After just missing an idiot pedestrian last night while doing a left turn from Brighton Road into Balaclava Road in Surbiton with the right of way belonging to me, I had to avoid this man who clearly disregarded the red light against him.
As it was warm and my window was down anyway, I simply said to him: "Have you made a will?"
Surely, this is not road rage? Sarcasm yes.
Another favourite of mine is, when parallel-parking the car and people stare at me, I say to them: "I always park better when stared at."
I would welcome members' frank admissions please of their own "episodes" if you have any.
Challenging anybody when driving is fraught with risk and not advisable so it's better to avoid doing so.
When turning into a side road one should give way to pedestrians already crossing even if against a red light as they could be intoxicated, drugged, ill or just absent minded. Errant pedestrians commit no offence but a motorist who hits one could be held to account .
Did I say I didn't stop? The guy was an idiot as he deliberately stepped onto the crossing as soon as the light turned red.
How many drivers don't stop when a light goes red? touchè.
Many years ago, early 1970s maybe, when Volvo's "boxy" cars came out, I was out with a friend in his volvo. As we turned off Tibbets Corner to go along Commonside towards Wimbledon, a car pulled out of the side road on from=nt of us. My friend got out of the car and "had words" with the car driver.
He got back in the car laughing. "what did you say" I asked. "I informed the driver that if one hadn't had excellent brakes, one would have been joining one's lady friend...in a communal grave". He had a way with words.
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