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  1. Road rage! 
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    Had a bit of an odd one yesterday.
    I was heading to frome on the a350 happily sat behind a small van doing around 50 mph.
    He was hugging the left of the road but as I wasn't in a rush and there was oncoming traffic, and a lot of side roads I was content to stay where I was.
    I could see the guy waving his arms around so When the road cleared I passed him and saw he was going mental!
    "Why didn't you f****ing overtake" etc.
    I've had cars deliberately block me before but never try to force me to overtake.
    Anyone experienced this before?
     
     

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    People should just bloody follow the Highway Code and not try and get other road users to do things. Strange I have similar experiences. Riding by the side of bowood yesterday on the Chippenham side the car in front was doing 50, I was happy as was soon turning off he slowed to 20 miles an hour and crawled along I wansnt up his arse either or aggressive. Thought he might of been ill or something so stayed behind he then stayed like this and backed up the traffic for a while. Daughter was in a car behind me coincidence and wondered what the guy was doing. I did over take him in the end he then sped up immidetiatly again only for me to turn right into Derryhill with my daughter and I a bit panicked what this guy was doing. Last week I caught another one on my camera I overtook a car in savanake to pull into a large gap behind a black car. The black car moved to the left hard and violently braked essentially assuming I was going to overtake it too. But there was not the space and now there wasn't a gap to move into either from the persons good deed!
     
     

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    I'm all for just letting people past if they want to go faster than me or if I really don't like them following me for some reason I'll find a safe place and pull over but there certainly are some f*cking idiots about out there!
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    A few years ago now, around jnc12 M4, i'm doing about 85 on the bike outside lane, and some ferkstick in an audi is right up my chuff, and i do mean 2 foot away, middle lane is chocka. About a mile before jnc11 traffic stops, i'm so enraged i stop get off bike and go to have it out with him, and he says why wasn't i lane splitting, at 85 you F*()(*&^g idiot? I was gonna twat him, but he had glasses and about 3 foot tall, and proper sh1t himself too.
     
     

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    I think it's a distance thing. If you are close up to a car in they will wave you through, if possible. If you are far behind the vehicle in front , they won't bother. Richard
    It's not about my ears ... it's about my ride!
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vulcanboy View Post
    I think it's a distance thing. If you are close up to a car in they will wave you through, if possible. If you are far behind the vehicle in front , they won't bother. Richard
    Very true but people have a very different idea about what is close and what isn't.
    I've had people brake check me before and I didn't even have to react because I was so far back.
     
     

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