and prepared for a physical exchange from the safety of my seat. He wound up to throw a punch and I saw his eyes dart towards the passenger seat as I tried to remember what part of my green belt kata covered this particular attack. He then stepped back and just said "You're a disgrace..." three times as he moved slowly backwards to his car and got in.
I then realised what he'd seen. I was on my way back from a local tree surgeon store where I'd just bought a 15" bill hook machete that I'd unwrapped to check how sharp it was and it was just laying across the seat.
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Bloke driving whilst using a mobile cut him up on his bike so he sprinted after him to give him a piece of his mind at the traffic lights only to think the blokes window was open. 4 broken knuckles, 2 severed ligaments and 6 months of physiotherapy later...ooops.
He had a brand new Jag. I had a £50 fiesta that was about five different colours and the drivers window was held up with a bit of four-by-two. Oh how I wished he had hit me...
freakguy, this was probably more roid rage than road rage...........Tragic and so pointless over something that could be forgotten 5 minutes later.
Does my nut in when my missus gets lairy in the motor as i remind her that it wont be her getting out the car to have it out. People turn into johnny rambos behind the wheel almost as much as behind a keyboard.
She gave me a right mouthful, middle finger, the lot, which I returned.
WTF - you're parked across a car park exit you moron !
Coward
I'm sure he would have bottled it!
So I ignored him and carried on. I had a passenger in the car at the time and she observed this guy behind getting all irate, he started flashing his lights again and gesturing at me. Being mature I gave him the middle finger.
Finally the traffic eased off in the middle lane as we were approaching the junction of the M1 and I pulled over the let him through, the guy was huge. Not in a healthy way.
Anyway, he went on and I carried on at a more sensible speed.
As always on motorways there are roadworks and the fast lane was to crossover to the over carriage way, I had a discussion with my passenger whether I should go in that lane or stick to the the other two as I had previously done this a car had broken down and I was stuck in traffic for a while. As I go to enter the contraflow the traffic comes to a halt, a car ahead gets out moves some cones and we enter the other side.
Up ahead there was an accident, and who was stuck behind the cars involved? Yep Mr I want to get past. So as I approached I tooted the horn and waved at the driver whilst laughing.
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I've also had an incident on the A2 at the junction for Charlton, I had waited patiently in the traffic but a another drive decides he wants to cut in at the last moment. I did not let him in and he used his horn and I swore back, his then younger passenger proceeded to get out of the car and offer me out. My friend who was in the car at the time wanted to get out and deal with him but I told him not too as it's not worth it.
I don't get how people who are in the wrong can be some bullish? If I make a mistake on the road I'm the first to stick my hand up to apologise and the situation is normally fine. We are human and we make mistakes, but some think it's ok to drive like pricks and think they are better than anyone else and when someone criticise's them they want to big the big man?
People really need to grow up, there are more important things in life.