Mungo

...when you've just overtaken them?

I know we've probably done this to death, but yet again it happened to me this morning. Some duffer had just pulled off in front of me in his Citroen diesel, he was only doing 25 or so (in a 40). I accelerated cleanly past him with plenty of visibility
ahead, clear straight road, and he flashes me! Why ?

Mickle

Maybe he's flashing as if to say 'well overtaken my friend, I wish I had your acceleration in my poxy little car'

warrtster

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Might be to let you know you've completely passed him and it's safe to pull back in?

bioforger

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hehe yup funny that isnt it. When I overtake any1 in the scoob I get flashed now. It never happened in any other car I had I think these people are jealous or something

Once some bint in a Honda cut in on a queue of traffic, me bein the last car. She blatantly passed 20 or 30 cars before swerving in [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] So I catch up and safely overtake her when its clear etc, what does she do? V signs, shouting, hooting, flashing lol Some ppl are just outa control behind the wheel

chrisp

Bit like like the people who tell me my exhaust is blowing

SWRTWannabe

There is a total moron who drive along the road outside work at about the same time myself (and Dizzy) leave work.

He tootles along at 40, then when you go to overtake him, puts his right indicator on. I can see him causing an accident on day [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Katana

Probably to tell me that he can see the flames coming out from my exhaust. Nice people them are...

alcazar

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You should try overtaking a People Carrier (or, as my youngest will have it, "a van with windows"), on a French autoroute. Doesn't matter if you go past him at 100+, you can almost guarantee that he'll be up your tailpipe next time you look in the rearview!

stephen30

Is that the same for Astra Max vans as well? I've had loads of them fly up behind me (usually 17 yr old plumbers) after I've over taken them flashing to get by, then pull in and slow down again.

Steve

alcazar

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Just so long as they can prove to you that whatever they're driving is equal to, or better than, your Scooby , they'll be happy. W@nkers.

chiark

To my abject horror, my Dad does this.

He now drives like an old man. It's a very, very sad state of affairs.

PS - He drives a Saab

fn51

its what truck drivers doo the flash is to tel you that its clear to pull back in and your back is ok .. no doors unlocked or ropes draggin on the road used to flash for soo many seconds ... soo now you know when u get flashed your spoilers are still on an the boot lids down ...lol

CTR

Cause they are idiots who dont like being overtaken, like the kn0bbers who accelerate when you overtake them. If they dont want to be overtaken, they should drive faster. I also think some people flash their lights twice to try and make you think that you have just gone past a speed camera.

As for MPV's trying to race you, try owning a CTR, I think, they think that Im one of them, till I disappear into the distance.

Otis

I used to get this until I changed my back box from a curiously loud example of a Scoobysport to a Prodrive WRsport. I now put it down to the soundtrack that used to accompany the move as I don't get it at all now.

Poor buggers, you could almost hear the "...what the f*** was that..." as I passed them. The first thing they used to do was lean forward and look up, half expecting an F16 I suppose. Oh happy days .

Otis.

X SOOOBY

maybe they are previous scooby owners saying hello but forgetting that they have a shopping trolly for a car now

plug

it's just control freaks, they want to have control on the traffic behind, "look at me I'm in front of everybody" then somebody breaks the line and screws up there perfect day, they are a bunch of t*ssers. The same goes for the CLOC (centre lane owners club) bunch of t*ssers. There I've said it.

scoob_babe

Alcazar - I have the ideal cure for you with French drivers who use the back bumper as a target. Let them eventually try and pass you just as the road goes back into single lanes, they inevitably take forever to do this. Now drop the gears and slam it. They are then left looking very stupid on the wrong side of the road

alcazar

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Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

Shark

What you need to do is go past so fast they don't notice

scoob_babe

the thing is that you notice a car in the distance in the rear-view. Next thing its on your bumper. Will it over take? A resounding NO!
PS The only other scoobs we saw were English and they waved!!

Shark

Also they might flash on the corner

Bubba Ray Dudley

Same thing always happens when you undertake people on the motorway. No traffic, but they are sitting in the middle lane doing 50mph.....why should you cross 3 lanes of the motorway just cos they have no idea that they should be in the left hand lane when not overtaking?

BRD.

Scoobychick

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Nick

LOL So your Dad is the bloke who always flashes at my Dad's Scoob as it blats past him at warp factor speed....

Hehehe

Sal

Lunchie

I hada white van driver attack on the way home last night. Up my **** (in traffic), suddnely he darts down a side road, hoping to avoid the traffic. Sure enough he comes hurtling out of the side road ahead of me back on to the main road... and slap bang into a stationary that was making a right turn. What a complete tit. Hed didn't even slow down to see if the road was clear. I feel sorry for the other car, but also glad I wasn't a few yards further up the road. Grrrrr.