Idiot of the week

[davo]

On the way home I witness an act of stupidity and plain ignorance that amazed me.
I was driving along and an old bloke came past with a brand new tinnie on a trailer with no motor. He had obviously just picked it up as the webbing tie down strap was far too long and the end had come loose and was trailing the boat trailer.

Behind him was another bloke in a Mitsubishi Triton 4wd ute. My wife noticed that the ute was trying to run over the webbing from the tie down.

This was not a good idea as the strength of the webbing plus the 4wd could have done some damage to the old guys new boat. The idiot in the ute must have though it was funny.

We were behind them in the other lane but managed to catch up and warn the old bloke of the problem. He stopped on the road and at the next lights the idiot passed us as he turned left and gave up the one finger salute.

I would have loved the police to be nearby.

What sort of mentality do these people have to cause others grief for their own pleasure. I'm afraid Brissy isn't what it used to be.

[choppa]

on the other side of the coin davo,,i was following a suzuki towing a tinny last week along bribie road,,, i couldnt work out what the occassional LOUD banging and clanging was,,,,sensing something was not right i overtook him only to notice he had the jockey wheel still down,,, trying to advise him of the problem, whilst yelling through the window and pointing back i got rewarded for my trouble with the finger salute and he took off,,,,still with the banging and clanging

had tiger plates on both car and trailer,,,,dont know and dont care how far he got til he realised,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,chop

[theoldlegend]

Mate, there's idiots everywhere. If this goose had run over the strap, he probably would have torn the tinny off the trailer and run over it, causing all sorts of problems.

Makes you wonder what these fools are thinking sometimes.

TOL

[finga64]

Or it could have gone the other way when the idiot drove on the strap bending the hook still attached to the trailer the strap and hook would have acted like a missile straight through the idiot of the weeks windscreen. That would have been a shame.

[SgBFish]

If the ute had hit it and something had happened to him his lawyer would have claimed he was the victim of the whole incident.

[simonm]

definately one of those times you'd be happy to offer up your eye witness account to the police. the guy in the ute deserves a hiding for that one.

[roz]

An independent eye witness in court. If needed.... would have given you a deal of satisfaction me thinks. Good on you Davo, there should be more like you out there.

Roz.

[Lone_Wolf]

Full moon this week ladies and gentleman and it's no surprise that the werewolfs and idiots are out and about!

[Dug]

Full moon it brings out the worst in the nut cases.

You never want to work in a casualty ward on full moon nights.

[Scalem]

Yep, there's a few out there.... Here's a question for those that drive a motorbike. If you are travelling in the right hand lane of the freeway on your bike and someone tailgates you in a car that much they give you the irrates, what would you do?

I saw this clown slam on the brakes so much the car following narrowly slowed down in time. He then turned around, motioning the driver to back off. That might be something I might try in my 4WD, but on a motorbike? He could have been toast in peak hour traffic. Idiot!!

Scalem

[Crestcutter06]

Every village has one.

[slugo]

You never want to work in a casualty ward on full moon nights.

that is 100% correct Dug I have good mates that are ambos and their work load increases every time there is a full moon from idiots doing stupid things

[finga64]

Yep, there's a few out there.... Here's a question for those that drive a motorbike. If you are travelling in the right hand lane of the freeway on your bike and someone tailgates you in a car that much they give you the irrates, what would you do?

I saw this clown slam on the brakes so much the car following narrowly slowed down in time. He then turned around, motioning the driver to back off. That might be something I might try in my 4WD, but on a motorbike? He could have been toast in peak hour traffic. Idiot!!

Scalem

Sorry Brian, I won't break as hard next time
But seriously the bloke in the car (he's the idiot, not the bike rider) must have forgotten the 3 second rule. It's in the book but how many people DON"T do it. It gets on my goat when your travelling along leaving a decent gap to the person in front and some clown barges in to within 6 micro meters of the front bumber. Wish my 1 tonner with the dirty big bull bar was registered >
The things people try on you when you ride a bike is pretty bad. That's one reason I got a dirty big white BMW bike and wear a white open faced helmet and have a blue coat. Amasing how people treat you with a little respect when you look a little like a copper
I've had to kick my share of doors due to the few inconsiderates (read a--holes)
Cheers (the cranky old bugger) Scott

[harry_h01]

A mate of mine used to ride a bike around Brisbane.

for incidents where someone was tailgateing he used to carry a paintball grenade. They are a piece of surgical rubber filled with water based paint, and fitted with a ball bearing in the end. He had it strapped to his fuel tank. If someone was over the top in tailgateing he would ride up beside then and get them to roll down the window. He'd then lob it into the back seat and watch as the ball bearing popped out.

He used two total in his time on the road, and still laffs when he recalls the expression on their face when the paint starts flying around the inside of the car.

Harry

[PinHead]

A mate of mine used to ride a bike around Brisbane.

for incidents where someone was tailgateing he used to carry a paintball grenade. They are a piece of surgical rubber filled with water based paint, and fitted with a ball bearing in the end. He had it strapped to his fuel tank. If someone was over the top in tailgateing he would ride up beside then and get them to roll down the window. He'd then lob it into the back seat and watch as the ball bearing popped out.

He used two total in his time on the road, and still laffs when he recalls the expression on their face when the paint starts flying around the inside of the car.

Harry

That wins it...take a situation with one idiot and your mate turns into one also....a real laugh when the person with the paint in the car loses concentration and loses control....could take himself and your mate out in the process...not real smart from either of them.