old.user4556
Has a sexy sister. I am also a Bodhi wannabee.
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I was out on Sunday afternoon with my girlfriend, when we driving along a dual carriageway doing 50 mph (the limit was 50 mph). There was a police van in the left lane, probably doing around 47 mph on my speedo, so i tootled past at about 50 mph on my speedo, no problem I thought.
Once I was about 8 or 10 car lengths in front, I accelerated a little to about 55/60 mph, but approaching my exit. The two lanes were joined by a third left lane, an "on and off" lane, so I moved from the left lane into the "on and off lane", doing around 50 mph. Suddenly a black focus that was originally in front of me, cut infront of the car to my right (in the left lane) forcing him to brake suddenly and then cut infront of me suddenly slowing down without indicating. Both myself and my missus said "wooooooahhhhh what the fuuuuuuuck" at the same time.
I consider myself a safe driver, being a pistonhead, so I let it slide and gave him the room simply writing him off as a wanker. The speed was down to 30 mph and we tootled around some urban roads heading where we were going when the single lane road opened up to have a "turning right filter lane" which takes you into a shopping centre and a police station.
As I approached this lane, I moved to the right when suddenly the black focus infront of me cut me up into the filter lane without indicating, forcing me to brake hard to which I said "what the fuuuuuuuuuuck, that's twice he's done that". I decided that if he was stopping where I was, I was going to make a comment like "indicate mate" or "twice you cut me up without care or attention".
Anyway, into the junction, the black focus swerves into the middle of the road, and a very irate policeman gets out (unmarked car obviously).
He was pretty angry and said "WHAT SPEED DID YOU DO DOWN THAT DUAL CARRIAGE WAY? ABOUT 65 YEAH?" I said "errrrrrr, probably about 60 at one point?" ... "WELL IT'S FIFTY, THAT'S THREE POINTS AND SIXTY QUID NEXT TIME, ALRIGHT?" and stormed back into his car.
What a fucking tosser. Before I go any further, I admit I was speeding, so he's entitled to book me. But:
1) why didn't he stop me in the first place?
2) why did he cut me up like a complete twat without indicating, and also cut up another driver to squeeze infront of me?
3) why did he caution me when he thought I was doing 65?
and for future:
1) Is he entitled to do that?
2) Can I remain silent?
3) Can they book you on "suspecting" you were going a speed without actual evidence?
I just said "ok sorry" and that was that because i didn't want a scene infront of my girlfriend. But I was outraged, he was driving dangerously and performing dangerous moves in an unmarked car and not indicating in otherwise "normal" driving situations. I wanted to ask him what the fuck he was doing driving like a twat and cutting me up, and why the fuck didn't he just stop me and book me; and also what evidence he had to be able to stop me.
Once I was about 8 or 10 car lengths in front, I accelerated a little to about 55/60 mph, but approaching my exit. The two lanes were joined by a third left lane, an "on and off" lane, so I moved from the left lane into the "on and off lane", doing around 50 mph. Suddenly a black focus that was originally in front of me, cut infront of the car to my right (in the left lane) forcing him to brake suddenly and then cut infront of me suddenly slowing down without indicating. Both myself and my missus said "wooooooahhhhh what the fuuuuuuuck" at the same time.
I consider myself a safe driver, being a pistonhead, so I let it slide and gave him the room simply writing him off as a wanker. The speed was down to 30 mph and we tootled around some urban roads heading where we were going when the single lane road opened up to have a "turning right filter lane" which takes you into a shopping centre and a police station.
As I approached this lane, I moved to the right when suddenly the black focus infront of me cut me up into the filter lane without indicating, forcing me to brake hard to which I said "what the fuuuuuuuuuuck, that's twice he's done that". I decided that if he was stopping where I was, I was going to make a comment like "indicate mate" or "twice you cut me up without care or attention".
Anyway, into the junction, the black focus swerves into the middle of the road, and a very irate policeman gets out (unmarked car obviously).
He was pretty angry and said "WHAT SPEED DID YOU DO DOWN THAT DUAL CARRIAGE WAY? ABOUT 65 YEAH?" I said "errrrrrr, probably about 60 at one point?" ... "WELL IT'S FIFTY, THAT'S THREE POINTS AND SIXTY QUID NEXT TIME, ALRIGHT?" and stormed back into his car.
What a fucking tosser. Before I go any further, I admit I was speeding, so he's entitled to book me. But:
1) why didn't he stop me in the first place?
2) why did he cut me up like a complete twat without indicating, and also cut up another driver to squeeze infront of me?
3) why did he caution me when he thought I was doing 65?
and for future:
1) Is he entitled to do that?
2) Can I remain silent?
3) Can they book you on "suspecting" you were going a speed without actual evidence?
I just said "ok sorry" and that was that because i didn't want a scene infront of my girlfriend. But I was outraged, he was driving dangerously and performing dangerous moves in an unmarked car and not indicating in otherwise "normal" driving situations. I wanted to ask him what the fuck he was doing driving like a twat and cutting me up, and why the fuck didn't he just stop me and book me; and also what evidence he had to be able to stop me.
