My first driver admonishment - It worked! Woohooo!

[Sara_H]

I'm not one for telling drivers off as a rule, though I do occasionally give a wry shake of my head if one is particularly knob like. Partly because I'm not generally confrontational, partly because I've seen the videos of some of you getting duffed up by angry drivers and I don't fancy that much.

Anyhow, on my way home today a driver decided to take my life in her hands with a way too close pass in order to get to the red traffic light 200 yards away a few seconds quicker.

As I filtered past her to get to the ASL, I could see it was a woman, a bit older and fatter than me - I reckoned I could easily take her in a bitch fight, so I threw caution to the wind and knocked on her window - such fun! She nearly jumped out of her skin! She looked at me in panic. "You need to leave more room" says I. "Eh?" she replies, confused. I repeat my admonishment. At this point she comprehends and now averts her gaze forward, glares ahead, no longer prepared to acknowledge my existance.
Light changes, I pedal off, she following. A minute or so later she passes - moving completely in to the other carriageway. Either she learnt something today or she was scared to death!

Hurrah!

 

[Glow worm]

Nice one!

 

[Matthew_T]

That is a lucky situation because it could have gone either way. She could have started getting mouthy with you and then passed you even closer than before.

I am trying to stop confronting drivers as I am starting to build up a reputation with people on here of being a bit of a trouble causer. I need to take my own advice and SHUT THE HELL UP!

 

[snorri]

I could see it was a woman, a bit older and fatter than me - I reckoned I could easily take her in a bitch fight, so I threw caution to the wind and knocked on her window

Young people today, I don't know .

 

[mangid]

That is a lucky situation because it could have gone either way. She could have started getting mouthy with you and then passed you even closer than before.

I am trying to stop confronting drivers as I am starting to build up a reputation with people on here of being a bit of a trouble causer. I need to take my own advice and SHUT THE HELL UP!

Yep, that's my approach these days. I've also taken to trying to thank drivers who wait and then pass properly, and give way as I approach pinch points (my priority). Makes me feel better anyway

--
Dan

 

[Matthew_T]

Yep, that's my approach these days. I've also taken to trying to thank drivers who wait and then pass properly, and give way as I approach pinch points (my priority). Makes me feel better anyway

--
Dan

I do that naturally, its a second sense for me.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

" could see it was a woman, a bit older and fatter than me - I reckoned I could easily take her in a bitch fight"
Now that made me chuckle

 

[400bhp]

I am trying to stop confronting drivers as I am starting to build up a reputation with people on here of being a bit of a trouble causer. I need to take my own advice and SHUT THE HELL UP!

Quoted for posterity.

 

[marshmella]

Well done to you I wish i could have caught up with the Focus driver who passed me this morning, must have given me at least 3 inches.

 

[MossCommuter]

" could see it was a woman, a bit older and fatter than me - I reckoned I could easily take her in a bitch fight"
Now that made me chuckle

Chuckle? It made me belly laugh!!!

 

[colly]

Well done to you I wish i could have caught up with the Focus driver who passed me this morning, must have given me at least 3 inches.

FNARR !!!

 

[marshmella]

FNARR !!!

I should have said that i prefer a bit more than that..like 3 feet

 

[Fletch456]

Good work! Well done.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

" could see it was a woman, a bit older and fatter than me - I reckoned I could easily take her in a bitch fight"

That's often my thought too!!!

 

[davehann]

last time i pionted out to i driver that paasing so close to me on way to red light was a waste of time i got the hundred mile stare thratment.
i took gret plesure in pionting out to that driver that it was apparent that they had great difficulty in understadning what was being explained.
after a few futile attempts though, i was reduced to pedaling off in front of that idiot when the lights changed to green.