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Once upon a time, after a minute or so of waiting at a T junction to turn left into standing/crawling traffic I made the decision to "force" my way in. A Landrover Defender was so determined that I was not to get in they actually drove straight into the back of the car in front of them. Hilarious (for me at least).0
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Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »with the risk of weeks or even months of hassle and expense.
Make that years when you take account of your increased premiums.0 -
What colour was the van?0
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judging by driving probably this
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As a man with a mean stare once said ""Do you feel lucky punk"".
You might have felt justified in giving van man a beep of your horn...Van man might have felt justified slamming into you and stabbing you to death.
Yes its unlikely but scary thing is,it does happen...or you have someone pull up behind you when arriving home.
Road rage can come out of now where,so maybe in future be the bigger man and flash him him and give hima friendly wave.0 -
!!!8217;can!!!8217;t beat them, join them!!!8217;
I'm surprised you remember all that!
I sometimes drive a car and sometimes a van, and I would argue I drive the same in both.
I'm amazed in the difference in other people's driving around me. I'm overtaken much more when in the van, and people are quick to pull out in front of me. I guess the perception is that vans are slower and van drivers don't deserve being polite to.
The OP should have just let the driver in. Even the phrase "starts to veer into my lane" suggests the OP sees the road ahead as theirs, and they'll decide whether or not someone else is allowed to use it.0 -
the phrase "starts to veer into my lane" suggests the OP sees the road ahead as theirs,
As for perception of vans... You're probably right - many people just see a box that is blocking their way/view and want to get away from it. Plus stereotyping... a minority of van drivers behave like anal sphincters so others assume the majority will do the same.Wash your Knobs and Knockers... Keep the Postie safe!0 -
This sounds like a typical road rage incident.0
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The other thing car drivers need to remember is that like lorries, vans are a nightmare to see backwards out of, van drivers do need to rely on cooperation at times.0
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