Did I do something wrong?

Robisere

contrivant, you did nothing wrong, welcome to a small crowded country which has some of the most thoughtless/impatient/insane/incompetent drivers in the world!

Nothing to do with the cars they drive, their gender or age, everything to do with the fact that, inside their metal boxes, some of them feel that the road is theirs alone and they have all the rights there are to ride roughshod over everyone else on the road. Outside the box, most of them become almost human, some even realise their own inadequacies and become humble!

Last year I was driving up a steep hill which had two lanes up, eventually the two lanes filter into one at the very top. I have a fairly poweful motor and can usually get up the hill with ease, but towards the top, a very large, very obese man in an old Astra, decided to overtake on the blind hilltop. I knew that the idiot would probably drive into unseen oncoming traffic if I let him overtake, so I just accelerated, the turbo cut in and I flew away from him. Viewed in my mirror, he was going berserk, shaking his fist and pointing to a layby some distance ahead. I let him overtake and he clearly indicated that we should pull over and have a fight. At the age of 70, and disabled, I did not fancy that, but just nodded and raised my own fist. He speeded up, pulled into the layby and jumped out of the car, waving me to stop. I sailed by him, drove around the next bend and took one of the 4 exits from the roundabout that came up next. Never saw him again. What a muppet!

My advice is to drive with one thought in mind: that every other road user in Britain may be a homicidal maniac.

I am reminded of my sadly deceased mate, almost 50 years in Aussie, who came to see me every year. He would not drive in the UK, said it was too dangerous and only Brits get away with it!

Silver-Surfer_2

RichardD1970 wrote: »

What, you mean this bloke?

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTj-oC-2FI90HUvDgswrUhg

Yeah that looks to be the same helmet.

He's in the Worcester area.

Richard53

Robisere wrote: »

contrivant, you did nothing wrong, welcome to a small crowded country which has some of the most thoughtless/impatient/insane/incompetent drivers in the world!

I've said above that the OP was in the right and the Audi driver was a menace, so no disagreement there. But don't diss your country too readily! While there are some bad drivers around, I would say that British drivers in general are pretty good - competent, fairly law-abiding, and tolerant. Proof of that is in the accident stats, where GB has one of the lowest KSI figures in the world. If you want to see bad driving (aggressive, incompetent, murderously fast, with no apparent concept of road rules or personal survival) I suggest you search Youtube for 'Russian dashcam' or similar. It will open your eyes to what truly bad driving is about

Strider590

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

There was a strider who used to post driving videos on utube.

He drove like a right !!!!.

Silver-Surfer wrote: »

Yeah that looks to be the same helmet.

He's in the Worcester area.

Ad-hominem

The only thing more pathetic than a "one liner".

Silver-Surfer_2

Strider590 wrote: »

Ad-hominem

The only thing more pathetic than a "one liner".

Nah, you're not that tool on utube are you?

pendragon_arther

dannyrst wrote: »

Idiot.

Seen ambulances get blocked by people doing this before. I'm sure they don't mind though because waiting for more than a minute is ridiculous isn't it?!

robbies_gal wrote: »

loving the idiot responses about pulling out half way

happens to me alot i just love being blocked by ignorance

if you do this in a test you fail unless theres a specific part for you to sit in

anyone does this i give them a long press of my horn

OP u didnt do anything wrong youre in a different car to the audi and hes a knob

Can you give a time limit on how long you'd wait before edging out. 2 minutes, 3, 4 or 5 maybe?

BTW in 43 years of driving I've never seen an ambulance blocked in this manner. You'd hear the siren from a long way away.

Mercdriver

Strider590 wrote: »

Ad-hominem

The only thing more pathetic than a "one liner".

Ad hominem is the lifeblood of this forum. Most forums are strict about these attacks. And yes, I am inferring that this one is not.

Strider590

Mercdriver wrote: »

Ad hominem is the lifeblood of this forum. Most forums are strict about these attacks. And yes, I am inferring that this one is not.

There are a few individuals who when faced with an overwhelmingly irrefutable point of view, do turn to personal attacks in an attempt to derail the topic.

Silver-Surfer_2

Strider590 wrote: »

There are a few individuals who when faced with an overwhelmingly irrefutable point of view, do turn to personal attacks in an attempt to derail the topic.

OMG :eek: it is you on utube isn't it? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

matttye

contrivant wrote: »

As I saw the gap coming up, I checked my mirrors (we have a lot of cyclists) and when I saw him moving, I chose to stay stationery. It's not worth me having an accident over someone trying to push in front of me. He was sitting across the Linden Road lane on that road for a bit before the gap actually came up.

I honestly don't think I was being overcautious though. I drive a little 1 litre car, it doesn't pick up speed quickly, and if I'd taken any of those smaller gaps, the person behind me would have had to put on brakes really hard.

You may be right that he could have gotten out in those gaps I couldn't because my car isn't powerful enough though.

Part of the problem is that a lot of drivers want other people to drive like them. The Audi driver might have been able to get into plenty of the gaps you decided not to take as he has a more powerful car than you.

Doesn't mean you did anything wrong.