Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
I know the title seems like an oxymoron
We all make mistakes (I made one at the beginning of my journey thanks to a van parked on a corner, so intent on trying to see around that, very nearly didn't see the mondeo approaching from the left )
Anyway, a main dual carriageway I usually avoid at rush hour due to the nature of stop-start traffic and narrow lanes, but my normal route is a bit slippery
One car whizzes by just about a foot away, the vectra behind I can only assume was following not really looking, gave me all of 3 inches between my bar end and his mirror.
Caught up half way down the hill and (shows politeness is sometimes better than rage) pulled up alongside and simply said "3 inches isn't really enough sir", he asked "what's that", and I told him the distance between me and him when he passed.
He did seem genuinely apologetic, and perhaps without anyone getting worked up into a rage, he may make a conscious effort to leave a little more space in future..
Only problem is, you know those "what I SHOULD have said..." things you get after the event. Well, this time I had all kinds of quips and smart comments already scripted about whatever he might try to convince his wife...and because he was a nice chap I didn't get chance to use them
We all make mistakes (I made one at the beginning of my journey thanks to a van parked on a corner, so intent on trying to see around that, very nearly didn't see the mondeo approaching from the left )
Anyway, a main dual carriageway I usually avoid at rush hour due to the nature of stop-start traffic and narrow lanes, but my normal route is a bit slippery
One car whizzes by just about a foot away, the vectra behind I can only assume was following not really looking, gave me all of 3 inches between my bar end and his mirror.
Caught up half way down the hill and (shows politeness is sometimes better than rage) pulled up alongside and simply said "3 inches isn't really enough sir", he asked "what's that", and I told him the distance between me and him when he passed.
He did seem genuinely apologetic, and perhaps without anyone getting worked up into a rage, he may make a conscious effort to leave a little more space in future..
Only problem is, you know those "what I SHOULD have said..." things you get after the event. Well, this time I had all kinds of quips and smart comments already scripted about whatever he might try to convince his wife...and because he was a nice chap I didn't get chance to use them