mickyblue:
Don’t you love it when you get the bird anyway when it wasn’t even your fault?
Happened to me today when a bloke nearly took the front of my car off when i had gave him room knowing that he will want to be in front of me when he wants to join the A47. He nearly took the front of my car with him when he just pulled over into my lane without giving any flickers what so ever. I just flashed and used the horn and i just got the middle finger.
Couldn’t you have flashed him your warrant card - face would have been funny
B1 GGK:
Blow them a kiss and give em a wink Usually leads to more obscenities
That’s my response too, drives em mental, I also point at them and laugh, it has the same effect
No point getting upset, in the same circumstances as the OP I would also slow down to match the other bloke’s speed, show him the real meaning of inconvenience, all the while remaining really calm while the other bloke’s blood pressure goes through the roof
I did also used to carry a piece of cardboard with ■■■■■■■■ written on it in red marker pen, when people flipped the bird at me, I would lift it up so they could read it, most of the time the middle finger went down and was replaced with a thumbs up gesture instead
B1 GGK:
Blow them a kiss and give em a wink Usually leads to more obscenities
That’s my response too, drives em mental, I also point at them and laugh, it has the same effect
No point getting upset, in the same circumstances as the OP I would also slow down to match the other bloke’s speed, show him the real meaning of inconvenience, all the while remaining really calm while the other bloke’s blood pressure goes through the roof
I did also used to carry a piece of cardboard with ■■■■■■■■ written on it in red marker pen, when people flipped the bird at me, I would lift it up so they could read it, most of the time the middle finger went down and was replaced with a thumbs up gesture instead
Cool, I used to have one that said “I’m Devastated” great minds think alike.
They were not here 20 years ago likely, and their not likely to still be around in another 20 years if THEY carry on acting like that with other motorists less able to not give a toss.
The only ones I worry about are the ones on dual/Mway overbridges. One of these types needs to be caught by a posse of motorists one of these days, and strung up from the nearest lamp post no mistake!
Hmmmm, to the OP. are you sure the guy wasn’t indicating his intent to move out prior to you trapping him?
Are you sure you hadn’t been following him for miles with a 0.00001mph speed advantage and seized the opportunity to pass him?
If the answer to the above is no, then you have every right to feel aggrieved by him flicking you the bird.
I however prefer to practice a dying art known in the trade as “reading the road ahead”. If I had been in your situation I would have merely eased off the gas, flashed him out, and overtook him once he’d returned to lane one.
Yes it might put as much as 8 seconds on my working day, but it would leave me with a warm fuzzy feeling knowing that I had helped out a fellow human for no other reason than I could.
No one gets out of this place alive anyway so whats the point, i hate all of this ■■■■, i mite swear in my head but thats its… Isn’t it so sad the world in which we live in that everyone has to fight and agrue as a way of “proving” whos this alfa male.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Happens every week, I don’t care. I normally do a sarcastic thumbs up first which provokes it
+1.
That winds them up even more. But I love it when you pull up behind them at the next set of lights or whatever. They aren’t so brave to do it then.
Exactly, many’s the time when I’ve got out my wagon at lights and slowly walked up to the numpty (Unfortunatly but true) female driver, tapped gently on their window and asked them if they really though I was Gareth Hunt. But this was a wagon driver and I think what ■■■■■■ me off more was that he had a H4H wristband on, shallow perhaps but if Mr Sparks wants to say to my face what he thinks of me I’m sure we could find some mutual area, out of the way of prying eyes and we can then settle his beef.
FarnboroughBoy11:
Happens every week, I don’t care. I normally do a sarcastic thumbs up first which provokes it
+1.
That winds them up even more. But I love it when you pull up behind them at the next set of lights or whatever. They aren’t so brave to do it then.
Exactly, many’s the time when I’ve got out my wagon at lights and slowly walked up to the numpty (Unfortunatly but true) female driver, tapped gently on their window and asked them if they really though I was Gareth Hunt. But this was a wagon driver and I think what ■■■■■■ me off more was that he had a H4H wristband on, shallow perhaps but if Mr Sparks wants to say to my face what he thinks of me I’m sure we could find some mutual area, out of the way of prying eyes and we can then settle his beef.
If a fellow trucker would sooner box me in than let me pull out then I to would give him the bird well usually the ■■■■■■■■■ sign.
Scotchbaz you must be one of these “modern truckers”…o dear
Right…Who wants a fight then?
Bare knuckle, no referee.
Who is gonna put a ■■■■■ up?
I am old, outta shape, but have all my own teeth, willing to travel(Have my own caravan ) for a decent ■■■■■.
Oh yeah, I have a determination, care little for myself and have nothing to lose.
Not lost a fight to date…
att:
Right…Who wants a fight then?
Bare knuckle, no referee.
Who is gonna put a ■■■■■ up?
I am old, outta shape, but have all my own teeth, willing to travel(Have my own caravan ) for a decent ■■■■■.
Oh yeah, I have a determination, care little for myself and have nothing to lose.
Not lost a fight to date…
att:
Right…Who wants a fight then?
Bare knuckle, no referee.
Who is gonna put a ■■■■■ up?
I am old, outta shape, but have all my own teeth, willing to travel(Have my own caravan ) for a decent ■■■■■.
Oh yeah, I have a determination, care little for myself and have nothing to lose.
Not lost a fight to date…
Scotchbaz:
One thing that does ■■■■ me off is when drivers flick the bird. Got something to say, then don’t just drive off into the distance. Normally this is given by car drivers who don’t understand the characteristic’s of trucks, however the other day (Wednesday) I was going clockwise on the 25, passing a Sparks Scania, when there was a slow mover in his lane and because I didn’t back off or hit the brake to let the poor wee soul out he decided to wind his window down and give me the bird. Unfortunatly he wasn’t going the same place as I was. Remember that if you give the bird you might just give it to the wrong person i.e. me.
I think you should have read the situation and backed off and let him out or he should have read the situation earlier and gave you the choice by indicating to come out or maybe ime in the minority
I had it tues night in the car, 20mph zone and i had priority when a car came flying up. Couldnt reverse, another car up my arse when 1st car gave me the ‘bird’. Did a few hand gestures of my own then realised it was 3 massive asain fellas! Sounds stupid now but couldnt back down wife and kid was with me;) it ended up with me flinging my door open and diving out, luckily they must have thought i was a nutter and shot off. 10 mins later im in asda shakin like a ■■■■■■■ leaf with me lad saying ‘that showed them dad’. Luckily nowt happened, but i couldve ended up in deep doodah for looking ‘hard’ in front of the family!
Usually leads to more obscenities 
