White van man Verses Vx220!

lotustype116 · Post by **lotustype116** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:24 pm

(also posted on Vx220.org)

On the way to Edinburgh this morning I was stuck in slow moving rush hour traffic on the M90 just before the Forth bridge.
I was half way alongside a white Transit van when he decided to indicate right and move straight across. At first I thought I must have been in his blind spot so I gave a toot on the horn, but he keeps on coming and forces me up onto the central reservation. Still the driver seems unaware and refuses to acknowledge me.
I got Sara to take down his number and inform plod. But guess what? As there was no accident there is nothing they can do!
I'm pretty sure if I were doing 75 in a 70 they would take action though!

Moral of the story:- Take care out there guys and girls! It would appear we are pretty vulnerable in our wee plastic tubs especially at this time of year.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:29 pm

Bloody white van men!

An Elise owning colleague at work has just informed me that he crashed his 03 plate 111S the other night. He hit a patch of pine needles and lost the back end, wasn't hammering it along or doing anything silly. He's registered here but doesn't post he himself was fine though.

be carefule out there dudes.

Scottd · Post by **Scottd** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:36 pm

lotustype116 wrote:(also posted on Vx220.org)

On the way to Edinburgh this morning I was stuck in slow moving rush hour traffic on the M90 just before the Forth bridge.
I was half way alongside a white Transit van when he decided to indicate right and move straight across. At first I thought I must have been in his blind spot so I gave a toot on the horn, but he keeps on coming and forces me up onto the central reservation. Still the driver seems unaware and refuses to acknowledge me.
I got Sara to take down his number and inform plod. But guess what? As there was no accident there is nothing they can do!
I'm pretty sure if I were doing 75 in a 70 they would take action though!

Moral of the story:- Take care out there guys and girls! It would appear we are pretty vulnerable in our wee plastic tubs especially at this time of year.

2 of my 3 accidents were women pulling out without seeing me, horn never worked then either. I think those same people probably think that's for when I'm on my bike infront of them an they want past!

jj · Post by jj » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:53 pm

Bloody white van men!

I resemble that remark

I do more miles in the white van than the exige, most of them 3" off peoples bumpers, whilst drinking IrnBru and reading the daily sport.

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:01 pm

jke11y wrote:
Bloody white van men!
I resemble that remark

I do more miles in the white van than the exige, most of them 3" off peoples bumpers, whilst drinking IrnBru and reading the daily sport.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 3:08 pm

jke11y wrote:
Bloody white van men!
I resemble that remark

I do more miles in the white van than the exige, most of them 3" off peoples bumpers, whilst drinking IrnBru and reading the daily sport.

Bloody Exige drivers!

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:09 pm

I was forced on to the hard shoulder today when I was going down a slip road onto the M77 , guy pulled into my lane no indicators nothing . I hit the horn no reaction he kept coming , when I drove past all his windows were steamed up

There are some very stupid people out there .

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:47 pm

Gotta love work mobiles the most fun one I've had being a 50cc Honda moped

and the most interesting being a Beat 106 liveried 4.0Litre straight 6 Jeep.

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:48 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
jke11y wrote:
Bloody white van men!
I resemble that remark

I do more miles in the white van than the exige, most of them 3" off peoples bumpers, whilst drinking IrnBru and reading the daily sport.
I do more miles in my 160 than my white van

How much rat poison can you fit in the Elise?

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:04 pm

M77 was bad tonight about 3 people pulled right out in front of me one haveing to swerve back into his lane or he would have hit me

Craig

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:23 pm

Cheers
Craig

Post by **ironside** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:13 pm

lotustype116 wrote:As there was no accident there is nothing they can do!

Hang on,

They dish out verbal warnings to Elise drivers based on the say so of Miriam and Mildred types in Micras or whatever in the run recently but not when a van forces you off the road?

Huh.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:18 pm

good point that man...

Greg, we need legal beagle knowledge

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Fri Nov 24, 2006 10:11 am

craigs135s wrote:M77 was bad tonight about 3 people pulled right out in front of me one haveing to swerve back into his lane or he would have hit me

Craig

Put the lights on then!

Scottish Elises

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