1681802 said:
It was your "annoy drivers who might be anti horse" that stuck out for me. It goes with the red light jumping cyclists getting us all a bad name bollocks we frequently see. When there are more people like me, ashamed to admit the possession of a driving licence because of the routine casual bad behaviour of the overwhelming majority of car drivers, then I might pay it some mind.
I understand that. On reflection I see my gaffe. My post (and what I said to the texting equestrian) was poorly worded. I had meant to say (or imply) that whilst I was supportive of horses being ridden on the highway, someone who was not so minded might feel inclined to use the matter of a texting rider as a stick to beat all riders with. I didn't want to suggest that I tar all with one brush or think it makes sense to do so.
Off topic but in response to your final sentence, I disagree. As a driver, a cyclist and the father of cycling children, I do not see routine, casual bad behaviour in the vast majority of drivers I see on the road. Nor equestrians, nor cyclists. Most people in all three groups are courteous, skilled and law-abiding. I passed comment on an exception to what I perceive to be the norm.
I still completely accept the majority verdict on this thread that I am impatient and intolerant of others.
The
'I pay road tax' comment in my last post was a joke. A bad one.
