Annoying things people do, JUST because you are in a Z!

Tigger

So on my way out of town today I was in the left lane just cruising past some people like normal. Not flying. Not being an a**. There was an old '80s white Chevy wagon with wood panels (yeah, eww) and some old guy driving it. He was the last car in the slower lane and as I passed him he started to pace me. I have no patience for that crap because all I want to do is get back over in the right lane after I pass someone. So I slughtly blip the throttle just to maintain separation and I get back over. Boy was he mad at me. At first I thought he just had an issue being behind someone. But then immediately steps on it and flies past me and I'm like, uhhhh... ok? I give him the whatever gesture and then I just start cracking up laughing and wave goodbye.

Not the end of that story, sadly, since he slows down enough for me to get back beside him and then he floors it again as if he really thinks I'm going to race him. I left the cruise control alone and just did my own thing. But again, I'm obviously just losing it at this point. And then he pulls some daredevil maneuver to exit up ahead and as I'm passing him again by the exit and I see him give the "whoopie-do" finger like I had nothing on him. Jealous and hater are the only two words I can use to describe this guy.

Streetlife

Sad. The haters are out there, and somehow tell themselves they are in a supercar or sports car when they see the 370Z, in reality, most are in minivans or other rush hour designed vehicles.

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scottIN

Had a good one on my way back from Indy today. Going thorugh a construction zone in the left hand lane. Maybe 1 or 2 mph over the speed limit, but passing a solid line of trucks. Guy in a Grand Am is riding me the whole time. Just as we get out of the construction zone, I am able to get over, so I do and speed up to the speed limit (okay - few over) 72 or so. Guy pulls up beside me, looks over and guns it. I'm still at 72. Probably gets up to 90 or so in his 'race' with me. He was obviously paying a lot more attention to me than to the cop sitting in the median. LOL!

So of course the cop pulls out, the guy slows down & ducks back over to the right hand lane in front of me. HE's HARD on the brakes now and I catch up to him about the same time the cop does. Cop pulls up beside me, gives me a little smile, I back off, let him in between us and he pulls the guy in the Grand Am.

I so wanted to go back and talk to the cop after that one. I mean this happened right in front of him. Hardest I'd laughed in a while. The guy was so focused on trying to get me to race that he never saw the cop...

JARblue

I wish this happened more often to those kinds of people...

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Haboob

Had a similar story back when I was riding w/my buddy.

Sitting at a stop light:

Turn lane: WS6 T/A
Left lane: Smaller car
Middle lane: Us
Right: lane: Cop

The WS6 proceeds to just roast the tires at the green arrow and then take off around the turn. The traffic light turns green and the smaller car and us don't move, the opposing lanes of traffic don't move. We just let the cop pull out and cut across the intersection and pull this guy over before he even gets across the crosswalk.

Probably the funniest thing I've ever seen on the road.

GaleForce

Instant karma.

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nmjaxx9

Love this thread.

JARblue

I use cruise control a lot, and I encounter this crap way too often. People simply don't pay attention to their speed. The worst is these idiots you describe. Luckily, I usually set cruise control at 5-10 over the speed limit, so if they want to speed up and sit in my blind spot, I'll happily drop my cruise control down to the speed limit or just under. They usually get the point and move along...

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