What is the correct response to the driver that pulls in front of you ?

[slowmotion]

1) Do not react
2) Shake head sadly
3) Wag finger
4) Open hands and say hey!
5) Shout f~~k you, you stupid c***
6) Resort to uber-violence

Options 1 to 4 leave a better taste in my mouth at the end of the ride, and I try to let it go.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

"Cant"

Or now I am a bit more mature and generally an exasperated wave of arm.

Though if it's on the way to work I ignore it as there are a lot of cars i recognize passing me on our car park.

yeah been there. tricky one. did have a quiet word with one colleague after a way too close overtake. "Was that you? oh sorry!" as if somehow doing it to a stranger would be ok.

 

[snapper_37]

Woaahh and then a self-gratification artist gesture with ones hand.

Never fails to amuse other road users who have witnessed said self-gratification artist cut me up/cut in front/overtake too close etc etc.

 

[gbb]

Woaahh and then a self-gratification artist gesture with ones hand.

Never fails to amuse other road users who have witnessed said self-gratification artist cut me up/cut in front/overtake too close etc etc.

I work on that principle...hopefully other motorists witness the gesture/your exasperation and think about their own driving and how it affects others.

 

[brickisred]

This is a different issue...
Quite often I use the situation to my advantage. A simple shout is effective and gains the attention of (potential) witnesses.

In this case they are more likely to assist a polite victim rather than a swearing foul mouthed hooligan.

That's the problem, I'm trying to change my response and stay calm and only shout a warning oi! but often end with "dick!, "twat!" or "arse marble!" coming out.

Maybe I do have tourette's

 

[thegrumpybiker]

"arse marble!"

i think I've just found my new favourite insult.

 

[jay1lk]

"arse marble!"

Brilliant have to remember that one

 

[Debian]

That's the problem, I'm trying to change my response and stay calm and only shout a warning oi! but often end with "dick!, "twat!" or "arse marble!" coming out.

Maybe I do have tourette's

+1

Me too

 

[Vincealot]

I had an exchange with a driver a couple of weeks back after he cut me up and came 1 inch from ploughing into the side of me. It went a little something like this.

Me: What the F**K are you doing!

(Driver looks like he's seen a ghost. Wide eyed and mouth open)

Driver: Sorry mate

Me: Sorry you could of F**king killed me!

Driver: I didnt see you

Me: Didnt see me? I'm wearing a bright yellow jacket and have 4 lights on my bike! I got 2 kids at home and one on the way. They nearly didnt have a father because you failed to open you eyes!

I then proceeded to ride off. He didnt pass me for over half a mile. Guess he was still in shock.

 

[trsleigh]

Recently a woman executed an unsuccessful U turn right in front of me. I came to a halt with front wheel against her passenger door. A discussion followed where I questioned the wisdom of cutting in front of oncoming traffic. Her final shot was......." but you weren't there."

I really do wonder at times.

 

[GrasB]

That rivals the wonderful statement of "How was I supposed to know you were going round the car [which was parked at the side of the road]?"... Try I was doing well over 20mph there was a car parked up in front of me & I signalled?

On a side note; do many people find that there's a certain class of motorist who doesn't seem to realise what basic left/right hand signals mean?

 

[Arch]

Recently a woman executed an unsuccessful U turn right in front of me. I came to a halt with front wheel against her passenger door. A discussion followed where I questioned the wisdom of cutting in front of oncoming traffic. Her final shot was......." but you weren't there."

I really do wonder at times.

I think if I'd had the wit, my reply to that would be a quote from Hitch Hikers...

"Oh, very good, very deep, you should send that to the Reader's Digest, they have a page for people like you..."

A lorry driver, reversing blind round a corner nearly squished me once. When I got round to his cab and mentioned it, he said "you're only a bike..." Funny, I though I was a human being.

Then he had the gall to ask me to see him round safely. But refused to apologise first. So I'm afraid I rode off and left him to it.