What games duya play on the motorway?
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One of my favorites is being on the inside or middle lane and let a decent gap open infront of you, wait until a car is almost level and then accelerate then bleed off the throttle and if space (and it's safe!) let them catch up and do it again.
Most people it doesn't bother and you get thumbs up etc, but the following hate it:
White Van Man
BMW driving sales manager types
Boy friends trying to impress girlfriend in most TT's
These people love it:
Cars with just women in them
Bored mondeo/vectra sales reps
Blokes two up in summat Max powered up
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Any other performance car
Just a game and remember the speed limit and keep ya distance
Mikey <been playing this game for 3 years and never endangered a soul>
Most people it doesn't bother and you get thumbs up etc, but the following hate it:
White Van Man
BMW driving sales manager types
Boy friends trying to impress girlfriend in most TT's
These people love it:
Cars with just women in them
Bored mondeo/vectra sales reps
Blokes two up in summat Max powered up
Other scoobs
Any other performance car
Just a game and remember the speed limit and keep ya distance
Mikey <been playing this game for 3 years and never endangered a soul>
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Sadly (but no surprise to those who know my love of words!), i try and rearrange all the letters in a number plate to make the shortest word i can (ie adding as few additional letters as possible if there isn't already a word there).
Well it keeps me occupied!
Well it keeps me occupied!
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That's class gridlock, also a great way to liven up the day by inducing some road rage in the other driver! (I am joking- road rage is bad)
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quote: "you drive past a maxed up jap taxi"
What kind of car could that be?
What kind of car could that be?
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I fall into the White Van (3.5 ton LDV) Man category. My favourite motorway game is the “Mirror Signal Manoeuvre” game. The game consists 3 parts-
1, looking in wing mirror and confirming that other (unknowing) competitor is smaller than me (e.g. car).
2, Switch on indicator to inform opponent your coming over.
3, after a generous two or three blinks of your indicator pull in front your opponent just fast enough they don’t have time to move out of the way but no so fast you roll the van.
You gain extra points for the speed of the manoeuvre 90mph being maximum points. You can also gain points for the reaction of you opponent, two fingers up being the bottom of the point scoring scale and full blown pull over now road rage being maximum points. Bonus points may also be obtained if the distance from your back bumper and opponent’s front bumper is as small as possible.
Quite a wholesome and educational game you must agree.
1, looking in wing mirror and confirming that other (unknowing) competitor is smaller than me (e.g. car).
2, Switch on indicator to inform opponent your coming over.
3, after a generous two or three blinks of your indicator pull in front your opponent just fast enough they don’t have time to move out of the way but no so fast you roll the van.
You gain extra points for the speed of the manoeuvre 90mph being maximum points. You can also gain points for the reaction of you opponent, two fingers up being the bottom of the point scoring scale and full blown pull over now road rage being maximum points. Bonus points may also be obtained if the distance from your back bumper and opponent’s front bumper is as small as possible.
Quite a wholesome and educational game you must agree.
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**** me, a white van man who knows where his indicators are.....
edited cos i forgot the H out of his, and i know Telboy will abuse me for it.........again lol
[Edited by Dazza012 - 8/21/2003 7:59:27 PM]
edited cos i forgot the H out of his, and i know Telboy will abuse me for it.........again lol
[Edited by Dazza012 - 8/21/2003 7:59:27 PM]
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I like to snack and eat the paper while I drive. Sometimes I put a stick on the throttle and rest my feet on the dash
Actually, I concentrate on driving like everyone should
Actually, I concentrate on driving like everyone should
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Ian,
Eddie Stobart is Sooooooooooooo passe'...
I'm a Norbert Dentressangle spotter myself.
Mikey - this is a wind up - there was some loon posted the same crap a while back in general - and he got a mega slating for it.
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Totally PMSL @ Tim Grove.
My favourite is a number counting game.
looking at Number plates,
Starting at the Number 1 (usaully difficult to get going til you get to about ten then it's easy...
Andy
My favourite is a number counting game.
looking at Number plates,
Starting at the Number 1 (usaully difficult to get going til you get to about ten then it's easy...
Andy
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I take the letters of a the car reg - like last 3 usually....
FFS....For **** Sake
SHS....She Has Syphillis
TCP....Three Car Prang
BMW....****
CNT....phonetically speaking correct - usually a taxi.
POLICE..Please Obey Largely Inflated Cop Ego's
........and so on and so forth.
You can get some real crackers which are always sexually orientated for some reason?
FFS....For **** Sake
SHS....She Has Syphillis
TCP....Three Car Prang
BMW....****
CNT....phonetically speaking correct - usually a taxi.
POLICE..Please Obey Largely Inflated Cop Ego's
........and so on and so forth.
You can get some real crackers which are always sexually orientated for some reason?
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I play a game called "See the gap, be the gap".
The idea is that when you're leaving the motorway, you leave it as late as possible before entering the slip road.
This must be done without carving other road users up and you must also avoid the hatched area of the road.
Maximum points are awarded for being able to move from Lane 3 to the slip road in one easy movement (25 points) however missing your junction entirely is -100 points.
You must be driving with correct lane discipline, i.e. in the left-most lane unless overtaking otherwise your points don't count.
Basically "See the gap" is where you identify the gap in traffic you will use, "Be the gap" is where you slot into it and the advanced version of the game is called "make the gap" which is what happens when you can't "see the gap" or "be the gap" and involves slotting nicely in between 2 cars when the space is only slightly larger than your own car, but this is only for the experienced "gapper".
The idea is that when you're leaving the motorway, you leave it as late as possible before entering the slip road.
This must be done without carving other road users up and you must also avoid the hatched area of the road.
Maximum points are awarded for being able to move from Lane 3 to the slip road in one easy movement (25 points) however missing your junction entirely is -100 points.
You must be driving with correct lane discipline, i.e. in the left-most lane unless overtaking otherwise your points don't count.
Basically "See the gap" is where you identify the gap in traffic you will use, "Be the gap" is where you slot into it and the advanced version of the game is called "make the gap" which is what happens when you can't "see the gap" or "be the gap" and involves slotting nicely in between 2 cars when the space is only slightly larger than your own car, but this is only for the experienced "gapper".
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TelBoy...
Oh dear...me too. Maybe we should have a competition a la Countdown one day
Sadly (but no surprise to those who know my love of words!), i try and rearrange all the letters in a number plate to make the shortest word i can (ie adding as few additional letters as possible if there isn't already a word there).
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that is more commonly known as the Salesman Sweep
on the 100 yard marker when in the outside lane, thats when you make your exit off the motorway
that is more commonly known as the Salesman Sweep
on the 100 yard marker when in the outside lane, thats when you make your exit off the motorway