discourteous driving

Idiot cyclists. Last year in Yorkshire with a caravan on tow I overtook a guy on a bike on a long straight section then came to a T junction. I was turning left and had left about a foot width between the caravan and kerb, he actually tried to get past me on the inside, and fell off.

There really should be a formal riding test for cyclists and insurance too.

However, as the control means that the distance between my car and the vehicle in front is greater than many drivers would allow, on motorways, dual carriageways etc I constantly have other drivers "cutting in between" my car and the vehicle forward of me.
Grandad DH always keeps a safe distance on the motorway (as do I) and it is always extremely annoying when that happens - and quite dangerous.

I think I posted on another thread that I was going along a winding main road at a reasonable speed and someone in a 4x4 was tailgating me and making me quite nervous; there was nowhere to pull in. When we got to a straight stretch I could see the road ahead was clear so I indicated to the left and slowed down so the driver could overtake but I could see in my rear view mirror that she was waving her arms then shaking her fist at me instead of overtaking!
Presumably as she didn't know what my intention was she had no clue about considerate driving herself.
She then continued tailgating me.

Oh dear, I am blonde, short and drive a big 4 X 4, can I still be in gransnett?

How old are you? Are you a Yummy Mummy, 5' 9" and size 8?
GrannyGravy? In which case, off you go to Mumsnet

The "interesting" side of 60' sz10 and 5'2" - please do not banish me to the dark side (mumsnett) they can be truly scary????????

frightening, aren't they!
Stay with us
don't tailgate me though, I only have a little car

I still feel intimidated when someone does that to me, so would not dream of doing it to someone else. ?

Many years ago I lived in a little village called Tollesbury (in essex)
Driving home one night from Maldon a car came up behind me and stayed there for the 10 mile journey although there were several safe places for him to overtake.
As we came into the village I pulled over at the curb so he had to overtake me.
Then, I followed him to see where he lived (small village)
Then went home, told OH. Job done. He wasn't going to do that again to me. Not if he wanted to walk again ?

Ok without knowing the speed limit of the road, you should be travelling at the speed limit of the road and the weather conditions. The 4by4 driver shouldn’t be tailgating but she would have been wondering what you were doing. She would not have necessary known who was driving the car in front of her and may have been scared. I would be cross if I was behind you too

Great intimidation

The 4by4 driver shouldn’t be tailgating but she would have been wondering what you were doing. She would not have necessary known who was driving the car in front of her and may have been scared. I would be cross if I was behind you too
I know the road well, it's a very winding main road and I know how fast to drive safely. Sometimes I get caught behind someone doing about 28 - 30 mph but I don't tailgate them, if you slow down on the one straighter stretch then most drivers would realise you're being courteous and allowing them to overtake.

then there are the drivers who do a steady 40 mph all the way and don't slow down to go through the villages where it's 30mph …..

Something similar happened to me last year. No parked cars, just a narrow winding unlit country road with very few passing places. I could see a passing place on the opposite side of the road just a few yards behind the approaching vehicle. We both stopped and the other driver started making hand gestures indicating that I should back up. It was at least a quarter of a mile back to a passing place on my side. There was no way I was going to reverse along that road in fading light, too many bends and dangerous for any vehicle behind me. I leaned out the window and called "No, would you back up please". He just sat there revving his engine. I rolled up my windows, locked the doors, turned my engine off and sat there with my arms folded. He got out angrily and started hammering on my window. I pointed out to him that there was a passing place just behind him and it would save us both a lot of time if he reversed into it. He shouted a lot of abuse about elderly women drivers while tugging on my door handle, so I took out a pen and paper and scribbled down his registration number. He watched me and then stomped back to his car and reversed at speed into the space - and smashed his nearside rear light on the bank! I drove past quickly and left him there. I was a bit worried he might turn and follow me but he didn't. My DH told me off for getting into a potentially dangerous situation on a lonely road, but agreed that the other driver should have reversed.

Regardless of what the Highway Code might say I do think common sense and courtesy should prevail sometimes. I just hope I don't meet him on that road again.

Not only aggressive but sexist and ageist as well Happys!
I'm glad you made him back down.

Well done Happys .