Coming home from the city today I saw a hubcap about to come off some silly bint's car.having almost had my head taken off by one of those once, it alarmed me a bit. So, I pulled up next to her and tried to get her attention to pull over. That took a while - even leaning on the horn and waving couldn't get her out of her riveting conversation with her passenger, it seemed - but after she noticed, she nodded as if she understood. I dropped back and behind. there being traffic in my lane - and a couple seconds later she flips me the bird and pulls away. I guess the message didn't get through after all. So, I called *555 in the hope there was a revenue gatherer in their usual spot up ahead, but she took an earlier onramp, hubcap still going nuts. Oh well. So, next time I encounter something like that - how does one gracefully and successfully convey the succinct communique of "Oi f*ckwit, pull over!"!
jmma,
Nov 3, 10:36pm
Pointing to the back of their car . But so many idiots around, I probably wouldn't pull over as well.
greateft,
Nov 3, 10:44pm
Hmm, true - I was pointing at the front (right/front hubcap). I can see how one wouldn't want to pull over, this thread's a genuine question. Though - still think she's an idiot for not checking something like that for long enough that it got into that state.
saxman99,
Nov 4, 1:05am
Yeah it's a bit tricky. My old man tried really hard to get someone to stop because their rear brakes were on fire. The other driver just wasn't having a bar of it and only stopped when the cops pulled him over; turns out the passenger was a "VIP" and they figured my Dad was just some looney trying to "get her".
pollymay,
Nov 4, 2:24am
Pull a gun out and tap on the window then wave at the shoulder.
Usually does the trick.
budgel,
Nov 4, 7:26am
Flashing lights and a siren works for me!
intrade,
Nov 4, 7:31am
i told a women in a petrolstation in whangarei that her holden vectra i think it was 2004 or so was dumping its green coolant on to the floor and she should not be driving it further as it would blow up the engine. She looked at me as if i was about to mug her jumped in the car and drove it thru the carwash. At least she got a clean blowen up car now.
studio1,
Nov 4, 8:06am
A lot of people won't stop, even when someone is genuinely trying to warn them about something. I think this is a result of bad media hype about the dangers of being carjacked or robbed etc. I suspect that some people might think they're about to be attacked by another loony motorist wanting to exact some road-rage for having committed some terrible act of driving. It is interesting to note on that Motorway Patrol program that even the cops have difficulty sometimes in getting people's attention to pull over, and they have hard-to-miss flashing lights, siren and a PA to make voice contact with the driver.
electromic,
Nov 4, 8:32am
Tried to signal a driver on the Shore to pull over because her wheel was going to fall off, even phoned the cell number signwritten on the car, no luck. I have never seen a wheel move so much and not fall off.Must have felt it one would think.
msigg,
Nov 4, 8:54am
Well with the idiots out there in society now, who could blame her for not stopping. *555 forget it, don't bother them.
paulap,
Nov 4, 8:59am
I did it when some guy had fuel coming out of his car on every corner.I flashed my lights and pointed at the back of the car but he just kept driving.
rob_man,
Nov 4, 9:05am
You should have lit the tail of fuel, that would have got his attention when it caught up with him.
paulap,
Nov 4, 9:12am
Ah now why didn't I think of that at the time.
a.woodrow,
Nov 4, 9:18am
A gentle tap on the back corner of their car is the polite way to get their attention
greateft,
Nov 4, 9:38am
Ahahaha I fully endorse communication-via-PIT-manouvre- .
*Taps a Captiva into a barrier* "Mate, just pulled you over to tell you your vehicle's shite and is critically bad for your soul. Mind you take care of that at the next stop."
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