Stand-off in narrow lane

[palinurus]

Taking the long way home down the lanes I came across a 4x4 and a car, nose-to-nose.

Neither of them were going to back down and reverse into a passing place.

Waited a bit, then squeezed past.

Don't know how long they'd been there. No-one passed me until I left the lane three miles later.

I want to know who won now, should've hung around.

 

[Tharg2007]

haha! excellent, they may have been there for a while, have you checked google street view

 

[palinurus]

Yeah. They weren't there when the Google van passed.

 

[ianrauk]

lol.. numpty motons...

 

[Twenty Inch]

What a pair of idiots. Deserve each other, I guess.

 

[Plax]

Neither of them have probably mastered the art of reversing.

 

[gbb]

I'd love to be in that situation...smile at the opposing driver...and get a flask out B)

 

[Tynan]

happened to me once when the other car needed to reverse 10 feet and I had to reverse about 500 metres, I waited a fair while and then ended up reversing the 500 metres, it must have saved the other bloke anout -5minutes on the reversing alone

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I'd love to be in that situation...smile at the opposing driver...and get a flask out B)

I've done that in the lorry ... got my kettle and mug out of the overhead locker and set it all up on the dashboard. The bloke soon got the message.

 

[661-Pete]

Plenty of lanes round here where that could happen. One of the most fundamental of a motorist's assertive 'rights' isn't it, that of not giving way to anyone unless you have to...

One typical lane in Sussex where that could so easily happen, is Deaks Lane. Very tempting for a motorist that is, peeling off the A23 just south of the motorway, taking you on the shortest possible route into Burgess Hill and Hassocks. But chances are, if you choose to 'save time' on that route, you'll spend half of it in reverse. B) Most local drivers are wise to the fact now, the road is far from being a rat-run.

Good cycling route though - but hilly! You can incorporate it into a London-to-Brighton run, if you wish.

Does anyone remember the one-off TV sitcom (in the Comedy Playhouse series) - Impasse? The original B&W version with Bernard Cribbins, or the (not so good) re-make with Paul Merton? Describes just such a situation. I remember the original, it was hilarious! Can't find it on YouTube : anyone know if it's there?

 

[slowmotion]

I've done that in the lorry ... got my kettle and mug out of the overhead locker and set it all up on the dashboard. The bloke soon got the message.

I read that another knock-out wheeze is to start snogging passionately with your passenger. The contrast of you having a lot of fun, while they sit there being angry, sends them into orbit! B)

 

[Tharg2007]

I read that another knock-out wheeze is to start snogging passionately with your passenger. The contrast of you having a lot of fun, while they sit there being angry, sends them into orbit!

maybe not such a good idea if you're in the works van with dave the builder

 

[thomas]

maybe not such a good idea if you're in the works van with dave the builder

... or doing your mother in law a favour

 

[Bay Runner]

I have seen many a stand off outside my house between cars We live on a narrow street which is used as a rat run. I am looking forward to having a stand off with a rat runner just outside the house then getting out of the car in the middle of the road and going into the house. Even better if it was a taxi !!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

This one is on my way to/from work. The armco makes it a doozy. I confess having gone 700c wheel to bumper of a big Volvo 4WD on here when I was 75% over and she came on horn honking and headlights flashing. She said "You can't, you stupid can't". Or something.