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From: Silk on 19 Nov 2009 15:02 On 19/11/2009 19:22, Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Before Silk pipes up.... A lot of assumptions there Harry. Once doesn't assume, one makes sure.
From: Harry Bloomfield on 19 Nov 2009 15:33 Mike P wrote : > Well, quite. Following someone you've twigged is an idiot, then being > surprised when they do something idiotic is, well,idiotic. In the same circumstances you would done what? 1. Carried on and kept the risk in mind, as I did. 2. Braked from 70 down to maybe the 15mph he/she was doing and risked being the cause of an accident by my braking with no obvious reason. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Steve Firth on 19 Nov 2009 15:52 Mike P <privacy(a)privacy.net> wrote: > How long have you been driving Harry? I see stuff like that regularly on > and around the M25 and M4 towards London. If one watches Chennel 4 from time to time one may note the station ident clips one of which features a display of similar standards of driving.
From: Chris Bartram on 19 Nov 2009 16:02 Harry Bloomfield wrote: > Mike P wrote : >> Well, quite. Following someone you've twigged is an idiot, then being >> surprised when they do something idiotic is, well,idiotic. > > In the same circumstances you would done what? > > 1. Carried on and kept the risk in mind, as I did. > > 2. Braked from 70 down to maybe the 15mph he/she was doing and risked > being the cause of an accident by my braking with no obvious reason. > To be fair, I don't know. I'd make a judgement call at the time. I think I'd probably get clear of them as fast as I could.
From: Mike P on 19 Nov 2009 16:02
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:52:23 +0000, Steve Firth grumbled: > Mike P <privacy(a)privacy.net> wrote: > >> How long have you been driving Harry? I see stuff like that regularly >> on and around the M25 and M4 towards London. > > If one watches Chennel 4 from time to time one may note the station > ident clips one of which features a display of similar standards of > driving. Is that not BBC? - where the car cuts across from L3 across the hatchings and onto the M25 slip at the M40 Southbound/M25 junction leaving a couple of black marks in the process? Mike P |