Hi all,
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Only just discovered this part of the site and thought I would share a couple of unfortunate
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(and bizarre) experiences I had a year or so ago.
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1) I was coming home from a mate's house early one evening and as I pulled out of his road a Y reg Micra shot past.
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I pulled out behind him and as it turned out he was going my way.
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A mile or so down the road he got stuck behind another car, as this was uphill and the way ahead was clear I used
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'the power of turbo' to take both of them
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.
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Then in my mirror I see the Micra repeat my move.
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He turns off to the left, I go up a few more turnings and do the same.
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Come out onto the road parallel to the one we were on
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(this is my normal route) and lo, I see him bringing up the rear once more.
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Nice bit of road, I put my foot down and leave him well behind.
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Then I get stuck behind another car.
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Can't overtake due to some bad blind bends.
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Micra up my
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@rse.
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Overtake as soon as possible, hotly followed by Micra.
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Start to get bad feeling about this.
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.Drop the Micra again, then another mile or so along get stuck behind another car.
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Really not good for ovetaking here so follow the car at a safe distance.
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Then see the Micra come past both of us
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(across the hatchings)
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sit back and think
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'off you go then'.
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Suddenly car in front stops.
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.WTF? Car in front pulls round to show me Micra has slammed to a halt and is giving me w@nker signs.
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I say
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'what's the problem?' then he slams it into reverse
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& starts coming for me!
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Not a lot I can do except reverse back myself.
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.luckily nobody coming up behind.
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He then burns off giving me more abuse.
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I follow at a distance and turn off in the opposite direction as soon as possible.
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2) A few months after this I was leaving another friends house and came up behind a grotty looking Nova at a junction.
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The guy didnt seem to be making any move to turn out
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(looked like he was lighting a fag) so I pulled around him and turned right.
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At about 10 mph.
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Next thing I know Ive got this clown
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(with his front bumper hanging off!) about 2 ft off my tail.
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OK, put my foot down a bit, but soon recall this is a very bad area for speeding
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(housing estate with loads of junctions/drives/parked cars).
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Hes clearly after me but I dont want to stop because Ive got the roof off and feel pretty exposed.
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But after about a mile I get fed up, indicate left and pull over to let him pass.
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He pulls up behind, giving me a load of grief, so I pull out and turn towards the main road, driving at a more sensible speed.
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When I get to the main road, Im looking to nip out into the flow of traffic and leave him stranded, but its just too risky.
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As I start to move forwards, he just drives into the back of me!
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He gets out of
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his car, I drive off.
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Quickly.
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Do a few twists and turns and stop to find no damage done.
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What is the matter with these people? The only, and I mean the only, cause for complaint these people could have had is that I overtook them in a red sports car and drove off quite quickly.
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I didnt tailgate them, cut them up, hoot my horn or gesture at them.
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And I sure as hell wasnt trying to
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race them!! The strange thing is these were no immature kids.
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These were both pretty big chaps in their late
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30s or early40s.
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It seems to be that the worse the car, the more likely they are to give you some trouble.
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People with decent motors have a bit more respect
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both for their own property and for what youre driving.
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Anyone else had experiences like these?