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Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:05 am
by MarkB
Yesterday driving home from work I'm following a car that is following a bus.

The bus stops to drop off and pick up, the car behind the bus also stops. I sit there, get bored then decide the road is clear ahead so indicate and pull out to pass them both. As I am along side the car they pull to the right to pass the bus without indicating. I continue past them.

For the next half mile they are behind me flashing their lights and beeping the horn.

I would say I did nothing wrong, but I guess they didn't think so.

RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:07 am
by tartan_rob
perfectly fair, they jealous they did not think of it first.

RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:10 am
by MarkB
To be fair to them I got bored in about a nano second but still I indicated to make the move, they didn't and obviously were pissed off because they didn't check to thier rear side before moving out

RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:07 am
by ZeroK66
Done similar things in the past, why on earth they would flash and beep I dont know? You didnt have your fog lights on did you? I get flashed all the time if I have my rear fog light on.

Re: RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:18 am
by MarkB
ZeroK66 wrote: You didnt have your fog lights on did you? I get flashed all the time if I have my rear fog light on.
Nope, it was sunny

RE: Re: RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:29 am
by MCB
Mark not saying you did anything wrong here however I don’t need to tell you that overtaking buses like that can be seriously dodgy, as people get off and stupidly walk round the front of the bus to cross the road.

Maybe they thought you were a little impatient?

Done the same myself though being prepared for an impending lemming...

RE: Re: RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:49 pm
by dummi
in brum they would of flashed you if you hadn't made a move, you indicated so no problem.

RE: Re: RE: Was I REALLY BAD?

Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 7:09 pm
by philipwalker
Single/small minded people, they do get a bit wound up. Not as if you took a dump in their front room is it ?

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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:08 pm
by shineydave
it's not like they indicated and you baulked them on purpose.

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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:00 am
by S4TAN
if I have my rear fog light on.
I've got 2 rear fog lights ... so there!

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:45 pm
by ScottyBoy
I think i would of stopped and asked them what there problem was.Alternatively pulled over let tham pass then followed them flashing my lights and bibbing untill they got home then waited for them to leave the next day and follow them again and i would of continued this for a month then took a dump in their front room :lol:

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:50 pm
by MarkB
ScottyBoy wrote:I think i would of stopped and asked them what there problem was.Alternatively pulled over let tham pass then followed them flashing my lights and bibbing untill they got home then waited for them to leave the next day and follow them again and i would of continued this for a month then took a dump in their front room :lol:
OK, I'll do that ;)

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:58 pm
by ScottyBoy
Sorry got carried away forgot to say, you indicated and maneouvred as it says in the book, no law against overtaking buses or cars behind buses its a case of Johnny Jobsworth and his missus out for a drive, dont do what i said you will probably be arrested :wink:

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:23 am
by shineydave
for the flashing or the dumping?

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:49 am
by ScottyBoy
shineydave wrote:for the flashing or the dumping?
For vagrancy :lol: