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G'day all,

Sorry for the rant, but just a little annoyed at myself and also at the other drivers reaction after this mornings drive to work...

Basically, rear ended the car in-front at the lights, when he hit the brakes to stop for an orange, whilst we could have safely got through with no dramas. Now im not trying to shift the blame, clearly my fault for following to closely and not reacting quick enough to bring myself to a stop without using his rear bumper as a brake.

No one was injured, he's fine, im fine and there's very little damage to either car, scratches and a dent in the bumpers, my front grill is pushed in a little, but thats about it.

However, (this is where the rant starts) his reaction to this little fender bender was a little over the top IMHO. He immediately jumped out the car ran over to my window yelling and screaming calling me every name under the sun and basically telling me he was gonna kill me if I didnt fix it up right there and then...

My first reaction was to ask him if he was ok, and whether there was anyone else in the car with him and whether they were ok. He carry's on like a pork-chop and is abusing the hell outta me. Gonna knock my block off and smash my head in if I wasnt insured and all this...

I can understand the shock of being in a car accident and the dramas it causes and the stress it involves. So I can understand the initial reaction, however 10mins later we have moved over to an adjacent car-park to exchange details and he is still carrying on and abusing the hell outta me.

The point that really got to me, was whilst swapping details he stood over me and purposely tried to physically intimidate me, standing in my personal space and giving it a bit of the old shoulder bump...Quite frankly I didnt know how to handle the guy and basically just changed details and bailed the hell outta there.

But in hindsight, I am thinking I should have taken him up on his offer to punch on and be done with it (he was a 45 yr old fat bugger but had a good couple of inches and kgs on me, would have been a close call but if I got the jump on him I reckon I'd have had him).

I know I've done the right thing by staying level headed about it, but just pissed off by his reaction. Now in hindsight I'm kicking myself:
a - for causing the accident in the first place and
b - for not having had a crack at him...

Either way, fully insured so shouldnt be a big deal just a couple $$$ excess and I'll be on my way.

Just wondering if anyone would have done the same or if theres a few hot heads out there that would gladly have had it on with such a twat...

Also, sorry for ranting...just needed to vent a little as I still feel like a total dick for causing the whole thing...
 
You should have bashed him to death with your tyre iron. :ph34r:

Just kidding. but if you have his address, you may want to firebomb his house tonight, just for giggles.
 
I've been lucky that the few accidents I've been involved in have been with very laid back people who seemed more concerned with my safety than anything else.....

That said, I have been the subject of some epic road rage when some dumb dumb cut me off, and I honked at him......He decided the best thing to do was get out of the car and have a go at me.....Clearly all talk though as he got back in his car quick smart once I unfolded myself out from my seat....Don't think he was expecting a 6'4" dude with a shaved head, doc martins, cargo pants and sleeve of ink to get out of a Barina....I damn near fell over laughing at the look on his face. I never knew I was THAT scary looking?
 
Hard to say how I'd act in the situation but I don't see myself just copping abuse. If you tell him to shut the **** up and settle down etc and he throws a punch, he'll be in the shit for sure.

Now that you're in the situation you're in, I'd recommend cold revenge. Nothing is more satisfying. Go through the processes with insurance and all that, then wait 6 months or a year and make his life hell. Slash his tyres, mail shit to his house etc.

The way I'm reading this, the guy stopped quickly for an orange (only arseholes do this) and then had the nerve to fire up despite you being level headed the whole way, he deserves retribution. That's just my opinion anyway.
 
I've been lucky that the few accidents I've been involved in have been with very laid back people who seemed more concerned with my safety than anything else.....

That said, I have been the subject of some epic road rage when some dumb dumb cut me off, and I honked at him......He decided the best thing to do was get out of the car and have a go at me.....Clearly all talk though as he got back in his car quick smart once I unfolded myself out from my seat....Don't think he was expecting a 6'4" dude with a shaved head, doc martins, cargo pants and sleeve of ink to get out of a Barina....I damn near fell over laughing at the look on his face. I never knew I was THAT scary looking?

Did your Vespa have mechanical problems?
 
I know I've done the right thing by staying level headed about it, but just pissed off by his reaction. Now in hindsight I'm kicking myself:
a - for causing the accident in the first place and
b - for not having had a crack at him...

Don't feel bad about not having a swing at him. It's great in theory but in reality it can get out of hand very quickly and you can end up regretting the aftermath far more than a minor car accident.
 
I had a young lady on her P's ram into the back of my Hilux as I was parked outside a customers house one morning in her Nissan urvan.
The hit was big enough to right off the well back of the ute and scatter PVC fitting all over the place.

She wasn't hurt, and all I suffered was a ruined copy of Motorcycle News and a spilt ice coffee.
As we both surveyed the damage and sleepy neighbors began to emerge from their front doors, I just shrugged and said 'Oh well, as long as nobody got hurt'
She looked at me and said 'Thanks, I would have cried if you yelled at me' then she started welling up and sobbing.
What could I do?
I walked over and gave her a hug and grabbed a handful of her cute arse, and told her I didn't give a shit about a grubby old ute.
Even though I very much did.
When your ute is your office, it's a big hassle.

Still, its nice to be nice..
 
Now that you're in the situation you're in, I'd recommend cold revenge. Nothing is more satisfying. Go through the processes with insurance and all that, then wait 6 months or a year and make his life hell. Slash his tyres, mail shit to his house etc.

The way I'm reading this, the guy stopped quickly for an orange (only arseholes do this) and then had the nerve to fire up despite you being level headed the whole way, he deserves retribution. That's just my opinion anyway.

I had considered this.

The address of the fellow in question is tucked away for safe keepings...I'm not usually the type of fellow to hold a grudge, but perhaps I can make an exception in this case.

Had to lol at Siloted... :lol:

Pollux, if I ever need a helping hand are you available for hire? My 6 foot, 87kg flyweight frame may not necessarily be enough

However, for the time being Goomboogo makes a good point.

Thanks all for the laughs if nothing else
 
[quote name='Dave70' date='Oct 14 2011, 04:17 PM' post='827699
Still, its nice to be nice..
[/quote]

It's even nicer to get some random ass.

Although I would have asked her for a quick spit & polish. Frightened girls are the cutest little things when they tremble.
 
Did your Vespa have mechanical problems?

LOL, The concept of me trying to fit on a Vespa is beyond funny....


Pollux, if I ever need a helping hand are you available for hire? My 6 foot, 87kg flyweight frame may not necessarily be enough

Size has nothing to do with it mate.......Just looked supremely pissed off :p
 
I've experianced the same. Woman in front of me started to drive off at a stop sign and then hessitated - I was looking too my right moving towards the line (admittedly I was treatin it as a give way intersection not a stop intersection so I was in the wrong already) I ran into the back of her and wrote off her car. When I say wrote her car off - my excess was more than her car was worth (nissan gazelle) ...

Any way she pulls over to the shoulder of the road we were turning onto and I pull in behind her. I hop out of my car and she throws her door open and abuses the **** out of me.
Same as you I'm concerned more that is there anyone else in the car and is every one ok.
Its just frustrating. None of us want to be in a prang - do you really think I wanted to run up her arse and fork out $1100 in excess (I was driving in '84 mazda 626 coupe so only 3rd party insurance for me)
No one is hurt - sure I understand a bit of a carry on for 30 seconds or so because of shock. But then move on.


Pollux your story reminds me of my brother. Also fairly well inked. He 'cut' a guy off merging on punt road and the guy carried on swore and carried on then at the next lights hoped out of his car starts walking upto my brother (who doesn't mind swinging a few). So he get out of his car - infact he doesnt even fully get out of his car he opens the door and swings his legs out and starts getting out when the bloke notices all his ink and his shaved head. Now at this stage he was still on the tools as a boiler maker so was a reasonably well built kid as well. The guy shit and jumped back in his car.

I got chased by a car load of blokes with a shot gun once. I didnt believe the guys in my car when they first said they had a guy I thought it was a broom handle or something. I quickly realised it was a gun and quickly applied a lot of right boot to the loud pedal of the E36 328i coupe I was driving at the time. It was a bit quicker than their V6 VS thankfully. That got the old ticker moving a fair amount of fluid.
 
Well it sounds like a similar situation I was in only this morning....

Basically, I got rear ended at the lights, just as I hit the brakes to stop for an orange, I knew I could have got through the lights but I wanted time to eat my orange. Nevertheless, it was clearly not my fault as this bloke was clearly at fault for following to closely and not reacting quick enough to bring himself to a stop.

No one was injured, he's fine, im fine and there's very little damage to either car, scratches and a dent in the bumpers, although his front grill is pushed in a little, but that's about it.

However, his reaction to this little fender bender was a little under-rated IMHO. So I immediately jumped out the car ran over to his window yelling and screaming every name under the sun I could think of to see his reaction and if he made no attempt to rectify this situation then I was going to kill him...

This person tried to show concern and passion by asking me if I was ok, and whether there was anyone else in the car but I just wasn't going to listen to him so I continued to abuse the hell outta him. I was so close to knocking his block off and smash his head in if I wasn't insured, it just wasn't funny.

I can understand the shock of being in a car accident and the dramas it causes and the stress it involves. So I can understand the initial reaction, however 10mins later we have moved over to an adjacent car-park to exchange details and I couldn't help it so continued to abuse the hell outta him.

By the time he got around to swapping details I had had enough. So I tried the ol' stand over merchant technique and just to try piss him off I stood right in his space to see what he'd do and even tried the ol' old shoulder bump...it wasn't long after this he shot through so in the end I couldn't do anything at all.

I am a 45 yr old fat bugger but had a good couple of inches and kgs on him. So I reckon I would have been fine.

It took me forever just to finish my orange and I was really looking forward to it but this delay was just not called for.

jes' the things I have to put up with around here just going to work... sigh!

:icon_chickcheers:
 
I used to drive past a gym on the way to work. Every thursday a chick would be out washing the windows, but the gym was situated near a set of lights, and it was a bit risky having a perv. Anyway one day the traffic looked good, so I had a quick glance, but bugger, she was a bit on the old side.

Looked forward and shit, all the traffic had stopped! I slammed on the anchors, tyres locked up, and my Triumph 2500 sailed straight up the arse of an old escort. I clearly remember his plastic numberplate frame shattering and spraying pieces over my bonnet.

We both got out, calmly agreed to get off the main road and exchange details, which we did. My first acco, my fault totally, which I admitted (yeah I know you're not supposed to admit fault, but first acco and all, you're stressed out)

His chassis was bent a few inches, the boot wouldn't close. It would've been a write-off if it hadn't been a showcar.

All I got was the nose on my 2500 bent down one inch. It just made it look meaner!
 
All I got was the nose on my 2500 bent down one inch. It just made it look meaner!
B)

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I had a 2500S for years, god they were built tough as far as chassis and body goes, but eventually the rest of it kept wearing out at too frequent a rate to keep the beast. The look and attitude of that chariot spoke volumes, with the nose a bit bloodied would've been even better! But I liked mine because it was just so darned comfy and enigmatic.
 
Have had some young bloke run up the back of my old 4x4 hilux and ruin the front of his 180sx. I dusted the traces of his paint off my tow bar asked if he was alright and if he wanted my details then drove off. Poor kid was packing his daks so i reckon he didn't have insurance. The joys of driving an old hilux.
 

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