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[chickencam]

We were driving back home in the dark on Saturday afternoon when we accidentally changed lanes on a roundabout in front of someone ( who incidentally was driving too fast according to our son who was in the back of out car). He honked his horn and we immediately moved back into the lane that we were coming out of. I can't remember anything like this happening when my OH has been driving, he is an excellent driver and it was an honest blind spot mistake in the dark and the drizzle.

 

We moved into the correct lane behind the car that we had just missed and came off the round about, only to have the driver of the car stop abruptly in front of us just off the round about. He got out of the car and the air turned blue. My OH had the car window down. He called us all the names under the sun and accused us of laughing at him which we hadn't. He said that he had his little daughter in the car and that my OH was an idiot (that is the sanitised version) We said calmly that it was a mistake and that we were sorry, we also pointed out that we had our son in our car. I think that it was only that fact that stopped him taking it any further. We were left shaking and shocked by the whole thing. IMO he put his child in far more danger by stopping in traffic to shout at us with language not fit for anyones ears let a alone a child's.

 

I dread to think what would have happened had we actually hit his car.

 

Sorry end of rant. I hate aggressive behaviour and bad langauge,has anyone else had a similar experience?

[Guest]

don't suppose you got his reg? if so you could have reported him to the police.

[Bramble]

How horrible for you, particularly as there were children involved. The other driver was very stupid to leave his child in the car. I'm not sure I would have had the courage to stop if that had happened to me, think I would have pulled around the other car and carried on my way. Hope you can put it behind you.

[Cranfield Kate]

no but my friend's ex boyfriend's mum just got dragged out of a car by an off duty police man having an attack of road rage and she had a heart attack and died.

 

diabolical isn't it.

 

my OH used to get people road raging on him. they'd be jumping up and down screaming until he unfolded all 6' 4" of himself out of the car holding a club hammer and then they'd apologise for their mistake.

[Lavenders_Blue]

What appalling behaviour - this must have been very upsetting for you. I can't believe he felt the need to actually stop his car and have a go at you - there is no excuse for that, in my opinion, especially with your son in the car. I hope you and your family are feeling okay after this frightening incident.

 

I have on a number of occasions been flashed or sworn at usually because some other driver on a motorway has decided that 90mph is an acceptable speed to drive at and the fact that I might be overtaking a lorry at 70mph (or maybe a wee bit more ) is totally unacceptable because they are VERY IMPORTANT and need to get somewhere VERY QUICKLY and I am HOLDING THEM UP.

 

Thankfully I have never had anything like your experience happen to me. Please feel free to rant away, I'm sure we all find road rage, aggressive behaviour and foul language just as unacceptable as you do!

[Cinnamon]

I sympathise,it sounds like a horrible experience.

 

Oddly I had something happen to me the other day too.

I was on a mini roundabout & this idiot in a flashy Audi pulled out RIGHT in front of me,making me brake very hard,so I bipped him.

He screeched to a halt by a traffic island (so I couldn't drive around him) & go out of his car... luckily his partner made him get back in. Just a young guy,but suited up & aggressive in a 'The Apprentice' sort of way (I am sure you know the type I mean)

 

It made me shake for ages. In fact I had to pull over to calm myself.

 

It makes me worried for my daughter who has her test in a few weeks

[Guest]

My OH won't let me use the horn when I'm with him as he says it won't be me that they duff up if they decide to turn nasty.

 

It's really best not to use your horn unless you really do need to warn someone that you are there i.e. if they are about to hit you and you think they can't see you.

 

It's horrible out there on the road these days.

[Cinnamon]

I agree about horn use,and I assume he didn't see me through his heavily tinted windows as I so very nearly went into the side of his car. if you need to emergency stop then you should probably use your horn.

Not an aggressive 'PAAAARP' either,which could have set him off,but just a very small bip.

 

I guess he was another just having a bad day

[Old Speckled Hen]

When I was a student my BF and I borrowed a friend's 2CV to drive down to Biarritz. We pipped at a big black car who cut us up...(youthful bravado ). They jammed on the anchors, 2 huge guys jumped out and turned our car over with us in it and drove off without saying a word .

We couldn't really do much else than crawl out, right the car and amble along. I think we stopped just outside Lourdes that night.

[Guest]

OMG, speckled hen, that made me spit my tea! The mental picture is just so funny!!!! Glad you were okay obviously but that is hilarious!

[Woodcat]

The road near my house has a narrowish bridge that goes round quite a tight corner it is two lane but because of the turn you do have to slow down quite a bit to stay in your lane and there is a bus stop down the road from it only quite a short distence but you could see a bus if ones there from the other side of the bridge. A bus had stopped at the stop and i was driving down the other way quite happily and a car came round the bridge so fast he couldn't stop behind the bus and swung out onto my side of the road and level with the bus whilst i was level with the driver going the other way to both him and the bus. I had to do a full blown emergancy stop and wasn't braced for it properly and my hand slipped so i smacked my face on the wheel sounding the horn with my head as i did so (it's a 40 zone and i was doing just under that). The bus pulled forward and he pulled up level with me and called me a load of very very unpleasent names that can't be repeated on forum.

 

I did get a little bit of revenge though.A friend works in a local bank and i popped in to do a bit of banking and told her what happened. (I had bruises on the side of my face) Well it turns out that he works there and had come in moaning about it on the day in question omiting the name calling and the speed elements. So of course my lovely angelic friend told all the cashiers and life was suddenly alot harder for him there. Karma will get them in the end

[jlo]

I am really not sure what gets into people's heads when they are behind the wheel of a car. I confess that I find myself succumbing to bad language and sometimes, it is almost as if I want other people to drive badly so that I can rant away - usually to myself but that is no excuse! My New Year's Resolution was to concentrate on not getting angry whilst driving and it has worked - I try and let things wash over me and try not to beep my horn (unless I have to to let someone know that I am there which is the only justifiable use of the horn,)

 

I am a fairly mild mannered person who hates confrontation but there seem to be people around who relish getting into aggressive situations and it sounds as though you found one there.

 

His behaviour certainly is out of order and I am just pleased that it didn't turn into anything more.

[Cinnamon]

When I was a student my BF and I borrowed a friend's 2CV to drive down to Biarritz. We pipped at a big black car who cut us up...(youthful bravado ). They jammed on the anchors, 2 huge guys jumped out and turned our car over with us in it and drove off without saying a word .

We couldn't really do much else than crawl out, right the car and amble along. I think we stopped just outside Lourdes that night.

 

I would have paid good money to see that!

I bet you dined out on that tale for a long time

[Seagazer]

We've had it happen to us too, and the chap had kids in his car who got really upset. We had our YS with us too, the bloke was very, very aggressive and he was in the wrong. Hubby always quickly locks the doors etc but you never know whats going to happen.

 

I'm glad you're all okay though but it does shake you up.

[Guest]

I lock the doors as soon as I get in the car anyway, it's a hangover from when i worked in wythenshawe and work colleagues were constantly relaying stories of being carjacked!

 

wythenshawe is where shameless was filmed!

[chickencam]

It seems that I am not alone, why do people have to be so aggressive?

 

I immediately locked the door on my side of the car because I thought that the central locking would lock all the doors, but only the driver's lock does that, and my OH had the window down, so it wouldn't have done much good any way.

 

I have a locking button in the centre of the dash on my car and I use it if I am anywhere dodgy.

 

We were out at ED's parents evening last night and I didn't like being in the car in the dark again, I will get over it but the what ifs are scarey.

[Guest]

 

I immediately locked the door on my side of the car because I thought that the central locking would lock all the doors, but only the driver's lock does that, and my OH had the window down, so it wouldn't have done much good any way.

 

 

i was responding to seagazer's post immediately before mine, not to your post.

[Old Speckled Hen]

Yes it's very scarey and I didn't mean to make light of it with my story funny as it now is. Infact it was then but you know what it's like when you're young and indestructible

When I go to London to visit my daughter I always lock all the doors when driving but leave them unlocked on the motorway. I once had somebody try the passenger door at traffic lights to steal my handbag

[Redwing]

I pulled out in front of a lorry at a junction the other day - there was enough time to do so but I was in the wrong gear so my car immediately lost power and he just continued to drive straight at me! I gathered my wits and got going again but he proceeded to drive right up behind me flashing his lights and beeping for at least five minutes

 

It is however really annoying when people pull out on you suddenly without looking - it doent really matter how fast they are going people should look properly and judge the risk - thats not a criticism of you as mistakes do happen of course but just trying to point out the other side of the coin - it doesnt excuse the appalling way you were treated over it of course

 

As a fast driver (not too fast ) I find that more problems are caused by indicisive, cautious and slow drivers especially those that drive on motorways once in a blue moon and think that fifty is plenty fast enough thank you

[Aunty e]

I'm a horrid person behind the wheel - my OH gets really worked up about my never-ending litany of hatred against every other road user. I do try to keep a lid on it, and I'm actually much better now I have Imogen in the car with me most of the time. The only times people have gotten out of their cars is when I refuse to give way (because it's MY right of way) in a particularly tight street near us. I always have the doors locked anyway (having lived in Hackney for ten years) but it's a bit worrying. Last time that happened I had to reverse 200 yards in between cars parked on both sides of the roads because some stupid boy racer wouldn't reverse the ten yards it would have taken for him to be out of the way. I consoled myself with the thought that his life expectancy was probably quite low in his extensively modified 'sporty' GTi.

 

I do use my horn as a rebuke though, especially if somebody has just nearly killed us. I know it's naughty, but I have a really big car and could always run over somebody if they looked threatening. "Ooops, word censored!"ody's going to convict a five foot tall pregnant woman with a baby

[Old Speckled Hen]

I'm a horrid person behind the wheel - my OH gets really worked up

 

That's what my hubby says about me.

He says I am a very aggressive driver but I disagree. I think it's a matter of perception. I now live in a quiet rural area with little traffic. I used to live in the London suburbs and if you didn't have a little bit of punch about your driving you'd be stuck at a junction for ever.

Oh well......... BUT I don't curse at the wheel I just get going and take few prisoners. The thing is I feel I am a safe driver but who knows.

I once drove a hundred miles with my gorgeous new born daughter safely cocooned in her baby carrier on the front passenger seat only to find when I lifted her out, sleeping, that I hadn't clipped the restraining seat belt. I was mortified!!!!