Twunt Report
This was at the T-intersection at Blythe & Sydney Road in Brunnie, the one where if you're heading up to Coburg, you lanesplit & turn right. Back to the inching up, the left front tyre almost went over my right Axo shoe. So I calmly and tactfully move my tootsie out of harms way, and think, hmmm, how about I carefully take off against the lights, cane through the intersection and put this twunt in the running for a Darwin Award? ie: he shoots through into moving traffic due to being needlessly provoked by a small, stationary female minding her own business.
But I behaved myself, and Mr Twunt duly floored his 4 cylinder P.O.S up the gentle incline towards the delights of Coburg. Sheeesshhh. But this little altercation is small beer compared to this disgusting incident in Brisbane. Subtext, I kicked off this thread on a.b after reading about that road rage incident. On a proactive theme, more Goatage and WoJ stuff on this Friday. Be there.
7 Comments:
Grrrr. Just gotta take the whole box, I guess.
My pet peeve is bastards who turn left from behind me, when I'm stopped at a red with a green left arrow. Just hope they continue to judge the space ok, huh?
By Anonymous, at 1:42 pm, September 22, 2005
I am just mightily impressed by the term "Twunt". Very descriptive.
By Anonymous, at 2:09 am, September 27, 2005
My knowledge on cars is so completely lacking your mention of a '4 cylinder P.O.S.' is lost on me. I guess (given the context of its mention) it's poor for a car to only have four cylinders but, for all I know, it could have been really good.
I know what Robin means about that overtaking thing. With me, it's when I'm turning right that people overtake me like that, suggesting to me Robin probably lives somewhere they drive on the right hand side of the road. If you're cycling on the left and people overtake you on the left while you're turning left, then it's exceptionally dangerous (not that it's safe practice in any situation).
By 3Ply Stagliano, at 12:34 am, September 28, 2005
umm 3ply, I'm guessing POS = "Piece of Shyte" - a mode of transport much prized by twunts ;-)
By Anonymous, at 3:46 am, September 28, 2005
Oh, the P.O.S. bit was the part I did understand (sorry about my confusing witterings). It was the four cylinder bit I didn't. My mechanical car knowledge is utterly non-existent.
By 3Ply Stagliano, at 5:51 am, September 28, 2005
Nah, Robin lives just up the road from us.
POS = Piece of Shit. Correct answer. Three Bear Stamps & a Gold Star.
By cfsmtb, at 11:40 am, September 28, 2005
So Robin has people passing on the left when s/he turns left from a left lane into a side road? Jeez! No wonder it doesn't sit well. Thankfully, I've never had that happen to me (not that I can remember anyway). How is there space in your turn for a car to pass you on the inside?
Hang on, reading the comment again, I get the feeling I've misunderstood the situation. I thought it was in relation to the cyclist turning left, onto a side road and someone nipping in from behind and overtaking on the cyclist's left during the turn. I get the feeling that's not the case at all. Sorry for my misunderstanding.
By 3Ply Stagliano, at 8:18 pm, September 28, 2005
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