The road rage thread

[Baines' left foot]

I love the middle one. It's like he's embarrassed for making a fool of himself in front of his dog.

 

[RalphDring]

My fume levels have risen dramatically reading this thread!

I saw this video recently that I thought was quite a good idea...



Also always amazes me that the nicest calmest of people turn into absolute monsters as soon as they sit behind a BMW steering wheel!

 

[degsy]

That's a quite chilled out attitude...why don't you chill out when driving?
What do you drive btw?

That was me being mellow and reasonable, I just won't let that 'type' in, they can queue like the rest of us. Try to push in and I just won't move, I'll keep a safe gap which is relative to the speed of the road at the moment, but they will have to take the chance on getting their 13ft car into a space slightly smaller, damage their car - on mine it won't matter too much. It depends how much they value saving 2 mins Vs the cost of the damage...especially when I show the dash cam of them shoving in, their insurance company will laugh them out of the claims court.
2mins slower Vs a big bill, no skin off my nose.

There are days of course, when I just CBA'd or I don't spot them in my mirror, but as @Paul w said...you win some you lose some...like I said I'm mellow

 

[Scouse]

That was me being mellow and reasonable, I just won't let that 'type' in, they can queue like the rest of us. Try to push in and I just won't move, I'll keep a safe gap which is relative to the speed of the road at the moment, but they will have to take the chance on getting their 13ft car into a space slightly smaller, damage their car - on mine it won't matter too much. It depends how much they value saving 2 mins Vs the cost of the damage...especially when I show the dash cam of them shoving in, their insurance company will laugh them out of the claims court.
2mins slower Vs a big bill, no skin off my nose.

There are days of course, when I just CBA'd or I don't spot them in my mirror, but as @Paul w said...you win some you lose some...like I said I'm mellow

My comment was aimed at Paul w mate....you win some you lose some, in my mind is quite chilled but his driving habits seem quite the opposite.
I'd much prefer to be stuck behind someone like you in your juggernaut than watch all the "I'm more important than you" brigade steaming up the empty lane.

 

[Paul w]

That's a quite chilled out attitude...why don't you chill out when driving?
What do you drive btw?

I just like to see the fume mate,the chilled out people seem to change so quickly,it's the inching up of the cars I like to see.

 

[Walter Ego]

I've had a few pretty scary experiences of the years. I won't bother going in to them but you've got to remember there's some absolute psycho's out there. Really not worth risking it I'd say.

 

[Tree13]

Road rage
What about drivers who can't park in car parks
You know the drivers with 4×4 who park centrally over the white lines
Big cars little members

It's got a lot more to do with the spaces being deliberately small so that when the planning applications go in the supermarket can boast about offering 600 spaces instead of 450.

Like anyone who drives a larger vehicle and takes care of it, I park over the central lane between two spaces. Last thing I want is some absent-minded wazzbag whacking one of my door panels without a care in the world. But because i'm a nice guy, I tend to park further away from the store entrance.

 

[PITA]

I follow the same cars. The route to my mum's is 78 miles. It's unrestricted 60mph roads all the way, apart from a few 30 zones through villages, and a short stretch of dual carriage way. There are NO traffic lights on the route. So how come it takes, on a good day, 2 hours 40 fricking minutes to get there? That's an AVERAGE speed of just below 30.
Why?
Because of the muppets you describe.
It's not just the slow speed, it's the interminable wait to GET to that slow speed, every time you leave a junction, or slam on the brakes because they see an oncoming car 100m away. And THEIR top speed is just a few mph below the speed you need to sit comfortably in top gear and get fuel economy.

It's no wonder i'm bald.

That's also because you're and old git.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

It's got a lot more to do with the spaces being deliberately small so that when the planning applications go in the supermarket can boast about offering 600 spaces instead of 450.

Like anyone who drives a larger vehicle and takes care of it, I park over the central lane between two spaces. Last thing I want is some absent-minded wazzbag whacking one of my door panels without a care in the world. But because i'm a nice guy, I tend to park further away from the store entrance.

Liverpool one has ample room for parking and surely city centre parking is more of a premium than local supermarkets even out of town developments
My local asda relayed it's car park recently and fair doos the disabled /parent child spaces have plenty of room but the rest was normal nip and tuck
My in laws 70ish don't have a badge so park as close as they can and yes their doors are like Josephs coat

 

[chrismpw]

That's also because you're and old git.

Meany!

 

[wilfjacko]

My fume levels have risen dramatically reading this thread!

I saw this video recently that I thought was quite a good idea...



Also always amazes me that the nicest calmest of people turn into absolute monsters as soon as they sit behind a BMW steering wheel!

As real as eastenders.