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I was driving along today in my very un PC 4x4, minding my own business, I was going pretty slowly as I wasn't in a rush to get anywhere. I turned off a roundabout onto a slip road onto the A5, anyhow, the A5 itself was very quiet, so I start indicating in order to let the guy to my right know that I'm proposing to join the A5, only to find the sod starts matching his cars speed with mine, so that I'm starting to run out of sliproad. He continues to do this until I've finally run out of sliproad, and am stationary on the hard shoulder still indicating before he finally deigns, gesticulating furiously, to let me on the road.
What a to**er, despite the fact I had 2 of my kids in the back, what exactly does he think he is trying to achieve? The guy was driving a corsa, in the most preferrably avoidable case of a collision, who does he think is gonna come of worse, Mr Corsa man or Mr 4x4, stupid get.
Now I don't know what your collective opinions are on 4x4's and frankly I don't really care, but whatever your views there can be no excuse for potentially endangering other road users surely. I seriously hope that those with an axe to grind about these vehicles at least keep things in perspective. Most ardent anti 4x4 folk are usually disbelieving, even when shown the proof, that a 4x4 is no longer than a large saloon car, and no wider, the fact that people can't park them is due to their driving, not the size of the vehicle. In terms of pollution they are generally no worse than high performance cars, most of the other stuff about 4x4 drivers being less cautious 'cos they feel safer I would hazzard a guess is complete hogwash.
I seriously hope that 4x4 baiting does not take off, 'cos someone is gonna get hurt it it does, oh, and if your in a Corsa, that's probably gonna be you!
What a to**er, despite the fact I had 2 of my kids in the back, what exactly does he think he is trying to achieve? The guy was driving a corsa, in the most preferrably avoidable case of a collision, who does he think is gonna come of worse, Mr Corsa man or Mr 4x4, stupid get.
Now I don't know what your collective opinions are on 4x4's and frankly I don't really care, but whatever your views there can be no excuse for potentially endangering other road users surely. I seriously hope that those with an axe to grind about these vehicles at least keep things in perspective. Most ardent anti 4x4 folk are usually disbelieving, even when shown the proof, that a 4x4 is no longer than a large saloon car, and no wider, the fact that people can't park them is due to their driving, not the size of the vehicle. In terms of pollution they are generally no worse than high performance cars, most of the other stuff about 4x4 drivers being less cautious 'cos they feel safer I would hazzard a guess is complete hogwash.
I seriously hope that 4x4 baiting does not take off, 'cos someone is gonna get hurt it it does, oh, and if your in a Corsa, that's probably gonna be you!