By Dave Nestor
I've made plenty of mistakes in my life, believe you me. But when I do, I try to be man enough to admit it. So, I confess: I really screwed up just now when I hesitated for a split second when the light turned green. I only hope the good Lord and you, the driver of the car behind me, will forgive me. Thank you for showing me the error of my ways.

I can't believe how insensitive I was. I mean, I consider myself a pretty do-unto-others kind of guy, especially when behind the wheel. Sure, there are times when I get a little careless, especially when I'm thinking about something. That's what happened when you so helpfully honked at me. I was on my way home from work and had all sorts of stuff on my mind. I won't bore you with the gory details

 

he he he...love dripping sarcasm!!

Seriously, next time, when he honks, look down at the floor like you just dropped something. Then fiddle around for it until the light turns yellow. Then hawl ass through the tail end of the yellow and he will miss the entire cycle but you won't. Really pisses them off!!

Mark

 

What a pisser

 

Flip him off. Then just sit there for awhile.

 

For you Lips it doesn't work! It's usually a cop and he's got a light!

 

UH OH Lips....JRM has your #!!!!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JRM
[B]For you Lips it doesn't work!

 

After being in Australia for awhile now as some of you might be aware, I had to get some airhorns finally to awake the bloody thick-headed drivers on the roads in Sydney very more than often than VTECing to me. I can understand your case isn't a big deal, but whatabout those who just decide to cut you off suddenly with no indication or prior warning and nearly hit into you?

I have too many experiences, sometimes with old folks who literally feel they own the whole road and have no awareness of anyone's presence or some young punk trying to make into Schumacher's shoes with some fanatic driving. Here is the recent major one almost immediately I had the airhorns installed ... Once I was VTECing on a clear highway when this girl on her provisional plates with her boyfriend in a MMC Lancer just decided to give me a sudden 1-indicator warning syndrome and cut me off. That left me no road to drive and I nearly went off the highway hard on the brakes with barely room for a car on the emergency lane ... Now, you tell me? Does down under sound fun to you? I doubt so with my whole heart most of the times. She eventually heard my horns and her boyfriend apologized numerously when I caught up to them and gave them a piece of my mind.

 

Last week some punk in a 4WD pulled away from the kerb right in front of me and the following line of traffic. I should have blasted him with my air horns but I was too stunned at his blind stupidity to think about it until later.

A national pastime here is to drive big 4WD's with bullbars. The funny thing is that most of them never see offroad action. They are driven by pushy tailgating drivers rushing to get to the supermarket. Sitting up high makes them feel safe despite the fact that 4WD's were found in crash tests to be seriously less safe compared to other cars.

Anyway...next time I won't be so slow off the mark using my air horns.

Nicely written post s2kmtl

 

Your profile is slim. Do you live in New York? The story sounds a bit New Yorkish; I can say that because I'm proud to live in New York.

And remember the '02 S2000 has another horn so we can be even louder in retaliation!

If they are that strung out on coffee I say turn up the stereo and drive along at the speed you are comfortable at!

I'm thinking they were a bit like a word that rhymes with Bass.

 

Wow.... I wouldn't like to upset you!!!!