Police Officer Said He Liked The Car...

[TehPrefect 5]

The only problem with the rest of the sentence is I got caught doing 71 in a 40. Hell I'll give the guy a thumbs up though for his taste and recognising a classic.

 

Anyway, other side of this is the reason I was speeding. Why does every muppet, moron and general arse in a bloody c2 or corsa insist on trying to examine my boot from the inside. Er go, I speed up to give myself breathing space and bam... Hello Mr Officer sir. Cue said arse trundling by as I'm staring down barrel of ban.

 

Anyway, 14 days time there may be another motor in the classifieds. Watch this space kids. And remember. Speeding. Not big and not clever. Nor is tailgating :-/

[welshpug 1,657]

you did the wrong thing, should have done totally the opposite, far better as the likelyhood of massive damage if you have to stop is much smaller.

 

also saves your licence, and uses less fuel.

Edited July 21, 2012 by welshpug

[Cameron 16]

Yeah speeding up is the worst thing you can do! What's far more effective is to stick to precisely 2mph under the speed limit, and put on your motorists blinkers (stare straight ahead). It will antagonise them far more to think you're oblivious to them being behind you, than if you acknowledge them by speeding up or giving them a finger. Also, you don't end up in the situation above.

[Alan77 78 1 Cars]

Sorry to hear that you got goaded by a tailgater and caught but i agree with welshpug, it's not worth engaging with them.

The amount of truckers that tailgate and get wound up on the M25 through the 50 average zones is unbelievable.

 

I know someone that got goaded by a plain police car on the M5, pc plod tailgated at 80, driver went up to 90, pc plod tailgated, up to 100, tailgated, up to 110, tailgated, up to 120, cue blue lights in the grille! Harsh!

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Nearly doubling the speed limit to get away from a tailgater - your just going to have to grin and bare the increase in insurance etc for the next 5 years unfortunately.

 

My preferred method in that situation is braking and making them panic. A lad on a scooter nearly fell off once from not comcentrating so I now gently tap to initiate the lights and gradually slow down. They soon get the picture and overtake or back off.

 

[TehPrefect 5]

To be fair I know was in wrong, got caught out. End of day Im old enough to know better. Just was a nice long straight stretch of road, little traffic in front and I just eased on.

 

Ive tried the brake thing as well. An asian guy in an S3 charge up out of no where. So i slowed down. Next set of lights him and his boyfriend got out and told me not to brake in front of them and threatened me. Others often almost wipe themselves out overtaking in stupid places.

 

Anyway. Nuff said. See what the courts decide and go from there. Suppose ill have to get the miles in while i can. And sort that god awful grumbling sensation from front end out. :-)

[Richie 32]

i usually pull over and let them past. They will crash, but not into me.

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

Sorry to hear that you got goaded by a tailgater and caught but i agree with welshpug, it's not worth engaging with them.

The amount of truckers that tailgate and get wound up on the M25 through the 50 average zones is unbelievable.

 

I know someone that got goaded by a plain police car on the M5, pc plod tailgated at 80, driver went up to 90, pc plod tailgated, up to 100, tailgated, up to 110, tailgated, up to 120, cue blue lights in the grille! Harsh!

 

This happened to me a while back. I was in a 30 limit in my 106 gti and a silver Evo 8 shot up behind me at christ knows what speed, it dropped back and then accelerated up behind me again, it was so close I couldn't even see the front of the Evo. It kept doing this for about half a mile so I put my foot down as I came off the roundabout and sped up to about 45, only to see some blue lights come on behind the grille area of the Evo.

 

 

They didn't do anything though as the policeman Passenger in the Evo was a customer at the Garage that I used to work at and I'd done several favours for him in the past.

 

Still angers me when I think how I was "encouraged" into speeding.

[welshpug 1,657]

I don't brake, just drop it a gear and lift off.

[BlueBolt 156]

I'm in the "slow down" group...

 

I do like causing agro for them when it comes to dual carriage way and such too tho... They get the hint after a while I find... About 2 miles seems to do the trick

[dcc 855]

I will slow right down, to a stop if I have to. Depending on the driver of the car behind, sometimes I will get out, kindly ask the person what their problem is and see if it can resolved outside of the car, where they aren't using their vehicle to kill me. I don't a flying f*ck if somebody now says this is road rage. I would rather Road Rage when I am out of the car, than the c*nt behind hit the back end or side of my little tin can 205/c2 or rusty landy.

 

It's simple science... 60mph 1250kgs car = a f*ck load of force if they hit me.

 

Either way, I am gutted for your loss. You've learned your lesson and I am sure you wont do it again.

[BlueBolt 156]

sometimes I will get out, kindly ask the person what their problem is and see if it can resolved outside of the car

 

I have a friend who does this all the time. He's 6'4" and about 18st so he's no small shadow... And leaning over and asking, quite politely, if they'd like him to open he boot do they could actually get in, seems to work as they back off quite a bit...

[harryskid 193]

Never worth the effort, they try it on when i take the rally car out, i just slow down and stick to the limit!

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

I will slow right down, to a stop if I have to. Depending on the driver of the car behind, sometimes I will get out, kindly ask the person what their problem is and see if it can resolved outside of the car, where they aren't using their vehicle to kill me. I don't a flying f*ck if somebody now says this is road rage.

 

Seriously?

 

The other thing I find hard to believe is that people actually come to a stop behind you. Surely they would just look over their right and flick the indicator up and pull around you if you were to crawl to a stop.

[benny205mi16 19 1 Cars]

I have before now just given the hand brake a little tug, my car slows without any brake lights coming on, d*ck head behind suddenly realises he is now even closer, gets scared and backs off. Works every time.

Although I do realise one day I might get stuffed in the boot if they do not realise my car is slowing.

[welshpug 1,657]

Seriously?

 

Dan is over 6 foot and 18 stone rugby player

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Dan is over 6 foot and 18 stone rugby player

 

I'm a 6'4 Skittler. Fight?

[welshpug 1,657]

a what?

[Cameron 16]

I know someone that got goaded by a plain police car on the M5, pc plod tailgated at 80, driver went up to 90, pc plod tailgated, up to 100, tailgated, up to 110, tailgated, up to 120, cue blue lights in the grille! Harsh!

 

Exactly how I lost my license when I was 18.

 

"Who's this dickhead tailgating me?" (Foot down.. reach 110mph.. cue blue lights) "Ah. Bugger."

Edited July 21, 2012 by Cameron

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

^ Licence.

[Daviewonder 533 3 Cars]

I'm a 6'4 Skittler. Fight?

a what?

 

 

He's a large person that plays skittles. Think Uncle Buck.

[Cameron 16]

^ Licence.

 

HOLY CRAP you're right! How did that Americanism sneak into my vocabulary?

[dcc 855]

I am able to park my car like a woman when required. If somebody wants to get past, they know where the curb/hedge/verge is