I've had enough. I had to say something.
Two notable incidents:
Approaching traffic lights in left lane, lights on green for straight ahead and right turns. Small green Mazda 2/Hyundai Getz thingy in other lane to go straight over. We both approach the lights, he is slightly ahead of me, I'm not going to pass him on the left. Then the right turn filter goes to red. Green car slows down to nearly a stop (must have though all lights had gone to red) so I undetake him. He then speeds up, passes me on now nearly a single lane and cuts straight in front of me. Old boy driving.
Roundabout, two lanes, left lane for left and ahead, right lane for right and ahead. White Xsara indicates to go right so I go in left lane, we both enter the roundabout side by side. Xsara starts to drift over to me then sticks left indicator on and I have to brake before it swipes the front off my car. When Xsara eventually goes another way, I notice an old women, with front fogs and SIDE lights on. It was dark.
Behind a Pug 406, been driving with no indication when it stop in a side road for no apparant reason, I pull up behind it. Reverse lights come on and without looking the old woman starts to reverse towards me. I have to revers wuickly and she wips it into a parking space. No notice of me at all. Good job I wasn't a person walking behind her.
Otherwise this week I've had old people do the following:
Pull out in front of me, block my path when they can go no further, let me guess which way they are going, cause me to swerve and brake hard to avoid collisions. OK, I know 90% of my driving is in the city so I'm more likely to come across this type of driver, but it appears to be getting worse.
People live longer these days, but it doesn't mean their driving is of a better standard or they are any more mobile-for goodness sake some oldies don't have the strength or ability to turn their heads left or right.
Sorry, had to have a rant!.
Steve - 2002 1.4SE petrol, Silver, black/black interior, Then an identical replacement 2003 A2. Now a Toyota Corolla 1.6 T-Spirit
Two notable incidents:
Approaching traffic lights in left lane, lights on green for straight ahead and right turns. Small green Mazda 2/Hyundai Getz thingy in other lane to go straight over. We both approach the lights, he is slightly ahead of me, I'm not going to pass him on the left. Then the right turn filter goes to red. Green car slows down to nearly a stop (must have though all lights had gone to red) so I undetake him. He then speeds up, passes me on now nearly a single lane and cuts straight in front of me. Old boy driving.
Roundabout, two lanes, left lane for left and ahead, right lane for right and ahead. White Xsara indicates to go right so I go in left lane, we both enter the roundabout side by side. Xsara starts to drift over to me then sticks left indicator on and I have to brake before it swipes the front off my car. When Xsara eventually goes another way, I notice an old women, with front fogs and SIDE lights on. It was dark.
Behind a Pug 406, been driving with no indication when it stop in a side road for no apparant reason, I pull up behind it. Reverse lights come on and without looking the old woman starts to reverse towards me. I have to revers wuickly and she wips it into a parking space. No notice of me at all. Good job I wasn't a person walking behind her.
Otherwise this week I've had old people do the following:
Pull out in front of me, block my path when they can go no further, let me guess which way they are going, cause me to swerve and brake hard to avoid collisions. OK, I know 90% of my driving is in the city so I'm more likely to come across this type of driver, but it appears to be getting worse.
People live longer these days, but it doesn't mean their driving is of a better standard or they are any more mobile-for goodness sake some oldies don't have the strength or ability to turn their heads left or right.
Sorry, had to have a rant!.
Steve - 2002 1.4SE petrol, Silver, black/black interior, Then an identical replacement 2003 A2. Now a Toyota Corolla 1.6 T-Spirit