JonathanL Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) Yes dear Jonathan....you can pontificate all you like...the offence is absolute...too close to the car in front...and you really are a pain at the best of times !! So, to clarify; you stamp on your brakes because a car behind is 'too close' (in your esteemed opinion). The driver of the car behind is always guilty of an offence if he hits you? Yes or no? J. Edited April 25, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 So, to clarify; you stamp on your brakes because a car behind is 'too close' (in your esteemed opinion). The driver of the car behind is always guilty of an offence if he hits you? Yes or no? J. I would said years ago it was black and white, too close and too fast 100% your fault (assuming you are behind) regardless of why they braked. With the 'invention' of whiplash and associated claims culture I would imagine this is no longer the case with van loads of people doing just that in an effort to get hit from behind to enable them to all file a claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 So, to clarify; you stamp on your brakes because a car behind is 'too close' (in your esteemed opinion). The driver of the car behind is always guilty of an offence if he hits you? Yes or no? J. YES you should ALWAYS be within YOUR stopping distance, its not that hard really. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 YES you should ALWAYS be within YOUR stopping distance, its not that hard really. KW And the person who stamped on his brakes isn't guilty of anything? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) YES you should ALWAYS be within YOUR stopping distance, its not that hard really. KW A second answer to this. The person in the following car was too close because he was having a heart attack/epileptic seizure/diabetic event/sneezing fit, etc, etc and so wasn't responsible for how close he was to you. Does he still committ an offence? J. Edited April 25, 2013 by JonathanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) A second answer to this. The person in the following car was too close because he was having a heart attack/epileptic seizure/diabetic event/sneezing fit, etc, etc and so wasn't responsible for how close he was to you. Does he still committ an offence? J. oh dear your barrel is no longer in need of scraping. KW Edited April 25, 2013 by kdubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I was always taught to drive defensively at all times, never be aggressive, always back off and avoid any vehicular confrontation, dont ever get pulled into a 'tit for tat' situation. I like to think i have driven like this, i have let people get away with stuff that you wouldnt in a non car situation as the stakes in a speeding vehicle are massively high. Obvious stuff really, but i like getting home in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 oh dear your barrel is no longer in need of scraping. KW Explain please. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 kdubya - very droll. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If ifs and buts were nobut nuts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... from Auntie. Explain please. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud dad Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 A second answer to this. The person in the following car was too close because he was having a heart attack/epileptic seizure/diabetic event/sneezing fit, etc, etc and so wasn't responsible for how close he was to you. Does he still committ an offence? J. Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marine1980 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 To be honest I normally slow down and wait till I get to a set of tragic lights and if the car is still behind me walk around to the back of my car, at 6ft 3 and 16.5 stone they tend to poo themselves I then proceed to get any random bit of clutter out of my boot and get back in the car! At no point do I act or intend to be aggressive but its surprising how many cars tend to back off once they have actually seen who's driving!! And if its a really big bloke driving I send the misses out to get something!! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I was always taught to drive defensively at all times, never be aggressive, always back off and avoid any vehicular confrontation, dont ever get pulled into a 'tit for tat' situation. I like to think i have driven like this, i have let people get away with stuff that you wouldnt in a non car situation as the stakes in a speeding vehicle are massively high. Obvious stuff really, but i like getting home in one piece. well this has been the most sensible post iv read so far on this topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If someone is too close to my **** I slow doon to a speed that suits the space he has left for a stopping distance. They don't like it very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del T Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 If someone is too close to me then I flick the anti lag switch,give it some right foot then lift off. A foot long flame coupled with some large bangs and they soon back off!! Not good for the turbo though :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sorry I'm late chaps, just been digging up a body I found in the back garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnerbob Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 So, to clarify; you stamp on your brakes because a car behind is 'too close' (in your esteemed opinion). The driver of the car behind is always guilty of an offence if he hits you? Yes or no? J. What an objectionable confrontationalist you are, is it your sole purpose in life to antagonise......Yes or no ? and yes, if the car behind runs into the back of the car ahead, he is too close, have you got that this time ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 A second answer to this. The person in the following car was too close because he was having a heart attack/epileptic seizure/diabetic event/sneezing fit, etc, etc and so wasn't responsible for how close he was to you. Does he still committ an offence? J. Yes, if you can't fit in a sneeze before noticing the car in front has stopped you are too close. And see section 5.8.3.4.9 of the highway code about pulling in if you are about to have a heart attack/ seizure/ diabetic event. Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogie Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 JL you need to settle down and try to imagine how others see you - being an objectionable *** is not a team sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probuck Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Just slow down and let them overtake you..thats what your suposed to do. If you break test them and they hit you from behind..your at fault. I use a recording system on my motor..id like to see you talk your way out of recoded evidence.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 Some people have over inflated opinions of themselves. Being critical of anothers spelling then putting a comma before "and" ? Silly and troll like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SakoQuad Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I was always taught to drive defensively at all times, never be aggressive, always back off and avoid any vehicular confrontation, dont ever get pulled into a 'tit for tat' situation. I like to think i have driven like this, i have let people get away with stuff that you wouldnt in a non car situation as the stakes in a speeding vehicle are massively high. Obvious stuff really, but i like getting home in one piece. In fact the sort of behaviour you might expect from a mature, sensible sort of person who has been judged mature and sensible enough to hold firearms, shotguns etc. The risks involved to other completely innocent road users in the situation being discussed here are horrific. It is a salutary experience to read some threads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 What an objectionable confrontationalist you are, is it your sole purpose in life to antagonise......Yes or no ? and yes, if the car behind runs into the back of the car ahead, he is too close, have you got that this time ? That isn't what I asked though. He is quite obviously 'too close'. I asked whether he was always guilty of an offence. So, yes or no? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overandunder2012 Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 dont you just sleep better at night knowing some of the members on pw have licences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 On the topic at hand it's strange how cars bring out the worst in most people, be it aggressive or passive aggressive behaviours. I guess it's because we think of them as an extension of our homes. If you were walking down the streat you wouldn't walk so closely to someone that you were doing the locomotive, equally you wouldn't just stop dead walking in the street to make someone walk into you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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