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  • 01-05-2006 10:37pm
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    kippy
    Registered Users Posts: 18,584 ✭✭✭✭


    Okay,
    This afternoon, driving through an estate in Galway-speed limit is 50Kph.
    Driving in a Fiesta and I suppose I was doing around 40 Kph. In no real rush anywhere, I had just pulled out from a parked position. About 6 seconds after this a black BMW behind me beeps for around 3 seconds at me (for no apparent reason as far as I can see but because I was doing less than the 50KPH(he could have overtaken me had he wanted to, and in fairness he must have been fairly moving to have gotten that close to me,as he wasnt in the mirror when I was pulling out)
    Anyway, me being a bit peeved gave him two fingers (granted I am not usually like this) but was annnoyed.
    So he follows me into another estate then pulls up beside me, rolls down his window and asks me to step outside for a fight in a foreign accent. Needless to say I didnt want to do this so asked him to move on as he had appeared to be in quiet a rush earlier on when he had beeped me.
    Anyway, he drove off and that was pretty much the end of it.
    Was I doing anything wrong? (Apart from reacting to the beep)
    This is a built up area and the road isnt the best-I would generally drive at the speed limit-conditions permitting)


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    junkyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,579 ✭✭✭junkyard


    He could have been one of the Triads. I'd watch my back if I was you and watch your post too you might get a dodgy Chinese meal in the post.;) :D


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,455 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    The way I'd possibly see it is that you possibly pulled out in front of this guy and didn't take the speed he was doing into account - legal or otherwise. you then went on to drive at a snails pace, and then give him the finger.

    This is how he may have seen it.


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    Vulpiner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭Vulpiner


    Sounds like he wanted to show you whos boss. The big man in his BMW. When I come across people like that (those that tailgate, want to show off by driving aggressively etc) I often slow down intentially. Childish I know, but works wonders. When they pass you out and give the bird, a nice warm smile and a wave and then I do my best to catch up to the speed limit again.;)

    But still, you should keep up to the speed limit as best as you can, because its often the slower drivers that cause accidents.


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