Everyone was a dick on the road today!

[billyskank]

Including me. :(

I hate it when it's like that. There seems to be a definite vibe to the road each day. Some days everyone is nice and tranquil; nobody drives up anybody's arse or cuts in front of anyone. And then other days everyone's driving like a F1 driver, or worse, like a British Touring Cars Championship driver. :scared: Today was one of those days.

I wonder if it's because maybe one idiot pisses off one person, who goes and pisses off somebody else, etc. etc. etc.

x(

[DS1]

1. What day does Top Gear air?

maybe this is the day after...

[billyskank]

4. Don't think it's on right now

We learned in the papers two weeks ago that Richard "I am a driving god" Hammond has just crashed a Bugatti Veyron. Sounds like they are filming a series right now.

They really should learn not to let that guy near any cars. A year ago he nearly gets killed in a jet powered dragster, and now he crashes a $1,000,000 sports car... :crazy:

[DS1]

5. if he crashed it ~into~ Jeremy Clarkson, I say keep him in the driver's seat

[GoneOffShore]

18. He CRASHED a VEYRON?!?!?!

What a prat!

I've seen that video of him driving one on the test track in Germany, but haven't heard about the crash.

When was this? And where?

As my ex used to say: "Stupid boy.":wtf:

[DS1]

19. Different guy

the guy driving on the track didn't crash it, it was the little hamster looking guy - who also crashed a rocket car and damn near killed himself

[billyskank]

21. That was James May, aka "Captain Slow."

They thought it would be appropriate to get Captain Slow to see if a Veyron could actually do its purported top speed.

[LisaM]

2. Sometimes I feel as if we're on a NASCAR track in the mornings

Just pick a fucking lane and stay there. Don't tailgate. Don't cheat in the carpool lanes till the last second. NAFTA trucks, get the hell out. If it's raining, slow the fuck down and leave more stopping space. DON'T SPEED. And on and on and on.

[redqueen]

3. Balls!

Sorry your drive in wasn't as nice as it could be. :hug:

Bollocks!

[billyskank]

12. Today driving was testicular.

:hug:

[redqueen]

15. hahahahahha

Well done! Dick in the subject line... balls in your sig... and testicular in a response. :)

[billyskank]

16. It's going to be one of those days on DU again, isn't it?

;)

[Parche]

6. Was Or Had???

:shrug: :shrug: :shrug: :hi:

[Hugin]

7. Does the phrase 'dick on the road' make anyone else flinch?

:shrug:

[Crazy Dave]

8. I want to retire in an old town....

...where they only have the six foot wide roads and you can walk to everything. There were a lot of small towns like that when I lived in Spain but I'll probably be moving and searching south of the boarder for a small town or village in Mexico. I hate driving period! When I lived in Germany I didn't own a car the entire time I was there. Public transportation was the best I've ever seen anywhere of all the places I've lived.

[billyskank]

10. A friend of mine has just given up her car.

I think that is so right on. I am trying to work out if I could manage it. I probably could - although there is also the illusion of freedom that the car holds which is very difficult to shake. I know that in many ways one is freer without a car, but the impression is very deep. We'll see.

[graywarrior]

9. But but..you are a dick...

*snort*

[billyskank]

11. No

I don't like that abbreviation of my name. I am not called that by anybody, thankfully.

[graywarrior]

22. Hahahha, Mr. Gray's first name, also

He hates it.

[madinmaryland]

13. Dude!! You gotta stop driving on the wrong side of the road!

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

14. That must be it.

And, everyone is pissed off at not being able to turn left on a red light.

[SOteric]

17. My father always says

"they turn 'em all lose on the same day." (Referring to a lunatic assylum.)

My personal observation has held that this is true. All the insane people and those with commitment-worthy anger and agression issues seem to be out on the same day. *sigh*

[GCP]

20. I go by the 'what comes around goes around' driving method

I flash people to let them in (usually), in the hopes that they'll do the same thing for someone else. I think it improves the general driving experience (at least for me).

[DarkTirade]

23. It could be that there was something on the news that pissed a bunch of people off

and then they went and spread that pissed-offness on the road.