First time I've experienced proper road rage!

ratrace

You get clowns in all sorts of cars, ive had div's in corsa's and fiesta cut me up and boys racers handbrake turns at silly o clock in the morning

There's nowt wrong with hp/pcp as long as one can afford the payments, i bought my astra as a used approved car on finance as it was better for me from a cashflow point of view so i could keep my money invested for longer instead of having it stuck in a car on my drive

Ive had an audi in the past didnt like it at all, much preferred my bmw coupe but needed more space hence the astra estate auto

you get clowns in all sorts, its part of life

Muscle750

I drive Audi A6 estate 3.0 tdi estate and i dont get out and offer to batter people, Other day coming along M4 raining im in middle lane doing 65 and some old grannie in a old fiesta decides to pull out to overtake a lorry no indication nothing luckily there was nothing in the fast lane otherwise id of had to brake hard and prob hit her these are the people i could however quite easily wise up to the error of their ways plus can someone tell me why all old grannies drive with their chin on the steering wheel and their arms like the FA cup handles and nose on the screen.. Only wants them to hit something and airbag deploys and they are history

powerful_Rogue

Dave_Brown. wrote: »

Yes, it can get a bit rough on the Asda security.

:rotfl:Thanks!

arcon5

You sound off like the victim, but sounds more like a slanging match to me for which you was equally complicit to!! So jump down from your horse

powerful_Rogue

arcon5 wrote: »

You sound off like the victim, but sounds more like a slanging match to me for which you was equally complicit to!! So jump down from your horse

Thanks.

Not playing the victim and certainty no high horses here. However I didn't swear, offer up a fight or generally try to intimidate anyone.

I do believe however im allow to vent my frustration about someone in my own vehicle.

arcon5

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Thanks.

Not playing the victim and certainty no high horses here. However I didn't swear, offer up a fight or generally try to intimidate anyone.

I do believe however im allow to vent my frustration about someone in my own vehicle.

No but you did institute the war of words and continue to antagonise

powerful_Rogue

arcon5 wrote: »

No but you did institute the war of words and continue to antagonise

I did and don't deny that. However that was in my car with the windows closed. I'm sure we've all expressed a few words when someones driven like a prat.

Antagonise? I disagree. Just because I didn't rise to the bait and he got frustrated isn't my problem.

shaun_from_Africa

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Would never dream of getting involved in anything like that. Value my freedom and career too much.

Nowadays, that is exactly the right attitude to take.
For a start, the other driver could:
a. Be high on drugs or drink,
b. Have a weapon of some sort,
c. Be friends with or be a member of the same masonic lodge as the local police chief.

Even if none of the above were to be the case, if a punch up did ensue and there were no witnesses to back up your side of what happened, it's possible that should the police decide to investigate then you might be considered partially (or even fully to blame) for simply getting out of your vehicle and the other driver might claim that you threw the first punch.

It's easy to claim that someone "bottled it" but if it came down to me laughing it off and staying in my car or risking a criminal charge, something that would guarantee I would lose my job, I know which option I would take.

coffeehound

There are blokes out there who live for a bit of toe-to-toe and they'll use their driving as way to manufacture conflict situations. It's a win-win as far a they're concerned: either they get to punch someone out or they get the satisfaction of having intimidated the other party into backing down. Unless you are someone who can confidently defend yourself it's got to be best to avoid the physical confrontation.

harz99

powerful_Rogue wrote: »

Thanks.

Not playing the victim and certainty no high horses here. However I didn't swear, offer up a fight or generally try to intimidate anyone.

I do believe however im allow to vent my frustration about someone in my own vehicle.

Maybe I'm not understanding your OP correctly, but I'm curious as to why having started to pull out you didn't just carry on if the other car that was behind you was in the same lane as you to start with, why pull back in?