I saw something I thought was odd yesterday whilst out in the car on the M42. One car, a red Mini, pulled out in front of another car, a black BMW. The BMW driver braked and sounded his horn in one short blast, followed by two long blasts. The Mini driver replied with, one long blast, one short, another long blast and finally another short blast. The BMW driver, obviously a tad miffed, then proceeded to tailgate the other up the road, repeating the same sequence of blasts. Whilst thinking what a pair of tossers, it occurred to me it sounded like Morse (code, not the TV detective) with the BMW using the code for "W" (w*nker perhaps) and the Mini driver using the code for "C". Could this be another way for drivers to express their irritation? Suppose it would make a change from the odd angry toot if it was.
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tobstv
- 2007-12-21 @ 23:12:12
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- 2008-01-09 @ 03:34:37
Generally speaking I try to ignore the antics of car/4x4 et al drivers till I think they're going to affect me. The moral is stay away fae em as much as possible as frankly they're trouble. I've ran bikes all my life(since 1980) so I think I know wot I'm speaking about. All of us can get angry or make mistakes, but consideration for others I think is cool.
A pity all car drivers were'nt forced to run a bike for 6 monthsd before their car, that way they might appreciate our side of things, plus of course it would kill a few off!!!:-).
A major piss off for me is traffic, like when I take the bike(GS500F) to Aberdeen,being stuck in traffic, surrounded by vehicles of all sizes with a solitary person inside, that sux!!!!.
Roll on milder climes & ice/snow/salt free roads...
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I like it...must learn the codes sometime!
P.S. Keep of the roads for the next few days; gonna be a cold one I fear!