Road rage

The Gorse Fox does not condone road rage.
GF has not been the victim or perpetrator of road rage.

But The Gorse Fox lives in West Sussex, is a driver, and based on the previous statements is a saint.

Let me give this morning's journey as an example.

• We are in a 30 limit, therefore the pin-brain in the Volvo estate in front is doing 25.
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• we approach a bend with a recommended max speed of 25, so pin brain drops to 15.


• we return to roads with 50 as the limit, and roads where the national limit is in force. Pin-brain in the Volvo accelerates wildly up to 40.


• each time an opportunity presents itself, there is oncoming traffic to prevent an overtaking manouevre.


• a long queue is beginning to form behind us


• pin-brain's dog starts to walk around in the back of the car, because the dog thinks he's stopped


• the Gorse Fox follows pin-brain past Arundel, up over the hill towards the Amberley road, negotiates the roundabout, thinking that pin-brain may turn off at the beauty spot where people go walking, but no.
  
• we begin to climb the hill to cross the South Downs... enough is enough. GF hits accelerator, leaps past Volvo estate with pin-brain at the wheel.


• less that 10 miles from home, decent roads, not rush hours and it has taken 35 minutes or so.


• looks in mirror - Volvo driver flashing angrily (why? road was clear, no markings to indicate danger, clear view, functioning indicators... GF's conscience is clear) - and rest of queue of traffic sitting behind pin-brain trying to find a way past.

I rest my case. A saint. However, when I rule the world there will be some new laws:

1. Dog owners cannot transport their dogs in cars (dogs are for walking - if they were meant to travel in cars they'd have been given driving gloves, not paws).
2. Drivers must drive within 10% of the speed limit, except where hazardous.
3. If a driver determines a road hazard to be his or her ability to a) see, b) reach the pedals, or c) maintain cognitive function, then they should hand in their license and use taxis
4. if a driver has a queue of more than 3 cars behind them (and it is not heavy traffic/rush hour) they must pull over and make way; or receive 6 penalty points and a knee-capping (I think that's firm, but fair)
5. BMW drivers will be limited to driving in Germany