Sometimes it feels good, like things are changing. You get a nice uneventful run into work and you think "I'm getting more of these recently"
Then today
Its one of those days and I'm half a mile from work. One cross road and a mini roundabout till I'm there. I'm on the major road at the crossroad and going to turn right. The lights are on green, but there's oncoming traffic. I was the last vehicle through the previous lights and I know by my backwards looks I was on my own when I got here.
Green arrow to the right comes on and oncoming traffic halts. So I go. Now I know from experience as recent as this week that the road I'm entering has stood oncoming traffic and that a secondary position can encourage close overtakes. So whilst I pass the queuing dozen cars and one wagon I hold primary, then swiftly move to secondary.
At which point the following driver in the black (astra?) with his nearside window down feels its right to yell "F*****ng idiot"
There was a momentary retort from the airzound
Thoughts going through my head of various ways I like to respond, from the sensible responses rebutting all his potential reasons for doing it, to wishing I had a camera, to thinking a piece of 2x2 has just found a new home!
Eventually I let it go, but not before thinking "how long will it take to get the message across"?
Then today
Its one of those days and I'm half a mile from work. One cross road and a mini roundabout till I'm there. I'm on the major road at the crossroad and going to turn right. The lights are on green, but there's oncoming traffic. I was the last vehicle through the previous lights and I know by my backwards looks I was on my own when I got here.
Green arrow to the right comes on and oncoming traffic halts. So I go. Now I know from experience as recent as this week that the road I'm entering has stood oncoming traffic and that a secondary position can encourage close overtakes. So whilst I pass the queuing dozen cars and one wagon I hold primary, then swiftly move to secondary.
At which point the following driver in the black (astra?) with his nearside window down feels its right to yell "F*****ng idiot"
There was a momentary retort from the airzound
Thoughts going through my head of various ways I like to respond, from the sensible responses rebutting all his potential reasons for doing it, to wishing I had a camera, to thinking a piece of 2x2 has just found a new home!
Eventually I let it go, but not before thinking "how long will it take to get the message across"?
