Funny Situation last night - thought I'd share.

[Jesterarts]

Ok, so I had my fiancee's graduation last night up in the city, and at about 10.45 we were almost home driving along the Moorooduc Hwy, South Bound just before the Frankston Flinders Rd round about.

We where in 2 cars because I had gone to work that morning and left my car at the station. My missus about 200-300m behind me and I was in the left lane just about to start indicating to turn left down Frankston Flinders Rd.

Anyway, all off a sudden a bloke who was in the middle lane and about 2 car lengths behind me decided that he also needed to turn off down Frankston Flinders, but for whatever reason also decided he needed to get infront of me to do this, long story short he cut me off pretty bad.

As you can imagine, I decided to let him know my disapproval of his stunt so horn and highbeams came on for about 100m.

At this point I dropped back to a safe following distance and thought nothing more of it.

About half way down the hill before the Baxter Tooradin Rd he decided to slam his brakes on so hard that he locks up, smoke coming from his tyres and almost comes to a dead stop in the middle of the road.

Oh, I should mention he was driving a 2004 odd Merc Wagon, so he slammed the brakes pretty hard for it to smoke up.

Anyway, I had had given him plenty of room so I was able to pull up but just. He then flooded it and a minute later slammed his brakes again.

This was the point I decided I wanted to have a chat with this particualr individual so when we arrived at the Baxter Tooradin Rd round about, him in the left lane and me in the right I rolled down my window to give him a piece of my mind.

He was begin pretty arrogant and was laughing away and blowing me kisses, mind you he was a bloke in his late 30's or early 40's.

Anyway, he then floored it and turned off left down Baxter Tooradin Rd.

Now, I had noticed that coming into the roundabout he hadn't indicated to go left and at the start seemed to wander into the right lane suggesting he was actually planning on going straight or right, so I decided I would go slowly through the round about and see what he did.

My suspicsion was that he would turn into the service station on the round about, cut through it and continue along Frankston Flinders Rd, and since I was still fairly keen to have a chat, I went slow and watched for him to turn into the servo.

And I was right, he pulled into the servo from Baxter Tooradin road and so I pulled into the servo from Frankston Flinders road.

At this point my missus went past the servo and saw me pulling into the servo and thought I was getting fuel but then noticed that I didn't go to the pumps but instead stopped basically bloking the exit and got out of my car and start pointing at someone in a random car at the servo coming the other way.

So, this is the point at which the bloke skirts up, panics, mounts the kerb to get around my car and floors it out the exit and down Frankston Flinders Rd.

I have a bit of a laugh at this point, jump back in my car and continue home.

When I arrive my missus tells me that after she passed the servo, she had a car floor it right up behing her with the highbeams, tailgate here and then suddenly turn all it's lights off and without indicating veer off into a side street.

The bloke ACTAULLY ran and HIDE from me which I thought was hilarious!!

Though when she told me he tailgated her, I did get a bit angry at this pussy prick and felt a bit stupid because her being tailgated was partly my fault.

But yeah, yet again another case when people are all big hero's when they think there will be no consequences to their actions and then skirting up when it comes to a head.

This bloke was like one of those little mop dogs, aggresive and arrogant to everything around it but running off with his tail between his legs when another dog barks back.

Moral of the story: I've your going to bark make sure you have the bite to back it up.

I found the situation amusing overal, apart form the guys dangerous driving, and thought I'd share.

This is not some mucho ego trip, I just found it funny and though some of you might get a good laugh from it at work today.

Cheers and out!

[fuzzy2308]

what a wanker

[88GreenVN]

Yep good yarn for the morning cuppa

[Jesterarts]

One of the guys at work suggested I try and see if the servo caught it on CCTV, and if they did to see if I can get a copy off them.

Not sure on the legalities of it and I don't like my chances, but it would be the funniest thing to watch me pulling in, getting out and just randomly pointing... lol.

[calais24/7]

Get that video footage! i did the same thing yesterday actually, driving down a two lane road, i was in the right hand lane travelling the speed limit following a big landcruiser and this bitch decieded she wanted to squeeze herself in between the cruiser and me, bare in mind this stretch of road is 100km/h and i had to hit the anchors heavily so i thought id let her know about her poor choices by giving her the high beams and on the horn. She stayed in the right lane holding a few cars including me up when there was plenty of room in the left lane so when i managed to get next to her i gave her the one finger salute lol

[soop]

What would have happened if he didnt skirt up?

What if he shot or stabbed you instead? I'm all for standing up for ones self, but somethings arent worth it.

[Jesterarts]

If he hadn't skirted up then I'm sure we would have had a heated discussion.

What if what it. What if when I had to brake hard to pull up and not end up in his arse I hit some oil and ended up wrapped around a tree?

What if this guy was allowed to just get away with it an because of his behaviour someone got hurt?

Maybe now he's learnt his lesson and won't try that crap with someone else, hey... maybe now he won't do it to someone to is less stable than me and follow keep following home.

'What it's' don't change how this actually played out.

As I said, this isn't some macho trip I'm on, just a weird and amusing situation I figured some of you guys would have a chuckle over while having a cuppa.

[acarmody]

Nah wanker like this never learn. The only lesson he will get is when he wraps himself around a pole or something, though hopefully without hurting someone else.

[soop]

I know what you're saying, but for my mind it the only thing you really had control over was getting out of the car.

I just think is better to laugh at these dumb shits, and from what i've seen, most of them are "smart" enough to resort to violence at the drop of a hat.

[PaulSV6]

I always wonder whats going on in some ppls minds!

What a douche

[fkford]

haha good laugh.

what a ****, i hate people like that.

[Tim Smtih]

The club lock is your friend. Similar story i was in middle of three lanes, with the two lanes to the right being turn right lanes at the lights, plenty of room so i indicate and merge left to go straight. Guy in "bubble car" as i call them pulls around to my right, only to see the lane ending very quickly, so he pulls back in behind me narrowly missing cars stopped at a red light to turn right. I see this time and again and your story points this out clearly, people just don't take the time to make a safe manoeuvre and will stop at nothing to take that bloody turn even if it's putting themselves and others at risk. I have no issues doing a u-turn and doubling back, no hassle.

[Trayner]

haha what a wanker lol

[levymetal]

yeah someone did the old lock-up in front of me ages ago on the monash freeway. from 100 down to about 30. i got flatspots in my tyres it was that bad. that was over the fact that he didn't like me doing the speed limit in the right hand lane. so he overtook me in the left lane, head out the window screaming "**** you" in my direction. i didn't like that, so horn comes on. the result? he stops in the middle of a freeway. smart cookie.

lucky you dropped back though. what a ****ing ********. i would have been angry that he pussyfooted it out of there when you go out of your car. then i would have chased him. good old tyre iron in the back seat of my car. come to think of it, i'm probably more psycho than they are.

[GOTMYN]

Pretty sure Raf don't need a club Lock, Knife etc, If it had of heated up.....
It had big Mistake written all over it...lol....

[Jesterarts]

I know what you're saying, but for my mind it the only thing you really had control over was getting out of the car.

I just think is better to laugh at these dumb shits, and from what i've seen, most of them are "smart" enough to resort to violence at the drop of a hat.

Yeah, I'll pay that. I should have just laughed it off and ignored him. But at that point in time my thinking was I didn't want to just be some douchebag who barked back but had no bite.

Stupid choice when I think back to it, but that's how it went down in the heat of the moment.

[cracker]

sound tuff all you want, you never know who it is or what they are capable of.

[gopher]

what a wanker

which one was being the wanker?

if you ask me it was both of them in this case

[Jesterarts]

sound tuff all you want, you never know who it is or what they are capable of.

Exactly, thus why it's not a smart idea cutting someone off, slamming your brakes on them twice and then giving them lip... because they might follow you to a servo.

which one was being the wanker?

if you ask me it was both of them in this case

Yeah, I can agree with that, my behaviour wasn't smart.

Maybe I was tired after a long day and just couldn't be bothered being the 'bigger man' or whatever.

As people have pointed out, I didn't know who he was or what he was capable of nor did he know who I was and am capable of.

It was stupid, but those who know me will back me up that I usually know what I'm getting myself into, and that I can usually get myself out of whatever mess I get into.

Anyway, I was mainly focusing on the amusing situation that arose, rather then the what if's and who should have done or not done what.

[jules]

i used to get cut up about people doing bad s**t to me but now i just slow down, keep my distance and let them be a d***head somewhere away from me. anyone who seeks out conflict on the road - e.g. demonstrating their superiority by cutting in front of you,. if that's their focus and priority, then they must be a loser. personally, i've got more important stuff to worry about (like posting on the net).

[Jesterarts]

Oh, if I was to chase around every retard that annoys me on the road I would have a massive fuel bill! lol!

Not sure why I didn't laugh this bloke off like I do most others, maybe I was bored, maybe I was tired...

Not going to exactly make a habit of it lol! Been there, done that, grew up and realized there was bigger fish to fry.

This was a one off, maybe I just wanted to see what would happen or to see if I could still intimidate people easy.... turns out YEP! lol

[HellSoldier]

I'd have done the same dude, anyone that wants to be a cocky ****head in a car isn't just a danger to you during that moment, they're a danger to anyone on the road. And it wasn't exactly a risk given you pulled along side him and saw what kind of moron he was.

Should have gotten out with a tyre iron and thrown it at the back of his car when he'd driven off and scared the shit out of your misses.

With any luck he actually needed petrol, shit himself and ran out.

CCTV, get it. Youtube it. We all want lol's.

[coolngroovy]

I don't think it's possible to drive down the street & not see someone doing stupid stuff in cars!
I swear some of those indicators are painted on!

It used to annoy me..... but i've come to the conclusion that they are simply not as good a driver as me.

[Stressball]

I don't think it's possible to drive down the street & not see someone doing stupid stuff in cars!
I swear some of those indicators are painted on!

It used to annoy me..... but i've come to the conclusion that they are simply not as good a driver as me.

Lack of indicators is normal for QLD, didn't you know that?

I've stopped paying attention to them, even the people who do use them correctly. I just assume they are changing into my lane or turning at my roundabout exit, whether they indicate that or not.

[Tsunamix]

How do you train a dog from crapping in your yard ? You punish it.

I'm all for Dog training.

Seriously if you let people get away with bad driving, all y ou do is re-inforce that it's ok to drive that way.

Any of you parents remember toilet training your kids ? This is the equivalent of toilet training bad drivers. Let them know they made a mistake. The problem is that the police don't catch them 98% of the time they break the law, so breaking the law becomes the norm.

Heated discussion would have been ideal. Anyone who pulls a gun at a 'heated discussion' has bigger problems than being a bad driver though.