• Back to the topic on whether to confront or not to confront, I had gotten a little fed up after a BMW had overtaken me at speed and close three times on the same stretch of road, only to have to slam on brakes and stop for waiting traffic at three sets of traffic light at which I duly overtook him. Later on a separate blue, massive BMW must have passed me at 6omph in a 30, before slamming on his brakes to wait behind another car, waiting for traffic to pass so they could go around a parked car. Said BMW got right up behind them, shaped to overtake them, and beeped at them.

    In retrospect all of that should have been red flags, but he was driving so fast and obnoxiously I couldn't resist a 'you need to slow the fuck down mate' as I trundled past on his inside, through his open window. The car in front cleared the parked car and I was about to do the same when I felt something on my leg. It was the BMW's front wing pressing in, trapping me behind the parked car where upon the driver unleashed the most froth-speckled tirade of Khorne beserker hate speech I have perhaps ever seen. I mean he was so angry it was comical. I felt sure he was going to get out and I didn't have my D-Lock. Then suddenly he just squealed away and immediately turned left at ridiculous speeds still shouting at me.

    Clearly the driver was already unhinged over something by the way he was driving, and I must have just pushed him over the edge. I really hope he got some instant karma by either getting pulled over or by crashing and ruining his pretty blue Bimma.

    So the question remains, to confront or not to confront? The answer remains whether you have a D-Lock on you or not.

  • 'you need to slow the fuck down mate'

    Yeahbut this is antagonisation. If you are going to say something, I'd be inclined to offer something neutral, Are you OK? maybe but even that's a bit 'u ok hun'.

    Safest just to camera and report to the police.

    On a side note, had some chap (it's always....mostly a chap) fly up behind me revving his engine yesterday who then essentially bullied me out of his way. Karma delivered however when he got stuck on our one way street behind one of those curious communal bus type things that had stopped to pick up some old dear. Considered giving a cheery wave as I passed him and slipped through but thought no, so just had a little smile instead as I looked back as they laboured the process of loading wheel chair granny.

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