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If a car dangerously speeds past you or overtakes you, how do you let them know they are reckless?
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If a car dangerously speeds past you or overtakes you, how do you let them know they are reckless?



    




kevin friend
by taking there registration number and telling the police


old know all
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I always reassure myself that before long they will die in a messy accident and I am grateful that this time we both got away with it.


mad
I have two points to make - (1) you never know whether it is someone with a good reason for speeding or not - they may be transporting a transplant patient, for example (2) if you flash your headlights or draw their attention they may retaliate - someone did this to me by pulling sharply in front of me then braking suddenly, and it was very frightening. Now, if someone passes me in an irresponsible way, I just sigh and let them get on with it!


Constance B
You don't let them know it is reckless. That is for the police to determine and by doing things like flipping the bird or putting your high beams on on makes an aggressive situation more aggressive....you are egging the driver on to act more stupid than he already is acting. Let them fly by you and go on your merry way.


Katherine X
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I don't I just hang back and let them pass me so they don't involve me in an accident, then wait til further up the road when I see them in a pile up and thank goodness it wasn't me, you can't stop people driving like this, just drive defensively so they don't pull you into their stupid behaviour.


bungee
It is not up to you to be the decider for others driving habits, thats what the police are for.


Facile Princeps
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I dont, just let the idiots get on with it they usualy come to a sticky end


Leave this place, run
I pray that they get the injured man bleeding to death on the back seat to the hospital in time.
It's a matter of perspective.


dna6969
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flash your lights beep your horn and tell them to f*** off


DEREK L
You could always tell the driver how you feel when you are in the traffic jam waiting to get past his fatal wreckage!


Sαмміе Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Flash the lights, Stick a finger up to them, and if they are in hearing distance, I usually shout something I can't say on here!

There is no need for people to drive dangerously, they are putting their own lives in danger - and other innocent peoples lives in danger.


haydensdaddytobe
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Take a masonry brick out from under your seat, get beside them and throw it at their windshield lol.


nosdda
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Don't bother, they may give you a lot of hassle or try to bump your car from behind. Just say "Idiots" and you will be okay.


ladybugewa
The situation would have to be more extreme than what you describe for me to react at all. Remember, sharing the road is not about who's right or wrong, it's about getting where you're going safely. I don't think it's my place to score other driver's performance.


Joe B
I read the horn,lights and the ever popular give em the bird.
unfortunately times have changed. We had a similar situation here not long ago which resulted in a fatal shooting.
There are too many idiots out there driving around under the influence of alcohol,drugs, and just common old garden variety stupidity. There is no telling when one will turn out to be a wanna be gang banger, or even a real one (neither is too bright) or a drunk or druggie who will decide that you've dissed them, and blow your head off.
I am an auto liability claims adjuster, I work with these morons every day and they are dangerous behind a wheel. They know they are being reckless, that is the whole point of their behavior, they think it is cool. It isn't it gets people hurt and killed, property destroyed, and in many cases, lives ruined.
The best thing you can do, is call 911, get an officer out there who can check them out, determine whether they are under the influence, or just stupid, and he or she can do something about it without getting into trouble. You can't.
Trust the police, they really are your friends if you're not doing anything wrong.


the_manic_mechanic
Heh. You don't have to. They already know it and the thing they hit farther up the road will convey the message to them nicely ;)


GOATY
flash yur quartz halogdens and beep and 2 or the more cool 1 finger up


matrix
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If you overtake then you must do it as quickly as possible.

the less time you are in the path of oncoming traffic the better.

the faster the better.....................................

Maybe if you got out of first gear now and again they would not seem so fast?


richard a
most cars have a horn. you could try that.


Schona
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They will eventually find that out for themselves, but maybe not until they kill themselves or an innocent bystander. Some people won't learn, until their car is firmly hugging a tree or telephone pole after their car leaves the road. That's not a pretty picture.


The Wicked Witch of the West
I don`t,I just let them get on with it and get well out of my way.You usually catch up with them at the next junction where they are stuck in a jam or see them waiting for the ambulance when they`ve come to a sticky end.


Paul G
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ive done that sort of thing (Flashed my brights) and had people follow me ready to fight.... so its not always a good idea...


PATRICK
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keep the same speed as them and dont let them pass they will soon slow down when faced with an on coming lorry


mmarrero
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Flash your headlight. Then, get your arm out, tell the passenger to get one arm out, and flap like a bird when accelerating, hold arms down when "gliding", one arm up and the other down when changing lanes or making a tun. Btw, cops will surely ticket you for doing that..


Nite
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Just honk as long as you can!! they'll know the reason why!! showing the finger will just make that person more excited/anxious. and he/she may over-react. which is not good at all!
so, honk and keep your cool!


joes455302
Middle finger always works for me. Then again, I'm usually the the guy passing. :O


Dre
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several different directions you can go in with this situation:
- lean on the horn in anger
- roll your window down and stick up your middle finger
- if there's not much noise, shout some obscenities in their direction
- speed up and catch up to the other car and stare the driver down
- if you have a drink, say, a mcdonald's milkshake, throw it at the other car's windshield or back window. (or directly in their car if it's a convertible)
- cut in front of the offending car and stop. hop out and a)start a fistfight, b)attack with a baseball bat, c)spit on/ at the car/ driver, d)jump up and down and throw a tantrum


Emma-Lou
flash my lights and stick 2 fingers up at them,lol


Johnny
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flash my lights


jazzhd
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full beam lights and a dose of "the bird"





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