Guy Driving Like an Idiot Everyday I Go to Work

[Deactivated] on 25/05/2022 - 21:28
Last edited 26/05/2022 - 07:48 by 1 other user

There is a stretch of highway on my way to work that is a 70km/h zone, and every day at the same time a guy in a subaru must leave late, since he is flying. I have seen him nearly cause accidents due to him going so fast ( hes easily doing over 100km/h - switching lanes at random no indicator)

Should I butt out and just leave it, or call the cops and tell them the time hes always there and hope they come out oneday and see it? Hes been doing it for over a year ive noticed, and the cops are never in that spot at that hour.

I dont want to be a tattle tale, but he would have to be doing nearly 2x the speed limit.
There is a school near the stretch of road.

What would you guys do? Just leave it alone?

For anyone wondering how I am judging his speed - Just to see how fast he was going oneday when I noticed him coming up behind me I let him get right next to me, then tried to match his speed. I got to 90km/h before I gave up and he was way beyond me. I was going off the GPS speed on my phone not my cars speedo.
To top it all off, hes a green P plater.

Edit: Mods can delete, nevermind turns out I'm the idiot.

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  • Benoffie on 25/05/2022 - 21:30
    +3

    Lodge a traffic report. Time, rego, details of behaviour. They'll send a letter, it goes on file.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/05/2022 - 21:34

      Thanks heaps, will do tomorrow, I need to get his rego plate.

      • JDMcarfan on 25/05/2022 - 23:12

        I guess this works, but with it being a warning letter (and not a fine), they'll more or less they'll temporarily stop their actions and likely continue again in a short while.

        Number 1 option would be to hopefully get a coppa onsite and get them to fine them and disqualify them from driving (anything >30 over).
        You seem to be doing this for the right reasons, genuine safety concerns with it being a suburban road and not going 20+ on a restricted access highway/motorway setting so hopefully not too many people bagging you out tattling.

        How you'd go about it? Can't suggest anything with great potential for success. My best idea would be to maybe if you go to the local police station, talk to an officer/sergeant who might be able to get a unit out, but that seems unlikely (could ofc increase you're chances with a description of car (model/rego), driver (gender/ethnicity/age) and exact location and range of times, all of which seem obtainable if you see them regularly).

        • Benoffie on 26/05/2022 - 00:01
          +1

          I've done this. Had a knob speeding to work down our street every morning at 732 for ages.

          Got so sick of it, we went and has a chat with the local traffic police. They just sat down one end of the street one morning, he came racing and ping! Almost 80kms in a 50 zone.

    • WreckTangle on 25/05/2022 - 22:01

      Lodge a traffic report

      How can you do this?

  • CrispyChrispy on 25/05/2022 - 21:30

    I dont want to be a tattle tale, but he would have to be doing nearly 2x the speed limit.

    If he really is driving that dangerously, yeah, report it. He's gonna end up getting himself or even worse someone else hurt or killed.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/05/2022 - 21:45
      +3

      It would give me a great deal of satisfaction if I got to see the cops pull him over oneday.
      He makes me want to be a cop haha

  • Gervais fanboy on 25/05/2022 - 21:34
    -7

    You really had to insert that ‘kid get killed’ bit to strengthen your argument, didn’t ya ?

    Anyways, you should report him to the cops. Preferably in handwriting, that way it would be documented that you warned them of the impeding tragedy thats going to be caused by that Subaru idiot. That would probably put some accountability on the cops, making it more likely for them to do something about it.

    • [Deactivated] on 25/05/2022 - 21:37
      +3

      Not really, there is literally a school on the stretch of highway, and a main walkway. Its a country town.
      I dont need to strengthen my argument, hes ( by my judgement ) doing nearly 2x the speed limit on a highway. But I will take that out.

      OH! Best part ( will add to main post ) hes a green P plater with one of those cringe fart exhaust pipes.

      • Gervais fanboy on 25/05/2022 - 21:51
        -4

        Ohh Ofcos I believed you when you said theres a school on that road.
        Just that I see people play that ‘save the kids’ card to gain emotivity and condonement from others. I thought you were doing the same but maybe you weren’t. If that’s the case, I’ll take back what I said earlier.

        Btw best of luck with reporting that tool, hopefully he gets caught or something.

      • Muzeeb on 25/05/2022 - 22:06
        +1

        Cringe fart exhausts are on BMW not subaru

        • JDMcarfan on 25/05/2022 - 23:15
          +1

          or a VW golf GTI (or any EA888 motor)

          • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2022 - 05:57

            @JDMcarfan: I work with someone who has one of them and a huge exhaust. Sounds like shit.

  • Euphemistic on 25/05/2022 - 21:47

    If it’s blatantly dangerous report it, especially if it’s repeated.

  • orangetrain on 25/05/2022 - 21:47

    Cops don't really respond to first instance if they're not around. Every time it happens, report it. They'll see a pattern and send a car. Even if it seems like he keeps doing it despite being reported, keep reporting. They will eventually send a car around.

  • Mechz on 25/05/2022 - 21:51
    +1

    Dashcam footage.

  • TheMindsetTraveller on 25/05/2022 - 21:55

    Instead of getting a dashcam;

    set up your smartphone in a cradle and video the thing given this driver flies past you at the exact time each day.

  • Daabido on 25/05/2022 - 21:58
    +6

    As he goes past, tap his rear left sending him into a spin and every time he makes a full 360, give him the finger.

    Or as he comes up behind you, put on your washers and it will spray onto his car, sending him into a spin because of his bald tyres, meanwhile you roll down the window and give him the finger as he comes full circle.

    Report him to the police. Boring, but it is their job and you pay their wages ;-)

    • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2022 - 05:57

      Best comment, had me laughing. Thanks.

  • plmko on 25/05/2022 - 22:22
    -6

    The fact that you're so attentive to someone else driving is probably twice as dangerous as someone focused on the road even if it is above the speed limit.

    Stop having them live rent free in your mind, you don't need to be teaching random people a lesson.

    • Gervais fanboy on 25/05/2022 - 23:10
      +3

      This is the problem with our society today.
      Near-majority of people like yourself now feel ‘that its none of your business’ and feel no civic duty towards the very community you are soo comfortably living in.

    • kanmen on 25/05/2022 - 23:54
      +1

      Here's the thing. I should think it goes without saying that being focused on the road is important, but so is being aware of what's going on around you on the road. I'd be concerned if someone hadn't noticed this behaviour if it is so regular and wasn't bothered by it. Either you're so unaware that you probably shouldn't be driving or you care so little for the consequences of actions that again, you again probably shouldn't be driving.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2022 - 05:56

      It's not that hard to notice on a long stretch of boring road someone going way faster that you.

  • [Deactivated] on 25/05/2022 - 23:20
    -2

    At least he isn’t one of those slow bastards doing 40 in a 60

  • El cheepo on 25/05/2022 - 23:26
    +1

    You sped up to see how fast he was going?

    Imagine getting caught by the cops speeding and trying to explain its because of some young hooligans shenanigans that you chose to speed haha.

    Anywho…Not sure about your state, but in WA you can report speeding hotspots and they will set up a speed camera (eventually) at the time and spot reported.

    • cashless on 25/05/2022 - 23:59
      +1

      Exactly. OP is worse than hoon for this type of driving. Has OP got a special license to speed?
      Having one arseh0le on the road speeding is bad enough. Having an inquisitive idiot following him to make it a race is suicidal

      • El cheepo on 26/05/2022 - 00:07
        +1

        Exactly.

        Hell, not sure why it’s even a forum discussion, if the op didn’t have a 5yo account i would be inclined to think it’s trolling…

        How hard is it just to call the cops, make a report and move on with your day?
        They will literally just ask you what you saw, do you have dashcam footage, can you describe the driver? etc.

        They aren’t going to ask you how fast someone is going… so don’t be stupid and speed up.

      • SF3 on 26/05/2022 - 00:10

        Has OP got a special license to speed?

        Agent 004, the one that didn't make it.

      • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2022 - 05:55

        I just thought oneday, I wonder how fast he actually is going. Took my car about a second or two to go from 70 to 90 and when I couldn't keep up at all at that speed I just thought huh so it's atleast 100.

        If it's dangerous for me to do that speed [ still below his] for a few seconds imagine him on the 10 minute plus drive doing it the whole way.

  • CalmLemons on 25/05/2022 - 23:35

    Just tell the local police. They'll keep a squad car in the section of road. Sometimes they do actually do that.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/05/2022 - 07:36

      squad car? too much US tv for you lol

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