Why isn't there a specific offence: 'Driving like a Daffodil'?

[swee'pea99]

Coming back wi' t'hound and I run into one of those temporary three-way controls, on account of they've scraped the tarmac off about 100 metres of road.

When I finally get through the lights and turn right, there is of course a long line of traffic, which as I start passing it is being overtaken by one of those little Smart cars, which passes me going the other way, and all the waiting cars, and then (I check the mirror) pulls in right at the front of the queue, ready for the green light. Now, as far as I can see, the guy hasn't actually broken any laws. The 'other side of the road' that he was using was vacant when he used it; no-one was put at any risk; nothing he did would constitute 'dangerous driving', or contravene any other particular law that I know of. He was just queue jumping, pure & simple.

And yet if anyone in that queue had got out, wrenched his door open, hauled him out onto the road and beaten him to a pulp, as he richly deserved, I bet they'd be the one in trouble. I think driving like that should be an offence, and people who do it should have their cars crushed. Especially if they're Smart cars.

Rant over.

 

[Bimble]

Impatient, selfish, inconsiderate people drive all kinds of cars and pull all manner of stupid stunts. Not much you can do about it really. It's annoying, but you just have to hope that the bad Karma will eventually be revisited upon them to balance things out.

 

[snorri]

, hauled him out onto the road and beaten him to a pulp, as he richly deserved,.

Really?
Perhaps the driver made a mistake, haven't we all?

 

[Drago]

Perhaps he was so embarrassed he didn't want his face to be seen?

 

[classic33]

Light timing in need of adjustment?

 

[swee'pea99]

Really?
Perhaps the driver made a mistake, haven't we all?

You weren't there, I was, trust me: this was no mistake.

 

[Dave 123]

Driving like a daffodil.

They must only think of themselves.

Narcissistic.

 

[KnackeredBike]

One of my most embarrassing moment when driving was driving out of work after a football match. There was a line of apparently parked cars along one side of the road so I merrily drove past them. It was only after a few hundred metres that I realised the were actually queuing cars. Was quite convinced someone would jump out and punch me when I tried to push into the queue.

We all make mistakes should have been on my pushbike!

 

[oldfatfool]

I've done that before now by mistake.Someone was getting out of the car at the back of the queue and there were no signs indicating road works so presumed they were all parked up, especially given that they mostly appeared to be hard up against the pavement, presunabably with hindsight to stop cyclists!

 

[chriswoody]

Bet they were German. Nothing can beat the Germans for que jumping.

Trying to get on or off the train with my Bike in the mornings is a nightmare as they shove past you and don't get me started on queuing in shops.

Coming from a country that's elevated queuing to an art form it's a bloomin nightmare I tell you.

 

[Milkfloat]

Would you also penalise people for driving a daffodil as well as like one? Surely the driving experience is punishment enough?

 

[cosmicbike]

A motorbike is not a car and usually much quicker away from lights than a car. As a result we have a convention that a motorcyclist going to the front doesn't cause offence. I am surprised that you are unaware of this.

Indeed. But sometimes when I do it on my pushbike they get the hump.

 

[Drago]

In 2001 a Smart car failed to give way to me at a roundabout. I sailed across the Smart in my Volvo 240 estate.

Made a frightful mess of the Smart, wrote it off. The only damaged to my car was a bumper pushed in on one side, but a rope and a quick pull with my mates van and it was good as new.

The last car you want to take any kind of liberties on the road with is a Smart.

 

[KnackeredBike]

[QUOTE 4730003, member: 76"]Where is that convention then? Plenty of cyclists, including me, also do this, and we are much slower away from the lights than a car.[/QUOTE]
Depends on the lights, most of the ones near me cyclists are just as quick away from cars other than the odd one who floors it to overtake you and make it to the back of the next queue 100m down the road.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Is there not a proper sub forum for squabbling about cars and bikes?