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Curiously inconsiderate roads last night - we've headed to Wales, great run to Rhayader but then hit a big, slow-moving convoy on the way to Aber, lights going way into the distance so not much point in trying to move through. Some chap made his way through with a couple of horrifying round-the-outside moves, and was a whole one car ahead of us by the time we made Aber.
Had another tool drop in behind us heading south to Cardigan, still in slow traffic, sitting right on our arse and often offside over the line, so his offside headlight was good and bright in my mirror. We made our way through that traffic with him six inches from the rear bumper the whole time, but he wouldn't come passed us until I indicated and slowed. We then had grandtand seats for him not overtaking the cars in front of us, again sitting right on them and spending much time over the line. Knob.
There are quite a few long site lines on the road to Aberystwyth from Builth which allow overtakes in what can appear to be blind situations, but are perfectly fine if you know the road. Bit more fun than just sitting there.
You'll probably know the ones - twisty hillside, good sight lines round the lefts, into blind rights, this guy was going round the outside of cars on the lefts and hoping there was nothing coming the other way (you'd probably see car lights, better hope there's no-one on a bike) and suicidal into the rights. I saw him from probably three cars back and, like I say, he was one car in front by the time we hit Aber. It was just a bit stupid, it wasn't like he only had to pass five or six cars and he's away - the traffic ran miles into the distance, just not worth bothering (the bloke in the Lancer Evo VII in front of us clearly agreed 🙂 ).
"I ask him if he's got any pistols"This is brilliant.
Could possibly be bettered, if thought of at the appropriate time, by;
"Your choice, pistols or swords".
Excellent response, though, perfect timing. Which, as everyone knows, is everything.
Sizing up the little hole I decided I'd probably hurt my hand if I tried to get through the gap so I grabbed the mouth guard and furiously shook it until he fell over.
That is brilliant! I have a YouTube video of that running in my head, impossible not to laugh.
so had a London motorbike courier try to grab me through a slit in my open window.
The appropriate response would be to hit the window button and wind it up trapping his hand, then start to move forward slowly... 😈