Theres a roundabout near our yard that has 3 lanes leading to it, only 1 is for turning left but you always get knobs in lane 2 turning left and cutting you up. This usually ends up with a blast of the horn from me and quite often the finger from the offending car driver telling me it was “actually my fault” .
Anyway last week the normal happened but this time the finger came out and it was a woman aged at least 80 but she stuck her head out the window at the same time with a big toothless grin. Made my day
I had someone wanting to fight me becouse I did not let him on the 62 going towards hull, Im in inside lane and I can see him on slip coming off M18 but its a long slip road and he is well back plenty of time to pull behind and overtake. Insted he continues down at speed so as he is nearing the end of the slip road his cab is halfway up the inside of my trailer I could of pulled over let him undertake me and pull back in but i did not and the guy really saw red and went mental when he passed then came off at Goole.
Was I in wrong I mean why try and undertake when you can quite easily pull of slip road behind and overtake
danny_mk2:
I had someone wanting to fight me becouse I did not let him on the 62 going towards hull, Im in inside lane and I can see him on slip coming off M18 but its a long slip road and he is well back plenty of time to pull behind and overtake. Insted he continues down at speed so as he is nearing the end of the slip road his cab is halfway up the inside of my trailer I could of pulled over let him undertake me and pull back in but i did not and the guy really saw red and went mental when he passed then came off at Goole.
Was I in wrong I mean why try and undertake when you can quite easily pull of slip road behind and overtake
if he could not accelerate to 60 mph in nearly half mile of slip road its his luck out. i know i would not brake to let him in due to his lack of forward thinking
Scotchbaz:
Remember that if you give the bird you might just give it to the wrong person i.e. me.
Met knobs like you before!! Left them looking rather silly …
yes…it takes a big man to start shouting the odds on an internet forum doesnt it.incidently,i wonder if the reason the op keeps getting the bird is that his aggressive manner is somehow showing up in his driving style :bulb: i cant remember anyone ever flicking the finger at me…maybe i`m just lucky
Scotchbaz:
Remember that if you give the bird you might just give it to the wrong person i.e. me.
Met knobs like you before!! Left them looking rather silly …
yes…it takes a big man to start shouting the odds on an internet forum doesnt it.incidently,i wonder if the reason the op keeps getting the bird is that his aggressive manner is somehow showing up in his driving style :bulb: i cant remember anyone ever flicking the finger at me…maybe i`m just lucky
You must be lucky that you never get into the slightest situation to warrant such actions. You literally don’t have to do anything with some of these numpties who are in the wrong to get it. One that immediately springs to mind from years ago was a young twerp casually pulling out in front of me at a roundabout who just “flipped the bird”. I was surprised as I hadn’t even flashed or tooted (I was concentrating on avoiding him) as he, I think, expected a driver to do. He was just ready with his action as if he didn’t care, or getting his retaliation in first as it’s termed.
I, as usual can see both sides in a debate. With this one, I would get annoyed like baz but I know there’s just no point to it and it could lead to worse…
Scotchbaz:
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 can see why you are "A firm believer in the “ten percentile”.
You fit in perfectly.
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
the maoster:
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.
Me too, it sorts out the drivers from the screw drivers, or am I risking getting the threat of 6 shades of whatever beaten out of me by the O/P.
The H4H band he had on, when you went to deck him he may have been an ex special forces trained assassin, or if you were lucky Catering corps, note. no offence to any ex. Catering Corps lads on here
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.
Well, seeing as u live in Derby, that makes you a ■■■■!! But joking aside, if you think your a hard man take up boxing mate, stress helper Yours LCFC
I just smile and agree. This body was made for loving not fighting Hahaha.
I used to get agitated years ago whilst driving. Was out with the misses had a shouting match with another chap, after drove off she said “you know if you slowed down and let people in etc your days would be much better.” Few days later I thought ok ill try that. So i eased off a bit and started letting people out and in where sensible. And man alive the old girl was right. Don’t get stressed and tense like i used to. And its made no difference to my work rate.
So these old boys that large it and mouth off i just agree and carry on with my day.
If you behave like a ■■■■ as the guy who has ■■■■■■ you off does, as demonstrated by… (looking over my shoulder for the smack in the teeth )… the o/p, it just escalates and gets worse, the best thing to do is do the unexpected. For eg other night pulled out to o/take, other driver decides it’s a threat to his masculinity if he lets me in and keeps me in middle lane for ages, (as a lot of knobs do now) anyway we approached a slower moving truck in his lane so he HAS to slow down, further on he pulls out to pass me, so instead of doing the expected and keeping HIM out there, I purposely back right off, flash him in, job done. Further along the road he hits a small incline so I pull out to pass again, and guess what… this time he backs off a couple of Ks and lets me in, so surely thats a better way than the hand gestures and threatening to drop him etc etc …God! what a boring life I lead
danny_mk2:
I had someone wanting to fight me becouse I did not let him on the 62 going towards hull, Im in inside lane and I can see him on slip coming off M18 but its a long slip road and he is well back plenty of time to pull behind and overtake. Insted he continues down at speed so as he is nearing the end of the slip road his cab is halfway up the inside of my trailer I could of pulled over let him undertake me and pull back in but i did not and the guy really saw red and went mental when he passed then came off at Goole.
Was I in wrong I mean why try and undertake when you can quite easily pull of slip road behind and overtake
I always thought that the joining traffic had to fit in with whatever was on the main carriageway.
There’s the thicker lane divider lines at slip roads to advise you not to change lanes.
However, I have been subjected to gestures various because I haven’t thrown my truck across the road to allow car drivers the right of way.
No of course you’re not wrong. You are under no obligation to do anything to let someone onto the “main” road - you have priority if they have to cross the (dashed) line, but if it aids prevention of a possible confrontation/accident situation and is safe to do so and not the slightest bit inconvenient, why not move over? Often you just can’t though.
I often think that many problems on the road come down to the individuals interpretation of the highway code and patience. I know that sounds obvious. I see it quite often on the videos on YouTube of various poor driving scenarios. You normally see the person videoing having a good grasp of the rules of the road, and other being quite poor. However, rigidly expecting everyone to drive to the same standard that you do is going to lead to a lot of stress. A balance needs to be found - and I’m sure the larger proportion on this forum do - between being perfect in the eyes of the rules and accounting for all the poor drivers.
I find that people of are rigid in following the rules don’t necessarily make a good driver. It’s about judging others, what they are going to do and driving accordingly. Trying thinking of things from other drivers point of view.
Just as a case in point. You are driving down the road with a car waiting at junction to pull out in your direction up ahead. If your driving with lights on, they may appear to flash the driver as you driving over the bumps that the UK is renowned for, but then again they may not. However, that driver may pull out thinking you’ve flashed them out, or they may just be impatient. I know that is a trivial example.
I don’t believe the large proportion of drivers are bad drivers; there are certainly people that shouldn’t be anywhere near the drivers seat. I do believe people make mistakes, and I do believe a large number are impatient, and I do believe if drivers are confronted they immediately go on the defensive, right or wrong.
I love these "Ruffy Tuffy posts ". I haven’t been forced to use my fists since I was 13 years old in 1981. It just shows the ■■■■■■■■ spoken on here far outweighs the intelligence .
the maoster:
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.
Me too, it sorts out the drivers from the screw drivers, or am I risking getting the threat of 6 shades of whatever beaten out of me by the O/P.
The H4H band he had on, when you went to deck him he may have been an ex special forces trained assassin, or if you were lucky Catering corps, note. no offence to any ex. Catering Corps lads on here [/quote
The catering corps or rlc as knowen with there cooking standards are leathal
the maoster:
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.
Me too, it sorts out the drivers from the screw drivers, or am I risking getting the threat of 6 shades of whatever beaten out of me by the O/P.
The H4H band he had on, when you went to deck him he may have been an ex special forces trained assassin, or if you were lucky Catering corps, note. no offence to any ex. Catering Corps lads on here
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The catering corps or rlc as knowen with there cooking standards are leathal
the maoster:
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.
Wonderful thing Karma ya know.
Well written. This is the most sensible post on this thread. Great minds think alike.
Usually leads to more obscenities 
