I genuinely wonder if the common denominator is me (as in I'm wrong and those I moan about are in the right) but tbh I can't see it that way.
Driving home tonight, approached lights that were red, car already sitting there. So I pull up behind it. In my rear view I see a car approaching at quite a speed. I'll be honest, this already sets off my 'is this going to be a t0sser?' warning system. So, there we are, 3 cars sitting at the lights. Lights change to green, off we go.
It's a 30 limit road built up both sides, car in front was prob doing 35ish, me doing similar. I'm sitting a bit back off their tail as I don't like to tailgate. Not ridiculously far back, but a little. The car behind me settles on my tail, maybe 6-8 feet. He then starts doing that thing where they pull out a little, then back in. Normally folk would do this when it's a road with overtaking opportunities. This wasn't that type of road. Single lane, lots of islands, junctions etc.
He did this for a fair distance. I just thought 'even if I wanted to speed up mate, do you not see the car 20 feet in front of me?'
Car in front turns into a junction just as the road opens up to 2 lanes (approaching roundabout.) Normally on this road, this is where impatient drivers would pull out and pass. Not him. He elects to sit behind me. I go round the roundabout and start on a brief section of dual carriageway. Again (I've done it myself) this is another opportunity for impatient drivers to pull out and pass. Not him, sits on my tail.
I elect to slowly come off the gas. He eventually pulls out and, when passing me, slows to give me a dirty look. Momentarily we're doing the same speed, then he puts the foot down and off he goes.
My point is this. When I was driving on the single carriage road, he was evidently impatient, hence the tailgating and weaving. Although I still wouldn't have agreed with his actions (I was doing 35ish in a 30) I could understand them a bit more had the road ahead been clear. But it wasn't, I had a car in front of me.
WHERE WAS THE TAILGATER EXPECTING ME TO GO?!?
Why can folk not just back off a little?
Driving home tonight, approached lights that were red, car already sitting there. So I pull up behind it. In my rear view I see a car approaching at quite a speed. I'll be honest, this already sets off my 'is this going to be a t0sser?' warning system. So, there we are, 3 cars sitting at the lights. Lights change to green, off we go.
It's a 30 limit road built up both sides, car in front was prob doing 35ish, me doing similar. I'm sitting a bit back off their tail as I don't like to tailgate. Not ridiculously far back, but a little. The car behind me settles on my tail, maybe 6-8 feet. He then starts doing that thing where they pull out a little, then back in. Normally folk would do this when it's a road with overtaking opportunities. This wasn't that type of road. Single lane, lots of islands, junctions etc.
He did this for a fair distance. I just thought 'even if I wanted to speed up mate, do you not see the car 20 feet in front of me?'
Car in front turns into a junction just as the road opens up to 2 lanes (approaching roundabout.) Normally on this road, this is where impatient drivers would pull out and pass. Not him. He elects to sit behind me. I go round the roundabout and start on a brief section of dual carriageway. Again (I've done it myself) this is another opportunity for impatient drivers to pull out and pass. Not him, sits on my tail.
I elect to slowly come off the gas. He eventually pulls out and, when passing me, slows to give me a dirty look. Momentarily we're doing the same speed, then he puts the foot down and off he goes.
My point is this. When I was driving on the single carriage road, he was evidently impatient, hence the tailgating and weaving. Although I still wouldn't have agreed with his actions (I was doing 35ish in a 30) I could understand them a bit more had the road ahead been clear. But it wasn't, I had a car in front of me.
WHERE WAS THE TAILGATER EXPECTING ME TO GO?!?
Why can folk not just back off a little?
