Deliberate asshattery

[ApolloSZ]

So. I tend to succumb to verbal raging when I drive. Simply because unlike my work, I don't have to be nice to the morons I meet on the road. Its basically a 'release' of sorts to swear my head off in a rant about people who cut me off, almost cause accidents (more on that later) or drive like w*nkers.

(ed. - Our speed limits etc are in kilmetres per hour, rather than miles)

1 - Was driving to Mums place the other weekend to see her after my holiday (which was awesome, btw). Left "random town" and ended up behind a car travelling around 80kmh, where as the speed limit is 100km/h. Fine. A tad annoying, but I could understand either the car cant go faster or the person might not feel comfortable at 100 etc. Turns out this wasn't the case....

We reach a passing lane, where said asshat decided to speed up so people couldn't pass him/her. I reached (and I'm not proud of this, I don't normally speed) over 110 passing them. When the lane ended, they promptly went back down to 80kmh and receeded into the background. So hence the title of this thread.

B - Lazy ass pedestrians - Driving down a main town road I saw someone start crossing, casually strolling, and obviously intent on a wrestling match with my bumper, or under the misguided belief they had right of way on a road. Naturally I slow down, not quite stamping on the brakes, and they just look (Kind of a "cant you see I'm walking here? mixed with a cow looking at an oncoming train look) at me as they cross infront of me to their car parked on other side. How close was it? If I didn't slow down I bet it would have been a "splat" situation. The kicker? There was a pedestrian crossing about 5 metres (15 feet?) along from where they crossed.

Sigma - Lemmings - This is more a people watching thing. Outside "city trainstation" its interesting/sad to watch the masses as they leave, crossing the road outside with no care that it is indeed a road, not a footpath that happens to have cars on it. I'll admit, I jaywalk now and then, how ever I:
a) make sure I have time to cross, and
b) look out for the ton of painful death type metal on wheels before I cross.

The number of near misses I see... oi vey.

[Argabarga]

You can actually get in trouble for doing that "speeding up to not let someone pass" stuff here in the US, it falls under the catch-all "Driving in a manner unsafe for conditions" that most states have in their vehicles code as a way of, well, making such asshattery illegal.

Unfortunately, the chances of a police officer on traffic detail being around and seeing it happen are effectively nill, so they keep getting away with it

I also have a problem with pedestrians who take the right-of-way law too seriously and step out in front of speeding cars confident that nothing bad can happen to them..... since they have RIGHT OF WAY! Yeah, uh, maybe it's just me but I'd rather be humble and waiting at a crosswalk than righteous roadkill

[Sapphire Silk]

You can actually get in trouble for doing that "speeding up to not let someone pass" stuff here in the US, it falls under the catch-all "Driving in a manner unsafe for conditions" that most states have in their vehicles code as a way of, well, making such asshattery illegal.

Unfortunately, the chances of a police officer on traffic detail being around and seeing it happen are effectively nill, so they keep getting away with it

And yet they will do it. We call that a "rolling roadblock" in my neck of the woods. The state troopers are not amused. They will pull you over and give you a ticket.

[DeltaSierra]

1 - Was driving to Mums place the other weekend to see her after my holiday (which was awesome, btw). Left "random town" and ended up behind a car travelling around 80kmh, where as the speed limit is 100km/h. Fine. A tad annoying, but I could understand either the car cant go faster or the person might not feel comfortable at 100 etc. Turns out this wasn't the case....

We reach a passing lane, where said asshat decided to speed up so people couldn't pass him/her. I reached (and I'm not proud of this, I don't normally speed) over 110 passing them. When the lane ended, they promptly went back down to 80kmh and receeded into the background. So hence the title of this thread.

I detest people like this!!! I encounter it quite often, unfortunately. I live in an area that's very popular with the motorhome/trailer/camping/fishing crowd, and be stuck behind a motorhome doing barely 60kmh that then barrels up to 100+ to keep you from passing them when a passing lane opens up. I always wonder if they keep tally of who passes them and everybody that successfully does, causes another major bruise on their tiny ego or something.

[Racket_Man]

In my line of work I am required to have a lighted car topper on my car at all times I am on the clock and on the road. the company calls it "FREE advertising" but there are times I call it

the let's fuck with the pizza delivery driver because we can sign. This means they will:
1. go 10 MPH in a 25mph zone
2. not allow me to change lanes when I need to. optional bonus: stare straight at me with a shit-eatin grin whil I am trying to pass them on the right (not a good thing to do)
3. purposely weave down the street (as in curb to center and back) while varyng their speed
4. purposely speed up and slow WAY down until they try and make me hit them
5. pull crazy stunts like right turning into my lane when I am very close to the inersection
6. take up both lanes while they want to turn left and I am signaling to turn right thus blocking me from turning.

[RealUnimportant]

In the UK, towing vehicles are limited to a lower speed that other traffic but it varies depending on how many lanes, so there's a little "excuse" for this kind of behavious in those situations. However, for such a wide variance in a normal vehicle, I absolutely detest this kind of behaviour.