Post #285,018
5/21/07 11:56:25 AM
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so what do you do?
on the way back, 2 4x4 pickups doing 50 side by side with the windows down having a chat for 20 minutes or so? 2 lane road, wide shoulders so I passed em using the exit ramp.
thanx,
bill
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Post #285,020
5/21/07 12:02:00 PM
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Drive like an adult, not a spoilt brat.
What would you have done if, whilst doing your twattish "whipsawing" manoeuvre, you had clipped a pothole and hit his car, causing him to suddenly swerve and cause a crash?
Hopefully 20 to life, because it's driving like this that kills people.
What was at the end of this journey that was worth risking your life and that of those around you?
Just exercise some fucking patience and consider that the ability to eat solid food and deal with your own bodily wastes is really quite roxxor, given the possible outcomes of your knobheadery.
Peter
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Post #285,024
5/21/07 12:17:54 PM
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you havnt driven demolition derby much, have you
I had to drive 830 miles there rest one day and drive 830 miles back. 12 hrs up and 15 back due to accident delays and construction. Now I do expect other drivers to move to the right and let folks pass. I do it, others should. If I am whipsawing, its because the time place and road conditions allow it to be done safely. Know your car, know your road surface and your abilities.
thanx,
bill
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Post #285,025
5/21/07 12:24:33 PM
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It's indefensible, Bill.
You're not a trained pursuit driver (and they get it wrong a good chunk of the time) so why the fuck are you playing at one?
Further, why do you think that if it's safe to "whipsaw" then anyone else is going to think anything other than "uh oh, dickhead in the mirrors" and ignore you?
If you can't make progress without intimidating (or attempting to intimidate) other drivers, then perhaps you should reconsider your own ability as a driver. You don't have a god-given right to force anyone else to break the law (or speed limit) for your convenience.
Know your car, your road surface, and your abilities.
Then reduce your assessment of your abilities by half, to give yourself some contingency.
Of course, the other thing you should consider is that every car you fuck about with like this is unmarked plod, who will delay you a whole lot more if they decide to pull you over.
Parting shot: I don't care how far you had to drive, because that's no defence for driving like a tit, which is what you were moaning about (lane hoggers) and what you did (aggressive, dangerous arsehole). Drive properly, then at least the average goes up, if only by a tiny amount.
Peter
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Post #285,027
5/21/07 12:31:40 PM
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Im not? funny that
does stunt driving, pro oval racing and E&E courses count?
I wasnt asking anyone to break the law. The law sez, keep in the rigtht lane except to pass. Buy a CB if you want to talk to the neighbor. Entire crew was well UNDER the posted limit dry roads and clear visibility. Next time you come over I will show how to spot US unmarked (unlike the UK they are obvious.)
thanx,
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Post #285,028
5/21/07 12:34:17 PM
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No, you're not.
No, no and no.
It's dead easy to tell if you're a pursuit driver, because you'll have been on a pursuit driving course, which you haven't, so you're not.
And even if you were, you STILL don't have any right to start acting the hardmantitwanker just because the people in front of you are driving in a manner that you're not impressed with.
Hell, just call the fucking cops if you're that bothered.
Peter
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Post #285,030
5/21/07 1:56:17 PM
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We don't have Bobbies over here.
To give you some idea of how "well" we are served by our boys in blue, I offer not one, but three true stories:
1) My wife was literally run off the road in Fort Wayne (Indiana 2nd largest city). It was snowing. She called me and said the guy took off, but she got his license plate number. I call the cops and, unfortunately for us, one of the dumbass hillbillies we call police officers managed to shoot himself in the leg. The dispatch operator says, "We can't go down there to help her now. We've got an emergency. One of our policmen was shot and all available units are responding."
I hurry to her with a tow rope and pull her car back on to the road and she makes it home. Thanks for the help, pigs.
2) I am involved in an accident where my car flips over. I crawl out, call the cops, in 6 degree weather with snow, and 70 minutes later a cop finally shows up.
3) Finally, when did the cops go into the building where the Virginia Tech gunfire was going on? Answer: After the shooting has stopped and everyone was dead.
Yeah. Good advice. "The cops will save me." Might work across the pond, but here you are vastly more likely to be screwed by a cop than you are to ever be helped by one.
bcnu,
Mikem
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