Ridiculous Road Rage Incident

[ALittleBitWorrriedNow]

I just want to vent really 😒

I’ve just been road-raged by a young man and his partner who then went on to call me a “f*#%ing spastic”. I mean, who the hell uses language like that these days?!

It was totally my right of way as I was turning right into my road (side road) from the main road but he obviously thought it was ok to pull out first which would have meant I’d have to then wait for another gap in the traffic and hold up everyone behind me.

He was totally in the wrong yet behaved so angrily - flippin bully 😤

@MissCruellaDeVil

I'm not sure how a dash cam helps?

If your car is damaged or there is a collision you can prove who was at fault. If you are assaulted it gives the police evidence for a criminal charge.

A key part of the Rules of the Road used at sea is that there's no such thing as "right of way". One vessel is expected to give way but there's still an obligation on the 'stand on' vessel to avoid a collision. Something motorists could learn from.

Indeed.

When I was learning to drive trucks I was told several times that as a professional driver the TC generally expects a higher standard of driving and that I should drive defensively and assume other drivers will make mistakes. I'm not sure how much of that is strictly true, but it's still good advice IMO.

When I was a young woman in my twenties I had an older man with a face contorted puce with rage follow me into a car park at the gym and berate me for cutting him up. I wasn't aware that I had done so - perhaps I did? He was literally frothing and then announced that he was Chairman of the Rotary club as if that was relevant. I went from non plussed to stifling giggles

A more dodgy experience where I felt threatened - I was driving down a narrow one way road and a car was stopped in the middle of the road (blocking my progress) doing extended goodbyes to one of the residents of that road - completely unbothered by the fact that they were holding me up. Lovely chat they were having. I didn't hoot, I didn't flash - I just put my hands up in exasperation and they must have seen me in their driver mirror. They pulled over and I drove past - to them shooting the V's. As soon as I drove past they revved their engine angrily and followed me to a car park of a school where I was heading to drop my dd for football practice. They then blocked me in and Neanderthal driver sent his partner over to talk to me - "Was that really necessary" she asked? "What raising my hands in exasperation because you were blocking the road - yes I think so" I replied. Now please go away before I call the police. She moved out of the way went back to the car and spoke to the Neanderthal. He reversed up a little and I managed to pull out and drive away - as I passed him he called my a total fucking messed up cunt. I was pretty shocked - as you can see I remember it vividly

Ah, it appears you met Mr Smallcock.

I’ve not explained well then, sorry - each person in the left lane was letting one person in then going on their way. There was a big gap in front of this woman, I was merging safely into the gap, but she stamped on the accelerator to catch up and shove into the space/get ahead. I’m not saying she had to let me in, obviously she’s entitled to choose not to, but she had to make a specific effort to catch up and block me (so much that she lost control a bit and ended up going up on the kerb). It was sheer bloody mindedness.

Apologies that was to @KrispyKremeDream - asked it to quote you but it didn’t! :)

Have read the rest of the thread now and see several people think I was pushing into the side of someone. To clear up, hopefully, I was moving into a gap at very low speed (everyone moving slowly - traffic jam), the person behind in the left lane had left the large gap which I indicated then moved into (there was no one there and a safe space). She then accelerated from well behind to rush forward much faster than she had been going and fill the gap, unsafely as I was already moving and halfway into the space, and she ended up partly on the kerb as she tried to push past. She hadn’t let anyone else in and there was a steady merge one-by-one on each side going on otherwise, if it makes a difference - but to my mind the important part was it was safe for me to make the manoeuvre and there was plenty of space until she stamped on the accelerator to try and stop me merging.

VeniVidiWeeWee Wed 10-Nov-21 20:30:10
What made you sure it was your right of way?

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@Benjispruce5

I’m noticed an incredible in really poor driving and attitudes lately. I’m teaching my DD to drive and it’s very scary. From sooooo many not using indicators to those overtaking us dangerously because she has L plates on even though we are doing the speed limit and she is competent and nearing her test.

I've noticed it too. The amount of people speeding is unreal, in towns and past schools. They come into towns doing about 50, go past schools at 40. And most of the time it's people in massive cars. I can only assume they must think they are never going to hit anything and can stop quickly enough. Problem is, their reactions usually aren't good and the stopping distance of their big car is longer than a small one. I'd love to know why they think speeding is OK and if they'd be OK with someone killing their child while speeding, I mean they do it so it should be OK.

@PintOfCoffeePlease

I’ve not explained well then, sorry - each person in the left lane was letting one person in then going on their way. There was a big gap in front of this woman, I was merging safely into the gap, but she stamped on the accelerator to catch up and shove into the space/get ahead. I’m not saying she had to let me in, obviously she’s entitled to choose not to, but she had to make a specific effort to catch up and block me (so much that she lost control a bit and ended up going up on the kerb). It was sheer bloody mindedness.

Oh, well I'd agree that she was driving unpredictably in that case. I wasn't sure if you meant people were taking turns merging or whether a long stream of cars had merged in front of this lady while she patiently held back.

Fair play @KrispyKremeDream, I must learn to proof read before grumpy posting