Instant Karma

[mattie]

Have you been the victim of someone else's bad/selfish driving only for them to have received instant karma.

For example, I was travelling on the A66 from Scotch Corner to the M6, when I was tailgated by two blokes in a white van in a 40 zone, I was doing 40 and wasn't going to go any faster.

What they couldn't see, and I could, was about 300 yards back was a police car.

When they spotted him, and dropped back from my car, the policeman put his lights on and pulled him over.

I was laughing for ages.

[jg96]

Yes only today I followed an unmarked police car through 50mph roadworks on M6 in Cumbria and watched what happened with glee when a Black BMW went sailing past nearer to 100 than 50 why is it always Black BMWs?

[Panic Button]

I was driving an artic past an entry slip road on a motorway in evening light. I saw a car coming up my left, a bit late to get on safely before the slip road ended. I knocked off the cruise control to slow slightly. He shot onto the carriageway a bit close for comfort, but I had him in view all the time so I just tutted at his stupidity.

Next I became aware of a second one, this time passing my left at speed on the hard shoulder. Idiot, I thought as he pulled onto lane 1, then I realised it was a police car.

I feared for a second he was going to accuse me of not slowing sufficiently for the joining car, but quickly satisfied myself that I had done nothing wrong and the other car was at fault. The police car accelerated away, and a few minutes later I past him on the hard shoulder as he had stopped the first car. Did I laugh!

[Toureman]

Yes, a few years ago i was driving in London in the outside lane in a que of cars as the inside lane was a bus lane, a car was using the bus lane when he spotted 2 police waiting about 70 metres up the road, as he cut in front of me to get in the correct lane I blew my horn, one of the police saw him and as we slowly crawled up to them they pulled him in.

[Loosehead]

Not as such but I did have a lucky escape whilst out on my bike once. I was following this Volvo at about 60 in a 70 limit and got up behind and he would not move over so I just sat there and gestured, as you do when volvos's are involved and the car in front lit up an LED sign saying POLICE STOP, oh bu66er I thought, but then he put the light out again and sped off! I took that as a "any more of that and I'll nick you" warning! even though I wasn't speeding!

[SlackAlice]

I had a similar event a couple of years ago. Late one evening I was driving my double decker bus in a residential area and a car with 'Jack the Lad' driving zoomed up behind me, weaving from side to side behind me trying to get past. Unable to do so because the road was narrow with 'islands' down the centre.
However, he knew the road widened further up and dropped back then changed down 2 gears and went past at maximum revs and blaring horn.

I think he was quite surprised to find I was following a police car, which he coud'nt see because the bus width hid it from view. He was going so fast that he could not slow down quick enough and had to overtake the police car as well! Mr Plod not happy with this and roared of after him.

When I eventually passed them both by the side of the road Mr Plod looked at me smiled and shook his head. Said it all really!

[tigwig]

I was once driving on the M62 when this boy racer was proper up my backside even though I was doing around 80mph. He kept on driving like a pillock slowing down then speeding back up again to try and intimidate me. When I had finished overtaking I moved back over to the middle lane and he shot passed me at what must have been well over 90mph leaving me thinking you prat. A few minutes later I passed him after he had just been pulled by a rather conveniently waiting policeman!!! I was lucky enough to be able to go in the inside lane right past him and laugh as he happened to look in my direction, it made my day!

[sddsddean]

I was driving an artic on the M1 N'bnd, just north of Newport Pagnell services about 9pm. For about 2 miles there had been signs warning that the outside 2 lanes were closed. The traffic slowed down and everyone was getting ready to merge into one lane. A 7.5T truck was overtaking me, so I thought I'll just let him pass, flash him in, and I'd follow him into the roadworks. The guys were still putting out the cones and had only just finished doing the taper into lane 1. Flashed the truck in and glanced in my mirror to see this silver sports car bombing up lane 3. I kept going and he was getting very close to my side. I thought about pulling onto the hard shoulder, but thought 'sod it, hes in the wrong', but he didn't brake. I leant on the horn to warn the roadworks guys (who ran to the centre reserve) and watched in wonder as the car demolished about 100 yds of cones, 2 keep left signs, 2 lane closure boards...and was getting a right bo11ocking from the workers....not to mention the damage to his car!!

[mattie]

Nice to know these idiots get there just desserts.

And, Loosehead, I have had that happen to me - I was doing 85 on the M5 near Bristol and there was a dark coloured saloon behind me, keeping pace, I felt pretty sure that it was an unmarked car, and the driver must have noticed me looking in my mirror as he turned on the lights in his front grill, turned them off again, and disappeared off towards the M4.

However, in my defence, it was early morning, and we were about the only two cars on the motorway.

[GeordiePengy]

Travelling up the M1 in my then 106, I was overtaking in lane 3, travelling at about 85, when this BMW came blearing up my back and crawling all over me. I couldn't slow down as he was that close, but couldn't get any faster given my poor little car. Suddenly he dropped off and slowed into lane 2. Then all of a sudden it became clear as a marked traffic car lit up like a Christmas tree and decided to have a little chat with him.

Another time travelling up the M1 late at night (11:30 pm), I was the only car on the road and was doing 85 (again). A car steadily approached from behind and slide past me. It was a marked Subaru Impreza. Think he was taking pity on me.