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From: Ian on 27 Jan 2008 19:03 On 27 Jan, 23:26, JNugent <not.tell...(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote: > 8. Further to (7), stop obstructing the highway, start driving with > consideration for other road-users, move over and let the other driver > past. There's a real question, though (the OP is a bit silly) about how far one should bother to give consideration / be nice to other road users who are acting unreasonably. If, for example, some twit drives past a passing place when I'm 50 feet away - it happens - I feel no pressing obligation to reverse 200yds to the one I passed long before he appeared. Ian
From: Mark W on 28 Jan 2008 01:45 "halfanorange" <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:32fee86e-3559-48ab-83bf-8877aaa02e8e(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > other ways are there to annoy them? > Drive slowly but when an overtaking opportunity arises, speed up. That certainly irritates me.
From: Now in San Diego on 28 Jan 2008 02:40 On Jan 27, 10:45 pm, "Mark W" <s@o> wrote: > "halfanorange" <halfanora...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:32fee86e-3559-48ab-83bf-8877aaa02e8e(a)e10g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > > other ways are there to annoy them? > > Drive slowly but when an overtaking opportunity arises, speed up. That > certainly irritates me. Might that be some sort of law enforcement officer in the car? How about a Raving Looney (Non-lord sSuch, of course.) What action will make you more relaxed, yet alert, a mile down the road?
From: David Taylor on 28 Jan 2008 02:57 On 2008-01-27, halfanorange <halfanorange(a)gmail.com> wrote: > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > other ways are there to annoy them? [snip] > > 3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him > believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the > idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. How in the name of god do you get tailgated before you start your engine? -- David Taylor
From: gazzafield on 28 Jan 2008 04:09
halfanorange wrote: > So you spot someone coming up behind you very quickly in your rear > view mirror, obviously in a hurry and would like you out of their way. > The highway code states if that happens you should slow down. But what > other ways are there to annoy them? > > 1. When you arrive at a roundabout only pull away when there are > absolutely no cars in sight. This should leave the tail gater fuming > as you pass up many opportunities to pull away. > > 2. When there is no longer any excuse to sit at the roundabout pull > away, but first do it in a way that causes you car to stall leaving > you sitting there for another 10 seconds or so. > > 3. Before starting your engine put the back wipers on, make him > believe you have no idea how to work a car and should give up on the > idea of getting to wherever he's going on time. > > 4. If stopped at some lights wait at least 5 seconds after the lights > have gone to green before pulling away, then dribble down the road > before -slowly- picking up speed. > > 5. Keep -at least- 5mph below the speed limit. > > 6. Take every opportunity to flash cars in or out of junctions, > anything to put a bit of traffic and time between the tailgater and > their destination. 7. THINK! The person just may have a legitimate reason for wanting to get somewhere in a hurry. And I don't mean they may be late for work. |