e90 316i drivers

I know that this is going to sound like trolling, but what's the story with these people?

On Saturday, on my way home from Dublin, a guy came up behind me at the end of the motorway where it filters to one lane before Kilbeggan.  I was glued to the 100kph limit, and he approached at warp speed, flashing his lights to try and get me to pull into the crosshatching to let him pass.  Silver 07-D-22** BMW 316i saloon.  He then tried overtaking me on the next roundabout, failed, and then overtook me on a solid white line and through a junction when I slowed down for the 50kph zone in Kilbeggan.  Funnily enough, I passed him a little while later on the Athlone bypass despite stopping to go to the loo, grab a coffee, and not break a speed limit (in fact, I spent a while stuck in traffic, too).  He was driving VERY slowly when I passed him; I reckon that he either had a run in with a blue-lighter or had a scare.  And he was no boy racer; the guy was at least 40; he may have been trying to impress his female companion, and was definitely trying to overcompensate for his lack of cylinders!

My second incident was this morning, same type of car, only black with an 06-G reg.  40-ish woman driving, kiddies in the back, forced her way across a junction where I had right of way, and glared at me as she barged across.  Met the same woman a few minutes later at another junction; same thing again.

What is the mindset with these people?

I usually just put my foot down if someone is being annoying behind me, watching attempt to keep up puts a smile on my face. Then I just pull to the left and let them past, that way if they are trying to impress a female she would ask, "You said your Porsche was fast, why could you not keep up with that big 4 door family car?"

I find that in this country, it is more these annoying little teenage girls driving these horrible little cars that cause the most trouble. Sitting right on your towbar in traffic and getting all angry when you stop them from cutting you off at a roundabout! And boy...do some of them have a foul mouth on them!!!

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irelandoffline wrote: Not all of us have 400+ brake under our right foot Kin. I might only have 2 litres, but i can use it when the need arises. If someone is really annoying me, i make sure they are behind me and stay there.

I would not keep them behind me if they want to go faster, if I want to cruise along I would just let them past. Last thing I want is an idiot tailgating me.

Good point Kin, generally 400+ bhp cars not only out accelerate most cars they out brake them as well.

Had a mate with an FTO a few years ago he put the boot down to get away from a mk3 golf that was talegating him only to have him run into him 5min later after he did some hard braking before a roundabout......

BeemaBoy wrote: I find that in this country, it is more these annoying little teenage girls driving these horrible little cars that cause the most trouble. Sitting right on your towbar in traffic and getting all angry when you stop them from cutting you off at a roundabout! And boy...do some of them have a foul mouth on them!!! BB

blow them a kiss really gets them hot and bothered

dryle wrote: BeemaBoy wrote: I find that in this country, it is more these annoying little teenage girls driving these horrible little cars that cause the most trouble. Sitting right on your towbar in traffic and getting all angry when you stop them from cutting you off at a roundabout! And boy...do some of them have a foul mouth on them!!! BB blow them a kiss really gets them hot and bothered

I will have to remember that on the way home...as I usually have an encounter every few days! No doubt though...people in South Africa, mainly the Gauteng area, drive like a bunch of idiots. Everyone does not care anymore because the police here are so useless!!! Too busy hiding behind a bush trying to catch people doing 121KM/h in a 120KM/h zone than checking all the people driving like idiots.

I actually saw a woman about 2 weeks ago try to cut off a double decker bus by crossing over to the wrong side of the road while there was on coming traffic...in a new uno or something...the bus had to brake hard to avoid squashing her and all of this was just to get one space infront of the bus! She would have had no chance in her car if the bus did not stop...

You have to wonder what goes through peoples minds these days whe driving???

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