Not saying thank you to courteous motorists

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

They cost you the Presidency where I live.

I'd actually put it the other round. Stupendous bad manners seem to have won the presidency, by being mistaken for tough guy leadership.

 

[talkativesprout]

When I hit the big time and moved from Dukinfield to Romiley I noticed a steep decline in drivers that would even let you out, to the point of when I let people out at junctions a quizical "Does Not Compute" look dropped on their mainly aged ravaged faces, along with a failure to act on my good grace like a rabbit in the lights, they would take a few seconds to comprehend that someone had given up their right of way to aid traffic flow...A thankyou wave is now just a bridge to far to expect

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

The other day a car was turning left and a young school girl was crossing, the **** beeped his horn and tore off shitting her up. Given that the new law now is pedestrians have the right of way, I felt like chasing the wanker to advise him. I find it always seems to be people in flash cars now that are the worst.

If it was a really flash car he'd probably have outpaced you. Unless you were driving a Porsche…

Seriously, that is absolutely repulsive behaviour. Towards a young school girl?? I'd have loved to have him taken out with a sniper's bullet.

By the way, what's a “white van”. Is that a particular expression? I don't know it.

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

I live five doors away from a school and a church. So we get lots of ignorant parents/guardians and worshipers in our street. Today, I was trying to get the car out of the drive, but a young woman was parked halfway across the exit talking on her iPhone. I beeped and motioned to her to move away so I could get out, and she gave me the finger. I decided to let it pass for fear of being branded as a male chauvinist, after a few more seconds she decided she was in the wrong and accelerated away, scraping a car parked next door. Sadly I didn’t get the number plate

 

[metalblue]

I always say thank you and expect manners in return. People are generally polite when out and about, holding doors, letting people go first at checkout but put them in a car and it becomes very territorial.

One trick I use when trying to get out in to busy traffic is to thank them before they indicate I can come out, never failed as they always let me out even if they had no intention to. People hate folk who try to push out.

 

[Elbow beards]

If it was a really flash car he'd probably have outpaced you. Unless you were driving a Porsche…

Seriously, that is absolutely repulsive behaviour. Towards a young school girl?? I'd have loved to have him taken out with a sniper's bullet.

By the way, what's a “white van”. Is that a particular expression? I don't know it.

It's a van that's white :) basically most trades vans in this country are white and the drivers used to have a bad rep for driving like twats, mainly because they aren't their own I would have thought.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It's a van that's white :) basically most trades vans in this country are white and the drivers used to have a bad rep for driving like twats, mainly because they aren't their own I would have thought.

Ah, now that raises a point. I'll tell who do drive like cunts at times in their vans and lorries — anybody in the building trade (hope you're not in the building trade). I think the reason is that they genuinely are in a tearing hurry, because half of them juggle several sites at the same time, they do a bit of work on one, then rush off to another.

 

[Elbow beards]

Ah, now that raises a point. I'll tell who do drive like cunts at times in their vans and lorries — anybody in the building trade (hope you're not in the building trade). I think the reason is that they genuinely are in a tearing hurry, because half of them juggle several sites at the same time, they do a bit of work on one, then rush off to another.

No I'm not a builder mate :)

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Or when someone let's you out and you acknowledge them, but them don't acknowledge your acknowledgement.

 

[normskih]

It's always women and bus drivers who never let on. Face like fucking thunder on them.

I'd rather just let people go. Far easier

Rubbish, have you not read my reply?