A Leeds man has broke his own world record for the most sarcastic comments made to other drivers on a single car journey, it has been revealed.
Mike McBride, 42, surpassed his previous mark of 38 remarks made from the safety of the driving seat of his Toyota Prius on a single segment of the A65 from Kirkstall to Leeds, in standing traffic in rush hour, reaching a remarkable 45 sarcastic comments in less than an hour.
'Conditions were perfect to be honest', reported McBride. 'Crawling traffic, loads of bikes on the road, pedestrians seemingly half asleep everywhere, but you just never know. But after someone pulled out in front of me from a side road and didn't give me the slightest acknowledgment to me, prompting me to shout 'Think nothing of it, pal', I knew the record was on.'
'This was followed immediately by 2 cyclists weaving in between cars - I gave both of them a quick 'Oh, you do own the road, do you, guys, sorry I wasn't sure until now. Let me just make a note in my book here so I can inform the DVLA and the Highways Agency' - and a woman with a pram who pushed it out in front of her right in front of my bonnet - I gave her one of my trademark incredulous shrugs'.
'Mr McBride managed an impressive array of sarcastic hand claps and passive-aggressive retorts to other drivers over just a five-mile period', noted Brian Smith, from the Guinness World Records, who accompanied McBride on his journey.
'His rhetorical question to a lorry driver who failed to give him the universally recognised double blink of his hazard lights when McBride let him pull out in front of him ('Is it because by axel weight is less than 7.5 tonnes, you loser') was a thing of beauty', continued Smith.
'It was still a little touch and go at the end', pointed out McBride. 'There was at least a mile where I didn't say anything. Indeed at Kirkstall traffic lights, one young driver with a 'Newly Passed' plate on, thanked me for letting her pull in from a second lane in front of me with a flash of her lights and a little wave in her mirror, bless her heart'.
'Luckily she stalled as she was moving off though, giving me the opportunity to ask her if she maybe needed to go back to driving school for a few refresher lessons'.
